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

(S) feet IN width. opening outward
from the basement under the stage
into an outside passaseway or onto
tion leading 20 the open space mere
inbefore provided for. or 10 land
ing between the building and the
sidewalk. and AZ such stairway be
BINDING located on a corner lot. the
area way for such stairway shall be
protected above the ground with
strong iron railing OF not less tnan
three CD feet In height and Win
.stfoag- movable extending
across the approach 10 the stair
Sec. 20. Doors OF EXIT. All
doors OF exit and entrance shall
open outward, and shall be so hung
as 10 swing In such a manner As
not 10 become an obstruction In a
passage or corridor and no such
doors shall be so fastened as 10 be-
come imperative when the building
IL occupied by an audience.
hereby prohibited.
Patented acting doors for use In
exits shall not be used unless APP
proved by the Department OF
The outer surface OF the frames
and doors OF all emergency exits
shall be covered with nreproof ma
sss; . a z; E Harp ga6Es FOR TOR
hardware for keeping closed all
doors for exits shall be OF such q
Kind as will release and allow the
door to open instantly when push
90 Sec. -. DISPLAY OF RED
LIGHTs AT EXITS Every exit
shall have over or at the side OF
the same on the inside the word
EXIT" In conspicuous letters. no.
less than six (6) inches high and
with a distinguishing numerai as
Exit Sign there shall be placed 2
sixteen N6) candle power red
light, which shall remain lighted
until the audience shall have iei,
light shall be allowed in the Audi
forum. except the stage lights
Sec. 20. FIRE ESCAPES TO BE
LfGHTED-wHEN? Every outside
provided with and kept well light
ed by electric lights. OF not less
than az candle power. during the
performance, except the outside ex-
Its during performances before
Sec. "a WORKSHOPS AND
PROPERTY ROOMS No Work
shop. Carpenter Shop, Paint shop.
General Property or storage Room.
or rooms shall be allowed above
Said shops or rooms must be sep
arated from each other and from
the stage by fre walls, and floors
and all openings shall have Stand
ard s.e au s. Fkoo PiS H PSeTs AUDI
ToRIUMS. Structures OF any kind
and for any purpose whatsoever
erected above the ceiling OF any
Auditorium. containing combined
seating capacity for four hundred
(400) or more people. shall be en-
tirslv OF fire-proof construction.
Sec. Is. STORES. ETC, IN THE
ATRE BUILDINGS: Nothing In TINS Is
o orS5psRes shall 6 Be .S% paEs Of
Theatre building for stores. omces
or Hotel purposes. provided tnat
the parts so used shall be buiit
with the exits TO the street entirely
the building. and shall be segarat-
ed from the Auditorium. Foyer.
Theatre by nreproof walls without
any openinss y whsssDsse md u VEN VEN
TILATING SHAFTS. Skylights
and ventilating Shafts OF conf
btned area equal to one-teh,n
u-10) OF the stage area, shall pc
installed In the roof above tne
In case Of there being rooms over
the stage OF existing theaters one
or more windows Of equal capacity
TO the skylight. may be substituted
for the skylight, II located In the
walls OF the stage near ceiling.
The openings In every such VEN
i1ator shall be closed By valves or
shutters 30 counter-balanced as 70
open automatically and which shall
fnsible links and cords. such
cords shall be OF combusttble ma
terial and so arranged that IL the
same are severed the ventilators
will open automatically. shutters
shall be arranged 30 as to be open,
ed at will by the cords which shali
be continued down to the stage
level.
Skylight coverings for ventilat-
ors shall have sheet metal frames
set with double thick glass. each
pane thereof measuring not less
than one hundred u0o) SQUARE
shall be placed Immediately De-
meath the glass. but above the ven
shall be used in the construction
OF such skylights.
Sec. as STAGE F FLOOR a..d Th is
working scenery, traps or other
mechanical apparatus, may be or
wood, and no flooring used thereon
shall be less than one and one
eighth Ih) inches In thickness snol sns:n
back OF the proscenium walls. shall
be OF nreproof material
Sec. 20. DECORATIONS. All
relief decorations shall be OF In
combustible material. Metal frames
and metal lath shall be used 70 Sc
cure the same to the BODY OF the
Sec. 90 SEATS IN AUDITOR
IUM All seats in the Auditorium,
except those contained In boxes,
s S} H se ips'efS from aSt thse
measured in q horizontal direction.
and shall be firmly secured TO the
floor. No seat I'm the Auditorium
s ssys more s.,w sssn six .ue seat:
and an aisle on either side.
The Platforms for seats In Bal
comics and Galleries shall not have
greater rise than twenty1one }sl,
inches from riser TO riser.
Sec. 81. AISLES. All aisles on
the respective floors OF the Audito-
rum. having seats on both sides
two and one-haif (sIs) feet wide
at the point of beginning. and shall
be Increased I'm width towards the
exits in the ratio OF one Cd inch
having seats on one a. side only
shall be not less than two CD feet
wide at the point of beginning. and
gnHff Tncrease In width the same as
the aisies having seats on both
sides.
No aisle. passageway. court or
other means of exit shall be re-
duced I'm width at any place be-
tween the point OF beginning and
the exit to which IL leads.
Sec. az. CROSS AIsLEs TO BE
PROVIDED. There shall be pro-
vided n cross aisle, not less than
two CD feet six CD inches wide. In
each Balcony and Gallery, leading
and extending across the full width
OF such Balcony or Gallery: and
should n cross aisle contain a row
of seats then such cross aisle shall
re- not Lass than three (3l feet ten