The Detroit times., 1911-02-23

one-quarter (2H) inches thick ana
al glass In such doors shall De
t ws,e glass There shall De Vim, no
dows In these walls. unless tran,
SONS or windows shall have metal
frames and wire glass and made
Sec. 20 FIRE ESCAPES. For
all TeRements. Fire Escapes must
be provided as called for IN TINS
Ordinance. (See Article xxIlLl.
Sec. "a. sTAIRWAYs; Every
90 stairway extending from the
nrst floor TO the roof with access
TO roof through n bulkhead and
door having lock requiring no Key
also have a yentiiating skyiight
or with movable windows at Inc
top. Such skylight or windows
shall be glazed with plain glass
Every Tenement over two CAP
stories and a Basement In height
shall have at least two Cd stair
ways placed as far apart as praS-
the building shall have access to
both stairsways through doorways.
In every Tenement building over
three CD stories and basement IN
height one CD stairway shall be In
masonry walls and IL the buildings
be more than i've (5) stories and a
basement In height. the floor and
ceiling OF each story OF this stair
required for nreproof buildings.
Every Tenement containing more
than one hundred (100) Living and
Sleeping Rooms above the n,st
story. shall have In addition 20 the
two (2) stairways already required
at least one (1) other stairway TOT
every additional one hundred tl0el
rooms or fractional part Thereon
more than the frst one hundreu.
The width and number ana con-
struction OF stairways In Tene-
ments shall conform to require,
ments set forth In Article xxi
(Stairways) In this Ordinance.
No one stairway shall be built 10
serve as access TO more than sixty
The inside stairway TO the base
ment or cellar In every Tenement
building. more than two go STORES
enclosed in the basement or cellar
by Brick Walls and having stand
ard self-closing fire doors. IL this
stairway be under the first story
entirely of incombustibie mater
ials. separate and distinct In It's
construction from the first story
stairs.
Easements or cellars In Tenements;
except In Frame Buildings, shall
be made entirely OF incombustible
materials. and IL they are shei.
tered IN any way the shelter nst.r sh1
No closet shall be constructed
underneath the first story stairway
OF a Tenement. unless IL Is hre-
proof building: but the space un-
stairway. unless occupied by base
ment or cellar stairway, shall be
left entirely open. No stairway In
any Tenement shall be less than
three CD feet wide In the
Every stairway In a Tenement
shall have a hand rail substantially
supported about two CD feet SIX
60 inches abe above the aeor opr sts ans
shall be protected by a substantial
railing or balustrade.
Every stairway in Tenement
SHAH have wall between the TWO
returns upon itself. not less than
nine CO.. inches In width.
The risers OF all steps or stair
ways OF Tenements. shall be not
Gh) inches high. and the treads
shall not be less than ten 10) In
ches wide. exclusive OF the nosing.
Sec. az. WINDOWS. Every Pub
Tenement over two CD stories and
basement in height. shall be
lighted and ventilated in each story
by windows or glazed doors. open
Court. Yard or Park. No one as
of these windows or glazed doors
above the basement shall have a
less glass area than ffteen I5)
square feet.
In Tenements not more than two
CD 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 Public Hall. cut of.
from the Main Public Hall OF a
Tenement by door or doors, shall
be lighted and ventilated in the
same manner as the Main Public
All rooms in a Tenement. except
Bath Rooms Toilet Rooms and
Pantries. shall be lighted and ven
sash and opening directly onto a
Street, Alley, Yard, Open Court or
a Park. The total area OF such
windows shall be at least equal to
of the room out OF which these
windows open and at least one t1l
window In every such room shall
have not less than twelve (12)
s sSp of d ons Window eA in anu eacs
room, shall not be less than seven
CD feet six co inches above the
floor level -afsr
Separate Water Closet Compart-
ment and Pantry, shall be lighted
and ventilated by at least one Cd
window opening directly to Street
Alley. Yard. Open Court, Park or
not les than six CO. 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
ca OF the opening, shall be NOV
able and available for the passage
OF s ests 20. SIX sKYL1aHTs. 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
square inches, and not less than
twenty GOD square feet OF glass
Sec "a. ROOMS. Every Apart
ment in which cooking Is done.
exclusive OF Bath Rooms and Toll
let Rooms. Every room, except
Bath Rooms and Toilet Rooms.
shall have an exit to q Public
Hallway without passing through
Every Apartment shall have at
least one "a Living Room with a
floor area OF not less than one hum
dred and forty (40) square feet
and there shall be no Living Room
or Sleeping Room with a floor area
less than eighty (s0) square feet.
No Living Room or Sleeping
Room. shall AFFORD less than four
hundred (400) cubic feet OF air to
each occupant over twelve CID
years of age nor less than two
hundred (200) feet for each child
less than twelve (12) years OF age.
No room In q Tenement shall
exceed In depth, from the nearest
window. the distance of two and