The Detroit times., 1916-05-24

S without nrst complying with
Q provisions OF this chapter.
Section lis. Before any
SOM hrm or corporation 81
occupy any building. roomPs
OF Detroit FOR the storage. h,& pr
ling or repair OF nitro celluleq
picture films. they shall first
tain certificate OF occupaP5
from the Department or Bup
Q ings. which certificate ,sEr(
2 that are ailowabie. and AtI
y state whether or not all
escapes and exits are apprd
. and In proper condition urfu
6 the building code OF the City1l
. DETROIT. Upon receiving IN
y corporation desiring TO use ID
70 building. room or rooms for Pl
u purposes covered by this chhlM
y ter shall then submit plan4rv
- the Building Department sh}zv
Z Ing the maximum weight
. Minis and other appurtena1
g Incidental to the conduct OF
u business, the necessary val
y and safes or cabinets reQut0v
~ Tor the proper storage OF o,
~ materials. and receive the
. proyal OF the Building Depa
y button OF loads on the fioor1
= question. When IL shall be
y certained that the buddy
70 room or rooms Is properly hfJ
u with exits and Are escapes
e Is OF such character OF q
y struction as to safely carry
y necessary load that would ~
placed upon the floor or nd
Z OF such building. the per4r
3 firm or corporation desiringeq
4 use such a building shall
8 partment OF Safety Enginee1p(
= for conducting the businessR
storing. handing and repair
y nitro cellulose motion picRy
- MINIS under the provisional
l THIS ordinance. The cost OF 81
3 The license shall be subject
revocation when IL shall
8 shown that the person. Arm
corporation has been neglignn
or failed 10 comply with anyPq
> tho requirements OF this ORGY
8 ance. u
Section ile. Nitro cellulE(
Z MINIS shall he stored I'm va4
safes OF cabinets under the n
visions OF this section.
5 VAULTS - Vaults for -
storage or nitro Cellulose MI
I In existing buildings may IN
y stored In vaults. safes or 81
NETS constr uttcu OF lncomuvy
. tible material as specified ~
Section ;. Article OF tho Buen
ing Code, and fitted with at}
IS matte flreprOof doors and 10
4 proof ceiling and floor. may ID
used having a cubical capadn(
. OF not over $50 cubic feet "a
I otherwise complying with Qd.
3 SAFES.--Size shall not excRv
~ 100 cubic feet. Safes shall NE
Z an angle iron frame at least
y u inches and continuI
q at all edges. on safes lar
= than 40 inches high, 30 incl
= wide. and 80 inches deep. an
= dttional stiffening OF hef
n steel az least 1. inch thick, 10
u OF width proportional TO 81
= but never less than 2 inch
20 shall be used AT top. bottom d
y sides. Sheet steel plates 81
Y be not less than No. - U. ID
y gauge for the outer she'll Z
~ not less than No. II for the
. ner shell. Filling shall he
20 cement concrete or its equivu
q lent not less than So lncEI
- have at least I inches OF c{w
10 crete with "A sealed air space Il
u tho lock and bolts. Door SD
y have stepped sides so az 10 Id
- smoke proof. No cast -
~ shali De used IN the constrloy
- ton OF the same. except sd
IS parts as casters. hinges
- hanged door frames other c<n
~ tainers or no more than II
~ cubic feet capacity and appro tnV
% as the equivalent OF above {u
y scri6ed safes may be acceptnI
= In lieu thereof. III
g CABINETS. = Two hundy
reels OF aim weighing not mid
- than one thousand pounds y
~ IN" aggregate may be stored
- cabinets. but no one cabit
y shall contain moro than 80 RI
- t25o Pounds. When two
N more cabinets are used IT'D
u shall he In a separate room wi
y outstd" ventilation and encloPI
- by hreproOf partitions with
" doors OF the vertical shaft tlJ
% OF communications There sR1
~ be at least 10 feet clear apFI
~ between cabinets unless an III
~ com Asttbie shield Is proyiTy
~ az each side of each cabinet "a
~ tending , feet beyond cabinetvI
" all directions. in which case fq
q distance between cabinets nj
- be only 4 feet III
~ Cabinets shall be tightly \
- closed and may DO rpRde of sud
~ ably stiTCned sheet Iron al lei
"a No. ls L. ;. gauge, in thlckndcU
- double walled with IL inch ~
~ air space. doors shall be I'd
90 structed equivalent TO walls Il
y the cabinet. shall be self-ciR
q ed
9 other containers having vi
- pacity not exceeding 80 reels
70 MIN each and approved as
q equivalent OF the cabinets nf3
~ he accepted in lieu thereof. I
70 VAULTS AND sAFEs An
II CABINETS Each container tdI
- MIN storage shall be provitnI
p with n pressure relief vent opfr1
~ ng TO the outside Of the buiuS
- ng. directly through an extl
80 Tor wall. or through scparJ
"a stack with walls OF reinforda|
- concrete or rick at least
70 inches thick and shielded at t(q
70 The enectie sectional area n
IN" opening shall be at least lol
- square inches for each 100 rel
y 600 pounds 81 film capaciti{
The capacity Of vaults shall ~
- rated AZ three reels per foot Pq
~ cubtcal contents. the cappact
- ot safes and cabinets, or sml
~ vaults without aisle space shnl
- be rated al ak reels per foot cl
q cubical contents. Reels shall nj
be placed near enough 20 yJul
y opening 10 reduce its effect M
y area n permanent guard shlhI
10 prevent nlfuu
10 from being forced against tttI
u vent openings OF small contaki|
u ers. In hreproof buildings nd
- iZontal ducts may be permitt
- TO connect the relief openings1
~ vault separately To tho outsil
u OF the building, provided IN
- walls are made OF solid naso~
- ry at least > inches thick anJ
= securely supported a riveIlJ
~ sheet metal pipe OF at least ~
~ 1S u. s. gauge In thickness mPi7
"a be. permitted to separately coll
- meet the vent opening az ealtI
70 cabinet to the outside 81 ~
10 building, provided the pine
II covered with at least I inch III
- approved heat Insulating moi
H. terial. Such pipes shall nor al
~ nearer than 2 inches 10 comb,foI
IS tible material.
Is Each pressure relief vent shd|
II be protected against the weathpv
~ by thin glass G-16 inch thicl