Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1909-07-11
n e00 Al fPublishsd Jane Is, 1903
cRAPTER 3al LAWS OF 1909.

No COO. Al lPublishsd June 10, 1903.
CHAPTER 39t, LAWS OF 1909.
An AcT~10 create sections 1636-1sO to
16g6-2OI inclusive, for the regulation
OF the construction Of apartment Io2sss
tenement houses. and boarding and lodg-
ing houses 4 ciries Of the first Class.
The people Of the state OF Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and Assembly, DO enact
Section i. There are added to the stat
utes twenty-five new sections to pc num-
bered sections 1636-1e0 10 f635-20l IN
Section fss6-1so. The provisions Of
this act shall apply to and be in force IN
cities OF the first class Only, bnf gu OF any
OF the Provisions thereof shai apply -
and be IN force IN any city Of the second OF
third class Ia which he common couneh
thereof shah BY ordinance provide tnat the
same or such designated rart or PROVISIONS
thereof shall 50 apply and be IN force u
section 1s3e-1si. ~. an apartment.
or tenement house. In the meaning o. this
act, Is ans house or building, or portion
thereof. which Is rented. leased. let or hired
out to be occupied as a home or residence
OF three or more families living iadepend-
entity and doing their cooking or having
facilities for doing their cooking upon the
premises. and having a common right IL the
stairways. yards and water closets or some
Of them.
house or building or portion thereof IN
which SIX or more PERSONS are hgrbored. re-
ceived or lodged for hire, or any building
or part thereof which IS used for six or
more persons not members OF the family, to
sleep Ia or occupy as a lodging.
t3l An apartment IS a room or suite Of
rooms occupied or designed to be occupied
as q family domicile.
"a. 4 yard Is en- open. nnOccupied space
on the same lot with q tenemenr lodging or
boarding house, between tae rear line OF the
house AMI the rear line Of the lot.
(5@. A court is an open. unoccupied space
other than a yard, on the same lot with a
tenement. hedging or boarding house. A
court entirely surrounded BY a house or
building is an inner court, A court bounded
on one side and both ends by a house OF
building and oD the remaining side by lot
line Is an inner lot-llue court. A court ex-
tending to a street, alley or yard, Is an
outer court. A court with one side on a
lot line and opening TO street or yard or
both Is an outer lot line, court.
f6l. A shaft Includes exterior and In
terror shafts. whether Tor Hight. air, ele-
vator, dumb-Waiter OF any other purpose.
A vent shaft Is one used solely TO v~entilate
or light a waterulostt compartment. bath
room or p~assageway.
81. A public hall Is a hall, corridor. or
passageway not within an apartment.
(Sl. A stair hall includes the stairs, stair
landings. those portions Of the public halls
through which Il Is necessary TO pass In
getting from the entrance iOor TO the roof.
md the enclosing partitions.
tS3. 4 basemert IS q story partly, but
not more thsn one-half its height, below
the level Of the lot.
tl0}. A cellar Is a story more than one
half is height below the level OF the lot.
iii. An attic is an enclosed portion Of
q building above the top story and Is not to
be construed or counted as a story.
ti2). The expressions "1re-proof and
'.dre-proof obstruction wherever here
In used. means a construction Of walls,
piers. partitions, floors. roof and stairs IN
which no wood or other lnr0mmabie ma
terial Is used. In which the several struc-
tural parts are made Of hard. iucombustible,
fire resisting materials and II which all
structural parts OF steel and Iron are thor
! Oughly protected from fire by al ample COW
Cring Of such fire resisting material. A fire.
proof tenement, lodging or boarding house
Is one of fre-pr0of construction. But this
definition shall not be construed as pro.
hibiting, elsewhere than 10 stair halls or en-
trance halls. the use Of wooden flooring on
top Of the IRE proof floors or the use Of
hardwood rails TO stairs.
OBJ. Where a grade In the street or lot
adjacent to a tenement, lodging or boarding
house varies. the mean or average grade OF
such street or lot shall be considered the
| grade Of such street or lot
IA. A lot line Is the boundary line on
either side OF the proposed building premises
to be Indicated as such on the lot diagram.
and a lot is such building premises open
and unoccupied By any building.
Section f636-lS2. Before the erection,
! construction or alteration. except minor re
repairs. o. any apartment house. tenement
honee. boarding OF lodging house. or any
part Of such building, or the excavation Of
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 a 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
! teriais 70 be used. the dimensions and esti-
mated cost Of the proposed building and the
probable time 10 be occupied In the compile.
lion. The application shall be accompanied
by a detailed statement of the specifications.
n full and complete copy Of the plars Of
such proposed work and such structural de
tai drawings of such proposed building as
the said officer may require, anc a written
statement giving the full name and resi-
dcnce. street and number. OF the owner OF
each Of the owners Of such proposed build
Ing. also the name ald res dence Of the
architect and contractor. said statement
and specifications ard cory Of p'aas. shall,
II approved. be Kept on file In the Office Of
the citg building Inspector. and the erection,
construction or alteration OF such building
shall not be commenced or proceeded with
untii such statement ard plans shall have
/ been 50 hled and a permit issued by such
I building inspector. and when proceeded with,
the. erection. eonstrnctlon or alteration o.
such building shall be carried on In accord.
J auee with such approved detailed statement
1f Specifications and copy OF plans and not
otherwise, II the detailed statement OF
specifications and copy of plans indicate
that tho birding contemplated will not in
/ all respects he IN accordance with the re.
guirements q this act. the building inspec.
tor shall refuse TO issue a permit until said
specifications and plans shall have been
I made TO conform IN every respect with the
recuiremcnts OF this act.
Section fSS6--1S3. Every apartment
house. tenement. lodging or boarding house
hereafter erected, 1--WE stories or more above
cellar or basement. shall be Of 6re-proot
construction.
Section 1636-ts4. In every non fire.
proof. as we'll as hre-proof tenement. lodg-
ing or boarding house hereafter erected.
/ three stories ~ more in height. exclusive OF
cellar, the a0o Of the drst story above the
cellar shall he Of fre-pr0of construction.
l all non-fre-proOf as well as ~hreproOf tene-
uenf houses hereafter erected shall be con.
stlucted a. in this section specified. In
every apartment house. tenement house,
which either Is occupied or Is arranged 70
be occupied By more than tive families on
any floor or which Is four stories and cellar
in height. the stair halls shall be construct.
ID Of hre-proof material throughout. In
1 nparfmcnt. tenement houses and boarding
stories and cellar 10 height and which also
are not occupied or arranged to be occus
pied by more that Two families on any floor.
! the stair halls shall BE- made % frs-pF00f
or open mill construction. Enclosing par
tifions shall Be either hre-proof or filled
wsth incombustible materials.
Section 163G-lS6 All shafts hereafter
constructed IN apartment houses. tenement
iaeglng aud boarding honscs shall be con.
structed nre-pronf throughout. No e'e.
victor shsl b. built Ia ths weil-hole II me
stairs bnt shall be enclosed in separate Ere
prnnf shaft.
Section iea8~-lST. Every apartment
house tenement lodging or boarding house
hcigh, and every such building heretofore
I erected which at the time Of rhr Daxs1gp