The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07


be made or incombustible materials
No closet shall be constructed
underneath the first story stairway
OF Tenement unless II 10 q nrs-
derneath the lower nart OF such
stairway. unless occupied by q base
ment or cellar stairway. shall DO
left entirely open. No stairway Ia
any Tenement shall be less than
three 90 feet wide In the
Every stairway In a Tenement
shall have a hand rail substantially
supported about two CD feet si.
every open side in moor or stairs
shall be protected by u substantial
railing or balustrade.
Every stairway In "A Tensm snt
shall have . we'll between tho two
returns upon itself. not less than
nine t9) inches In width.
The r!sers Of all steps of stair.
Gh) inches high. and the trsads
shall not be less than ten C0) In
ches wide. exclusive Of the nosing.
Sec. 90 WINDOWS. Every Pub
Tenement over two. CD stories and
basement in height. shall bs
lighted and ventilated In each story
by windows or glazed roors. open
Ing directly to Street, Alley.
OF these windows or glazed doors
above the basement shall have q
less glass area than fifteen (lb)
square feet
In Tenements not more than two
height. Public Railways shall have
outside windows or glazed doors or
may have glazed sashes from the
adjoining apartments
ma ~ ~ palh ltx, Ia ~ nj
from the Main Public Hall OF
Tenement by a door or doors. shall
be lighted and ventilated In the
same manner as the Main Public
All rooms In a Tenement. except
Bath Rooms Toilet Rooms and
Pantries. shall be lighted and ven
tflated by windows with movable
sash and opening directly onto
Park. The total area OF such
windows shall be at least equal IL
one tenth N-l0) OF the moor area
OF the room out OF which these
windows open and at least one a.
window In every such room shall
have not less than twelve t2)
square feet OF glass area and the
top Of one Cd window In each
room, shall not be less than seven
CD feet six 90 inches above the
fioor level
Every Bath Room. Toilet Room.
Separate Water Closet Compart
ment and Pantry. shall be lighted
window opening directly to a Street
Alley. Yard. Open Court. Park or
Shaft. and each window shall have
not les than six 90 square feet OF
glass area. Any such window may
be a skylight arranged to open and
used for ventilation
All windows in Tenements shall
be made 30 that at least one-half
~ Of the opening. shall be NOV
able and available for tho passage
Sec. 20. sKYLI0HTs. The top
light shall have ventilator with
liked opening Of at least 100
square inches. and not less than
twenty t20) square feet OF glass
Sec. 20. ROOMS. Every Apart
ment In which cooking - done.
shall have at least two CD rooms.
let Rooms Every room. except
Bath Rooms and Toilet Rooms.
shall have an exit to Public
Hallway without passing through
bedroom.
Every Apartment shall have at
least one CD Living Room with u
floor ARA OF not less than one hun
dred and forty t40) square feet
and there shall be no Living Room
or sleeping Room with a floor are.
No Living Room or Sleeping
Room, shall AFFORD less than four
hundred t4o0D cubic feet or air 10
each occupant over twelve u2b /
years Of age nor less than t Eve
less than twelve G2) years OF age.
No room In "A Tenement shall
exceed in depth. from the nearest
window. the distance or two and
one-hslf t2k) times the height OF
level
Above Rooms shall conform to
all requirements OF ordinary rooms
and every Above Room without q
outside air. must have an opening
into the adjoining room. equal To
sixty 800 per cent OF the divtd-
ing PARTITION.
No Apartment OF non-hreproof
Tenement. shall contain more than
eight 60 rooms or two thousand
t200o) square feet OF floor surface.
exclusive OF Bath Room and Toilet
Room. without having Masonry
Division of Fire Wails .>,o ,r.,
LARS. No Tenement Basement
shall be occupied for Living Pur-
poses. unless the ceiling Is at least
four CD feet six CD inches above
the mean height OF the sidewalk
and ground on open sides.
All Living and sleeping rooms OF
basement apartments shall have
the same minimum requirements
an for upper Apartments regarding
windows. ventilation and Toilet
and Water Facilities.
No Tenement Basement shall be
occupied for Living or Sleeping
Apartments. unless the outside
walls and floors OF such parts OF
proof. Such walls shall
be furred with wood strips,
leaving at least one % inch air
space or furred with Hollow Terra
bustible material. and both walls
and ceiling shall be plastered with
not less than two CD coats. II
necessary to keep the basement
perfectly dry, special damp proof
ing construction shall be employed.
No Tenement Cellar" shall be oc-
cupied for living purposes. All
Tenement easements and cellars
shall have all outside walls made
damp-proof and all floors concret-
Telement easements and cellars
shall be properly lighted and ven
Sec. 20. ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
Tenement over two CD stories and
basement In height. shall be
lighted at night by a Gas Jet or
Electric Lamp. provided for each
story and near stairways
Such Hall lights shall lie left
buring all night on the entrance
floor and on the first door above
the entrance floor and until 10
o'clock on all other floors.
Every Bath Room and Toilet
Room shall have Gas Jet or
Electric lamp. Every separated
water closet compartment shall
have a gas jet. electric light. or
translucent glass panel In door
containing at least thirty-six t36D
square inches.
Sec. 81 FLUE CONNECTION
Each set OF Apartments In which
cooking Is done shall be provided
with at least one % Chimney
Smoke Flue for Coal stove con
nection.