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Home My WebLink AboutORD NO 344ORDINANCE NO. ~ NEW SERIES AN ORDINANCE A~dENDING ORDINANCE NO. 182 NEW SERIES OF THE CITY OF BEERSFIELD, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORD- INANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE C GJNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, as follows: SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 162 New Serges, entitled "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE CONSTHUCTION ERECTION,. REPAIR, ALTERATION, DEMOLITION, CONDEMNATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS IN 'THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIF- OHNIA, AND REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. 179, 197, 276, 311, 323, 347, 395 AND ORDINANCE NO. 32 NEW SERIES AND ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH" be and the same is hereby amended insofar as said ordinance relates to the regulation and construction of Theatres and Motion Picture Houses by adopting that portion of the Pacific Coast Conference Uniform Building Code, 192~ Edition, as amended, a copy of which said code is attached hereto, which relates to theatres and motion picture houses, excepting,however, therefrom Chapter 41 of said Code, pertaining to the installation of proscenium curtains, and said portion of said Code is hereby adopted. And provided further that the proscenium opening shall be provided with a fireproof curtain of asbestos or other fireproof material, and shall slide at each end within iron grooves securely fastened to the brick wall, and shall extend into such iron grooves to a depth of not less than six inches on each side of the opening. Said fireproof curtain shall be raised at the commencement of each performance and lowered at the close thereof, and shall be operated by machinery for that pUrpose, and shall be balanced in such manner that it will slide down automatically when released. In any theater constructed after the date this ordinance becomes effective said fireproof curtain shall be constructed, operated, maintained and hung in accordance with the following specifications: Said fireproof curtain shall have a pecket the entire width thereof, at the top and bottom of said curtain for pipe battens. The top pipe batten shall be two inches in diameter, and the bottom batten shall be one and one-half inches in diameter, said battens to be reinforced at every Joint with not less than a six foot section of pipe housed and riveted, the ends of said top batten to have forged eye plugs riveted thereto, reamed for guide rope and the eye plug hardened. The ends of said bottom batten shall have plug threaded for a three-quarter inch guide pipe to be eight inches long and to be resar. ed at the ends. The edges of said curtain to have not less than a three inch hem, thoroughly stitched, with metal guides on twelve inch centerS, to be fastened to said curtain with not less than three rivets. Said curtain to have flexible iron guide wires in the grooves, on the sides of said proscenium wall of not less than number 10 gauge; said iron guide wires shall pass through all the metal guides on the edges of said curtain, and shall be provided with turnbuckles to keep the guide wires tight. There shall be not less than three safety stay-chains for every twenty-five feet of said proscenium opening and one stay-chain for every ten feet or fraction thereof over twenty- five feet of said proscenium opening. The counterweight rope straps for said curtain shall be reamed for wire rope thimbles, and said safety stay-chains shall be straight link, in order to prevent foul- ing. The top batten of said curtain shall be provided with forged iron straps, to which said safety stay-chains shall be fastened to said proscenium wall by bolts seven-eighths of an inch in diameter, passing entirely through said wall. The links of said safety stay- chain shall not be less than one-quarter ~nch in diameter and shall be welded links. Said counterweight ropes shall have turnbuckles at counterweights, in order to trim said curtain. 'Said counter- weights to be placed in T iron or channel iron guides on the side wall, and the said guide ropes to have turnbuckles. The sheaves for counterweights of said curtain to be not less than twelve inches dia~er, with ball or roller bearings. Said sheaves to be placed on iron brackets; said brackets to be fastened by bolts passing entirely through said proscenium wall, and so placed that said ropes will not drag or chafe. All said sheaves to be properly grooved for said ropes. The working line of said curtain shall be flexible iron tiller rope, of not less than five-eighths of an inch diameter, a~'~ached to top and bottom of said counterweights and Shall pass through the fly and stage floor, with. suitable tigh~ner sheaves under said stage floor to keep said working line taut. All openings in said floors shall have llgnum vitae bushings installed to prevent chafing of said working line. Said working line to be placed as near the exits to proscenium opening as possible. Said working line to be fastened to said top batten of said curtain with forged iron straps, reamed for wire rope thimble s. Said proscenium curtains shall be placed at least three feet distant from the footlights at the nearest point. SECTION 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed. ..... coo ..... I HEREBY CERTIFY That the foregoing ordinance was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof iheld on the .~/~ay of April, 1930. Ayes: Ben . Carlock, Cotbert, Headen, Johnson, Martin, Waiters ~oeS: ~ ......................................................................................... Ab~ent~.....~ ................... Council of Ap ' 1930. City 'icio Clerk of the the City of Bakers field.