The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-23

shall be a. least three (s) feet wide
and built with . carrying capacity
OF four (D times the load, which
may come upon them. they shall
have tight plank fioors and ten
Go, y inch cha sur f.,, and .ss sp' tsirtyi
two (i) inch By four CD inch
pieces. Where such outside scar
folds are above the NTH tb) story,
they shall be provided below the
handraii, with n guard OF heavy
inch mesh or OF seven-eights (A)
inch boards not over two (2) inches
apart all secured TO two CD men
BY -four. lD inch posts and thor
oughly braeed. .o,,.,,> ~,
Sec. q FENCES AROUND Ex.
or near street or Alley lines. must
be protected by the erection Of am
pie and strong fences, at least Tour
(D feet high, consisting OF up
right posts not less than four (tl
inches by four ca inches, ano
spaced I not O isas, s ,sIs. az hoTi.
zontal pieces. not less than one
(i) inch by six (6) inches, such
fences shall be maintained until
the walls are sufficiently high 10
remove all danger.
ARTICLE xxx.
Theatres.
sec. /. DEFINITION OF A
THEATRE. Every building here
after erected or altered In which
is TO be locn I'D an Audience HAN
able scenery, and adapted for dra-
matte and spectacular entertain
ments operas or similar forms OF
entertainment, and OF a size 10
provide seats for more than -FOUR
hundred (400) persons, shall DC .
Theatre within the meaning OF TINS
Sec. ,. Definition OF a Minor
THEATRE Such building as
shall not be a Theatre within the
meaning OF this Ordinance. shall
be such a building having seat,
{4eo) persons or less and a. further
DEFINED in Section I of Article
xxx OF this Ordinance.
Sec. 3. SECTIONS AFFECTING
EXISTING BUILDINGS. All build.
ings which are occupied as. and
in Section l OF this Article. shall
be affected by and made 10 con-
form TO the following sections OF
this Article: Sections 4. 5, 10, 70.
81. 22. 20, 81, SO. IS. 3s. ~. ~, ~
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PRoYAL REQUIRED FOR THE
USE OF BUILDINGS. No building
hereinbefore described shall be
opened for the admission OF the
public thereto until the manager
thereof shall have obtained ceru-
ficate of inspection from the PUP
lie Lighting Commission and the
m
cate shall be filed with the De-
partment OF Buildings. On re-
ceipt OF the aforesaid certificate
the Department shall issue a per-
nit upon receipt OF which the
for the m Operation atom Of such theatre.
Sec. s. REPORTS TO BE
FILED. The doors OF every such
Theatre shah not be opened Tor
the admission OF the public thereto,
until the House Fireman or such
person or persons so In charge OF
shall signify In writing to the
Manager or such Theatre, upon
blanks an furnished by the De-
partment OF Buildings. that said
safety equipments. hereinafter re-
quired. are In order and ready for
instant operation In case OF nre
or sudden alarm. These reports
fore each and every performance,
and said Manager shall nle such
signed reports with the Depart
ment OF Buildings once each week
an. and upon the nrst working dAy
Sec. G. LEVELS OF FLOORS.
The following limitations OF foor
levels In Theatres. shall be OBJ
served In all cases OF new con-
struction or alteration OF the ex-
listing buildings.
The floor level OF the Auditor
tasne a. .,t uhna' n. ' iimi.. % the
first story thereof. and where such
moor il banked. the lowest bank
shall not be above the sidewalk
level II the floor OF the hrst
story II level. then said moor shall
not be more than four, (D feet
no case shall the floor at the main
entrance be more than two l2)
feet above the building grade level.
Sec. T. VARIATIONS IN LEVELS.
ALI changes In the levels OF doors
OF such buildings except the stair
ways from story to story, ,s ana IN
Galleries and Balconies, rising to-
wards the exits. shall be made by
inclines and OF no sleeper gradient
than two CD in ten (10) within
the Auditorium. and rising toward
the exits, and one tp In ten So,
Sec. g. PROSCENIUM WALL
The Stage OF every Theatre, shall
be separated from the auditorium
by a wall OF fireproof construction.
which shall extend the whole width
or the auditorium. and TO the high
est roof line Mt this wall. There
shall be no openings through TINS
one doorway each side OF the cur
tain opening and behind the boxes.
and one doorway on each side
which shall be located at or be-
low the level OF the stage. All
these door openings shall have
standard automatic IRE doors hung
Department OF Buildings,
Sec. 0. PRosCENIUM FRAME.
No wood or other combustible ma
terial shall enter into the construc-
ton OF the frame around the pro-
scenium opening. and such frame
shall be firmly secured To the pro-
scenium IRE wall
Sec. 10. FIREPRooF CURTAIN
AT PROSCENIUM ARCH. The
propcenium opening shall be pro-
vided with fireproof curtain or as
bestos or steel protected and ire
pTOoItu Dy hbDcStoo On the stdkc siuc.
Such curtain shall be at least
twenty four CAD inches wider than
the proscenium opening, overlap
ping such opening at least twelve
u2) inches on each side OF the
same, end shall be supported and
operated by wire ropes passing
over iron pulleys. which pulleys
shall be supported on metal bear
ings In a fireproof manner. The
curtain shall operate in its full
height on each side In steel channel
guides, which guides shall be Sc
curely fastened against the pros
centrum waff and all In a manner
as approved by the Department
OF Buildings.
This curtain shall be so arranged
that X can be operated from the
fly galleries or from either side OF
the stage, and the construction and
Installation OF such curtain shall
he subject 10 the approval OF the
Department OF Buildings and OF the
Chief pf the Fire Dana RI m emf