The Detroit times., 1911-02-20

Sec. ~. EXITS FROM SUB.
STAGE. There shall be provided
In all cases a hreproof door at each
(sJ feet In width, opening outward
from the basement under the stage
into an outside passageway or onto
a stairway OF hreproof eonstruc-
tion leading 10 the open space mere
ing between the building and the
sidewalk, and n such stairway be
on the street side OF theatre
building located on a corner lot, the
area way for such stairway shall be
protected above the ground with q
strong iron raihng OF not less than
three CD feet In height and win
strong movable bar extending
across the approach to the stair
Sec. 90 Doors OF EXIT. All
doors OF exit and entrance shall
open outward, and shall be so hung
as TO swing In such a manner rs
not 20 become an obstruction In a
doors shall be so fastened as TO be-
come imperative when the building
IL occupied by an audience.
Revolving doors for exits are
patented acting doors for use In
exits shall not be used unless APP
proved by the Department OF
Buildings.
The outer SURFACE OF the frames
and doors or all emergency exits
shall be covered with hreproof ma
teriai.
Sec. q. HARDWARE FOR
EMERGENCY EXIT DOORS. The
Doors dSor~ for exits shall Sc OF such a
kind as will release and allow the
door to open instantly when push
Sec. ~. DISPLAY OF RED
shall have over OF At the side OF
the same on the Inside the word
EXIT" In conspicuous letters. not
less than six (6 inches high and
with q distinguishing mineral as
81" e." etc. and over each such
Exit Sign there shall be placed
sixteen uD candle power req
light. which shall remain lighted
until the audience shall have LEFT
the premises. and no other red
light shall be allowed in the Audi
torium. except the stage lights
Sec. %. FIRE ESCAPES TO BE
LIGHTED-wHEN? Every outside
provided with and kept we'll light
ed by electric lights. OF not less
than 80 candle power. during the
performance, except the outside ex-
It's during performance before
Sec. "a WORKSHOPS AND
PROPERTY ROOMS. No Work
shop. Carpenter shop, Paint Shop.
General Property or Storage Room.
or below the Auditorium or Stage.
Said shops or rooms must be sep
arated from each other and from
the stage by FIRE walls, and floors
and all openings shall have Stand
ard Automatic Fire Doors.
Sec 25. FLOORS ABOVE AUDI.
forums. Structures OF any kind
and for any purpose whatsoever
erected above the ceiling OF any
seating capacity for four hundred
(t00) or more people. shall be en-
tirely OF hre-proof construction.
Sec. 2s, STORES. ETC: IN THE
ATRE BUILDINGS: Nothing In THIS
Rsohibit the use Of any part , Of q
Theatre building for stores. Omces
or Hotel purposes. proyided tnat
the parts SO used shall be pull
distinct from the Theatre part of
the building. and shall be separat-
ed from the Auditorium, Foyer.
Stage and all other parts or the
Theatre the dnsn BY fireps osos walls IN them
Sec. 81. SKYLIGHTS AND VEN
TILATING SHAFTS. Skylights
and ventilating Shafts OF COM
bined area equal to ons.ienhsn IN
Installed in the roof above the
stage.
In case of there being rooms over
the stage of existing theaters one
or more windows OF equal capacity
TO the skyiight, may be substituted
for the skylight. II located In the
walls OF the stage near ceiling.
The openings In every such ven-
flator shall be closed by valves or
shutters so counter-balanced as TO
open automatically and which shall
be kept closed when not In use by
a fusible links and cords. Sucn
cords shall be Of combustible ma
terial and so arranged that IL the
same are severed the ventilators
will open automatically. Shutters
shall be arranged so as to be open.
ed at will by the cords which shall
be continued down to the stage
level.
Skylight coverings for ventilat-
ors shall have sheet metal frames
set with double thick glass; eacn
than one hundred uoo) square
inches. A suitable wire netting
shall be placed Immediately be-
meath the glass. but above the ven
s siafGr b. 0p Ssea in the oonssruetion
Sec. 2s STAGE FLOOR The
part of the Stage Floor used In
working scenery, traps or other
wood, and no flooring used thereon
shall be less than one and one
eighth Gh) inches In thickness.
All other parts of floor hnisn,
back OF the proscenium walls, snail
be Of nreproof material.
Sec. 20. DECORATIONS. All
relief decorations shall be OF In
combustible material. Metal frames
and metal lath shall be used to Sc
cure the same TO the body OF the
Sec. 50. SEATS IN AUDITOR
IUM. All seats In the Auditorium.
except those contained in boxes.
shall be spaced not less than thirty
(3o) inches from back 70 BACK.
and shall be firmly secured TO the
floor No seat In the Auditorium
n int Se' ether , sSeh seats
The Platforms for seats in Bal
comics and Galleries shall not have
a greater rise than twenty-one l21(
inches inches from hor 0r riser to " riser. vow
Sec. 81. AISLES. All aisles on
the respective floors OF the Audito-
rum. having seats on both sides
sro the sn sf% ose 'ns M s a shss
at the point OF beginning. and shall
be Increased In width towards the
exits in the ratio OF one ID Inch
to each Ave 6) running feet: Aisles
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 as
the aisles having seats on both
sides
No aisle, passageway, court or
other means OF exit shall be re-
duced I'm width at any place be-
tween the point OF beginning and
the exit to which It leads
Sec, %. CROSS AISLEs TO BE
vided a cross aisle, not less than
two CD feet six CD inches wide. In
each Balcony and Gallery, leading
dIrartiv N the emarRencV exits.