The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-22

Every such room shall be an IN
tegral part OF an apartment con
taining room having a window
opening directly To the street or
yard.
(3) Such room shall have
window opening upCa the street.
or upon - yard OF court OF the
Dimensions specified I'm this ordi-
! nance. The total area or win
dows in such room shall be at
least one-seventh 90 OF the
superficial floor area OF the room.
and the upper half OF the win
dow shall be made ~ open tho
full width. No such window shall
be less than twelve u2) square
feet IN area between the stop
beads.
CD All walls surrounding such
room shall be damp proof.
tb) The nocv Of such room
shall be damp-proof and water
proof.
ts There shall be appurtanant
to such room separate water
closet. constructed and arranged
as required by Sections 32 and "a
OF this Ordinance.
Sec. 20, Damp PROBING and
Lighting. Every tenement houAs
! hereafter erected shall have a oel-
= lar or excavated space under the
. CD feet IN depth. or shall be ele-
waited above tho ground so that
! there will be a clear air space of |
at least twenty-four teD inches
D between the top Of the ground
and the bottom of said moor 80
lection from dampness. Such |
space shall In all cases be on
closed. but provided with ample |
5 ventilation and properly drained +,
Every tenement house hereafter !
erected shall have all walls be- !
low the ground level and the cell
0 lar or lowest floor damp-proof
and waterproof. All cellars and |
. Easements In such tenement
} houses shall be properly lighted
Soc. 80. Artificial Lighting. In
, every tenement over two stories
in height whether erected prior |
to or after the passage OF this
3 ordinance the public and stair !
halls shall be kept lighted at
. power electric light, for every IS
feet OF hall length. These lights
10 be no placed that they Will |
properly light the hall and also |
the stairway. cross halls to be
separately treated In this respscr:
all night on the entrance floor !,
and on the first floor above the |
entrance floor. and until IL p. m. |
on all other floors. These lights |
shall be controlled by proper
switches which shall be approved
by the Public Lighting Commits
sion.
SEQ. 81. Water Supply. In
every tenement hereafter erected |
there shall be I'm each apartment |
proper sink with running water.
Sec. 80. Water Closet Accommo-
dations. In every tenement house |
hereafter erected there shall be |
within each apartment EAewater-
closet located In bathroom or |
In q separate compartment. Each |
such water closet shall be placed |
in q compartment completely sep
arated from every other water
closet and such compartment shall |
he not less than three 90 feet
wide. and shall be enclosed with
plastered partitions. which shall
such bathroom or separate COM
partment shall have n window
opening directly upon the street
or upon yard or court OF the
minimum size prescribed by this
article. Every water closet COM |
partment hereafter placed In any l
tenement house shall be provided |
3 with gas or electric fixtures for |
lighting the same at night. The |
moor OF every such water-cioset |
! waterproof with asphalt. tile.
stone or some other non -absor-
2 bent waterproof material; and |
0 such water-prOoflng shall extend
l upward upon the walls at least
2 six co inches above the floor so ,
3 that the said floor can be washed
4 or flushed out without leaking.
) No drip trays shall be permitted.
6 No water closet shall be placed
I out OF doors nor In the cellar Of
8 any tenement house.
Sec. 80. Sewer Connections. No
ko1 hal q "a h.
3 erected on any street unless there
In city water accessible thereto.
5 nor unless there 10 q public sewer
in such street, or a private sewer
connecting directly with a public
vault or similar means of sewer
D age disposal shall be used In con-
nection with any such tenement /
house. but every such house shall !
have its plumbing system con-
fore such house Ia occupied.
Sec. ~. Fixtures Open. In |
every tenement house hereafter |
erected no plumbing fixtures shall |
be enclosed with woodwork. and
the space beneath such fixture |,
! all tenement houses hereafter |
erected where plumbing or other !
. pipes pass through floors or par |
tittons. the openings around such |
pipes shall be sealed or made air !
2 tight with plaster or other in
prevent the passage OF air or the |
spread Of fire from one floor to |
6 another or from room to room. !
All plumbing work shall be sani- !
be In accordance with the plumb
. ing. regulations OF the City Of De-
troit.
Sec. IS Additions. Additions
to tenements erected prior to tho |
passage OF this ordinance shall |
5 new tsnements except that new
rooms may have the same story
heights as the adjacent rooms OF !
the same story Of the older parts. |
EXISTING TENEMENTS.
Sec. s6. Alterations. In any
2 alterations to tenements erected |
3 prior to the passage OF this Ordi- |
4 nance:
CD Courts put I'm to light or
8 vcntilate rooms or compartments |
may be reduced I'm size to be not |
less in area than seventy-fve G5) |
square feet with q minimum least
0 dimension OF six 60 feet and such |
courts must be open at top with
out roof or sky1ight, and have air |
intake at bottom as provided In |
1 Section IL Of this Ordinance.
8 (2) Rooms enclosed or sub |
. divided wholly or In part by par
Z titions orr other contrivance may
8 have same ceiling height as be-
= fore but all such rooms must have
0 full requirement of floor area and
! Of windows and ventilation as
2 called for In Sections 81. 22 and
3 23 Of this Ordinance for new
4 tenements.
Sec. 81. Lighting and ventila-
tion of Public Halls. % In every
3 tenement house erected prior to
4 the passage Of this Ordinance
6 whenever In the opinion OF the
6 Board OF Health the public halls
7 and stairs are not sufficiently
8 lighted In the daytime without
. the aid Of artificial light. the De-
0 partment OF Buildings shall re-
I quire the wooden panels I'm the
2 doors located at the ends of the
q nnhlic halls and oncninRa into