The Detroit times., 1911-02-20

From the top noor n heisht -.
81 snn,eisnt Tor such enciosure. on
every other aide OF the car the en-
closure shall not be less than SIX
(s) feet SIX (e) inches In height.
In ali other buildings the khap
enclosure must be solid wall ana
continuous from floor 20 ceiling on
every side and must be made OF a
ireproof material, not less than
four "a Inches thick. or or steel
frame and wire glass. or both In
combination. Doors must be solid
I'm All other cases shaft walls
must extend above the roof OF the
building at least three CD feet and
the Elevator Roof House must be
made OF hreproof materials and
have a sky-light at least one-half
light to be glazed with sheet glass.
In ali cases there must be ample
facilities for lighting the shaft
Sec. %. FREIGHT ELEyAToR
Freight Elevator Hatchways and
shafts In every building shall be
protected and enclosed on all floors
BY a substantial frame work not
less than six (6) feet In height:
through more than three t2l stnE--
les IL must have solid enclosure
not less than two and fve-eights
(2K) inches thick from floor TO
ceiling In every story: :, -
Freight Elevators In all build
ings OF Glasses I, 4 and 5, shall
have the shaft enclosure made OF
freproof material not less than
four ca Inches thick and have
standard Fire Doors.
Sec 20. HATCHWAY DOORS.
For buildings devoted exclusively
TO the safe, storage or manufacture
of merchandise, Freight Elevators
extending through not more than
three (S) stories may be built with
out solid ENCLOSING walls; :.
every floor through which they
they pass, automatic Hatch closers,
or automatic trap doors, made In
such a manner that they VIII fully
close each well hole. when the tenn
one hundred and sixty-five ls5)
degrees Fahrenheit.
Sec. "a. PARTITIONS IN BASE
MENT. In every building here
after constructed or altered. and
height. there shall be a freproof
partition in the basement. az there
be a basement) around the shaft OF
every Elevator. This hreproof par
tition shall also enclose machinery
OF the Elevator in the basement
Fire Doors.
Every such door, except on Pas
senger Elevators shall be arranged
TO close automatically, when the
car leaves the basement floor, or
TO have a fusible link, which Will
melt at temperature OF one hum
dred and sixty-five u65) degrees
Fahrenheit. and close the door;
Where an Elevator Shaft does
not extend TO the basement, the
lower end shall be enclosed with
fire-proof material o,s
A HssOr aA acoTs A Of r SonlFireproof
Buildings. shall be fireproof doors;
either Standard Fire Doors, solid
steel doors or doors OF steel and
All Passenger Elevator Doors
must be made to slide and must
be provided with a lock, so made
that the doors cannot be opened
from the outside of the Shaft, ex-
All Freight Elevators must have
doors at every shaft opening. to be
solid and not less than one and
three-quarters (1E") inches thick,
or any other door which has been
approved for such purpose by the
National Board OF Fire Underwrit-
ers
and 8, doors shall be regular Stand
ard IRE. or steel and wire glass.
All Freight Elevators shall have
at every hatchway or shaft open
ing. and In addition to the doors.
an automatic or self closing gate.
ty-five. (15) feet per minute, such
gate shall not be full automatic,
Sec. rs. HEADROOM ABOVE
CAR AND PIT. All Power Eleva-
tors hereafter installed and hav.
Ing car speed not exceeding two
hundred (aoO) feet per minute.
shall have with the car level with
the top landing. a clear headroom
of at least two .l2). feet between
the highest part OF the car and the
struction. For ali additional rates
OF speed, the clearance shall be In
creased twelve (12) inches for each
additional one hundred 100) feet
per minute. or fractional part
thereof. The guides and guide
OF the overhead construction.
Every Elevator shaft shall have
Q pit, 80 constructed to allow a
free clearance OF at least twelve
(12) inches when the car or plat
form 10 level with the bottom land
When the speed OF the car ex-
ceeds one hundred 900 feet per
minute. the depth OF tho pit shall
be increased twelve CID inches
for each additional one hundred
or fractional part thereof
In every case the counterweights
shall have the same clearance at
the top and the bottom Of the
shaft. as provided for the car or
platform.
Sec. 81 CLOSING DOORS. Doors
to all Passenger Elevators shall
the Operator, before starting the
car from that floor level. Any
Operator failing to do this shall be
guilty OF violating this ordinance.
Sec. %. OPERATORS TO BE
YEARS OF AGE. No person under
eighteen years OF age shall be en-
ployed or allowed to operate any
power driven elevator.
Sec. 20. ACCIDENTS REPORT
ED AND RECORDED. In case OF
Its operating machinery. or TO any
passenger thereon, or to any oper-
ator thereof. II shall be the duty
OF the owner. agent. operator and
engineer of such Elevator. and OF
port such accident TO the Depart
ment of Buildings. and II shall be
the duty OF the Department OF
Buildings, TO Immediately make an
examination into the cause OF said
accident and TO record a full and
detailed report thereof in book
TO be kept for that purpose.
ARTICLE XVIII.
building Projections.
Sec. I. SIDEWALKS AND COW
ERS. whenever a building imme-
diately abutting a street shall be
constructed or repaired to a height
OF forty feet or more, substantial
temporary sidewalk and sidewalk
covers shall be erected and main
tanned during such construction
and repair. The temporary side
walk shall be at least Ave feet
wide unless otherwise permitted In
writing by the Department OF Pub
lie Works, and may be raised not
more than four feet above the
regular sidewalk level with sub
stantial steps at either end. such
sidewalk to be kept free and un-
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