The Detroit times., 1911-02-21

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every other side OF the car the en-
4 closure shall not be less than six
(6} feet air (e) inches In height.
~ In all other buildings the SHAFT
enclosure must be a solid wall and
continuous from moor 10 ceiling on
every side and must se made OF q
four (l) inches thick. or OF a steel
frame and wire glass, OF both in
combination. Doors must be solid
and sliding.
In ali other cases shaft walls
must extend above the roof OF the
building ~ least three (s) feet and
made ma OF nreproof materials and
have a sky-light at least one-haif
(n) or the area OF the shaft. sky
light TO be glazed with sheet glass.
not wired glass:
In all cases there must be ample
fast;s s.a =, for FRakiaH kssHin sHE9aroR fas sneft
SHAFTS. HOW ENCLOSED. All
Freight Elevator Hatchways and
shafts In every building shall be
protected and enclosed on all fioors
by a substantial frame work not
sss snsu,a tha5 N. T Elevator ee shaft sss estssnd
through more than three ts) stor-
les IL must have solid enclosure
not less than two and hve-eights
(2x) inches thick from hoor to
ceiling In every story.
Freight Elevators in all build
fngs OF Glasses 1. 4 and s, shall
have the shaft enclosure made OF
dreproof material not less than
four (A inches thick and have
standard Fire Doors.
Sec. fs, HATCHWAI DOORS:
For buildings devoted excinsiyeIy
OF merchandise. Freight Elevators
extending through not more than
three (S) stories may be built with
out solid enclosing walls.
All such Elevators shall have at
every fioor through which they
or automatic trap doors, made In
such q manner that they will fully
close each well hole. when the tenn
perature In such well hole exceeds
one hundred and sixty-fve (1s5)
degrees Fahrenhsit ,,,sr
MENT. In every building here
after constructed or altered. and
more than three (S) stories in
height. there shall be a fireproof
partition In the basement, Of there
be q basement) around the SHAFT OF
tition shall also enclose machinery
and have Underwater standard
Fire Doors.
Every such door, except on Pas
senger Elevators, shall be arranged
to close automatically. when the
car leaves the basement fioor. or
melt at temperature OF one hum
dred and sixty-five 165) degrees
Fahrenheit, and close the door:
Where an Elevator Shaft does
not extend to the basement, the
lower end shall be enclosed with
firs-proof material; non noops
ANp sss CAFES. ST ELhVfnoa All fasssnEsS RoH His.
vator doors OF Non -Fireproof
Buildings. shall be fireproof doors;
either Standard Fire Doors, solid
steel doors or doors OF steel ana
All Passenger Elevator Doors
be provided with q lock. so made
that the doors cannot be opened
from the outside Of the Shaft. ex-
cept with q key.
All Freight Elevators must have
doors at every shaft opening, to De
three e-quarters (lK~) Inches thick,
or any other door which has been
approved for such purpose by the
National Board or Fire Underwrit-
ers.
In all buildings OF Glasses 1, 4
and s, doors shall be regular stand
ard IRE. or steel and wire glass.
at every Satchway or SHAFT open
ing, and In addition to the doors.
an automatic or self closing gate.
II the speed OF the car exceeds sew
ty-five (75) feet per minute, such
gate shall not be full automatic;
Sec. zs. 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. q clear headroom
OF at least two (a) feet between
lowest part OF the over -hs sad con-
struction. For all additional rates
OF speed, the clearance shalt be In
creased twelve (12) inches for each
additional one hundred (lo0) feet
per minute, or fractional part
posts shall extend to the undsrside
OF the overhead construction.
Every Elevator shaft shall have
Q pit, 30 constructed to allow
free clearance or at least twelve
(12) inches when the car or plat
form 10 level with the bottom land
When the speed OF the car sx-
ceeds one hundred f1oo) feet per
minute, the depth of tho pit shall
be Increased twelve (t2) inches
for each additional one hundred
(100) feet per minute Of speed
or fractional part thereof.
shall have the @ same Clearance at
the top and the bottom OF the
shaft. as provided for the car or
platform.
Sec. 81. CLOSING. DOORS. Doors
to all 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
Sec. 2s. OPERATORS TO BE
YEARS OF AGE. No person under
eighteen years OF age shall be en-
ployed or allowed to operate any
power driven elevator; -
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. It shall be the duty
OF the owner. agent, operator and
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 a book
to be kept for that purpose.
ARTICLE XVIII.
Building Projections.
Sec. I. SIDEWALKS AND COW
ERS. Whenever a building imme-
dfately abutting a street shall be
constructed or repaired to a height
OF forty feet or more, substantial
temporary sidewalk and sidewalk
covers shall be erected and main
tained during such construction
and repair. The temporary side
walk shall be at least Ave feet
wide unless otherwise permitted In
writing by the Department OF Pub
lie Works, and may be raised not
more than four feet above the
regular sidewalk level with sub
stantfal steps at either end. such
sidewalk TO be kept free and un-