The Detroit times., 1911-02-23

shall be az least three (a) feet wide
and built with a carving capacity
NAV come upon them. they shall
have tight plank floors and ten
li0) inch curbs and substantial
guard hand rain. at least thirty
four CAD inches high. made OF
piee.. wh men such lo OUTSIDE scat
folds are above the 4fth (5) story.
they shall be provided below the
handrail, with a guard OF heavy
wire netting OF not over two
inch boards not over two CD inches
apart, all secured TO two Cd linen
by four t4) inch posts and thor
oughly braced.
CAVATIoNs. All excavations on
or near street or Alley lines must
be protected by the erection or am
pie and strong fences, al least four
(D feet high, consisting or up,
right posts not less than four ttl
inches by four (D inches. and
spaced not over eight tSt feet
apart, and at least three CD hori-
Eontal pieces. not less than one
(l) inch by six (6l inches: sneh
the walls are sufficiently high 10
remove all danger.
ARTICLE xxx.
Theatres.
Sec. I. DEFINITION OF A
THEATRE Every building here
after erected or altered I'm which
Is 10 be located an Audience Hal
and stage. with curtain and NOV
able scenery, and adapted for dra-
matte and spectacular entertain
ments, operas or similar Forms OF
entertainments, and OF size TO
provide seats for more than four
hundred 600 persons, shall DC a
Theatre within the meaning OF this
Sec. :. DEFINITION Of a Minor
THEATRE such q building as
shall not be a Theatre within the
meaning OF this Ordinance, SHAH
be such building having seat.
ing capacIty, for four hundred
t1oo) persons or less and as further
DEFINED in Section l OF Article
Xxx OF this Ordinance;
Sec. B. SECTIONS AFFECTINS
EXISTING BUILDINGS. All build.
ings which are occupied as and
now used as Theatres. as defined
in section I OF this Article. shall
be affected By and made 70 con-
form to the following sections OF
81. %, 20, 81. a. IS. Sc, 81. So. 80.
Al. az, IS, a., as, as. Al.
Sec DEPARTMENTS AP-
PRovAL REouIRED FOR THE
USE OF BuILR 6dss5ised NO .S SanIdib bs
opened for tina admission OF the
public thereto until the manager
thereof shall have obtained 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
lee n
for the operation OF such theatre.
Sec g. REPORTS TO BE
FILED. The doors OF every such
Theatre shah not be opened TOT
the admission or the public thereto.
until the House Fireman or such
person. or persons so In charge OF
all means and appliances OF safety.
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
instant operation In case OF hre
or sudden alarm. These reports
shall be. made out aud signed be-
fore each and every performance,
and said Manager shall Me sucn
signed. reports with the Depart
ment Of Buildings once each week
and upon the first WORKING Gay
Sec. 6. LEVELS OF FLOORS.
The following limitations OF floor
levels in Theatres. shall be OBJ
served In all cases OF new con-
struction or alteration OF the ex-
listing buildings.
The Moor level OF the Auditor
Jun of a Theatre. shall be main
tanned within the limits OF the
ffrst story thereof. and where such
floor Is banked the lowest bank
shall not be above the sidewalk
level. III the floor OF the nrst
story is IeveI, then said moor 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~-ts)
feet above the building grade level.
a. All changes In the levels of doors
OF such buildings except the stair
ways from story to story, and ex-
cept the necessary steps In
Galleries and Balconies, rising to-
wards the exits. shall be made by
fnciines and OF no sleeper gradient
than two (2) In ten 10 within
the Auditorium. and rising toward
the exits, and one % In ten 10
for all other p srts Of 1ns pu WhII.
Tho Stage OF every Theatre. shall
be separated from the auditorium
by n wall OF fireproof construction.
which shall extend the whole width
OF the auditorium, and to the high
est roof line at this wall. There
wall except the curtain opening.
one doorway each side or 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
standard automatic fire doors hupg
I'm a manner as approved by the
Department OF Buildip gs. sr
~ Sec. o. PRoSCENIUM FRAME.
No wood or other combustible ma
terial shall enter into the construc-
tion OF the frame around the. pro-
seenium opening. and such frame
scenium fire wall
Sec. 10. FIREPRooF CURTAIN
AT PROSCENIUM ARCH. The
,prosoepium opening shall be pro-
vided with n fireproof curtain OF as
bestos or steel protected and hre-
-'proofed- by asbestos on the stage side.
twenty-four (aD inches wider than
the prosceniunn opening, overlap
ping such opening ut least twelve
u2) inches on each side OF the
Same, end shall be supported and
operated by wire ropes passing
shall be supported on metal bear
- ings In a hreproof manner. The
curtain shall operate In It's full
height on each side In steel channel
guides. which guides shall be Sc
cureiy fastened against the pros
cenium wall and all in a manner
as approved by the Department
OF Buildings.
This curtain shall be so arranged
that II can be operated from the
fy galleries or from either side OF
the stage. and the construction ana
installation of such curtain shall
ne subject 10 the approval OF the
Department OF Buildings and OF the
chief Of the Fire Department
The fireproof curtain shall be
raised at the commencement OF
each performance. rehearsal or en-