The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-21

seven (71 feet six (e) inches will
he sun1cient for such enclosure. On
syery other side OF the car the en-
(s) feet six fe) inches In height.
In ali other buildfngs the shart
enclosure must be a solid wall and
continuous from moor TO ceiling on
every side and must be made OF a
four ca Inches thick, or OF steel
frame and wire glass, or both IN
combination Doors must be solid
and sliding
In all other cases shaft walls
must extend above the roof or the
buiidins ~ least three lD feet and
made OF nreproof materials and
have a sky-lfght at least one-halt
(h) OF the area OF the shaft. sky
tight 70 be glazed with sheet glass.
nj In All cases there must be ample
see f2. FREIGHT ELEVATOR
SHAFTS. HOW ENCLOSED. All
Freight Elevator Hatchways and
shafts In every building shall be
81 a substantial frame work not
less than six (0 feet In height.
should the Elevator shaft extend
through more than three CSl stor-
les. II must have solid enclosure
tax) Inches thick from moor to
freight Elevators In all build
inrs OF Glasses I. and 5, shall
have the shaft enclosure made OF
sGsP m aeses tS RS snd hs1s
Standard Fire Doors.
Sec. 80. HATCHWAYs DOORS.
For buildings devoted exclusively
TO the safe, storage or manufacture
Of merchandise, Freight Elevators
extending through not more than
three (3) stories may be built with
out solid enclosing walls.
All suck Elevators shall have at
every floor through which they
they pass. automatic Hatch closers,
such manner that they will fully
close each well hole. when the tenn
perature In such well hole exceeds
one hundred and sixty-hve usS)
degrees Fahrenheit.
Sec. ~. PARTITIONS IN BASE
MENT. In every building here
after constructed or altered, and
more than three CD stories In
height. there shall be a fireproof
partition in the basement. or there
every Elevator. This fireproof par
titiofi 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
to have a fusible link, which Will
melt at temperature OF one num-
dred and sixty-five (165) degrees
Fahrenheit, and close the door;
Where an Elevator shaft does
not extend to the basement. the
I rarwar ana uhall ha enclosed Win
Sec. rs. ELEVATOR DOORS
AND GATES. All Passenger Ele.
vator doors OF Non-Fireprooi
B9iidings shall be fire Rno2s d soiid
steel doors or doors of steel ana
Ali passenger Elevator Doors
must be made TO slide and must
be provided with a lock. SO mace
from the outside OF the Shaft, ex-
cept with a key.
All Freight Elevators must have
doors at every shaft opening, 10 be
solid and not less than one and
three.auarters IED inches Inc s th Men
approved for such purpose by the
National Board OF Fire Underwrit-
ers.
In all buildings OF Glasses /. a
and s, doors shall be regular stand
ard IRE. or steel and wire glass.
All Freight Elevators shall have
at every hatchway. 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 n,,r
CAR AND PIT. All Power Eleva-
tors hereafter Installed and hav-
ing a car speed not exceeding two
hundred (100) feet per minute,
shall have with the car Ievel with
sss Il TOP 2ea aspdin ~c ss.
the highest part OF the car and the
lowest part OF the over head con-
struction. For all additional rates
OF speed, the clearance shall be In
creased twelve ll2D inches for each
per minute, or fractional part
thereof. The guides and guide
posts shall extend TO the underside
OF the overhead construction.
Every Elevator shaft shall have
9 PIT. so constructed to allow
(12) Inches when the car or plat
form IL level with the bottom land
when the speed OF the car ex-
ceeds one hundred nool feet per
- sso.ar. ttrnha.
for each additional one hundred
(fo0) feat per minute OF speed
or fractional part thereof.
In every caae the CONFERENCE.-The
shall have the same clearance at
s .5.,,.r, as provided for the car or
Sec. II. 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
opefator. failing to do this shall be
Sec. p IS S'S oPERsAT rois 0ra To RE
NOT LESS THAN EIGHTEEN
YEARS OF AGE. No person under
eighteen years OF age shall be en-
ployed or allowed to operate any
Sec. 20. ACCIDENTS 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-
stor. thereof. II shall be the duty
engineer OF such Elevator. and OF
each OF them, to Immediately re-
port such accident to the Depart
ment of Buildings, and IL shall be
the, duty OF the Department OF
DdhdltBss W Unhhb III
examination into the cause OF said
accident and TO record a full and
detailed report thereof IN u book
to be kept for that purpose.
ARTICLE xxyIII.
building Projections.
Sec. /. SIDEWALKS AND COW
ERS. Whenever a building imme-
diately abutting a street shall be
constructed or repaired to a height
or forty feet or more. substantial
temporary sidewalk and sidewalk
covers shall be erected and main
tanned 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 mt
more than four feet above the
regular sidewalk level with sub
stantial steps at either end, such
sidewalk TO be kept free and un-
INSTRUCTED and clear OF Rubbish