The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
Published June 10. 1909.
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AN ACT 20 create sections 1886 20 to
1636-201 Inclusive. for the regulation
OF the construction of apartment houses,
tenement houses, and boarding and lodg-
ing houses in cities OF the first class.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented 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 16S6-1S0 to 16S6-201 IN
elusive. TO read
Section 1GS6-1so The provisions of
this act shall apply to and be in 'D.see In
cities of the first class only, but all sr any
OF the provisions thereof shall apply to
ana be in force n 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
Section 1636-1s1 %. An apartment
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 as a home or residence
OF three or more families living in6epend-
emily and doing their cooking or having
facilities for dong their cooking upon the
premises. and having common right in the
stairways. yards and water closets or some
Of them.
(2). a lodging or boarding house Is apy
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 six or
sleep in or occupy as a lodging.
(3). An apartment is room or suite OF
rooms occupied or designed to be occupied
as family domicile
ca. yard is an open. unoccupied space
on the same lot with 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
tenement, lodging or boarding house.
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 remaining side by lot
line is an inner lot-line court. court ex-
tending TO street, alley or yard, is an
outer court court with one side on
lot line and opening to street or yard or
both is an outer lot line court.
co. shaft includes exterior and in
terror shafts whether for light, air. ele-
! ystor, dumb-walter or any other purpose
! A vent shaft is one used solely to ventilate
or light a watercloset compartment, bath.
room or passageway.
"a. public hall is a hall corridor or
| passageway not within an apartment.
80. a stair hall includes the stairs, stair
landings, those portions of the public halls
| through which it is necessary to pass in
getting from the entrance floor to the roof,
and the enclosing partitions.
(9). basement. is story partly, but
not more than one-half its height, below
the level of the lot
1Q). A cellar is story more than one
half it's height below the level of the lot
building above the top story and is not to
be construed or counted as story
dhe be
in used, means a construction of walls,
piers. partitions. floors, roof and stairs in
which no wood or other lnfammable ma
terial is used. In which the several struc-
tural parts are made Of hard. incom0ustible
fire resisting materials and in which all
structural parts, Of steel and iron are thor
oughly protected from fire by an ample COW
!! ering Of such fire resisting material. a fire.
| proof tenement, lodging or boarding house
| is one of fre-proof construction. But this
! 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 Of
| hardwood rails to stairs
| (13}. 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.
GA. 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. - 90.
Section 1636-1s2. Before the erection,
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 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 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 estt-
mated cost of the proposed building and the
probable time to be occupied in the compile
ton. The application shall be accompanied
by g. detailed statement of the specifications:
a full and complete copy of the plans or
such proposed work and such structural de-
tail drawings of such proposed building as
the said officer may require and written
dcnce. street and number. of the owner or
each of the owners of such proposed build
ing also the name and residence of the
architect and contractor. Said statement
and specifications and copy Of Plans, shall,
II approved. be kept on file in the Office or
the city building inspector, and the erection
construction or altera ton OF such building
shall not be commenced or proceeded with
until such statement and plans shall have
been so filed and 8 permit issued by such
building inspector. and when proceeded with
the erection. construction or alteration OF
such building shall be carried on in accord
ance with such approved detailed statement
of specifications and copy of plans and not
otherwise IT the detailed statement or
specifications and copy of plans indicate
that the building contemplated will not in
all respects be in accordance with the re-
ouirements Of this act. the building inspec-
tor shall refuse to issue permit until said
specifications and plans shall have been
made to conform In every respect with the
requirements Of this act
house tenement. lodging or boarding house
hereafter erected. five stories or more above
cellar or basement, shall be of fire-proof
construction.
Section 1e36-1S4 IN every non-fre-
proof, as we'll as freproof tenement, lOdg-
Ing or boarding house hereafter erected.
three stories OF more in height exclusive Of
cellar the floor Of the first story above the
cellar shall be of fre-proof construction
Section 1636-185 The stair halls In
all non-fre-proof as well as freproof tene-
ment houses hereafter erected shall Dc con-
structed IS in this section spec.ned- In
every apartment house. tenement house,
boarding or lodging house hereafter erected,
which either Is occupied or is arranged to
be occupied by more than two families on
any floor. or which is four stories and cellar
in height the stair halls shall be construct
ed of fre-proof material throughout. In
apartment tenement houses and boarding
and lodging houses hereafter erected three
stories and cellar in height, and which also
are not occupied or arranged to be occu-
pied by more than two families on any floor,
the stair halls shall be made OF 1re-proof
titions shall be either ire-proof or filed
with incombustib1e materials.
Section 1636-186. All shafts hereafter
constructed in apartment houses tenement,
lodging and boarding houses. shall be con-
structed fre-proof throughout. No ele-
vator shall be built in the well-hole Of the
stairs but shall be enclosed in separate fire.
Section 1636-1s7. Every apartment
house tenement. lodging or boarding house
hereafter erected, exceeding two stories ia
height and every such building heretofore
erected. which at the time OF the passage
and publication of this act Is not PROVIDED
with sufficient iron fire escapes snail nave
iron fire escapes consisting of stairways
and balconies Such fire escapes In tene-
ment houses shall open directly from at