The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-21

eli glass in such doors shall be
wire glass. There shall be no
transoms over such doors nor win
SONS or windows shall have metal
frames and wire glass and made
SEC. 20. FIRE ESCAPES. For
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Ordinance. (see Article xXIII).
Sec. 81. STATRwAYS. Every
Tenement shall nave at least one
Cd stairway extending from the
20 roof through buikhead and
door having lock requiring no key
on inside. Such stairWays shall
also have a ventiiating skylight
or with movable windows ut the
t TOP such skylight or wind iS"ys
not wired.
Every Tenement over two CD
stories and Basement In height.
shall have at least two cd stair
ticabie. and every apartment In
the building shall have access TO
both stairsways through doorways.
In every Tenement building over
three $50 stories and a basement I'm
height one Cd stairway shall be In
n hallway. entirely enclosed with
masonry walls and IL the buildings
be more than five (b) stories and a
basement In height. the moor and
ceiling OF each story OF this stair
way and all stairs shall be made as
required for fireproof buildings.
Every Tenement containing moro
than one hundred H00l Living and
Sleeping Rooms above the nrst
story. shall have In addition TO the
two CD stairways already required
at least one ID other stairway for
every additional one hundred (100l
rooms or fractional part thereof
more than the first one hundred.
strucio Ma OF stSirwa %ssr in ana Ts1s-
ments shall conform to require
ments set forth in Article XXI
(Stairways) in this Ordinance.
No one stairway shall be built to
serve as access TO more than sixty
The inside stairway 10 the base
ment or cellar In every Tenement
building, more than two CD stories
and a basement in height. shall be
enclosed in the basement or cellar
by Brick Walls and having Stand
aid self-closing fire doors. III this
stairway be under the first story
stairs. IL shall have a ceiling made
entirely OF incombustible mater
construction from the first story
stairs
In all cases outside stairways to
easements or cellars in Tenements,
except in Frame Buildings. shall
be made entirely of incombustible
materials. and IL they are shell
tered I'm any way, the shelter shall
be made OF incombustible materials.
No closet shall be constructed
underneath u the first story stairway
proof building; but the space un-
derneath the lower part OF such
stairway. unless occupied by base
ment or cellar stairway, shall be
any Tenement shall be less than
three (O feet wide in the
clear.
Every stairway in Tenement
shall have hand rail substantially
supported about two (e) feet six
(6) inches above the floor. and
every open side in floor or stairs
shall be protected by a substantial
railing or balustrade.
Every stairway in a Tenement
shall have a wall between the two
CD flights of stairs, where Ii
returns upon Itself, not less than
nine co. inches In width.
The risers or all steps OF stair
more than seven and one-half
Ga inches high. and the treads
shall not be less than ten GO) in
ches wide. exclusive Of the nosing.
Sec. 20. WINDOWS. Every Pub
lie Hall and every Stair Hall OF
Tenement over two CD stories and
a basement in height. shall be
lighted and ventilated in each story
by windows or glazed doors, open
G ing directly Sy to street. Alley.
of these windows or glazed doors
above the basement shall have
less glass area than fifteen (15)
square feet
l2l stories and a basement IN
height. Public Railways shall have
outside windows or glazed doors or
may have glazed sashes from the
adjoining apartments.
Any part OF a Public Hall. cut or.
from the Main Public Hall OF q
Tenement by a door or doors. shall
be lighted and ventilated In the
same manner as the Main Public
Hall.
All rooms in a Tenement. except
Bath Rooms Toilet Rooms and
Pantries, shall be lighted and VEN
tilated by windows with movable
sash and opening, directly onto
a Park. The total area of such
windows shall be at least equal TO
one-tenth O-10) OF the floor area
OF the room out OF which these
windows open and at least one Cd
have not less than twelve (I2J
square feet OF glass area and the
top of one ID window I'm each
room, shall not be less than seven
80 feet six (s) inches above the
Every Bath Room. Toilet Room.
Separate Water Closet Compart-
ment and Pantry, shall be lighted
and ventilated by at least one ()
window opening directly to a Street
Alley. Yard, Open Court. Park or
Shaft. and each window shall have
not les than six CD square feet OF
glass area. Any such window may
be a skylight arranged to open and
used for ventilation.
All windows In Tenements shall
be made so that at least one-half
(h) of the opening, shall be NOV
able and available for the passage
Sec. as. sKYLIGHTs. The top
Tenement shall be lighted and ven
tilated by a skylight, located over
the stairway. Every such sky
light shall have a ventilator with
a fixed opening Of at least 100
twenty (20) square feet OF glass
Sec. "a. ROOMS. Every Apart
ment in which cooking Is done,
shall have at least two CD rooms.
exclusive OF Bath Rooms and Toi-
let Rooms. Every room. except
Bath Rooms and Toilet Rooms.
shall have an exit to Public
Hallway without passing through
bedroom.
Every Apartment shall have at
least one Cd Living Room with a
floor area OF not less than one hun
dred and forty (40) square feet
and there shall be no Living Room
or Sleeping Room with a floor area
less than eighty tS0) square feet.
No Living Room or Sleeping
Room, shall AFFORD less than four
hundred (400) cubic feet OF air TO
each occupant over twelve G2)
years OF age nor less than two
hundred (200) feet for each child
less than twelve G2) years OF age.
No room I'm a Tenement shall
exceed In depth. from the nearest