The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-30

-hat the existing orders 70 regulate the
construction, repair, and operation OF ele-
vators in the District o. Colurnbia are bereI,,
amended and such amendments published a.
follows to take eject On and after August
Section 1ss. BY substituting for the fourth
paragraph q said section the following.
FeiIEfLS sge necessary for all types OF
elevators lfts. escaLators, and dumb
walters, with the exception of. hans roVve-
u-llLD- d--els having q platform area %
L'- 4-lD4r ---1A IFe square feet and a
EI,-Dae-5y q NOT more than 100 lbs
6y substituting the words s.dve eoua-.
-eeL 1or me words -four square reet1' in
next 10 the last line Of the ffth uarar-anh -
SAID section ISL
By substituting for the first sentence u
following --' -
An electric elevators and all electric
lAiiLL. walters employing motors rated ~
I'VE morse power or more must BE- u-0-
E---- VIII an overload ana underIoad
e4lcl-t breaker, mounted or attached 10
l-lc control switch board. %
By substituting Tor the eighth -a-sg-,-r,
u sac section the following
90 5--9 ---A--ill1in speed o. any elevator
~ e----1--ta--er shall not exceed 20 fa-~
L~E minute except IN the case ~ -
.-e4 machines, where 40 feet per minute
Val De permitted
bE substituting Tor The tenth -s-s----.z -
s1-- session. the following
AZ passenger elevators. EXCEPT +hose
-- p---5eE TYPE. snail be provided
WIN centrifugal governor ssfa+y, -
equal, thar wiz cause the - 10 49,. -
- ~ -a--aE %
1----la4 sl1D within not more than ave
49, y a-ter me safety clutch has been
---1.-- F-l1Eer elevators must be pro
.---- H--- an approved retar1ing Gevfca
a-- me lower limit Of travel Passenger
S-1.--lrs travelling one hundred and nfrv
---- tstJ Per minute or less may have
IN a--l-9n 60 the speed governor safetv.
-t''---@- SAFETY stop device 70 secure
--- car ils-antaleJUsly on hosting roDeH
becoming slack OF parting. All rasss1ger
elevators employing a speed governor 70
7. -
s----l De subjected % a runaway test q
The EoverD0r.''
BY substituting for the arst sentence OF ths
lowing.
An passenger elevators shan be pro-
weed win cushion springs OF approved
-yDe, ar least twelve Old inches high
resting on steel rr1uew0rlr secured 70 r.
ra-s OF IN she p-c forming the bottom q
the shat and CAP frame must be a.
ranged with steel OF iron plate OF cu1s,
as bumpers -ELe- car % rest on s1rf1rs
should car rLl below the bottom floor
limit Other approved bumpers equal 70
the springs VIII be permitted
BY adding after the sixteenth pa-a-raph
or said sec-lCl a new paragraph as follows.
Elevator machinery shall be located in
@ s=D-rlte hreDroOr room urJTided with
suitable lighting facilities
BY emitting the portion OF the eighteenth
paragraph % sid section which reads as
follows.
"a deposit Of fifty cents snail Be made
Taxes % cover the cost OF the button and
insure Its return. which sum wiz be
REFUNDED upon return OF the button The
requirements OF this paragraph DO not
apply % licensed engineers nor elevator
builders
BY adding after the rrenry-frst paragraph
o. said section. the following
'-AltODz-lc push button elevators VIII
ua permitted il private residences and
may De permitted IN buildings OF semi
public character subject % the approval
Of the Inspector o. Buildings"
Emergency exits shah be provided for
all passenger cars either ln the roof or
a. the side az The cage, at the discretion
OF The Inspector OF Buildings"
BY adding az The end OF the rUen-v-second
paragraph OF said section the following
I'm the event OF q hydraulic iEstaIIa-
ton, an approved door locking device
BY emitting the tweaty-fgurta paragraph
o. said section
81 adding after the tueuty-sevsath para
graph OF said section the following
IAN motors tor electric elevators shall
Do provided with two bearings Tor the
a--la--r- SHAFT
bs substituting Tor the rWeu-y-li1-h para
graph o. said section. the following
The same requirements for overhead
supports for passenger elevators apply 70
al freight elevators when operated BIZ
steam. Hydraulic or electric power. WOOD
en- EL-e rails may be permitted where
me capacity o. the car is 2,550 pounds
O. less
Floating or ur-ulded counte-welshts
VIII not De Der-ir-el-''
10y substituting Cor the thi-tietA paragraph
o. SAD section. the following
All passenger cars for electric era-
La-.rs must have car COUl-erWeiChr and
cr-.l cc-l-z-g-e--ltr except au-O-naric
elevators OF 1886 lbs cauacfrv o. -
where The car, c0u1te-Ueight may bs
omitted All C1Lu-e-7-e-ELrs must have
-o-r bolts through each set. with lock
nuts and sp-t-p-1s az each end At least
--o DORIS must pass through all f.lers
OF sLl-g, Weights. unless c1-rre~vef-h-s are
b-i-r In steel frames IN an aDprovef
manner and such equipments have two
ropes 70 each cOuDre-V5i-h- as well as
Two ropes 20 the hoist frame % carr
by substituting ILe words two thousand
-"' 4-A-re-- Tor the words fifteen hun
cred where the latter words occur IN tHa
-L-- s-llEs- paragraph OF said section
10y alc-nE the following sentence at the
. ~ O me tllrty-1ourth paragraph OF
Hand power elevators must have a
PIT a. least twelve inches deep
40 80 oy substituting the words '.AlI power
-l-ye- o.. e-eEators' for the words ali els
s--- lllr-y--1Lr-l paragraph
1t S-es--l-tllg Tor the thirty-fttI. para
si@P1 OF said section, The following.
All LEelEE- elevators exceDt -Fose ~
tae p-uEs-r type. and carriage ms -
pended pr four cables one al each co-1s-
OF Jle platform shall be provided y-if5
some lspe % safety on the bottom o. re
elevators OF 100 lbs ca1aci-v - - -
--y--7s may le az Other points on The ca
-la--e- All freight elevators Wen O
SL~--- r5 power whether steam hv5-a-,-
4-l. OF electric. shall be provided v-f-r,
upper and lower limits Where e1a-+-5-
power IS applied these freight rracI-f-ac
A----- De provided with a slack cqbTa -
49, ana an hosting machinery shan
-17- securely on masonry fgun5srior, e.
on steel or iron OF both from tHs 49, -
o--.--t-5s slcn apparatus wiz not be- ra--
---l.eL 20 rest on wood floors OF be -.
pended from wood ceiling or wool 49,
Hy substituting for Jhs thIrtv-eEoI--r -.
srs-lh OF said section. the fo!I0yrirr--
Wall climber type Of raj r1-s---,,..r,,
"L- De permitted only Tor dumb-waita-s
-a-e- II l3L over two hundred fqDo,
pounds, and friction sheave duul-v-a{rs-s
- 70 LNo hundred (2eJ) pounds caDacfrv
N-L e permitted DUN b-yaIters ora--
1teL oy electric power shall be enclosed
anu each door opening TO car shall be
I1oNl-e- with switch and lock similar
% tnose required Tor automatic eIeya-
tors
BY adding after the thirty-eirh-h psra~-7,b
Y SAD section the following new paragraph:
Machine chased drums shall be used On
al types ~ elevators. except Cd hand
power clln1-Halters that have q car
piati7T-l ara Of five 90 square feet or
less. ans % electric dumb-Uairers or
Two hundred Coo pounds capacity or
less-'
BY substituting the word fourteen f1O.s
or the words fourteen and q half GsI-lrs-
md the word seven 90" for the words
seven and Ole-lalr C-1z)F' wherever said
words occur in the fortieth and f0rrv-5rSr
arIGTl-pLs o. lid section
BY substituting for the fortv-second para-
Ta1h Of said sect on the following