Moving Picture World (March 1908)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 18: NE W RULE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT POLICE IN REGARD TO MOVING PICTURE MACHINES. The Massachusetts District Police has promulgated new roles and regulations governing the operation of moving picture machines. In view of the fact that these •machines have recently caused considerable loss and have always caused underwriters considerable concern, the rules are of sufficient importance to be printed at same length: No moving picture exhibition will be allowed in any room or building -atfl 3 license from the Chief of the District Police, or a certificate from a inspector of factories and public buildings, has been obtained for said room or building except that, in the city of Boston, the license, certificate or permit for the room or building and exhibition, is to be issued by the pjison or persons duly authorized to issue said license, certificate or permit The machine must be placed in a booth or enclosure approved by an inspector of factories and public buildings, and in which the said inspector's certificate of inspection is posted in a conspicuous place. The booth or eaelosnre must be so located as not to obstruct any aisle or passageway or to obstruct or render dangerous any exit from the exhibition room or building, or to be liable to interference by any person in the audience. Scfncient means must be provided to allow the.operator safe and convenient euirv- to and exit from the booth or enclosure, and to enable him to quickly and safely use the fire extinguishing apparatus, and to safely work from the oatside of the booth or enclosure in case of fire or accident. The machine and support upon which the machine rests, and the rheostat and its support, must be securely fastened to the floor, and no part shall come in contact with wood or any inflammable or combustible material. Any change in mechanism, or alteration of any moving picture machine after it has been approved and tagged by an inspector of factories and pablic buildings, will be cause for removal of the tag and condemnation of tie machine. The removal of the inspector's tag will be cause for con- demnation and prohibition of its use. No inflammable or combustible curtain or enclosure will be allowed aronnd the machine or rheostat. Where wires for conveying electricity pass into or through, or rest on any structure around the machine, ample insulation must be provided by the use of conduits, porcelain tubes or other insulating substance. The wire attachments conveying electricity mast be properly insulated, and must be inspected by the operator before every operation, and the maximum voltage must not exceed 110 volts used m operating the machine. A switch for shutting off or controlling the electric current must be provided, and so placed as to be ready for instant use by the operator. If' means for controlling lights in the auditorium or building are provided in the booth or enclosure, additional means must be provided near the-main entrance for such control. Sufficient fuses to prrrent the passage of too great an electric current must be provided and properly placed for wires conveying electricity. The arc lamp must be covered with an iron box so arranged as to catch all sparks and hot pieces of carbon, and all other lights in the booth or enclosure must be covered by a wire guard. The rheostat must be covered with perforated sheet iron or heavy wire netting of fine mesh, to prevent any metallic substance or £lm coming in contact with it when in operation, and must be securely fastened to the floor and properly insulated. No water rheostat will be allowed in any booth or structure surrounding the machine, or in any part of the building, in which the machine is located. A Ere extinguisher of the carbonic acid gas pattern, in good working order, must be provided and located inside the .booth or enclosure, ready for iastant use. The films must be wound upon a metal reel incased in an iron box with a slot in the bottom only large enough to permit the film to pan through two sets of metal rollers, which must fit tightly to the film. The joints necessary in the construction of this box must be made tight without the use of solder. The cover which admits of the placing or removing of the reel in said box must have hinges so arranged that it will at all times close tight, and be provided with a fastening to lock when closed. Under this box must be arranged a box of similar design and construction, containing a reel for the reception of the film from the box above, with a slot in top and with two sets of rollers as directly under the top box as possible; the film to be conducted from the upper magazine or bos and thence into the lower =2gazine or box of the same construction placed as near below the focus u possable, with a metal tube or some other approved shield large enough to allow the film to pass through that tube or shield into the lower box or °*2atine without any friction. The film reels must be operated by a crank j--"7 secured to the spindle or shaft on head of the machine so there will « no possibility of its coming off. A shutter must be placed in frost of t-e eondeasor so as to be instantly closed. when' necessary. No electric notcr will be allowed with which to operate the machine. No films, pieces Has, or loose combustible or inflammable material will be allowed to reaaai to the booth or enclosure, mite™ protected by —trf covering, **cept the films while actually being rewound or repaired. AH films must m\ rewound or repaired in the booth or enclosure surrounding the machine, AU hlf 13 * ta ^ 1 k* s ?P arate 'y kept in a closed metal box made without colder. tV. aSu ° r "^Sarines containing films must be kept closed while operating j^p^hjne- The door of the booth or enclosure containing the machine „^\ te ke Pt closed at all times when the machine is being operated, and ~-«Knt ventilation must be provided to carry off any excessive heat sea- t^iJS^i or permitting it to be done, or matches will be allowed in ocoth or enclosure surrounding the machine. not aS£©i?Gi ta mis& a ©©f»s% TT©^3 Moving Picture Machines Edison, Powers Comeragrapb No. 5, Oncograph and Optigraph No. 4 and all accessories Grand Monarch Special Rheostat made of Climax Wire We deal in everything in the Moving Picture Business A. Q. ERARD P fo£ c c^ c a A c<>. Manufacturers and Dealers 714 GULL STREET - - KALAMAZOO, MICH. E2s^ci^it^:^^ii-SLsr ■.;.::-.-:■ ..-.' ^'"•■ ■ v3 B ' -■■ ■■■-•'.■-■-■- , :•>---. ^^^•-^Lr^ ^^^^*^mm By SCdTT ^ VAM ALTERA 57 PEARL STREET LATEST SETS, $5.00 PER SET " Make Believe " "Two Lulls Baby Shoes' "Summertime" "Sweetheart Days" " For the Red, White and Blue " "la the Garden of the West" "I'm Starving for One Sight Of Yon." Xbooo Sets can aloo bo o£»coir»oci from most The many advantages of renting your films from a concern in the Film Service Association. You are assured subjects by the Manufac- turers who have made the M. P. ?arae famous, and whose films it is impossible to do without to make your theatre successful, and it costs no more for first-cl^ss service than formerly. Pay no attention to the sorehead, knocker, or junk film exchanges, they are hanging them- selves and dying fast. We all start on the road to success March 2d, get in the band wagon and come along, and be happy forever. Only the pests and sis for ten men will stay out. Any business will get undesirable customers unless regulated, unfortunately a great many have i crept into the M. P. business, but they will now have to make good or get out. You can get anything you want in Pitts- burg," Pa., Dss Moines, fa., or Rochester, N. Y. PITTSBUBS OALSiUM USHT «K0 FILM GO. ^m%m*&mm&m**-^:-