The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-18
TO HOTEL KEEPERS,


spection Law as enacted by the legis-
lature of this state in chapter 1S9 of
session laws 1911, having been in force
and effect for more than three wears,
this department holds that it is not I'M
reasonable to assume that all hotel own
ers, managers or keepers, have had
ample time and opportunity to become
familiar with this law, and to make
such alterations and improvements in
the arrangements, management and con
duet of their hotels as to fully meet all
requirements of this law.
However, in order that there NAV be
no misunderstanding or argument be.
tween hotel keepers and inspectors of
this department your attention is call,
ed to the following special provisions
of this law that must be complied with i:
Definition of Hotel.
Sec. Livery building or structure
kept, used or maintained as. or adver-
tised as, or held out to the public to
be an inn, hotel or public lodging
house or place where sleeping accomo-
dations are furnished for hire to tran
silent guests, whether with or without
meals, in which ten or more rooms are
used for the accommodation of such
guests shall, for the purpose of this
act be defined to be hotel and when
ever the word hotel shall occur in this
act, it shall he construed to mean such
structure as is describing in this sec
ton.
Our courts have held that dining
rooms, kitchens, parlors, reception
rooms or Hobbies when used for the
accommodation OF guests form part of
the hotel and are to be counted in as
rooms for the accommodation of guests.
2-Fire Protection.
(a)-Hotels more than two stories
in height must be equipped with iron
fire escapes as provided in Section ?
of this act.
(b)-IIotel two stories in height not
equipped with iron fire escapes must
provide ropes in each outside bed
room. (Scc. By.
(c>-Every hotel must be provided
with at least one chemical fire extin-
guisher approved by the National
Board of Underwriters, (Dry powder
eXtinguishers do not have this appro.
vaD for every twenty five hundred
square feet or less Of floor area Sec. 4,
(d)-Every hotel shall be provided
with fire gongs located and equipped
as designated in Sec. ), of this act.
(e)-Metal cans must be provided for
ashes.
f)-Fire signs must be posted to
show the location of fire escape.
Sanitation
(a)-Everv hotel having Il public
washroom, must provide individual
towels and keep them where they can
be used by guests.
(b)-Bed sheets must be eight feet
III length, the extra length to be used
at the head of the bed and not tucked
IN at the foot. Projectors and mana.
gers will be held responsible for giving
proper instruction to employees in max.
ing up beds to carry out this provision
of the law.
(c)-Each guest must be furnished
with at least two clean towels. Floors.
walls and ceilings must be kept clean.
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cleaned at least once in six months.
(d) Every room must have outside
ventilation and in buildings constructed
since the enactment of this law. every
room must have an outside window.
GIhis does not mean a sky light in
the roof
(e)-Separate toilet rooms must be
provided for males and females and
must have outside ventilation and they
must be kept clean and dsinfocted.
fD-Water for domesticc rurnoscs
must be free from contamination.
General.
(a>-Rate cards must be posted IN
office and each room, showing reice
of room per day.
(b)-lnspector 5 certificate of inspec
ton must be posted in conspicuous
place whore it can be seen by the pub
lie
fc)-Outside doors must swing To the
outside.
Section II of this act makes il com.
pusory that inspectors bring prosecu-
ton for violation of this law. and it is
hoped that the proprietors and mana.
gers of hotels in this state will not
make it necessary to resort to this
measure, but cooperate with us in Sc
curing Il compliance with the law, and
a proper performance of our duties. In
view of the fact, however, that this
law has been on our statute books for
more than three years, and due publ.
city has been given of it's requirements
and every possible effort made to urge
owners and managers to comply with