El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-04


ton provided above the ryoi ,elth the VI e
controlling latter. located u the stan1pipe
I under the roof and arranged TO De operst 60
both from above and below the roof. A si,it-
able three-ouarter inch drain pipe and valve
shall Dc provided under the root Tor eaeh
Hos sufficient To- reach 10 all parts %
the floor shall be attached 10 eaen outte-
NAV be placed on rack IN TOD floor near
the scuttle leading to the roof Hose s!iei !
and five-eighths (2&l inches IN diameter.
III fIfty-f0ot lengths ana pr1Eioe- ~, ~
standard couplings al eacn s-ne- FL ~ ~
to be OF same hose thread IS tnat III Use
BY the fire department -,..,-, -r,5,.-
Hose 10 be approved tlns4l yo-e. $500. - >
lined or rubber made unaef s'eel 49, - I =
Hroviiei with washers at both ends. and
Be fitted with play pine or no1zie Of Ln zoe.
writer pattern having hsnoies Al lLe -. -
and with discharge outlet not less lhda
epanner 10 be located at each hose counec-
ton throughout the building go
Siar1ese steamer connection located on the
outside Of the building about one loot aooE e
on two more streets. > connection 10 De
provided on each street front met DID
not less than the diameter OF the largest
standDipe- The thread on ne Slamese cor ~
rections SIN he provided with check valves
H. tho ''f' and substantial cans provided I"
protect thread on the connection Toe
steamer connection fitting should De ad-
iusted Iooking down at an angle OF forty
i've degrees a suitable iron plate with
raised letters shall be secured 70 the wall
near steamer connection. reading To stand
pines"
In each connecting pipe Just inside q the
building. in a horizontal section shan oe
placed . strsightway check valve. but rot a
gate valve = drip pipe with valve 20 same
snail De placed between said check valve
ana steamer connection TO properly Gram
this section 10 prevent freezing
suppiy may De from clly water " l4ele ~ -
sure is sufficient. automatic fire-Dump OF
,it,,ts eies ~ tsnI or steei uTessure tank
Of not less than five thousand gallons ca
IN All buildings coming under these regu-
lations height. which are occupled ior
, lodging houses. hospitals and asylurns. the
standDlpe system must have a. least one OF
the approved automatic supplies before &C.
, Where a standpipe IS connected 10 q tank
there shall be q straightway check valve IN
first hOse outlet and connecting ape and
rate pipe and not through the standpipe
and where the water in such tank is also
pipe shall extend from the bottom OF the
less than thirty-five hundred gallons OF
water for fire purposes Where pumps con-
shutting supply- TO standp!pe arr located
n the lowest story Of a building they shall
De placed not less than two feet above the
floor level and boilers upon which uumDS
DEPEND FOR steam shall be arranged so that
flooding Of fires under same viii be i'm
IN every building exceeding one hundred
eleEator snail De kep5 IN Tsstgi,ssS lo , IN
HOLIDAYS and SUNDAYS.
Auxiliary Fire Appliances
section 81 All existing buildings. and
dred CO0l feet IN height shall be provided
such as Wrenches- spanners. fire eNtinguiHh-
ers. hooks axes and pals as NAV be re-
quired by the chief OF the fire department:
all or said Apparatus 70 conform IN design
% !nose IN use By tne nc deparl 1lSrI ~,
Mercantile and Manufaet gring Buildings
Section IS In such buildings as are used
me purposes. there shall be provided in ad-
dition to said standnipe or standuipes.
placed at the ceiling OF each story below
the first Or grade floor and extending 10 !
the full depth and breadth Of the building
tie1s Tor 13eTeanfII- or Tnanufseturins. pur-
poses when located within q conEested dis 3
i1s Inspector or chief Of fire department.
confederation breeders SHAH be protected
throughout the entire building with auto +
The pipe Sizes ard spacing Of heads OF
said sprinkler system shall conform 10 the i
tionsl Board OF Fire Underwriters. which are
hereby made part OF the requirements Of 2
connected with a pipe Of not less than four
Inches in diameter leading to the outside
Of building and there provided with an ap-
proved Siamese steamer connection the lat
forth IN this section. and to Be- under the
control and for the use OF the fire depart .
4 suitable iron plate with raised letters
shall be securely attached to the wall near
sprinkler where sorinkIers are Installed
IN cellars. only. and reading Automatic
SDrinklers' where the entire building is pro
FireDrOof shutters and Doors.
Section So Every building except p-j>;
have flreproof doors. blinds or shutters.
frames. or 70 Wrought-lroa eyes. built into
the wall. on every exterior window and
eepting on the front opening Of building
fronting on street which are more than
buildings are within fifty t5e) feet Of such
The said doors. blinds or shutters shall
be q standard construction. that is. con-
structed OF pine or other soft wood OF two
angles or placed disxe6siiv Win eaci, otbs-
nails for fastening the sane being driven
inside the lap: the hinges and bolts. or
door or shutter by WrouEht-irOD bolts pass
by nuts and washers on the opposite side
lin. and such doors or shutters shail bs
hung upon a wrouEht-iron frame. indeDend-
doors. or to wrouRnt-irOn hinges securely
fastened in the masonry.
Metal Window Frames and sash and Wired
On any opening where the window frame
and sash are Of metal. and the sash are
quarter 90 OF an inch in thickness and
zach pane measuring not more than seven
hundred and twenty C72o) square inches. the
same shall be deemed an equivalent OF and
substitute for fireprOof shutters: EXCEPT
that when an exposed building Is within
thirty (S0) feet the wire glass IN the metal
sash shall be double with an air sDace be-
.ueen the Elass. ventilated TO the inside
shutters Arranged to BE Onened From the
Outside
All shutters opening fire escapes. ana
II least one row. vertically. IN every three
critical rows the front window openings
ibove the first story Of any building. shall
&c 50 arranged that they can be readily
lDeued from the outside by firemen-
Rolling Metal Shutters.
No rolling iron steel shutters shall be
hereafter placed above the first story OF
ny building and when used on the first
tory they shall be couu-er-balanced
pened by the rremen-
ireDrOOf shutters and Doors to Be Closed ]
At Night
All occupants Of buildings shall close all
TteriOr ana interior fireproof shutters doors
nd blinds at the close CT the business Of !
ach dav- !
PART NV. I
Il iLDISG> WITHIN THE FIRE LIMITS. +
Fire Limits Defined c
Section so The IRE limits shall be OF j
hat portion Ok the city within the follow $
lE limits Z
fsSote.-The fire limits should include the I a
efficient amount Of the surrounding terri
-T- q car or he frrrn o. haH