Arizona republican., 1916-02-17

of not more than twelve inches and shall be of one-fourth inch by four inch steel. The stairway shall have minimum inclination of four inches horizontal to twelve inches vertical height, and there shall be landing not less than twenty inches wide at the top and at the bottom of the stairway.
 Where the height of story be four inch inclination tO each twelve inch vertical height and still have the top and bottom of such stairway in proper location within such balconies, the balconies shall be long enough to accommodate the stairway. In all cases where the length of the stairway between bal comics exceed twelve feet such stair way shall he braced in the center thereof
 There shall be an iron gooseneck ladder extending from the balcony at the top of floor to, and above the roof of the building or structure The portion of the ladder from the bal cony to the top of the wall shall be parallel to the general face of the wall. Such ladder shall be not less than fifteen inches wide.
 All paEts and details of the con structiOn of balconies. ladders, stair ways and handrails shall be firmly supported and stiffened so as to be perfectly rigid, durable and secure.
 Each balcony shall be tested by the owner or builder thereof at his own expense, in the presence of the City Inspector Of Buildings, with a dead load of one hundred pounds per square foot of floor area If the balcony shows any weakness in con- struction or anchorage, it shall be strengthened at once by the owner or builder and made in every way satisfactory to the City Inspector of Buildings.
 Sect. 3. Floor of lowest balcony of fire escape. The floor or bottom of the lowest balcony of every fire es- cape shall have no opening or open space therein of greater width than one inch.
 Sect 6. Passageways to fire es- capes: In buildings or structures all ready erected, where the fire escapes cannot be so placed as to be ac- cessible from the hall or corridor, and where the only means of reaching fire escape be through a room, then the door of such room shall be sash door, and over such door there shall be suspended a light of not less than eight candle power, en- closed in a red colored globe, which said light shall be kept continuously lighted from sunset to sunrise of each succeeding day. There shall also be painted upon said wall con- tiguous thereto. or upon a sign sus pended not more than twelve inches below such light, the words, TO Fire Escape the letters of such words to be not less than three inches in height, and shall he white upon black background
 Sect :. Railways to fire escapes: Exterior fire escapes required by this ordinance on any building or structure hereafter erected or re- SIldlI De lOCdleu al lnt eIlu of a hall or passageway.
 Sect s. Windows opposite fire es- capes: Every door or window leading into any part or portion of a fire escape shall be hung so as to be readily opened.
 Sect. 9. Obstruction to fire es- capes: It shall be unlawful for any nerSon firm aSSociation or c0rnnra ton to attach, faSten or tie onto, per init, allow or suffer to be attached, fastened or tied, to any escape or standpipe any rope, cable, wire or standard.
 It shall te unlawful for any per son, firm, association or corporation, in any manner or by any means, to obstruct or to permit, allow or suffer to be Obstructed. fire escapes or any portions thereof, or any hallway or passageway leading to a fire escape
 Sect. 10 Location of fire escapes and standpipes: The City Inspector of Buildings shall have power to de- termine the location of all fire es- capes and standpipes. and the num- Der thereof, in such cases as the number and location thereof, be not fixed by this ordinance; the said City Inspector of Buildings shall have power to inspect the same to see that they are properly constructed and sustained, as required by this ordinance. Before a permit be is sued for any building or structure re- quired to have fire escapes and standpipes. the plans thereof shall be submitted to the City Inspector of Buildings and the number and loca- termined and designated by the City Inspector of Buildings. and endorsed on such plans.
 Sect. II. Installation of storage tanks: All storage tanks for the storage of gasoline or distillate shall be placed under the directions in writing of the City Inspector of Buildings.
 CD All such storage tanks shall be placed outside of the building, below the sidewalk grade and close to the curb line.
 @ When the sidewalk be not ex- cavated for sidewalk use. the top of all such storage tanks shall be at least four feet below the sidewalk grade. Space between the top of the tank and the sidewalk grade shall be filled solidly with earth.
 (3) Where the sidewalk be exca : vated and used as part of the basement, such storage tanks may rest on the basement floor, in which case a brick or concrete wall not less than twelve inches in thickness shall be constructed around such storage tanks. standing up to four feet above the top of such tanks. The space between the top of any such tank and the solid wall shall be filled Snlidlv with earth tn vii hi n