The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
Dirnout Regulations
 Affect All Persons
New Restrictions Start Half Hour After Sunset Mon- day; Air Raid WardeEs Primary Enforcement Source

nation may be treated as exterior lights and shielded so that the cone
 of light is thrown directly down.
 ward and does not exceed 90 de- greeS.
 6, .. In my store have two show windows, each of which meas ures nine feet on the front and four
 feet on the recess toward the door.
 How much light Is allowed?
 A. Two IS . watt incandescent lamps or the equivalent for each
 window. These windows each have
 linear opening totaling B feet. The
 regulations allow 'one l5-watt lamp
 to each eight feet 10 horizontal
 linear opening or fraction thereof" P1,ase note, however, that such lights as you use must be so placed that no direct gleam is visible out of-doors above a horizontal plane through these lights. Another re- striction is that you must have a light-proof back-drop or partition separating thesc show windows from the main part of your store.
 T. Q. AS the superintendent of a large apartment house,~N should like to inquire about vestioul,e and corridor lights, also back-alley exit lights.
 A. All vestibule and corridor win- dows and doors must be screened by curtains or shades for not less than the upper thme-quarters of their open area. Exit lights must not exceed the intensity of a l5- watt incandescent lamp and must be permanently shielded so that the core of light is directly downward and does not exceed 90 degrees.
 8. Q. How are the regulations applt.d to the case of glass front restaurant with windows to the floor?
 A. These glass fronts are in reality show windows and must be covered with light-proof back-drop or partition to separate them from the main part of the interior. If space permits and the owner wishes, he has the right to use l5- watt lamps in front of the curtain under the restrictions explained in answer above. Venetial blinds do not constitute a light-proof back irop under this provision.
 g. c. How about venetial blinds Il the ordinary windows of home ,r an ce-building?
 A. Thes" are allowed, but the yanes or louvres must be turned o the closed or vertical position and hey must cover the upper three .ourths of the open area, except where the windows face the water hen shades must be used.
 10. e. Are transoms regarded as separate windows?
 A. AS a general rule. transom forms a single panel of large win low and the whole opening should | be treated as a unit as prescribed i above for a show-windcw or an or iinary window respectively If the ransom is a complete window in [ itself with no other glass below, 1t | may be treated as a single window. I Tn the latter case, the covering must | De in such manner that no direct ! rays from any ligh shall shine out Jf doors above the horizontal plane | through that light.
 II. Q. If my car is standing on he street. should my parking lights be extinguished?
 A. No. your parking and tail lights should be left lighted at night when your car is standing on puo- lie highway because of the danger of passing vehicles.
 i2. c. If I plan long trip, for Instance to New Jersey. shall I find a problem with my alf-shielded driving lights?
 4. No. except on certain coastal roads beyond the New York State line. Throughout New England. and n New York. New Jersey and Della ware. the upper-half-shielding is the uniform standard. However, when fou tour beyond New England. in- Iuiry should be made as to other FMAS GhaufaN A.