Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1917)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 527 .1. — la)— All exits shall he of a width of not less than e feel in the clear, and all exits must at all times during performances he kept unlocked and free frnm any and all obstructions. M is not sufficient that one bait ■bit door be kept unlocked, bul l>"ih parts must be unlocked and at all times rive full width of exit space, (b)— Exits shall be maked "EXIT*' in plain lettering;, and each exit sign shall be illuminated approved colored light, which shall be kept burning during the occupancy auditorium, and shall be on a circuit separate and distinct from the circuit supplying the lights in the balance ol the auditorium, (cp In addition to the lighting provided in the foregoing paragraph, there shall ■mcy circuit, to be equipped with separate lov lamps, supplied from a storage battery, which, in the event of the failure of the regular power circuit, will be automatically cut in by a low voltage solenoid release, or other similar device. This circuit to be plain uncolored lamps, which shall be located at the exits. (d) There shall be a separate entrance and exit at the front qf the theater, and the following ratio shall be followed: In houses seating less than 250 At least 2 S"fO0l doors at front of theater, 2 5-foot doors at rear. In seating from -'51 to 500 — At leasl al front of thi ■1 rear. In houses Beating more than 500 Al least tl front, which exit space shall 1 00 or fraction over 5011. 4 5-foot don is. i\\ 1 each side of the auditorium leading to paved courts, or a court and a public passage i than 10 feel in width. Said courts to bi constructed in the I the building seats more than 500 but less than 1000, Court shall be 001 less than ; feet in width. Where the building seats from shall be not less than 8 feet in width. (e) Exits than front exits must he equipped with approved lire prooi doors, ird and be so hung as not to in any way obstruct any passage when opened. All hinges to be bolted on. seats -hall he securely fastened to the floor. ^ Seats -hall be separated by arms, and shall he of a width of not less than iS inches from center to center, and no swivel seals shall be permitted. 6. — Seats shall be placed in rows of not less than 30 inches from back ~, There -hall be not more than 6 seats intervening between any one 1 an aisle, not more than 1 ,? seats in any row between any two aisles. I here shall he a space of not less than 12 feet between the front -eats and the picture screen. 9.— Lighting throughout the building to be by electricity. 10. — All electric wiring ami equipment shall be installed in accordance with the specifications of the existing Code. ; 1 There shall he not less than two approved J.1. gallon chemical fire extinguishers in every such auditorium, and not less than two ,: j', eallon fire extinguishers in the balcony of such building, an 1 1 than one tire extinguisher of approved type attached to the booth. I'lie operating booth for the machine shall he in accordance with V of Assembly No. _-o6, P. L. 1909, p. 346, in all details. 13. In addition to the fire extinguisher hereinbefore provided at operating booth, there shall be two bucket containing dry -and kept in the booth, and there ?hall be no combustible materials permitted within the 1 tli. 14— H the heating plant he in the same building, it shall he sepal >'■ I from the auditorium by fire proof compartment having fire proof walls. or, equipped with tire proof door, and where pipes lead pi nings must be completely filled so as to leave no crevtee with fire proof material. 1 5. Heating mu-t be by means of steam and radiators shall he located above tin Boot level, recessed in side wall-. No heating plant -hall be permitted under any main passage w a vs. exits, or inn lei any part of the -eating space. if-. No dwelling, tenement house, apartment house, hotel or department -tore shall he permitted above any part of Such building, 17.— The minimum height of ceiling shall not be less than iX feet. 18, The ventilation -hall he in accordance with the proposed State Building Code. There shall be one ventilate*] located in the highest poinl 10 -The rear and side esits shall be at the ground level, and the floor -hall he raised or lowered to a oroper level to tllov for this. When the -found level shall he above the floor level, it shrill be excavated to the floor ■"1 a pa v eel run way made on a gradient of not more than 1 foot m 10 feet. In an) case where this 1 not possible, it shall be -iibjcct to pproval of the Departmenl ol Lab.01 and Industry. 1 main entrance shall he frei and aoproach made by 1 pitch not greater than 1 foot in 10 feet, with no perpendicular rise. One step of not more than inches will he permitted from the level of the sidewalk to the beginning of such ■ 21. Balconies will not be permitted in bu 1 lot of vidth. N o balcony shall haw a -eating capacity of more than ;,o'; of the y of the main floor. I 11 total widl I irways leading from the balcony shall be not n 6 feel ft inches, witl [center hand rails, and newell post of not less than 7 feel in heigh) at tin 24, There shall be at least two stairways from balcony and they shall not lead into the main auditorium of the building. I*he risers of such stairs shall be no; n and the hall he not less than to incl ■ shall .K m -clipping man 1 shall be tairways, 36. In additioi ttrways. there shall be al least two fire e ■ ivered, one on eithei side of the building, leading to o street, and must not pass any openings in the wall of such building. Nor shall they re-enter the same building or any other building. Such fire than 4 feet it. 27, Entrance lo fire escapes shall be tlir..-,ioji double, outward -winging. . not less than 5 feet in width in thi hung as to swing cleai t to in any way obstruct -neb fire escape. y fore the erection .0 for the n of motion pictures, two ret showing clearly and fully the ' length an 1 k idtl 1 the building ; wing inclines and floor pi'ch; arrangement of seat-, showing number of rows and • in a row. wi'h dimensions tween rows; size -^ floor beams, w ills etc., and ture machinery and lighting; location of all fire equipment; a diagram of tli. property showing outlets from all exits; said blue prints to be submitted to the Department of Labor and Industry at Harrisburg, and have the approval of that Department before work on such erection or adaption be begun. 29. Iluildings in which there shall be a stage, equipped with movable and dressing rooms, shall be considered^ as a theater and shall be subject to the regulations which govern the construction and arrangement of theaters. An additional clause was proposed to the effect that all moving picture houses now in operation shall conform to the provisions of these regulations, as nearlv as possible, within a given time limit, such proposed alterations to be subject to the approval of the Department of Labor and Industry. NEW YORK LOCAL NO. 1 PERMANENTLY ORGANIZED. Enthusiastic Meeting of Exhibitors at Hunt's Point Palace Tuesday Night Establishes League in Greater New York. ONCE more the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of America has proper representation in Greater New Y"rk. Since tlir members of the "Id New York association 1><<lted from the League at the National convention last July, it has been diffi cult t>-r the parent organization to get a foothold in the greater city. Several attempts have been made and have failed until the matter was finally taken up by President John J. Wittman Cinema Club of the P>ronx and his associate'-. The Cinema Club was organized in the Bronx about a year ago and steadily maintained its independence of all outside influences. It built up a strong organization among the exhibitors of the Bronx ami has been of great material assistance to its members. Believing, however, that the prestige of the club would he increased by affiliating with the National League the members de eided a few weeks ago to reorganize New Y'>rk Local No. t. Arrangements looking toward that end were made upon the occasion of the latest visit to New York of National President M. A. Neft" and the process of organization has since been goinp; on until last Tuesday evening, April 14, when a permanent organization was effected by the adoption of bylaws and the election of officers. The meeting in question was held at Hunt's Point Palace, in the Bronx, President Wittman presiding. After the regular business of the Cinema Club had been transacted a meeting of the temporary organization of Local No. 1 was called Louis S. Harris of the committee appointed to draft a constitution and bylaws read the report of that committee which constituted the rides for the new organization. They were adopted unanimously ami the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President. John J. Wittman; first vice-president, K. L. MacNabb; second vice-president. Louis S. Harris: secretary, M. L. Fleischman; treasurer. John J. Mullaney; serjeant-at-arms. J. L. 1 leegan. The constitution provides for the organization of brandies in each borough of Greater New York. The Cinema Club will be known as Branch A; other branches will be designated in the order Formed. When every borough is organized a central body will be formed to transact the busui' SS of the L >eal. but all branches will maintain separate organizations to meet local condition-. \ficr the meeting the members present partook of lt light lunch provided by the Cinema Club NEBRASKA CONVENTION CALLED. Secretary E. Q Preston, of the Nebraska State Exhibitors' League, has issued a call for the annual convention of that organization which is to take place at Grand [sland, Neb., on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 2 and 3. It is expected that President Neff of the National League wiTt be presem and thai the meeting will be one of the blggesl ever held in that State. \ meeting of the State Board of Direct »rs will be held on V ril -.7 and 28 to complete arrangements for the meeting. Member who have suggestions' to make concerning tin vention are invited to be present at that time or i,> write to try Preston, Sm erior, N"eb., or to P. L Mr Car thy, resident, Grand Island. Any information regarding the League or the convention can be obtained from the officers mentii 'tied. the p?a ■ located; locution of heating of moving pic NATIONAL SECRETARY WILEY IS OPTIMISTIC. Wiley, National Secretary of tin Motion Picture Exhibitors' League, lias returned i" Dayton, Ohio; and writes to the Moving Picture World regarding the outlook for the Fourth \nmi invention and Second International Exposi tion ;■■ lie held at Dayton, in an enthusiastic vein. "I am more than pleased with tin outlook," he writes. "Within the next thirty days we will not have an inch of spaee left on the ground floor. We have secured contracts from some of the best people in the business and the cxliilii: will 1m of ;, great variety," he continued, "and I believe thai the attendance at the convention will he a record breaker."