The Washington times., 1910-07-16


M he existing orde-s 10 regulate the
r0-s--r--rion repair. and operation OF e-e-
varCrs IN the District q So-.l--' t 81 -
follows, TO take effect Oh and aIteT august
!. 1870 , - 80. S+.
paragraph OF said section the fo--o7ylnSF
Permits are necessary Tor al yves O
elevators. Lfrs. esca-a ioEs' Sll1 - -
walters. with the exception OF han1 power
5rlu1b-uaIrers having Z platform ara OF
nor more than I've sCuare Leet ana q
cauacirv Of not more than 100 lbs
- g,rhs-f-r1rfnz the word tive square
feet for the words -four square -eet II
next TO the last line % the 9Th paragraph o.
Rv sIbstitu-inE for the first sentence OF
the seventh paragraph Of said section, the
following -,--,-
du-rb-uaIte-s employing motors rated at
Eve horse power or more must De pro
vided with an overload and underloaG
circuit breaker. mounted OF Attached 10
the control switch board"
BY substituting fer the eighth paragraph
OF said section, the fo-.oVSin6- ---
or dumb-Wz1teT shall not exceed 80 feet
Per minute, except IN the case o. trac-
lion machines. where 80 teet Per minute
viii be permitted
BY substituting for the tenth paragraph q
said section. the following
''AII passenger elevators. except those
OF the plunser type shall be provided
with q centrifugal governor SAFETY or
a gradual stop within not more tla0 nre
feet 60 after the safety clutch has been
thrown PlUlger elevators must be pro
vided with an approved retardius device
AZ the lower limit OF travel Passenger
elevators travelling one hundred and dfty
fees U50) per minute OF less may have
IN addition 20 the speed governor safety,
approved safety step device 10 secure
the car ins-a8taneOusly on hosting ropes
becoming slack or parting All passenger
elevators employing a speed Eqver1oT %
shall De subjected 70 q runaway test OF
the governor
BY substituting for the first sentence Of the
twelfth paragraph Of said section, the FOL
lowing:
''Au passenger elevators shall be pro
sELded with cushion springs OF approved
type, az least twelve fl2} inches high
resting on steel framework secured to the
rails or IN the pit forming the bottom Of
the shaft and car frame must be ar
ranged with steel OF iron plate OF ems
bumpers under car 10 rest on SPRINGS
should car rCn below the bottom floor
limit Other approved bumpers equal 10
the springs VIII De permitted
By adding after the sixteenth Daraz-aDh
O SAID section a new paragraph follows:
Elevator machinery shall be located in
a separate hreproof room provided with
suitable lighting facilities -
By emitting the portion OF the eirHtee1rb
paragraph Of said section which reads as
"a deposit Of fifty cents shall he r,s=o
y the applicant with the Collector 81
taxes 20 cover the cost OF the Button ~
rs l-AAEL- which sum will ha
l--l.-g- upon return o. the button The
requirements Of this paraers0.I % -
SPP-y 20 Aeensed engineers nor elevator
BY adding after the tventv-a~st -r,-.----.-
q said section. the following. ~
automatic push button elevators viii
oe permitted II private residences 80
may be permitted 81 buildings OF sent
public character subject 70 the a0n-o--sT
Of the Inspector OF Buildings
Emergency exits shall be nro-f7a7 g.
al passenger cars either IN the roc .
at the side Of the cage. at the dfscrer5o-7
OF the Inspector Of Buildings"
BY adding at the end Of the tyreuf---es---,s
paragraph OF said section the folIoySfTr--
In the event o. a hydraulic InsfaiIs
ton, an approved door locking device
By emitting the tvyenty-fourth parar-z,5
OF said section. s-
By adding after the tvventy-seventA nara
graph OF said section the following
All motors for electric elevators chan
s - PROVIDED with two bearings for the
~ substituting for the t7ventv-nIntb nara
graph OF said section the foIIov-i-r--
The same requirements Tor overhead
-~tf.-ts 1oF passenger elevators apply 10
81 freight elevators when operated b.,
$50 hydraulic OF electric power wood
- Ellce railS may be permitted where
ne capacity OF the car is 2 500 pounds
Floattng OF ungUided counterwefznrs
VIII not be permitted
~ substituting for the thirtieth paragraph
OF salc section the following
All PASSENGER cars for e7arr-fr a7p--,
TOYS must have car co71nreru-aIe-tf -
crtln counterweiEht exceut a--fo-,,9rfT
e-ev2tors OF L25o lbs capacity or less
NnsIe LIe car counterVveiEht raE-v be
omitted All couute-v-efrhts r-,,s+ 80
-FOUR bolts through each set with loci
nuts ana spiit-pins at each end. At east
t"o bolts must pass through an fIIe-z
OF suo-weig1ts unless corsnte-7z-efp-,+e -
Du1lT IN steel frames In an s-,r,-.,7-e7
manner ana such equipments have two