The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
Legal Notices

OFFICE or THE COMMISSIONERS or
LLtE- D-S t-l,-L or. C0LlIBIAr Washing
ton D. 9 January - 1910 Ordered That
me Building Regulations uf the District o.
Columbia be and the same are hereby
out the su5-Eead Fire Sp-ink-ersF and the
nine paragraphs Immediately foITovEaz- To
OF 1qt including the paragraph which reads
-He Use OF crllna-E ho--alr furnaces or
stoves IS prohibited The paragraphs 10 be
stricken OUT being on pages IS ard 1s3 OF
the current 5Ci-i0l NJ the Building EeEu-a-
lions strike 5-5s Section 10 80 z--Ls-I+.--z
iu lieu thereof the r0IlrUI ing Section Us
tal Livery building or haE used a thea
$3.50 WI H-osst--e OF s-l-I--Is scenery cur
tains and appliances. shall have on each side
OF the stage a standpiDs Of three inches tu-
LeIr-a- diameter with -i---EcH outlets STANDARD
District o. Columbia Fire Department
threads, four feet above the floor OF the STAG
and each o. the galleries above the stage
proved CulcE-1peuiuE valve and a sufficient
length OF --z-i1-h hose. District OF Columbia
OF the stage IN such building from eiIhe-
sts1l-piper and 90 be equipped with STANDARD
So-p-.HEs ana ana. proper cut-oL p-syplPes %
BRASS and ODD There shall be placed over
the fun width Of the curtain opening be
tween the stage and auditorium OF eve-F
sUCl building q Z-iUCE perforated pipe. win
is-iCCE drilled Fe-tC-arlCus spaced one inch
on Ceuters throughout the whole width Of the
opening IN such a manner as 10 [1-Ilr when
pipe TO be FED from each end BY a rIsIDE
main Of the same diameter controlled with
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pattern placed N an alc-SS-1.e P1slt-Gn Tor
operation FROM either side Of the stage. and
Co The supply Tor such s-alaTipes and
risers 20 water curtain shah be taken from
pipe. TIE area OF C-Oss-sEC-i1l OF which
shall not be less at any point between the
supply and The various openings than The
all the required hose outlets AM
one riser TO water curtain In case
a domestic water supply line 5 taken
from the same supply Inc as the con
nectioDs for s-a1-uipes and water curtain
riSers. area OF Cross section amounting Il
Ia square inches shall De added therefor ara
such connection for domestic supply line shall
be separately -aIgel and De provided vrith q
meter. tdJ Every such supply Tor stand
in the NEST direct manner 70 the public va
ter main with @ fun size tee connection pro
viGed. that fE cases where the Superintendent
OF the Water Department shall certify thai
the public water main available IS Of insult
CieLs SIZE or capacity, then the said supply
line shall he tazer from a roof tank which
together with auxiliary pressure tanks located
not less than % fesr above the highest open
ing IN any of the standoipes shall have a
Ions for each OF the openings in the stand
pipes and the wg-rer curtain riser and shall
be supplied from a power pump Of adequate
capacity and provided with q -7.a-1-7 anp-i-
anCe located upon the stage which snail show
AZ all times the stage Of water IN J1e tanks
which stage shall not be less az any per
Torrance than the total capacity provided for
above fe1 E-a-T hall used as @ tle9reT or
place OF nubIF- amusement having stage
and appliances. and which IS located within
building which IS not nrgpr1li IN every
part shall, il addition to the srau17i1es ON
the stage provided for above have not les
than two similar staC1Dl1es- complete WITH
openings. hose. and appliances four feet
above each floor and gallery level. within the
auditorium Of the said hail. one located on
each size thereof and where the seating ca
uacit-- shall be more than l-lo. four such
stalCD pes. two on each side Of the audi
forum and the requirements as % the total
area Of the supply shall be provided f1T
above % All such stanIpIDes. perforated
pipes valves. hose. and connections shall be
kept free from obstruction and ready for us4
at any moment and the same shall u1- be
used for any other purpose than for the pro
lection Of persons and property from ire
fc) The locations OF the sIaudpi0eS outlets
water curtains, valves connections etc. SHAH
be as directed by the Chief Engineer Of the
Fire Department in each case and the own
err. architect. OF builder shall furnish a de-
tailed diagram OF the proposed frefrhtf-e-
installation 81 such shall be necessary in the
opinion Of the Chief EuEineer II the Fire
Department HENRY r. r. MACFART8ND
HENRY T. WEST WILLIAM Y Jr-DSON
C0uerlI SsiOners. d @ Il