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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
12
Fire department and inspector may issue notices to owners managers or lessees of theaters and public buildings to ensure compliance with fire safety. New theaters and alterations to existing ones must meet open court exits fireproof corridors and stairs with specified widths and materials, automatic fire doors and fire curtains.
The text outlines required theater fire safety measures including curtain mechanics with weighted rods and release cords, fire doors, ventilators with fusible links, steel framing for stage structures, fireproof dressing rooms, noncombustible finishes, and explicit exit and stair design specs. It details wall and ceiling prohibitions, partition fireproofing, material standards, audience seating spacing, aisle widths, and emergency egress requirements.
The notice enumerates fireproof construction standards including automatic sliding fire-doors, wall recesses for coils and radiators, encased pipes, standpipes with minimum diameters and hose lengths, gravity tanks, gas and electric wiring controls, sprinklers with dual water sources, ready fire equipment, illuminated exits, and a mandatory painted exit diagram in programs. Chief of the fire department to enforce.
The Building Inspector may deem structures unsafe for defective walls overloaded floors or fire risks and must notify owners to repair or secure. A conspicuous notice shall be posted on exterior walls and not removed. If neglect continues the Mayor may revoke licenses and the Inspector may order immediate action with fire department aid at owner expense.
The text outlines enforcement procedures for the city code, including civil actions by the City Solicitor, creation of a three member Board of Appeal, and penalties for violations. It covers appeals timelines, board powers to interpret provisions, and the responsibility of appellants and the city for costs. It also notes the potential for criminal proceedings alongside civil actions.
The city requires advance permit fees based on construction cost, with a sliding scale from under 100 dollars to over 5000 dollars. Fees range from 0 to 5 dollars for small projects and 0.1 percent of cost for large ones, plus monthly reporting to the City Treasurer. Also repeals and city duties noted.
Long public notice announces a July 18 1913 election in San Antonio Independent School District to issue 300000 bonds at 5 percent to buy grounds and build remodel and repair schools. Ward by ward polling places named with presiding officers and voters must be property taxpayers. Notice signed Frederick Terrell and E G LeStourgeon. Screens advertised with Crockett phones.
An invitation to join the Order of Scottish Clans is extended to men of Scottish descent. Interested individuals are directed to address Clansman at Postoffice Box 409.
Bookkeeping shorthand and typing taught quickly and thoroughly day or night all year. Visit write or call San Antonio Business College 307 Alamo plaza.
A dense set of classified notices seeks young men for auto schools and railroad training, plus various factory and service jobs. Listings promote opportunities at International Auto School in San Antonio, Dallas Telegraph College, Stubbs Foundry in Waco, a crockery packer, realty rep, and government positions. Other ads solicit a bell boy, photographer, mill workers, and laborers in multiple Texas cities and Washington District of Columbia.
Help wanted notice describes male positions in situ ation wanted columns with pricing one cent per word one time or half cent per word for ten or more.
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