Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
20. 900. Al Published June Is. 1909
CHAPTER 1854, LAWS Or 1on9.

CHAPTER 3S4, LAWS or lon9.
AN ACT to create sections 1886 70 10
1636-2o1 inclusive, for the regulation
of the construction of apartment houses
tengnlent houses, and boarding and lodg-
ing houses in cities Of the first class
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly do enact
as follows:
Section l. There are added to the stat
utes twenty-five new sections to be num-
bered sections 1636--lSO to 1636-201 In
Section iG36-1so The provisions of
this act shall apply to and be in ,s.rce ia
of the provisions thereof shall apply to
and be In force IN any city of the second or
third class in which the common council
thereof shall by ordinance provide that the
same or such designated part or provisions
thereof shall SO apply and be in force in
such city.
or tenement house, IN the meaning of this
act, is any house or building, or portion
thereof, which is rented. leased let or hired
out to be occupied q as home Ii or residence
entity and doing their cooking or aavinS
facilities for doing their cooking upon the
premises and having common right in the
stairways. yards and water closets or some
CO. lodging or boarding house is any
house or building or portion thereof in
which six or more persons are harbored re-
ceived or lodged for hire, or any building
or part thereof which is used for ak or
more persons not members of the family, to
sleep In or occupy as q lodging
~. An apartment is room or suite OF
| rooms occupied or designed to be occupied
as family domicile.
(4l. A yard is an open unoccupied space
| on the same lot with a tenement, lodging or
| boarding house. between the rear line of the
| house and the rear line of the lot.
(5) a court Is an open. unoccup,ed space
| other than yard, on the same lot with a
| tenement lodging or boarding house A
| court entirely surrounded by house or
| building is an inner court. A court bounded
| on one side and both ends by a house or
! building and on the rema ming side by lot
| line Is an inner lot-line court. court ex-
tending to street e,r+ a!g{ F, or yarid Is an
| lot line and opening to street or yard or
| both is an outer lot line court.
(6). A shaft includes. exterior and In
| terror shafts. whether for light. air. ele-
! yator, dumb-waiter or any other purpose
= A vent shaft is one used solely to ventilate
! or light watercloset compartment, bath
| room or passageway.
%. A public hall is hall corridor or
! passageway not within an apartment.
! (S). A stair hail includes the stairs stair
| landings, those portions Of the pubic halls
through which 1t Is necessary to pass in
| getting from the entrance floor to the roof,
| and the enclosing partitions.
(9). A basement IS q story partly, but
| not more than one-half its height, below
! the level of the lot
(10). A cellar Is a story more than one
| half it's height below the level of the lot.
| J.
a building above the top story and is not to
be construed or counted as story.
(12l. The expressions. "ffe-proof' and
t'fre-proof construction wherever here
! in used, means q construction of walls,
| piers. partitions, floors, roof and stairs in
! which no wood or other in1ammable ma
terial is used in which the several struc-
tural parts are made Of hard, incombustlble,
fire resisting materials and in which all
| structural parts of steel and iron are thor
oughly protected from fire by an ample Gov
.kn,. xsrf,a rA ffnCpn OF MI oil HRA-
! proof tenement, lodging or boarding house
Is one of fre-proof construction. But this
| definition shall not be construed as pro-
hibiting, elsewhere than In stair halls or en-
trance halls the use OF wooden flooring on
top OF the fire proof floors or the use or
4, hardwood rails to stairs.
(13). Where a grade In the street or lot
| adjacent to q tenement, lodging or boarding
| house varies, the mean or average grade or
such street or lot shall be considered the
grade Of such street or lot.
( (14). A lot line Is the boundary Hne on
either side Of the proposed building premises
to be indicated as such on the lot diagram,
and lot is such building premises open
and unoccuped by any building.
construction or alteration. except minor re-
| repairs. of any apartment house, tenement
house, boarding or lodging house. or any
| part Of such building, or the excavation or
! any cellar therefor is commenced, the owner
| or lessee.- or agent or either, or the architect
! or builder employed by such owner or lessee
In connection with the proposed erection or
operation, shall apply TO the, building IN.
spector for q permit to do such work. The
! application for such permit shall state the
exact site to be occupied and indicate by
| diagram the dimensions thereof and location
of the building thereon. and state the ma
ter.a!s to be used the dimensions and esti-
| mated cost of the proposed building and the
| probable time to be occupied in the couple.
| ton The application shall be accompanied
| hy a detailed statement of the specifications,
a full and complete copy Of the plans OF
! such proposed work and such structural de-
| tail drawings of such proposed building as
the said officer may require, and written
statement giving the full name ard resi-
dence. street and number. OF the owner a,rn or
! each Of the owners Of such proposed build
ing. also the name ana residence on tne
| architect and contractor. Said statement
| and specifications and copy OF pans, snall:
| IL approved be kept on file in the ONCE OF
| the city building Inspector, and the erection
| construction or alteration Of such building
| shall not be commenced or proceeded1 Win WIN
! until such statement and plans shau nave
| been so fled and permit issued py suSn
| building inspector. and when proceeded wlthS
| the erection, construction or ALTERATION "a
such building shall be carried on 10 accord
| ance with such approved detailed statement
| of specifications and copy of plans ana nor
otherwise. If IT, detailed statement oo OF
| specifications land copy Of plans indlcate
! that the building contemplated will not In
| all respects be in accordance with me re-
| 0l,irements Of this act. the building inspec,
tor shall refuse to Issue pert b npe h Sau
| L.. H.
made to conform in every respect WIN Inc
! requirements Of this act. ..,4
| Section 1636-183. Every apartment
| house. tenement. lodging or boarding house
/ hereafter erected five stories or more aDovss
| cellar or basement. shall be OF hre-proor
| construction.
Section 1636-1S4 Ill every non-hre-
| proof, as we'll as fire-proof tenement lodg-
| Ing or boarding house hereafter erecteu;;
| three stories or more in height exclusive S oa
| cellar. the floor Of the first story above the
cellar shall be Of tlre-proof construct,on' ,r
| Section 1636--1S5. The stair haIls IN
| all non-fre-proof as we'll as hreproof tene-
! ment houses hereafter erected shall be con
! structed as In this section specned. III
boarding or lodging house hereafter erected,
| which either is occupied or Is arranged ~
| be occupied by more chan two ramiI'es ,, Oh
| any floor. or which is four stories ana ceilar
| In height. the stair halls shall be copstruGs,
! cd OF fre-proof material throughout, III
apartment. tenement houses and boarding
and lodging houses hereafter erecten tn r
stories and cellar In height, ana WINCH ac,o
are not OCCUPIED or arranged TO De 0ccu-
pied by more than two families on any noor:
| the stair halls shall be made Of 6re-proot
or open mill construction Enclosing ePPi hrd,
titions shall he either tre-proot OF ME"
with incombustible materials. ,,ooe+o.
Section 1636-1S6. All shafts hereaItef
constructed In apartment houses tenement
structed 6re-proof throughout. NO eie,
vator shall be built In the well-hoie OF e tne
stairs but shall be enclosed In separate IRE
proof shaft. .,.
house tenement, lodging or boarding mouse
hereafter erected, exceeding two stories ~,
height and every such building heretotore
erected which at the time of the passsaagee
and publication OF this act is not. provided
with sufficient iron fire escapes snall nave
on the outside thereof. one or more r Opes
iron fire escapes consisting o. st1 IN tene
mont houses shall onen directly from at