The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20

ne % FIRE resisting materlal ana
must be continuous from moor 70
From the top floor, height OF
seven as feet six 90 inches viii
be sufficient for such enclosure. On
every other side OF the car the en-
closure shall not be less than SIX
fsl feet 81. lO inches In nsisnt
enclosure must be n solid wall and
continuous from moor TO ceiling on
every side and must be made or
freproof material, not less than
four (i) inches thick. or OF steel
frame and wire glass. or both IA
combination. Doors must be solid
and sliding.
In all other cases shaft walls
must extend above the roof or the
building at least three CD feet and
the Elevator Roof House must be
have a sky-iiEht at least one-hait
(HD OF the area OF the shaft. sky
light 20 be glazed with sheet glass.
not wired glass:
In ali eases there must be ample
f. s.a =. for FRHEI esIrF i hsE ;aet
SHAFTS. HOW ENCLOSED. All
Freight Elevator Hatchways and
shafts I'm every building shall be
protected and enclosed on all floors
by su6stsntiss frame ram, wof h,I 5U'
should the Elevator shaft extend
through more than three cd stor-
les. II must have solid enclosure
not less than two and fve-eights
0Sl inches thick from moor 10
Freight Elevators In all build.
ings OF Glasses I, 4 and 5, shall
have the shaft enclosure made OF
nreproof material not less than
four 90 Inc inches 18th thick ana nave
Sec. %. .HATCHwAY DOORS.
For buildings devoted exclusively
to the safe, storage or manufacture
OF merchandise. Freight Elevators
three CD stories may be built with
out solid enclosing walls.
All such Elevators shall have at
every floor through which they
they pass, automatic Hatch closers,
or automatic trap doors. made In
close each well hole. when the tenn
perature in such we'll hole exceeds
one hundred and sixty-five l65)
degrees Fahrenheit.
Sec. "a. PARTITIONS. IN BASE
after constructed or altered. and
more than three CD stories In
height, there shall be a fireproof
partition In the basement. uf there
be q basement) around the shaft OF
every Elevator. This hreproof par
tition shall also enclose machinery
OF the Elevator in the basement
and have Underwriters Standard
Fire Doors.
Every such door. except on Pas
senger Elevators. shall be arranged
to close automatically. when the
car leaves the basement moor, or
melt at q temperature OF one hum
dred and sixty-five G66) degrees
Fahrenheit. and close the door
Where an Elevator Shaft does
not extend TO the basement, the
Sec. rs. ELEVATOR DOORS
vator doors OF Non Fireproof
Buildings. shall be fireproof doors;
either Standard Fire Doors. SONG
steel doors or doors OF steel ana
wire glass.
All Passenger Elevator Doors
must be made TO slide and must
be provided with lock, so MADE
that the doors cannot be opened
from the outside OF the Shaft, ex-
cept with a key.
An Freight Elevators must have
doors at every shaft opening, TO be
solid and not less than one ano
three-quarters 1E"). inches thick,
or any other door which has been
approved for such purpose by the
National Board of Fire Underwrit-
ers.
In all buildings of Glasses 1. 4
and 3, doors shall be regular stand
ard fire. or steel and wire glass
All Freight Elevators shall have
Ing. and in addition to the doors.
an automatic or self closing gate.
II the speed OF the car exceeds sew
ty-hve (1b) feet per minute, such
gate shall not be full automatic:
Sec. 2s. HEADRoOM ABOVE
tors hereafter installed and hav-
Ing a car speed not exceeding two
hundred (200) feet per minute.
shall have with the car level with
the top landing, a clear headroom
the highest part OF the car and the
lowest part or the over head con-
struction. For all additional rates
OF speed, the clearance shall be In
creased twelve uO inches for each
pee nlts one nun frsstons s ps sst
thereof. The guides and guide
posts shall extend to the underside
OF the overhead construction:
Every Elevator shaft shall have
Q pit. SO constructed TO allow.
(12) inches when the car or plat
form il level with the bottom land
q When the speed OF the car ex-
ceeds one hundred 900 feet per
minute. the depth OF the pit shall
for each additional one hundred
10o) feet per minute Of speed
or fractional part thereof.
In every case the CONFERENCE.-The
shall have the same clearance at
the top and the bottom OF the
shaft as provided for the car or
Sec. 81 CLOSING DOORS. Doors
TO ali Passenger Elevators shall
be securely closed and locked by
the Operator. before starting the
car from that floor level. Any
Operator failing to do this shall be
gully ssc 81 viSlstins this ora din es
NOT Less THAN EIGHTEEN
YEARS OF AGE. No person under
eighteen years OF age shall be en-
ployed or allowed TO operate any
p Sec. 20. ACCIDENTS efSfSST REPORT
ED AND RECORDED. In case OF
an accident to any Elevator, or to
Its operating machinery. or to any
passenger thereon, or to any oper-
ator thereof. IL shall be the duty
or the owner. agent. operator and
engineer OF such Elevator. and OF
each OF them, to Immediately re-
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 reflections.
Sec. I. SIDEWALKS AND COW
ERS. Whenever a building imme-
diately abutting a street shall be
constructed OF repaired to a height
OF forty feet or more, substantial
temporary sidewalk and sidewalk
covers shall be erected and main
tained during such construction