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

Z EXIT" In conspicuous letters not
less than six s) inches high and
I with q distinguishing numersl as
s 81" -" etc. and over each such
Es,. sign mere ea ssa be placed
4 light, which shall remain lighted
. until the audience shall have left
g the premises. and no other red
4 light shall he allowed In the Audi
e toriuIn. except the stage lights.
Sec. ss FIRE ESCAPES TO BE
. WHEN Every outside
3 Balcony and Fire Escape shall be
4 provided with and kept we'll light
; ed by electric lights. OF not less
6 than 80 candle power, during the
: performance. except the outside eN-
5 its during performance before
8 sunset.
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5 shop. Carpenter shop Paint shop.
4 General Property or Storage Room.
or rooms shall be allowed above
q or below the Auditorium or Stage.
said shops or rooms must be sep
s arated from each other and from
q the stage by fire walls. and floors
0 and all openings shall have stand
ard Automatic Ere Doo %v,, Ann,
. forums Structures OF any Kind
and for any purpose whatsoever
erected above the ceiling or an!
Auditorium. containing combined
seating capacity for four hundred
3 tirely OF fire-proof construction.
Sec, "a. sToREs. ETC, IN THE |
ATRE BUILDINGS. Nothing In this
Ordinance shall be construed 10
Theatre building for stores. once:
or Hotel purposes. provided ina.
the parts so used shall De pull,
with the exits 10 the street enureIy
fatt
the building and shall be separat-
ell from the Auditorium, Foyer, |
stage and all other parts OF the
Theatre by nreproof walls wi.hout
any openings whatsoever In them. |
Sec. %. sKYLlGHTs AND VEN
TILATING SHAFTS Skylights |
and Ventilating Shafts OF q com
bined area equal 20 one-tenvh
installed In the roof above the
In case OF there being rooms over
the stage OF existing theaters one
or more windows of equal capasity
TO the skylight. may be substituted
for the skylight. II located In the
walls OF the stage near ceiling.
The openings In every such ven-
ilator shall be closed by valves or
shutters so counter balanced as 10
open automatically and which shall
be kept closed when not In use by
a fusible links and cords. Such
cords shall be OF combusttble ma
terial and so arranged that II the
will open automatically. shutters
shall be arranged 80 as to be OPEN
ed at will by the cords which shall
, lie continued down to the stage /,
level
skyiight coverings for ventilat-
ors shall have sheet metal frames
set with double thick glass. each
pane thereof measuring not less
. than one hundred N0O square
inches. 4 suitable wire netting
meath the glass. but above the ven-
tilator opening No wire glass
shall be used in the. construction
OF such skylights.
,, Sec 2s the STAGE STAGE FlooT used
working scenery, traps or other
mechanical apparatus, may be or
wood. and no flooring used thereon
shall be less than one and one
eighth Gh) inches in thickness.
All other parts OF floor finish. !
back OF the proscenium walls. shall
be OF hreproof material
Sec 90. DECORATIONS All
relief decorations shall be OF In
and metal lath shall be used TO Sc
cure the same to the body OF the
Sec. 30. SEATS IN AUDITOR
except those contained in boxes.
shall be spaced not less than thirty
500 inches from back TO back.
and shall be firmiy secured to the
floor. No seat In the Auditorium
shall have more than elk go seats
Intervening between such seats
and an aisle on either side.
The Platforms for seats In Bal
comics and Galleries shall not have
greater rise than twenty one CID
inches inches nor De less than s,a thirty 'so)
Sec. 81. AISLES. All aisles on
the respective floors OF the Audito-
: rum. having seats on both sides
two and one-hsif 1.M5 feet wide
at the point OF beginning. and shall
be Increased in width towards the
exits in the ratio OF one % inch
having seats on one % side only
shall be not less than two CD feet
wide at the point OF beginning. and
shall increase In width the same -
the aisles having seats on both
sides.
No aisle. passageway, court or
other means OF exit shall be re-
a1ssd the w pS Of RaSs and ind
the exit TO which II leads
Sec. 80. CROSS AIsLEs TO BE
PROVIDED. There shall be pro-
each Balcony and Gallery. leading
directly to the emergency, exits.
scsen R.ISon asro:' shs full, width s
should q cross aisle contain q row
OF seats then such cross aisle shall
be not less than three CD feet ten
II any Balcony or Gallery con-
tains a seating capacity exceeding
eight hundred 5000. then there
shall be provided additional cross
als Sees s S. h aHa ss'' To sE KEPT
CLEAR. The aisles. passages and
stairways OF all buildinss affected
by the provisions OF this Ordinance.
now or hereafter erected. shall be
kept clear of camp stools. chairs
or other seating accommodations.
and shall not be obstructed In any
manner whatsoever.
No person or persons shall be al
lowed to stand In or occupy any OF
the aisleg or pasageways of such
building during any entertainment,
service, exhibition. lecture. concert
kind
PRoHIBiTED IN AIsLEs. No coll
Se pisess IN or snY os s,I .es ar
way used as an exit. but all such
coils. radiators, etc. shall be placed ,
In recesses formed In the wall or
partition 20 receive the same.
No boiler. furnace. engine or
heating apparatus. except steam.
hot water or hot air pipes or ra-
diators, shall be located under the {
Auditorium or under any passa ge-
way. stairway or exit OF any Thea
tire
Sec. s5. SALE OF TICK Ts FOR
STANDIN9 ROOM The sale OF :
standing Room tickets shall be !
limited TO the space between the :
backs Of the seats on the Main :
Floor OF the Auditorium and the
Wall or partition back OF the same.
NO other part of the Theatre shall
tickets sold therefor
The number OF tickets TO be sold
shall be limited TO the extern Of
3 such moor area. there being .oId