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


Ing walls or posts must be OF
masonry or other incombustible
2 materials. On buildings exceed
ing six stories In height the
I p"rens,s shall DC built Of incom-
ings exceeding two stories an
Z height the end walls OF porches
shall be constructed OF the same
material as the building. Porches
y on all other buildings shall con-
3 tached
ARTICLE XIV.
Sec. .. Dormers. All Dormers
or buildings within the Fire
! sides covered with slate. tile or
. Dormers erected on existing
buildings shall not exceed six
. Feet In width and not more than
= one such dormer shall be con-
= structed on any existing frame
ARTICLE XVII.
sec. IL. Passenger cars with
: more than one exit TO have In
. side doors. Every passenger ele-
. stalled. having more than one en- :
: trance or exit. shall be provi d
z with sliding or collapsih'e
. door on the inside Of the car for
use at each entrance Oh exit and
said door shall be securely closed
: Provided. however, that a sliding
$ or collapsible door need not be
: provided at the one entrance or
3 exit nearest the controller. Where
openings. they shall be 30 erect
3 ed that when opened the car can
3 not be moved before the gates
are closed.
Sec. II. Automatic trip or
; brake. When. An power driven
elevators. hereafter Installed. the
cables OF which wind around n
drum. shall be provided with an
automatic trip or slack cable
) stop. and with an automatic brake
; Of sufficient strength to hold the
car and it's load at any point In
its travel. Hand-power elevators
2 shall be equipped with an auto
matte shutoff at top and bottom.
Sec. 20. Down speed governors.
; whether passenger or freight.
shall be provided with automatic
down speed governors. except
hand power elevators which. may
be equipped with a safety OF suf-
ficient strength TO hold the eleva-
. tor at any point Of it's travel.
No elevator shall have greater
working speed than six hundred
tc00) feet per minute.
Sec. II. Passenger elevator
shafts. how enclosed. All eleva-
tors used for carrying passengers
shall have elevator shafts sur.
rounded by vertical enclosures. to
he made flush with the floor open
ing at each story, and have doors
at every shaft opening.
In buildings OF Type ! and :"
construction. this enclosure must
be OF fire resisting material and
must be continuous from floor to
ceiling on the open side OF the
height Of seven Cd feet six (6)
inches will be sufficient for such
enclosure. on every other side
Of the car the enclosure shall not
be less than six 90 feet six CD
inches In height.
In all other buildings the snaft
enclosure must be solid wall
and continuous from floor to
ceiling on every side. and must
be Of a fireprof material. not less
than four (D inches thick, or OF
steel frame and wire glass. or
both in combination. Doors must
be solid and sliding.
In all cases where the SHAFT Is
required to be enclosed the walls
must extend above the roof of the
and the elevator roof house must
extend above the roof OF the
building at least three 90 feet
and the elevator roof house must
be made of freproof materials
and have a skylight at least one
shaft. skylight to be glazed with
sheet glass. not wire glass. II
overhead machine Ia used. no sky
light Ia necessary, but there must
be ample and sufficient nEht
places In the shaft.
In all cases there must be
ample facilities for lighting the
Sec. 20. Hatchway doors. For
buildings devoted exclusively to
the sale storage or manufacture
OF merchandise. freight elevators
receiving. service from two CD
floors only may be- built without
solid enclosing walls
All such elevators shall have
at floor through which they pass,
automatic hatch closers, or auto
matte tran doors, made In such
manner that they will fully close
each well hole. when the temper
allure In such well hole exceeds
one hundred and sixty-fivc US6)
degrees Fahrenheit.
In all cases where shaft Is re-
quired to be enclosed the walls
must extend above the roof OF the
building Mt least three CD feet
be made OF freproof materials
and have a skylight at least one
half Ch) Of the area of the shaft.
skylight to be glazed with sheet
glass not wire glass II over
light is necessary. but there must
be ample and sufficient light
through windows in available
places in the shaft.
s, In fac fnss: t tners sh %Tst the be
Sec. 81. Safety tests. The De-
partment Of Buildings shall have
the right at any time to make
drop. down speed or runaway runaway
the safety Of the machine.
ARTICLE xxx.
THEATERS.
Sec. 40. Fly galleries. The
entire fly galleries shall be con-
structed Of iron and steel beams,
filled with flrenrof materials ana
be used as covering over beams.
but the said floors shall be en-
Sec. so; Rigging loft: The
rigging loft shall be nreproof ex-
same, and the gridiron shall be Of
either wrought iron or steel con-
Sec. 81. Stage scenery. All
stage scenery. curtains and decor
ating made OF incombustible ma
teriai, and all woodwork on or
about the stage shall be painted
or 3 turat'd with some incom-
bustible material or otherwise
rendered safe against IRE,
lead twice by t,t'e, ordered printed
referred to Committee on ordi-
lces.
Aid. LillifeId:
ORDINANCE to amend Sections
nd Q. Of Article v. Of an ordinance
Untitled, "An ordinance defining the
luties and powers Of the DEPART
nent Of Buildings and the establish-
ng OF Building Code for the City
II Detroit"
I is hereby ordained by the people
the City Of Detroit:
Section I. That Sections 1 and
2, OF Article V. of an ordinance
entitled IAN ordinance defining the
duties and powers OF the Depart
ment OF Buildings and the estab-
fishing of building Code for the