The Washington times., 1917-07-13
COMMISSIONERS NOTICES

COMMISSIONERS NOTICES
oFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. DIS.
TRIcT g COLUMBIA July Il. 1911 OR
DERED-That the following amendments %
the Police Regulations Of the District OF
Columbia. governing the storage, handling,
and manufacture Of inhammable motion pic
ture Aims. are hereby made. 70 be m force
and eject o. and after January 1. is1s;
That Arties s. Section a. Of the Polies
Regulations. Be amended BY adding thereto
and to Be known a. Section ia TO Section
N-m. tho following:
Section H-a. That no person or persons
shall keep. store. handle or manufacture IN
any building Of the District Of Columbia. any
innamn1able motion picture aim without nrst
obtaining permit from the IRE marshai.
All applications GhaH Be made IN writing on
blanks furnIfhed BY The are marshal, a. fol-
lows:
A. Name and address Of applicant
B. Location Of premises on which the In
nammehle motion picture Aims are to b
manufactured. stored. ksrt or handled.
9. Other purposes for which the building or
premires 4 TO Be used.
applicant L engaged In such building or
z. Kind Of eonstruetion Of building.
=. Any other Information regarding the
manufaeture. storage. keeping or handing Of
innammable motion picture alma. for which
the application Il made
Section lab. No permit for the storage.
motion picture Aims shan be Issued for any
building. I-.
1. which Is occupied a. a tsnsmsnt or apart
ment house. nat. hotel. dwelling. nor In any
building PARTLY ufed for dwelling purposes.
Which n artincia " lighted by any other
means than electricity. LIZ
J. Which Z built Of wood construction.
T. Which does rot contain one or more sep
arate room- used exciurively for the storage
and handling Of Euch aims.
Section lie The storage Of Innammable
motion picture aims. shall be in vaults or
6rarrn-nf -.
defined IN the building code OF the District Of
Columbia. A. buildings Of he recond class
vaults or rooms for the storage Of innam-
maole motion picture aims, shall have self
supporting brick OF concrete walls. Brick
walls 70 be not less thar thirteen inches
thick laid IN cement and TO extend from the
ground Concrete wallE not less than ten
inches thick and extending from the ground.
Top and bottom Of vaults or rooms shall Be
waterproof and made of brick or concrete
arches not lees than SIX inches thick, no wood
top flooring shall be used- Size Of vaults or
rooms shall not exceed fifteen hundred cubic
feet. OTenings t-to vaults or rooms shall Be
protected On the outer side Of wall with APP
proved Iron doors at least 3-ie Inch thick. and
made nreproof by closing against a rabbit al
top. bottom and side. hinge side Of the door
shall eloCe into = groove: door and wall
the approved 3-is Inch Gre door. and on inner
tide Of the Nan there shall be an iron door
OF At le=-t No. Il U. s. gauge steel An
doors to be teif closing
lection and Eteel frame work vaults or rooms
for tie storage Of in1ammable motion picture
aims, shall be carried On the structure nom
floor to floor. Walls shall Be Of brick cr
concrete not Iecs than nine inches thick.
brick walls TO be laid in cement. Top and
bottom OF vaults, or rooms. shall Be Water-
proof and made Of brick. concrete. not less
than six inches thick. In other respects
vaults or rooms for the storage Of imam
nIAbie motion picture Aims. In nreproof build
ings shall comply with the Eneeincations OF
h. HNnTaw
In buildings as defined IN the Building Code
Of the District Of Columbia and known as
buildings OF the tecond Glars. All constrtic-
ton work shall be under supervision OF the
Ina pector o. Bufdtngs. and all electrical
work thall be under the supervision Of the
Electrical Department.
All fixtures. thslving and furniture 10 the
vaults OF rooms used for the storage OF In
nammable motion picture films and in rooms
used .o- the repairing and rewinding or mo-
ton picture aims. shall be Of metal or other
non-conibustible material.
In vaults rooms ured for the storaEe nj
innammable motion picture Aims. no liKhts
other than stationary lncandescent electric
lamps, eneloSed in vapor-proof globe and
protected by approved guard. and no switch
or other appliance which may cause an arc
shall be used. A switch or switches for con-
troll o. the lnFide lights Ehail be Installed out
side OF such vaults or rooms. each provided
with pilot light or other specially approved
Indicator.
In rooms used for the repairing and re-
winding Of inhammable motion picture films
there cha'l be no lights other than stationary
electric lamps protected by approved guards
and no switch or other appliance which may
cause an arc shall be Installed within ave
feet Of any point where aim Il being re-
paired or rewound.
In rooms where posters are stored no IiEhts
other than electric lamps protected by ap-
proved guards shall be uEed.
No keat OF any kind SkHu be permitted in
any vault CT room ured fAr the storage Of
innammable motion picture nims.
Section I'D. Each vault. or room used for
the storage Of in1ammable motion picture
films shall be ventilated through the roof
to the outsIGe air by metal vent pipe not
thinner tkSn eighteen U, s. Gauge. or other
tIon OF tire veRtilating shaft in square inches
shall rot he less than 1-72do OF the cubic con-
tents o. tie vault II shall rave an oneninE
through vncombustIble material at the floor
level to the outi ide air Of at least twenty
eight square inches. in cross rection and both
ends covered with No. 10 mesh brass or COP
per wire screen securely fastened In place.
The large vent pipe provided for above
shall be securely fastened to steel work. II
shall te surrounded with non-combustible
material CT thiclk-ets where Il Tasses through
Chief Engineer and Fire Marsha Of the
Fire DepaI tnsent. d. c. II shaIl extend NJ
least four seet above the highest point Of the
roof and tE.ll be 80 located as not to expose
other property. The outside end OF the vent
pipe shall be covered with brass or copper
wire cen. not coarser than - inch mesh
and protected from the weather by a device
approved by the Chief Engineer and Fire
Marshal
Section lee. The examining and repalrinE
of innammable motion picture Aims EhaIl lie
IN room having outside venti alton and sep
arated from tie rest Of the building by IRE
proof partitions with self closing doors and
used fer no other purpose Partitions and
doors shall contain no glass other than wire
glars.
Not more than ten reels nor more than ten
thousand feet In the aggregate OF motion pic
tuTe hlms. Thall be under examination or
repair at one time; and each reel Of nm shall
be kept n q tightly closed metal box when
not being repaired or examined mot more
than che eNpoEed reel Of ilms shall ~ IN tine
hands OF any one person at any one time
Reels containing films to be examined or to
be rewound shipped shall be enclosed IN
approved metal boxes.
Not more than ten reels nor more than ten
thousand FEET n the aggregate Of motion pic
ture films Ekcll be kept in the Doth Of any
motion picture theater any theater using
motion pictures. When net being used FOR
exhibition On : screen. shall Re kent in an
proved metal boxes with self ciosinE top or
co er.
Each -OoE, we'd fer the rensiTins o. .ip..
toretlPr - '9Hl'N' able motor 'itfe 4 In,