Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-11-25

inspection and see that they are prop
erly corrected.
Sec. %. The Inspector shall report
before the 18th of February in each
year the number and dates of regular
annual and quarterly inspections during
the year ending the 31st day of De-
cember previously upon blanks fur
nished by the Commissioner of Insur-
ance, and furnish such other informa-
ton and other reports as shall be called
for by the Insurance Commissioner.
Sec. 29. The term ''floor area" used
in this section shall inean the entire
floor space between exterior walls and
ire walls. In every building hereafter
erected, except in private dwellings,
each floor area above the first shall be
provided with at least two means of
egress remote from each other, one of
which shall be an enclosed stairway or
outside iron fire escape, or doorway
leading through fire wall to another
floor area separately provided with ad-
equate stairs or other independent
means of escape. Such doorways serv-
ing as an emergency exit in a fire wall
shall be protected by an automatic and
self-closing fire door. No portion of
any floor area shall be more than 100
feet from place of egress. Elevators
| shall not be considered as a means of
egress as specified in this section. Ex-
cept In dwellings,, no stairway shall be
less than "A inches wide, and the total
width of exit doorways leading there
from shall at least be equal to the total
width of the stairways which they
serve. The total width of stairways,
interior and exterior, provided for the
occupancy of each floor and those above
shall be not less than IA inches for the
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additional so persons to be accom-
modated thereby. The stair treads shall
be not less than 80 inches wide and the
rlsers not more than II inches high.
windows in such required stairways
are prohibited. Every school, hospital
ana theatre over one story high shall
have at least two stairways construct
ed entirely of incombustibe materials.
located remote from each other and
continuous from the grade line to
the topmoSt story, or outside iron fire
escapes of approved design. All exit
doors in schools, hospitals, theatres,
and other places of public assemblape
shall open outwards.
Sec. 80. Ashes shall be removed in
metal vessels and, unless moved by
city drays, shall be slowed in brick.
stone, or metal receptacle or removed
0y owner to place not less than
fifteen feet from any wooden building
or fence. Oily rags or waste shall be
kept In closed metal vessels and shall
be removed from buildings daily. Un-
slaked lime shall not be left exposed TO
the weather in or near building.
Stoves or ranges shall not be nearer to
unprotected wood work than two feet
and the floors under them shall be pro-
tected by metal or sand box.
Sec. 81. The construction of any or
, all buildings not provided for in this
ordinance shall be in accord with the
construction required by some recog-
nized authority approved by the In
surance Commissioner.
Sec. 81. Any person, firm, associa-
ton, or corporation, their agents, en-
ployees, or servants, convicted of the
violation of any of the provisions OF
this ordinance shall be fined not more
than one hundred dollars (SlOO. .OO) or
imprisoned not more than 80 DAYS for
each offense unless another penalty is
specifically provided for.
Sec. S3. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances inconsistent with this ordi-
nance are hereby expressly repealed.
Done and ratified in Council as
sembled this 2nd day of November,
1915.
b. +. PATTERSON.
Attest: Mayor.
c. :. Link, Clerk.