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AN ORDINAWE
ERECTION or
THE' SUIWLE HANDRATLING IN' ALL STATF-
WAYS LEAD.[J%TG FROM FALLS, THEATRE ROOMS AND BUILDINGS
GENABALLY U811P BY TER PUBLIC IN Tlfl. CITY OF CALPMI�,LL
Wn PROVIDING VCR THE SAFETY OF AND THE 111SPECTION 01''
ALL SCHOOL BUILDINGS, PUBLIC HALLS, CHURCHIS, THEATERS,
HOTELS, APARTMENT HOUSES AND OTITTV BUITZIXGS PASORTED
TO OR OCCUPIED BY LARK UUMBIPS OF PEOPLE, FOR THE
PURPOS9 OF DETINMINING THE SAFETY OF SUCH BUILDINGS
AND POP TEN CONDEMNING OP SLUE, AND PRASCRIPIXG PENAL-
TIES YOR Tlgf' VIOLATION THIP110F.
BE IT OW)A BY THE MAYOR ANT) COUNCIL
of the City of Cal"Well:
Section I.— Every porsou, firin, colaparly or corporatKII
OWning any building containing a hall, theatre or opera louse
within the City of Caldwell, in whioh there is a stairway lead-
Ing, to and from said ball theatre, or opera houze used generally
by the public, shall construct or cause to be constructed, good
ana sufficient hand tailing on each side of an(i extending brow
11:e 'top to tho bottom of the stairway.
nection P.- Any porson I firm or corporation owning
or having the control or maytagment of any school building,
publib ball, church, theatre, hotel., apartment house or tiny
other public building resorted to or accupied by a large
number of people mnst provide the oahic with sufficient ains
safe means of escape In case of fire or otPer accident, aad
in all cases the door's of ' when wood for viblic
passaZe, shall oPOR n P
,titwardly, and the doorways arld passaLep,
slAil1 be so constructed as to allow eighteen inches width fo r
concert, lecture, or any public assmiblage.
So 3.- All bUiidirigs two or inure stories high
uscId for Public assemblaLle shall be provided With one or Wore
metalic ladders or metal fil'o SSCUPCIO.
Soction 4-.- The *MnYov and CoUnCil shall insPoct
or cau3 41 ,, o bey dilspected., at loaot once a year, all school
buildings, Pu-blic TVAllS, churches, theatres, hotels, 8partiflent
houses and other public buildiags rusortad to 6 occupied
by large number of persons, for the purpose of (loterlodhi'le
th vr of such bud.ldings, halls churches, theaters, hotels
apartment houses wnd other public buildings, the Btron_,o;th of
their floors and Their Walls, the sufficiency of their doors
, passageways, iolos arid stairvr;.Ys and. other facilities for
egress in. case of fire or'other accident.
Section 5.- y in the opinion of the bIUYo:r'
and after in.-pocti.on as providod in Section 4 of this
orcullance, any school building, public hall, church, hotel,
apartment or any otboT public building resorted to or occupied
by a ILAM r1t)Aal or
U - of persons shall b(,-) ftoin any cause whatever,
in a condition to be dangerous to persons or property, said
Mayor and Council shall cause notice to be given to the owifter
or owners of such building, ball, chUreb, thoat hotel I
apari,irient or other public building, or to his , her or their
agents,or to ally one baving control thereof to refraill frO
the u.eo tT, until repaired o_� made safe as ProVided by
this ordinance and, to the., entire s, of the Nnyor
allo cou.11cii., and twat neiner the. owner or owners, agont nor
lot , , I
vgents nor any one having such control of Such Wtool building,
hall , church theatre, hotel, apartment house or public
building shall use or permit same to be used after notice is
given as provided hereinuntil made safe as borein provided.
Section 6.- Any per, oar persons vi6latinp, any o f
the Provisions of t1iis ordiriance, shrall be doomed &ailt of a.
ia.I-6w-Vzjm and upon conviction thereof shall be punished