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


shall be At least three ssl feet wide
OF four (4) times the load. which
may come upon them they shall
have tight plank floors and ten
QO) inch curbs and substantlai
guard hand rail. at least thirty
s%n so in i1shs Sy n foar 1a5 o inch
pieces. Where such outside scar
folds are above the NTH tb) story,
they shall be provided below the
handrail, with guard or heaHy
wire netting OF not 1s over t%j
inch boards not over two CD inches
apart, all secured 10 two CD men
by -four. tD inch posts ana THOR
ou ssny FENCES AROUND EX-
\ CAVATIoNS. All excavations on
or near street or Alley lines. must
be protected by the erection OF am
pie and strong fences, az least Tour
al feet high. consisting OF up
right posts not less than tour "a
spaced not over eight (9 feet
apart, and at least three (S) hori-
Zontal pieces. not less than one
(i) inch by six go inches Such
fences shall be maintained nntil
the walls are suf1clently hlsn 10
remove all danger.
Theatres.
Sec. l. DEFINITION OF
THEATRE. Every building here
after erected or altered In which
is TO be located an Audience Hall
and Stage, with curtain and NOV
able scenery, and adapted Tor ORA
matte and spectacular entertain
ments, operas or similar forms OF
entertainment, and OF size TO
nroyide seats for more than four
hundred C400) persons. shall De q
Theatre within the meaning OF this
Ordinance.
Sec. Definition OF o., Minor
THEATRE. Such oulidlng as
shall not be a Theatre within the
meaning OF this ordinance. shall
be such a building having a seat
ing capacity for four hundred
(40O) persons or less and as further
defined In section OF Article
XXX of this Ordinance: rcr,>,a
EXISTING BUILDINGS, All build:
ings which are occupied as, ana
now used as Theatres. as defined
in Section / OF this Article. shall
be affected By and made TO con,
this Article: Sections I. 5, 10, 20.
Fl. %. 20, q. SO. IS. Sc. 81. IS. 80.
al. ~. 43. a., as, as, AZ.
Sec. a. DEPARTMENTS AP-
PRovAL REQUIRED FOR THE
USE OF BUILDINGS. No building
hereinbefore described shall be
opened for the admission of the
public thereto until the manager
thereof shall have obtained q certi-
ficate OF inspection from the PUB
lie Lighting Commission and the
cate shall be filed with the De-
partment OF Buildings. On re-
ceipt OF the aforesaid certificate
the Department shall issue per-
nit upon receipt OF which the
Mayor may issue a yearly license
Sec. s. REPORTS TO BE
FILED. The doors of every such
Theatre shall not be opened Tor
the admission OF the public thereto,
until the House Fireman or such
person or persons so In charge OF
shall signify In writing to the
Manager OF such Theatre. upon
blanks as furnished by the De-
partment OF Buildings, that said
safety equipments. hereinafter re-
CURED. are in order and ready for
or sudden alarm. These reports
shall be made out and signed be-,
fore each and every performance.
and said Manager shall hle such
signed reports with the Depart
ment OF Buildings once each week
, and upon the hrst working oay
Sec. 6. LEVELS OF FLOORS.
The following limitations of moor
levels In Theatres, shall be OBJ
served In all cases OF new con-
struction or alteration OF the ex-
The floor level Of the Auditor
ium OF q Theatre. shall be main
tanned within the limits or the
dIst, story thereof, and where such
floor Is banked. the lowest bank
shall not be above the sidewalk
story IL level, then said floor shall
not be more than four ca feet
above the sidewalk level; and In
no case shall the floor at the main
entrance be more than two CD
Sec. 4 VARIATIONS IN LEVELS.
All changes In the levels OF doors
OF such buildings except the stair
ways from story to story, ana ex-
cept the necessary steps IN
Galleries and Balconies, rising to-
wards the exits. shall be made by
inclines and OF no sleeper gradient
than two CD In ten G0) within
the Auditorium. and rising toward
the exits, aud one ID In ten D0
for all other parts OF the buiIninEs'
Sec. g. PROSCENIUM WALL
be separated from the auditorium
by a wall OF nreproof construction.
which shall extend the whole width
OF the auditorium. and to the high
est roof lire at this wall There
shall be no openings through this
one doorway each side OF the cur.
tain opening and behind the boxes.
and one doorway on each side
which shall be located at or be-
low the level OF the stage. All
these door openings shall have
standard automatic fire doors hung
In a manner as approved by the
Department OF Buildings.
Sec. .. PRosCENIUM FRAME.
No wood or other combustible ma
teriai shall enter into the construc-
ton or the frame around the pro-
scenium opening. and such frame
shall be firmly secured to the pro-
scenium fire wall
Sec. 10 FIREPRooF CURTAIN
AT PROSCENIUM ARCH. The
proscenium opening shall be pro-
vided with a fireproof curtain or as
bestos or steel protected and hre-
proofed by asbestos on the stage side.
Such curtain shall be at least
twenty-four (2D inches wider than
the proscenium opening. overlap
ping such opening at least twelve
G2) inches on each side OF the
same, end shall be supported and
operated by wire ropes passing
over iron pulleys, which pulleys
shall be supported on metal bear
ings in a hreproof manner The
curtain shall operate In its full
height on each side In steelschannel
guides, which guides shalf@be Sc
curely fastened against the pros
cenlum wall and all I'm a manner
as approved by the Department
OF Buildings.
This curtain shall be so arranged
that ~ can be operated from the
fly galleries or from either side OF
the stage. and the construction and
installation OF such curtain shall
be subject 20 the approval OF the
Department OF Buildings and OF the
Chief ~ the Fire Department
The freproof curtain shall be
raisad ~ the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of