The Washington herald., 1917-07-13
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS 0

! OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS or
the District of Columbia, July u IeI7.-
ORDERED: That the following amendment
\ to the Police Regulations Of the District 0
Columbia. governing the storage, handling. and
/ manufacture Of inhammable motion pictun
! films. are hereby made to be in force anl
effect on and after JANUARY !. 1875:
That Article le. Section a. Il the Pole,
. Regulations. be amended by adding thereto and
| TO be known As Section IA TO Section SectiOr
| lim. the following:
/ Section la. That no perron or pcrsons shal
! keep, store, handle m manufacture In an,
! biiding Of the District Of Columbia any iu
/ nsmmable motion picture fm without frs
Obtaining a permit from the fire marshal.
All applications shall be made in writing on
/ blanks furnished hy the fire marshal. as follows
A Name and address Of Applicant
b. Location Of premises on which the IN
hammable motion picture films are to BE- manu-
factured. stored. kept NJ handled.
| Z. Other purposes FOR which the building OF
premises is TO he used.
ID. The nature Of the business in which the
applicant is engaged in such building o.
| PREMISES
T.. Kind Of construction a building
?. ANY other information regarding the ns-l
niactured, storage. keeping handling Of in
nammsble motion rictme films. for which III,
Application u made
Section II b. NJ permit for the storaa,
| iAhulltls ana Manufacturing Of iurammabs mo
| non picture films shall be issued for any build
| ing.
! Which is occupied as tenement or aTart.
ment house. fiat hotel dwelling nor in any
bIiding partly used for dwelling purposes.
= Which is artIhcialy lighted ty any Other
| means than electricity.
;. Which Is built Of wood coustr,,c,ion
Z. Which docI not contain on. or NOR,
| separate rooms used exclusively for the storaR,
ard handling OF such films
>ectinn li-c. The storage q inhAmmah< mo
| tlon picture films shall he in vaults or ro1sn,
| 81 nreTrocf construction. in buildings defined IN
| the building code Of the District Of C,lrnbi.
AZ buildings Of the second ciass Vaults @,
rooms for the storage Of infammabe motion
picture films shsil have self sup lrting trick O,
concrete walls. Brick walls 10 be not less than
thirteen inches thick. laid in cement and "a
extend from the ground. Concrete walls not les.
than ten inches thick and extending from the
ground. Top and bottom e vaults or room,
shau he NatcTrroS and made n brick M con.
| crete arches not less than six inches thicf No
wood top flooring shall he used Size oF vaults
0r rooms shall not CxCeei fifteen hundred r1lTir
ieet. Openings into vaults or rooms shall he
Protected On the outer side of wall with an
proved iron doors at least ; Is inch thick aud
made hrsprOof by closing srsirst rshts, a,
top. bottom and side; hinge side of the door
snail close into groove; door and wall frames
shall be 81 equivalent construction 10 the AZ
rroved 3is inch FIRE door. and on inner Ode
~ the wall there shall te an iron door Of a;
least No. u L. s. gauge steel.
In frrproof builIinrs having s,sn5,,5 r-o,s.
tion and steel frame work vaults or rr,I,s n,
the storage Of inhammabe motion tir'rrre fIr,,
shall bc carried On the stru-,ure from noar II
moor. Wall. shall h. of trick ~ concrete no.
lssS than nine inches thick, Irrrk walls N h
ls'd in cement. Top and lotion n vaul.s. OF
! rooms. shall be waterproof and mad. - hrirE
Y concrete lpgs fLau s1y Ts,.E
other rcSrects vaults Towns for the storage n
innammable motion picture films In f-enroot
buildings, shall comply with the modification,
| ot the preceding pa1grsTh for raults.or nom,
IN hundinEs as dehned in the Building Cod.
~ the District n Columbia ard kDou-, a,
buildings II the sccr-d rlas All construction
work shall he under supervision n the Insre-,o,
o' RmldinSS and all electrical work shall n
( under the supervision Of the Electrical Dcr.--
meut
Al fixtures. shelving and furniture IN N.
Tsnlts or rooms usei for The storage of inAan.
maoIe molten picture films and in roor,s use1
/ ir the reTairlng and rswinding q motion ric
tGr" films, shall he Of metal or other nor.
Cumhu~tIhle material
In raults o- ICONS used for the storage % IN
nammsble motion picture films no F-Sts oibs,
| than stationary incsndescent electric l,nns
enclosed IN VaDor Trnof slots and PROTECTED by
approved guard. aud no switch or other an
''-4''A may cause an arc shall ne
sNrch or switches for control of the inside
I lights shall he installed outside of s1ch vault.
| OF rooms, each provided with pilot Hcht or
other specially srTroved Indicator
In rooms used for the repairing and rpwinFipg
ot inhammable motion ricture films there shall
ne no lights other than stationary electric
Iamrs protected hy approved guards and No
switch or other appliance which NAV csuss a.
arc shall be installed within i've feet ~ So
wound VI 'e
In rooInS where posters are stored no light,
o'uCt than electric LAMPS protected br an
proved guards shall he used
No heat Of any kind shall ~ r,s--,j,,,5 il
sny vault or room used for the storage of in.
nammahe motion picture Sims
sectiop fd. Each vault or room us7I %,
The storage If inismmabIe motion picture frm,
| shal be ventilated through the roof n m. on,
Hde ar by metal vent ripe. not thinner than
eshteen U = gauge, ~ other non -oonbus
matsrlaL The cross section of the ventilatin,
fhatt IN s1uare inches shall he mn less thar
l-'aO OF the cubic contents II the vault I,
| shall have an opening through non-combustihl.
material AZ The hoor level IN the outside air o,
at least twenty eight square inches. in crcs
sHction. and both ends covered with No. i
mesh brass or copper wire s-rsen secIrel,
| fastened in PLACE
lhe large vent pire provided FOR above shall
shall be sccurelv fastened TO steel work II
shal he surrounded with non-comtustibls n,,e
| tlaI o' thickness where it rass.s through co-,
| phuote ma'elai. satisfactory 10 the Chief En-
| eineer and Fire Marshal Of the Fire De,,r,
ment. D. c. II shall extend pt least four fae
| aoFe the highest point n the roof and sh,r
| te 50 lncated not TO errose other nrore,+,
| Inc outside end Of the vent pipe shalI te cor
cred with brass or copper wire screen no
eparsef ~ man \ itch mesh, and protected from
| the weather by a device spproyed by the chic
Engineer and Fire Marshal
sec'inn Ae. The examining and re,siriry n
nhammAhle motion picture films shall he in ,
room having outside ventilation and senarsteJ
rom the rest nf the building by frrproof rsr,J
mons with sef-closinE doors and used FOR n,
other purpose. Partitions and doors shall ON
tain no glass other than wire glas-.
Not more than ten reels nor more than Ger
oioussho % an, ieet IN the aggregate n motion pic
ulre INNS shall he under examination, or rena;,
at one time: and each reel n flm shall he ken,
| IN tightly closed metal box when no, r.ein,
repaired or examined. mot more than on;
exposed reel Of tilr shall be in the nanI, N
any one rerson at any one timel Reels eon
tanning films to be examined or 10 \. rewound
boxes.
Not more than ten reel. nor r,or. .b,- ,,r
thousand feet in the aggregate of motion ric
ture nlms shall be kept in the honth Of an,
motion ricture theateT or any thcater usin.
motion pictures. When not being used for ex
| mnltlon on screen shsl be kept in approved
| metal boxes with sslf-,losing top or cover.
Each room used for the repairing or riecips
tosether Of iphammable motion picture hlnl
| shaH contain a metal can wherein all vast,
| rarts and scraps of such films shall he placed
\ and kept corered with water; the waste rsrt,
| and SCRAPS shall he removed daily and safely
disposed OF. In no case shan inhsmmahle mo.
| tion picture films. or portions thereof hs de,
posted with waste paper, refuse ruhhish
separate metal-covered cans shall be provided
| for all waste paper. refuse or rubbish.
All storage manufacturing. rerairinE and Fl
| animation Of inhammable motion picture film,
shall be under the direct supervision Of one OF
more persons who shall demonstrate their fitness
for the position to the satisfaction Of the Chief