The Washington herald., 1921-03-09
Official Notice (Continoed)


closed into q rabbet. or otherwise be made
tirht TO. prevent the passage Of fame around
.dges; tpey shall be self-elosinE and II fast
ened OPEN shall be arranged to close auto
ma ticaily In case Of hre originating In or
out OF the vault Exterior doors shall have
lstehes al the TOP, bottom and SIDE, eon-
trolled By q single handle. Interior doors
snail be swinging doors Of the ''Kalomine''
o. Q similar approved type, eonstructed and
installed In accordance with the require
mcnfs covering exterior doors OF vaults; or
! pproved rolling steel shutter doors. or sp-
proved steel sliding doors. Interior doSs
must be Installed 90 as TO close automatical-
ly in case Of hre originating In Of, out Of the
vault.
section ie-Racks In vaults shall be built
of metal or other incombustible material nd
be arranged 20 as to prevent aim containers
being placed in any other position than on
edge In 4 vertical position. Vertical In
com mbustible partitions. equivalent In heat
insula tons and durability to three-eighth
inch hard asbestos and extending from noor
to. ceiling. shall be provided TO divide the
racks into sections 30 that the amount Of
hlm protected by any sprinkler shall not e.
ceed eight hundred and thirty pounds; the
ps rtitious shall be substa ntial and have all
exposed edges protected. Means shall be
provided to keep the eonts liners on each side
OF such partitions an inch away from the
same. The racks shall not obstruct any
vent opening. The racks shah be 50 ar
ranged that nims cannot be placed under or
between containers in the vertical position.
No film shall be stored or kept on the noor
in any vault unless q be IN shipping con-
tainers approved By the United states In
terstste Commerce Commission.
Section 17-An lights in vaults shall be
At the ceiling and Of the hxed ma rine type.
with vapor-proof globes and conduit wiring.
All switches shall be outside Of the vault
and shall be provided with small pilot
light to indicate on the outside Of the vault
whether the vault lights are on or OF.
section ls-Two hundred reels Of elm
q 900 pounds) or less may be stored In cabi-
nets, but not over one hundred reels shall
be placed IN any one cabinet Any storage
in excess Of two hundred reels shall be in
vaults. Cabinets shall have a minimum
volume Of one cubic foot for each nineteen
pounds Of film capacity. and shall in no case
have n volume exceeding thirty cubic feet.
Cabinets containing in excess OF hfty reels
Of hlm shall be divided into at least two
distinct compartments, each compartment
provided with en- independent door. and the
sepa ting partition shall be practically air
tight and OF substs ntial construction. Cabi-
nets shall b constructed follows: The
racks or drawers shall be so arranged that
the aim containers Immediately adjacent to
the partitions do not touch the same on
either side. Spacers shall be provided 20
as to have such eontainers at least one -ha II
inch away from the partition on either side.
Separating partitions shall be constructed Of
three-eighth inch hard asbestos board. or Of
one quarter inch soft asbestos board en-
closed between steel or iron sheets. % Z. Q.
gsge. The exterior sides OF cabinets and
doors shall be composed Of one quarter inch
asbestos board carried on a frame work Of
lLx1Lxh inch angles. or may he made Of
Is q. 8. gage metal. double walled, with one
and one-haH inches Of air space. The
shelves or racks within the cabinets must be
II a.
tainers on edge. and 30 arranged that film
cannot he placed under or between contain
ers In the vertical position. Doors to com
pertments shall he 80 arranged as 10 re-
main normally closed. shall be kept closed
BY catches at three points. and shall be
normally sufficiently tight TO prevent the
entrance Of fame due 10 the burning Of q
reel Of hlm in an adjoining compartment.
Doors on divided cabinets shall be hinged
on the eparating partition at the center Of
the cabinet so that they viii not expose the
contents OF one compartment TO the other in
ease q door Is open.
Section lo-Each vault. and each compart-
ment Of a cabinet when the cabinet con
tIins more than hfty pounds OF nlm. sha II
sepa tely vent TO the outer air. with a vent
ha wing minimum effective sectional ares OF
seventy square inches for each one hundred
reels equivalent TO one hundred and forty
square inches per 1000 pounds of himl
capacity. For a standard vault Of seven
hundred and nfty cubic feet. the vent open-
ing shall be one thousand four hundred
square inches.
Section ao-The outlet Of each vent shall
BE- above the roof Of the building or he made
to face street. court. or other clear space
giving q distance OF at least fifty feet to
doors. windows. or other openings. Open
tngs In walls Of building in the same plane
or parallel planes and facing in the same
direction ss that in which the vent is situat-
sA hal at ka
the intent Of rhis regulation. Where the
outlet Of any vent il higher than the roof Of
an adjacent building. the distance Of nifty
feet 10 doors. windows, or other openings
shall not apply TO opening below the level
OF the vent outlet. No vent outlet shall he
within twenty-five feet. measured hori-
Mentally. Of any exterior nre escape nor
shall IL be below any such FIRE escape which
Is within such distance.
Section 2i-AlI horizontal or vertical vent
haes inside Of a building shall be Of a con-
struction equivalent TO that OF chimneys as
specified in the Building Code OF the District
OF Columbia, Sections 81. s.. So and -, ex-
cept that for one hundred or less reels the
nue may be OF riveted steel metal Of at
least 1s L. s. gage, covered with one inch
OF approved heat insulation material and not
nearer than nine inches to any eoubustihIe
material. Exterior metal nues shall be con-
strueted In accordance with the reauirsmehts
Of Section % OF the Building Rceula lions.
Each vent opening directly through an ex-
terror wall shall be protected against the
weather by single thickness glass "a inch
thick. painted n dark color, or by other in
comhustible fragile material. in a sash ar
ranged to open automatically In case Of nre
By the use Of an approved relea sing device
placed inside the film storage. The area OF
the glass shall he tha effective sectional
area Of the vent opening. No pal nc Of glass
shall be smaller than two hundred square
inches.
Section "a light wire screen not Goa rser
tfan one eighth inch mesh shall he placed
over each vent. Bars or screens designed to
prevent Burglary or injury to contents Of
vaults shall not have a mesh Of less tina m
four inches. shall he located inside the lirbt
wire screen. and shall give the net opening
called for in this article. permanent
guard shall he installed IN each vault or
binet to prevent films from being forced
against the vent openings.
Section 23-Buildings not Of hrcproof con-
struction used for the keeping storing ha n
ding, or manufacturing OF more than Eve
reels Of innammAble motion picture films,
shall be equipped throughout with automa tic
sprinklers.
Section 24-In fireproof buildings the room
or rooms in which motion picture film is
kept. stored, handled. or manufactured ana
In poster rooms and corridors an approved
automatic sprinkler system shall be INSTALL
ed. Extra sprinkler heads shall be supu6icd
as directed by the Fire Marshal and the In
spector Of Buildings over: (aD Drying
drums. Cbl Joining. assembling and In.
specting tables. 'cl Receiving and dIstribu-
ting counters and other places where an ex-
cessire amount OF film is ha ndled
Section 25-EAch vault shall be eauipped
with automatic sprinklers, with n alto OF
Que head 20 each siXty-two and one-ha n
cubic feet OF total vault space. based on In
terror 1casurements. In no case shall the
70 oh Inns
ty pounds OF film for each sprinkler head.
sprinklers shall be arranged TO give uniform
distribution within the sections formed br
the pa rtitfons rennired under Section Ia. ana