The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05
COMMON COUNCIL


person or persons 30 I'm charge OF \
all means and appliances OF safety.
Manager OF such Theatre, upoL |
9 blanks as furnished by the De- |
partment OF Buildings. that said
safety equipments, hereinafter re-
CURED. are In order and ready for |
instant operation In case OF nre !
or sudden alarm. These reports |
shall be made out and signed be-
z fore each and every performance, |
signed reports with the Depart
y ment OF Buildings once each week |
and upon the nrst working day
Sec. 9. LEVELS OF FLOORS
z The following limitations OF floor !
towels In Theatres. shall be OBJ |
: served In all cases OF new con-
struction or alteration OF tho ex- |
2 The moor level Of the Auditor J
ium or Theatre. shall be main |
tanned. within the limits OF the |
mist story thereof, and where such |,
noor Is banked, the lowest bank
: level II the floor OF tho irst
: story In level. then said floor shall |
8 not be more than -four. ca feet |
= above the sidewalk level; and in
Z no case shall the floor at the main |
3 entrance be more than two CD |
feet above the building grade level. |
Sec: z. VARIATIONS IN LEVELS. |
All changes In the levels OF floors |
OF such buildings except the stair
ways from story to story. and ex-
cept the necessary steps In
9 Galleries and Balconies. rising to-
wards the exits. shall be made by |
than two (2) in ten Uo) within
the Auditorium and rising toward l
the exits, and one q In ten ODD
for all other parts of the buildings
Sec. 8. PRoCENIuM WALL /
be separated from the auditorium
by a wall OF freproof construction.
which shall extend the whole width |
of the auditorium. and to the high
est roof line at this WALL Wall; There ,sts
wall except the curtain opening.
one doorway each side OF the cur
tain opening and behind the boxes.
and one doorway which shall be
located at or below the level Of
the Stage. These door openings
shall have standard automatic act
Ing fre doors hung In manner as
approved by the Department or
; Buildings.
Sec. .. PRoscENIuM FRAME.
No wood or other combustible ma
ter1al shall enter into the construc-
ton Of the frame around the pro-
scenium opening. and such frame
shall be firmly secured to the pro-
Sec. 10. FIREPRooF CURTAIN
} AT PROSCENIUM ARCH. The
! prosceninm opening shall be pro-
steel protected and nreproofed by
asbestos on the stage side.
Such curtain shall be at least
twenty-four (2D inches wider than
ping such opening at least twelve
UD inches on each side % the
. same. and shall be supported and
operated by wire ropes passing
over iron pulleys, which pu!leys
shall be supported on metal bear
tngs In a hreproof manner The
same shall operate In its iull
height on each side In steel channel
D cureiy fastened against the rros-
cenium wall and all In manner
as approved by the Department
OF Buildings.
This curtain shall be so srra- ged
5 that " can be operated from 'he
ny galleries or from either side or
the stage. and the construction and
Installation OF such curtain SHAH
he subject to the approval OF The
Chief Of the Fire Department.
The nreproof curtain shall he
raised at the commencement or
tsrtainment and iowsSed at the
close OF the same.
Sec. II. LOCATION. ETC. OF
! COURTS. Every theatre building
3 erected and not located on cor
ner which abuts on street. both
: an open court or passageway on
7 one side In case the building
abuts on one street only an open
} court or pas sageway shall be built
on, both sides. In case theatre
is erected on corner lot. II shall
have one inner court on the inside
OF the building away from the side
on the street.
shall extend from the proscenium
wall line TO the rear Of the Audi
forum. Such courts or passage
ways shall be open TO the sky at
least fifty t50) per cent OF their
length and shall he continued out
, TO the street fronts through pas
sageways Enclosed by incombusti-
BILE masonry construction, and
shall not be obstructed by locks.
gates or doors OF any kind. Such
courts or passageways shall not be
less than seven CD feet In width
where seating capacity IL less than
one thousand (loool. II more than
one thousand G000) and not more
than eighteen hundred Gs00). then
the width shall be not less than
eight go feet and IL more than
eighteen hundred GS00) then the
width shall be not less than ten
Sec. IL. EXITS INTO COURTS
SHALL RE PROVIDED. Exits
shell be provided into these courts
or passageways on to platforms
connecting with the stairways
Such balconies and stairs shall be
constructed with incombustible
materials.
Such exits and stairways may he
constructed inside the walls OF the
building provided such stairways
are surrounded by incombustible
masonry partitions not less than
four 90 inches thick. separatinS
N /
Such partitions shall be carried at
each floor construction on support
Ing frames OF fireproof construc-
ton.
shall be OF sufficicnt width to ac-
commodate the entire audience
computed on the basis OF twenty
COO iches OF width in the clear to
each one hundred GoO perma-
nent seats and an additional TWEEN
~ 600 inches for fractional part
OF each one hundred G00) such
seats. and no exit shall he less
than Ave CD feet wide in the clear
except as hereinafter provided for
emergency exits.
The Main exits from the Audi
torium shall be at the end OF the
building opposite the stage and ut
width OF opening to the aggregate
, OF the greatest widths Of those
several aisles. the discharge from
which Is taken care OF by such
exits.
There shall be separate and dis
tinct exits from the Main Floor.
Balconies and Galleries opening
into a common Lobby or into the
street and the width OF said
Lobby. and OF the exits therefrom.
, shall be at least equal to the COM
bined width OF all stairs. cor
ridors and passageways opening
into such Lobby
An Balcony. and Gallery exits