Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

Approved uu6 "a, 15I1s
No. $40. Al Published June 2e, 1911.
CHAPTER AL, LAWS OF 1911. i.
AN ACT to amend section 1866 of
the statutes, relating to stairways
~, and fire escapes on buildings;
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1856 or the
statutes Is amended to read: Section
1864. l. Every person or corpora
ton, owning, occupying or controlling
any building now or hereafter used' IN
whole or in part, as a public building,
public or private institution,
public hall, place of assemblage or
place Of public resort OF. opera house
two stories in height in which one hum
dred and fifty people or more are per-
mitted to assemble, shall be provided
with two. good substantial stairways,
outside of such building and be at least
four feet in width, leading from level
with the second story floor to the
ground, providing, that such building IS
not fireproof. If any such building is
freproof, it shall be provided with such
means Of egress as shall be approved
inspector.
2. There shall be provided and kept
connected with every hotel, inn, school
house or church, and every office build
ing, fiat building, apartment building,
tenement house and lodging house,
three or more stories high, and every
or or more IN m%y 6e
employed above the ground floor, at any
Food and an Substantial metallic o. or G re
ready for use at all times, reaching
from the eornlce to the top Of the hrst
outside thereof in such reasonable po-
sition and number as to af-
ford reasonable safe and convenient
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8. All fire-escape stairways shall be
placed at an angle not more than forty
five degrees, shall have attached there
| to a wrought iron hand rail, not less
than three feet in height; be construct
ed with steps not less than six inches in
in length, and with "a rise Of not more
than eight inches, and constructed OF
sufficient strength, and in all other re-
spects shall afford an accessible and
safe exit and escape in case of fire, for
all occupants Of the building that may
at any time be dependent thereon. Such
stairs shall rest upon and be securely
bolted to a wrought iron balcony, that
shall be located at each floor above the
first, access to be provided to such bal
cony from at least two windows. Such
bolted to wrought iron brackets. the
upper arm of which shall go through
the wall and be securely fastened with
nut and washer, and the lower end of
which shall be let into the wall and be
securely fastened in place. Such bal
cony shall not be less than three feet
four inches wide. and shall be provided
with wrought iron railing not less
than two feet nine inches high, and IN
all cases the ends of said railing shall
be securely fastened to, the building;
at angles by cast iron. All said fire
escape stairs shall be of such strength
and construction as will sustain load
Of at least one hundred and fifty pounds
per step; and all said fire-escape bal
comics shall sustain load of eighty
pounds per square foot, There shall be
structed passageWay to such fre-escape
The balcony on the top floor shall be
provided with goose-neck ladder
leading to and above the roof. also to
| be placed at an angle Of forty-f1ve de-
grees. The lowest balcony shall be
provided with a permanent balance
stairway reaching to the ground. Sucn
fire. escapes, in tenement houses, shall
open directly from as least a hallway
or one room other than bath room or
water closet compartment, and from
each and every story above the ground
floor. For all lodging and boarding
houses with separate rooms for oc
cupants, such tire-escapes must be df-
rectly accessible from all public halls
in each story communicating with the
several sleeping rooms.
4. Nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to require existing iron ladders
or other fire escapes to be replaced by
iron stairs or stairwayss, but no exist
iron stairs or stairWays. Nor shall
anything in this act prohibit the use
of such spiral or chute fire escapes, as
inspector or commissioner of labor
In all cities and villages
where there is water supply, either
from waterworks,, fire engines or
tached to such fire escapes, except on
structures equipped with automatic
sprfnklers, three-1nch. wrought iron
standpipe extending from point
within five feet from the ground to
point three feet above the roof or cor
nice, and on the roof shall be attached
valve with male hose connection and
a double or Siamese "Y'' female hose
connection at the base of the pipe, the
threads Of which shall conform to the
size and pattern used by the fire de-
partment where the structure is To-
Gated.
specify fire escapes as herein provided
| in plans for such buildings as are
herein enumerated, or any person, firm
or corporation, who shall move into or
occupy any new building Cor any old
building having once been -vacated)
without such buiild5ing 60 or ou Ies e
herein provided, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not
less than one hundred dollars, or six
months in the county jail, or both such
fine and imprisonment.
Z. 1t shall be the duty of any owner
or manager of any theater, or public
hall, to keep all aisles or passage ways
entirely unobstructed during any per
Torrance or entertainment or public
gathering in such theater or public
hall.
s. All Railways and stairways in all
hotels, apartment houses, factories and
workshops, when used at night, shall
be kept lighted at the head and foot
of each fight of stairs and at the. in
tersection of all corridors. Such light
shall be so placed and arranged as to
designate the direction Of fire escapes,
which fire escapes shall be designated
by red lights. One or more gongs or
throughout the building, shall be
placed and remain easy or access and
ready for use in said hotels, apartment
houses, factories and workshops to
give notice to occupants of said places
in case of fire. A notice descriptive of
the means Of escape shall be posted in
conspicuous places in every factory
and workshop and in every sleeping
room of a hotel. and in every such
hotel containing one hundred rooms or
more not less than one efficient
Waterman shall be kept on duty from
ten o. m. until five a. M, during each
land every night that any such hotel is