Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-06-08

there shall be suitable means of en-
trance and exit. There shall also be
on each side of the exterior of the
building an open court or space
each Of which shall be not less than
eight feet wide and shall extend back
the front street. These courts or
spaces shall be kept clear during per-
formances.
Exits Opening from the audi
torium into these courts or spaces
there shall be not less than two exits
from each side of each floor and gal
lery, these openings shall be closed
by doors easily opened from the in
side by pressure during all perform
ances. They shall be of ample width
and shall swing outward in such
way as not to block the balcony up
on which they open. All such exits
must open from the aisles.
The exterior balconies upon which
these exits open, and the stairways
leading TO the ground must be not
less than four feet wide and shall
be constructed of iron or steel of
ample strength to safely sustain n
load OF so lbs. per square foot with
factor of safety of four.
There shall be also one exit on
each side of the stage into the courts
or spaces.
At each and every exit In any the
atre In the City and County of Homo
lulu there shall be placed and main
tanned lamp In which only mineral,
sperm, nut or other non-infiammable
oil, or electricity upon an independ-
ent circuit shall be used, and said
lamp or lamps shall be lighted pre-
vious to the opening of the doors of
such theatre for any performance
therein, and shall be kept lighted
until the audience shall have depart
ed from the premises, and there
shall be inscribed upon said lamp
or lamps the word exit" in distinctly
visible letters not less than six in
ches high
Stairways shall have handrails on
each side firmly secured to strong
supports or to the walls There shall
be no flight of more than twenty
steps, there shall be no winders and
no step shall be less than four feet
wide In the clear Such steps shall
have rise not greater than six
inches and tread not less than 10
inches.
There shall be a are wall of brick
or reinforced concrete above the
proscenium arch between the stage
and the auditorium which wall shall
extend at least feet above the roof.
The proscenium shall be the only
opening in said wall above the level
of the stage and all openings through
this wall below the stage level shall
be provided with self-closing fire
doors constructed as per section 81.
The wall above the proscenium arch
shall be supported by reinforced con-
crete Orders or by steel Orders COW
cred with fireproof material
The proscenium opening shall be
provided with a curtain of asbestos
or other fireproof material sliding at
each end In grooves securely fasten-
ed to the masonry wall and extending
into such grooves to a depth of not
less than 4 inches. The fireproof
curtain may, however, be furnished
with steel cable guides not less than
u inch in diameter; Provided, that
such curtain laps over the stage open
ing at the sides and top for a dis
lance OF not less than inches and
that attached to said curtain at the
top and bottom, to the full width there
OF, shall be wrought iron or steel pipe |
of not less than IL inches diameter. |
The tireproof curtain shall be kept
lowered between acts, during in
termissions, and at the close of each |
performance, except during rehears-
ais. The curtain shall be hung not |
nearer to the footlights than 3 feet.
All seats except those 10 the boxes
shall be firmly fastened to the floor,
and no seat in the auditorium shall |
have more than six seats intervening |
between 1t and the aisles. Seats shall |
not be less than 81 inches from back |
to back, nor less than 20 inches In |
width.
Center aisles and passageways !
shall be at least 4S inches wide at |
the narrowest point, side aisles at |
least SO inches. and all shall increase
in width toward the point of exit at |
least z inch for each foot of length. |
The grade of aisles shall not be great
er than 4 inch per foot.
A ventilator shaft, of sufficient ca
pacity, lined with fireproof material
shall be placed over the center of |
the stage and shall extend at least 3 |
feet above the roof. The roof over the |