Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08

u,cE ladder leading to and above the roof.
The lowest balcony shall be provided with
drop ladder reaching 20 the ground. Jnere
shalt bc attached 10 such fire escape three
inch wrought iron standp!pC extending from
e point within five feet Of the ground 70
point three feet above the roof or ccrnlce'
end at each story above the first and on
the roof there shall be attached TWO ana
One-hGlf inch angle hose valve Win male
hose connection and a double or Siamese
~ female hose connection, at the oaSe OF
the pipe with threads to conform 70 the
size and pattern used By the hfe qepaTt,
ment where the building Is located. All
such fire egcapps shgQ be maintained at all
times "a good servi cable and safe repair
and CONDITION and free from lncumbrances
section J68e-186. No tenement. lodging
or boarding house shall hereafter be erected
or enlarged upon or moved onto any lot so
70 occupy more than ninety per cent.
OF corner lot or more than seventy-five
per cent Of any other lot, provided that the
space occupied By fire escapes shall not be
deemed part Of the lot occupied.
Section 1G3G-189. ~ Behind every
apartment house, tenement, lodging or
boarding house hereafter erected or enlarged
upon or moved onto any lot which does not
extend from the street to alley, there
shall be q yard extending across the entire
width Of the lot at every point from the
ground TO the sky uuobstructed except that
fire egcHDes or unencIOsed outside stairs,
may project not over four and One-half feet
from the rear line Of the house; and the
depth OF said yard measured from the ex-
IRENE rear wall Of the house to the rear
line Of the lot shall be aB follows The
depth Of the yard behind such house here
less than ten feet in every part provided
that where such lot is less than one hun
Cred Feet In depth, the depth Of the yard
shall not be less than ten per centurn Of the
depth OF such lot, but shall never De less
than Eve feet in every part. The depth Of
the yard behind apartment tenement, board
ing or lodging houses built on other than
corner lULB measured from the rear line OF
uny part Of such house to the center line
OF the alley. II there IS an alley, or the rear
line OF the lot where there IS no alley,
shall be equal to at least ore-fourth of the
height Of such building above the ground
level but IN no case shah 1t be less than
~. No apartment, tenement, lodging or
boarding house shall be erected upon or
moved onto, the front Of any plated lot or
other parcel Of land abuttiug upon but one
street, where there is another building upon
the rear Of the same lot or parcel or upon
the rear of any such lot or parcel where
there is another building upon the front Of
the same unless there BE- between sucn
buildings clear, unobstructed space AT
least fifteen feet In width, If either building
be TWO stories in height, and at Ieast TWEEN
ty feet in width, II either building be three
stories high, G2d at least twenty-five feet
in width II either building be over three
stories high.
Section l63G-l90. No apartment, tene-
ment, lodging or boarding mouse hereafter
constructed BhHll have vent shafts, except
for the purpose Of lighting or YentiiaT4nB
"ater-closet or bathroom compartments OF
section iG8G-19l. ~. No outer lot
line court measured from the lot lire to the
wall Vf the building, shall be less than three
feet for buildings two stories or less Ia
height For buildings more than two stories
IN height, the width of suCh court shall IN
crease one foot for each additional story.
~. Where an outer court Is situated be-
tween wings or parts Of the same bulIdlng
or between different buildings on the same
lot the width OF said court measured from
wall 10 wall shall not be less than eight
feet In any part, provided the court does
not exceed thIrty-sK feet in length in all
buildings four stories or less In height for
each additional story In height such court
shall Increase one foot Ia width and for each
additional ten feet Of Increase or fraction
thereof IN the length Of such court. the en-
tire width shall be Increased one foot ana
the Increase Ia Width shall be cumulative.
(3). No inner lot line court snail be less
than Six feet IN width, nor less than sixty
square feet In area Of unOhstructed space
FOR courts two stories or less In height no
inner court shall De less than ten feet n
width nor less than one hundred and hIty
square feet in area for courts two stories
or less In height; and for every additional
story every such inner court or inner lot
line court shall be Increased in size by at
least one linear foot in its length and one
linear foot in itS width.
az. No court or vent shan shall be COW
cred by q roof skylght but, shall be
open and unObstructed from the bottom
thereof to the sky. No fire escape or stair
way shall be constructed therein unless the
court be enlarged prOportiOnately, and have
direct exit outside Of the building.
(6). At the bottom of every shaft or Ia
Rer court there shall be a sufficient access
to such shalt or court as to enable It to be
properly cleaned out. All such inner courts
shall have an intake for fresh air, leading
from street or yard, the area OF which IN
take In square feet shall equal TWO one
thousnndths OF the number Of cubic feet
contained In said Court.
CO.. No building shall hereafter be al
tered or enlarged to encroach upon the
space reserved by law for light and air, on
the lots OF parcels Of ground on which such
apartment house, tenement house, lodging
house CT boarding house 10 erected.
Section lB3G--102. In every apartment
hOuHe, tenement, lodging or boarding house
hereafter erected, every room. except water
closet compartments ana bathroom shalL
have ut least one window opening directly
upon the street or upon yard or court.
The total window area In such room shall
Do at least one-tenth of the superficial floor
RCeH Of che room and the top OF at least ono
window shall be not less than seven feet
above the door and the upper half OF it
shall be made so as to open the tuil width.
No building hereafter erected shall be con
verified into, used or leased for q tenement.
lodging or boarding house, unless every such
room thereof used TOR such purpose shall
have window opening directly upon
street, yard or court nor shall any build
ing or part thereof constructed and used for
dlfCreut purpose, be Cemudeled so az to CON
vert II into q tenement, lodging or boarding
house, unless so remoueled as TO comply
with the requirements Of this section.
Section 1838--l93. In every apartment
house tenement lodging or boarding house
hereunder erected, one at least OF the win
dOws provided to Light each public hall OF
part thereof shall contain not less than ten
squarO feet OF glass area. In every such
house three more atorles In height where
the stairs OF public halls are not provided
with windows on each door opening directly
90 the outer air, there shall be In the roof
directly over each stairWeu q ventlarlnB
Ing 4 minimum opening OF forty square
inches, or such ekylight ab8u be provided
with dEed or movable lOuvHrB The glazed
Roof Of #uch skylight shall be- not less than
twenty AQpRre feet in area
sgctiCn Ia3U-~-1eA In every apartment
&0pssv tanRn1ent, lodging OF boarding house
ShrO1Eh sgary door With 40 open IRE plscs
or CRATE, or piaca fOF a stove prOparlF con
nected with one Of said chlmneya tor every
apartment, uDless the apartment Is heated
by a furnace hot water or steam Rpd pro
TlBiou Ia mads for cooking by gas or elsc'
Eyiciey.
ssction Sese--le6. No ssom IN the selisx
as basement Of any apartment. seneSnenGs
ESdgins Of BOARDING house shal Be- con.
BtrUcted sitsred or occupied toF living puF'
POaos nnies9 all OF tbs toiloFtnS eonaltiSna
are complied With Such rooms shall be at
Ssnzt eight feet high n svsry paFt from the
door Co the cslltng This ceiling OF such room
shall be at least four Fest above the Sevel
Gf the lot, such room shall have window
OF windows opening upon tbs street yard
pE GUITAR couTf and the totl window area
Rhsll be at least ane~tsnth the superb cLal
door area or the FOoEn Qne- h&Ik OF hSsn OF
such window shsll be madR 60 open che tuAt
Width &ae walls and tooE OF suan Hoon
shall be damp proof and waterproof, and
OF Tor human bAhltRdcu as determined BY
ths apartments charged WIKI the enfarce-
GEent Of this act.
Section 16SS-1g6 I1S. IN every spart-
Enent house, tenement, hereafter erected &C.
Csssible to the city sewer and water sYgteIn,
wRtsr-cl0ssts shall be crowded as follows
Thers shall be a separate Watar-cIoSet in q
bathroom or separate COupa Etlueut within
zach apartment, provided thar where thers