Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-03-25
The HOTEL LAW.

Tx IT,
Tie law known as the Hotel II
spection Law" as enacted by the
Legislature Of this state in ChaDtez
Is, Session Laws 1911, having ben
il force and effect for more taz2
the years, this department holds
that q Is Tot unreasonable 10 az
rune that all hotel owners, msnS-
gers OF keepers, have hid amgls
tine and opportunity 10 become fans
liar win this lzS, and 20 lake s-lA
alterations and Improvements 4 tie
arrangements, management and COZ
duct Of their hotels IS 70 fully meet
all requirements OF this Law.
However, in order that Ihese MY
be no misunderstanding or argument
between hotel kespers and t1s-s--
tors OF this department your zIle1-
tton IS called 70 the following steci-
al provisions Of this Law thzI must
be compiled with
DEFINITION OF HOTEL
Sec. l. Every building Or struc-
ture kept, used or maintained Is, OF
advertised as, or held out 10 the
public 70 be Al inn. hotel OF pubic
lodging house OF place where sleep
ng accommodations are furnished Tor
hire to tranctent guests, whether
with or without meals, il with 5sn
or more rooms are used for the Pur-
pose OF this act be defined = be 2
hotel, and whenever the word hotel
SHALL occur in this acI, it shall De
construed 20 mean every such sIruc-
tu7e as Is describing in this seton
our courts have held that dining
rooms, kitchens, parIOTs, reception
rooms OF Hobbies when used fer tie
accommodation OF guests form 2 part
OF the hotel ard are 20 be counted n
as rooms fer the accommodation OF
guests.
FIRE PROTECTION:
Hotels more than two stories in
height must be equipped with iron
fire escapes as provided in Section
2 Of this act
Hotels two rtories II height lot
equipped with iron fire escapes must
provide ropes in each outside bed
roon- (sec. -
Every hotel must be provided with
at least one chemical fire extinsuish-
81 approved by the National Board
OF Underwriters, dry powder e1tin-
guisbes co not have this sqprovaD
for every twenty five bundled szCa
feet or less Of flocr area 49, a
Every hotel shall be provided with
tire gouSs located and equipped as
designated IN Sec. ;. Of this set.
Meal cans uust be provided foz
ashes.
Fire sisus must be posed 10 show
location CT fire escape.
SANITATION:
Every hotel having a public wash
room, must provide individual towels
.nd keep them where they can be
ssed By guests.
Bed sheets must be eight feet in
Ienyth, the extra length TO be used
At The head OF the bed and not
tucked in at the foot Proprie-Ors
ami managers viii be held respons;-
bic for giving proper instruction TO
employees in making Up beds 20
carry cut this provision Of the law.
Each guest must be furnished With
at, lesst two clean towels. Floors,
walls snd ceilings must be kept
clean, Carpets or rugs must be tax
en- UP and cleaned at least once in
six months.
Every room must have outside
ventilation and in buildings oonstruc-
ted since the enactment OF this law
every room must have an outside
windos. This does not mean a SKY
light in the roof
SepSraJe toilet rooms must be pro
rided for males and females and
must have outside ventilation and
they must be kept clean and dish
fected.
Water for domestic rurposes must
be free from contamination.
GENERAL:
Rate cards must be s,ed IN Of
flee snd each room. showing price
Of room per day.
Inspectors certificate ot inspectson
must be posted IN a conspicUov 5
place where it can be seen BY the
public
Outside doors must swing to the