Building Code: State of Wisconsin. Rev. 1918 |
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100 persons 12 inches air space aisles approved architect Arthur Peabody asbestos automatic sprinkler balanced stairways balcony basement bolt booth brackets brick building code ceiling cent chimney combustible concrete exit lights feet in area feet wide fire escape fireproof building fireproof construction fireproof floor flat bars floor area flue grade gypsum handrail horizontal exits hotel class inches thick inches wide incombustible material Industrial commission joists least 3 feet less than 15 light live load located lot line court metal lath mill construction non-fireproof Note number of persons ordinary construction placed platform Portland cement private assembly hall protected public passageways rail risers seats SECTION semi-fireproof partition side smoke pipe square feet Stair Exits standard fire doors standard fire wall standard fire windows standard fireproof enclosure story building stringers theaters and assembly three stories tile tion toilet room tread unit stresses urinal ventilating water-closet width wired glass wood
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Page 68 - MATERIAL Structural steel shall conform to the Standard Specifications of the American Society for Testing Materials for Structural Steel for Buildings, Serial Designation A 9-21, as amended to date.
Page 42 - ... shaft and court a door giving sufficient access to such shaft or court to enable it to be properly cleaned out: Provided, That where there is already a window giving proper access, it shall be deemed sufficient. In all multiple dwellings of class "b...
Page 120 - Every dwelling and every part thereof shall be kept clean and shall also be kept free from any accumulation of dirt, filth, rubbish, garbage or 'other matter in or on the same, or in the yards, courts, passages, areas or alleys connected with or belonging to the same.
Page 77 - ... at night, and at the head and foot of each flight of stairs, and at the intersection of all hallways with main corridors, shall be kept during the night a red light...
Page 55 - Order 5257. Floor. The floor and base of every toilet room shall be constructed of material (other than wood) which does not readily absorb moisture and which can be easily cleaned...
Page 66 - The chases around said pipe or pipes shall be filled up with solid masonry for the space of one foot at the top and bottom of each story.
Page 34 - A standard exit door shall have such fastenings or hardware that it can be opened from the inside without using a key, by pushing against a single bar or plate, or turning a single knob or handle; it shall not be locked, barred, or bolted at any time while the building is occupied. Note. For theaters, schools, large factories and hotels, etc., the "panic bolt" which operates by pressure against a bar or plate is recommended.
Page 34 - Every exit mentioned in orders 5115 — 5132 shall lead to a street, alley or open court connected with a street. All such exits, and all passageways leading to and from the same, shall be kept in good repair and unobstructed at all times. SECTION 15.
Page 78 - ... (2) in industries where food is prepared or manufactured, and (3) in glue factories, foundries, machine shops and other industries where the employes' hands become dirty or greasy, except that in industries of the last mentioned class, located in small towns, where the employes go home at noon, this requirement may be waived by the Industrial Commission.
Page 57 - Each water-closet and urinal, and each lavatory or slop sink, located in a toilet room shall be connected with a sewer system, where a sewer system is available. In locations where a sewer system is not available, or cannot be made available, the disposal of human waste may be accomplished as follows: (1) Sewage treatment tank and disposal system.