portion of his or her pension, nor any other moneys whatsoever, for and toward his or her maintenance and support in said institution. 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 31, 1905. CHAPTER 82. An Act to amend an act entitled "An act to improve the condition of tenement houses in this State and to establish a State Board of Tenement House Supervision," approved March twenty-fifth, one thousand nine hundred and four. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: I. Section nineteen of the act to which this act is Section an amendment shall be amended so as to read as fol lows: 19. The words "local ordinance" and "fire limits" shall be construed as if followed by the words "of the municipality in which the tenement house is situated;" wherever the words "is occupied" are used in this act, applying to any building, such words shall be construed as if followed by the words "or is intended, arranged or designed to be occupied." amended. "Local or"fre lim dinance," its," "is oc cupied." amended. fire escapes. 2. Section thirty-six of the act to which this act Section is an amendment shall be amended so as to read as follows: 36. In every now existing non-fireproof tenement Separate house more than three stories in height, there shall be a fire escape directly accessible to each apartment, exclusive of fire escapes in air shafts and courts; and a party wall fire-escape balcony on the rear of the building, connecting with the window of any adjoining building, shall be deemed a sufficient fire escape only when the two buildings are completely separated by an unpierced fire wall throughout their entire heighth Metal and length; and all wooden floor slats and floors of parts. Section amended. Stairways. Section amended. Scuttle. fire-escape balconies shall be replaced by proper iron escape. 45. The stairways of fire-escape balconies hereafter erected on tenement-houses shall be constructed and erected to fully sustain in all their parts a safe load of not less than one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) per step, utilizing a ratio of four (4) to one (1) between the safe working load and the ultimate strength of all parts, with the exception of the tread, which must safely sustain at any point at said ratio a concentrated load of two hundred pounds (200 lbs.); the treads shall be not less than seven inches (7") wide and the rise of each step not more than nine inches (9′′); the treads shall be flat open treads of cast-iron not less than five-eighths of an an inch (5%") thick, or of flat bars not over one and one-quarter inches (14") wide or less than three-eighths of an inch (38") thick, with spaces between not more than one inch (1") or less than one-half of an inch (1⁄2"); such bars to be riveted to angle-irons of not less than one and one-half inches (11⁄2") in size, secured to strings, with double rivets or bolts; the stairs shall be not less than twenty inches (20") wide between inside of strings; the strings shall be not less than three-inch (3") channels of iron or steel, or other shape equally strong, and shall, at both top and bottom, rest upon and be fastened to a bracket, which shall be fastened through the wall as hereinafter provided; the stairs shall have a hand rail of not less than three-quarter inch (3/4") round wrought-iron rod or pipe, on each side, not less than thirty inches (30′′) or more than forty-two inches (42") above steps at any point, and same shall be secured and well braced; the stairways shall be placed at an angle no steeper than sixty degrees. 4. Section fifty of the act to which this act is an amendment shall be amended so as to read as follows: 50. Every tenement house now existing or hereafter erected, not over three stories in height, may have, in lieu of such bulkhead, a fireproof scuttle, and When iron Section amended. No inside cellar. stairs from 56. In non-fireproof tenement houses hereafter erected exceeding four stories in height, there shall be no inside stairs communicating between the cellar or other lowest story and the floor next above, but such stairs shall be located outside the building, and if enclosed shall be constructed entirely fireproof and be enclosed in a fireprof enclosure, with fireproof selfclosing doors at all openings; this provision, however, shall not apply to the stairs leading from the entrance story to the upper floors in tenement houses hereafter erected where there is no cellar or other lowest story below the said entrance story; provided, that in tene- Proviso. ment houses hereafter erected, which do not exceed four stories in height, and which also are not occupied or arranged to be occupied by more than two families on any floor, the stairs leading to the cellar or other lowest story may be located inside the building; pro- Proviso. vided, such stairs are entirely enclosed with brick walls in the cellar and the enclosing partitions lathed with metal lath or approved plaster board on the first floor and are provided with fireproof self-closing doors at both the top and the bottom; and the door at the bottom shall be located at least three feet from the foot of the stairs. 6. Section ninety-three of the act to which this act is an amendment shall be amended so as to read as follows: Section amended. Minimum 93. The depth of the yard behind every tenement house hereafter erected upon a corner lot shall not be depth. less than ten feet in every part; provided, that where Proviso. such lot is less than one hundred feet in depth, the depth of the yard may be not less than ten per centum of the depth of such lot, but shall never be less than five feet in every part. Where a tenement house here- Tenements after erected upon a corner lot has no basement, and on lots. corner Section amended. Width of court in four-story tenements. Section amended. Width of court in the cellar ceiling is not more than three feet above the curb level, said yard may start at the level of the second tier of beams. Where a corner lot is more than fifty feet in width, the yard for that portion, in excess of fifty feet, shall conform to the provisions of this act relating to interior lots. Where a corner lot is bounded by more than two streets, and does not exceed one hundred feet in depth, the ten per centum of unoccupied space shall be deemed the space required for yard. 7. Section ninety-six of the act to which this act is an amendment shall be amended so as to read as follows: 96. In every tenement house hereafter erected exceeding three stories in height, where one side of an outer court is situated on the lot line, the width of the said court, measured from the lot line to the opposite wall of the building, shall not be less than two feet eight inches in any part; wherever an outer court so situated exceeds thirty-six feet in depth, and does not extend from the street to the yard, the entire court shall be increased in width six inches for every additional fifteen feet in excess of thirty-six feet. 8. Section ninety-seven of the act to which this act is an amendment shall be amended so as to read as follows: 97. In every tenement house hereafter erected, not exceeding three stories in height, which is also not not exceed Occupied or arranged to be occupied by more than tenements ing three stories. eight families in all, or by more than two families on any floor, and in which, also, each apartment extends through from the street to the yard, the width of an outer court situated on the lot line shall be at least two feet, eight inches, running parallel with the wali; and where such court exceeds sixty-five feet in depth, the width of such court shall be increased one foot for every thirty feet or fraction thereof that said court exceeds sixty-five feet in depth; but where such tenement house is occupied or arranged to be occupied by more than eight families in all, or by more than two families on any floor, and in which the apartments do not extend through from the street to the yard, the width of an outer court situated on the lot line shall be regulated by paragraph ninety-six of this act. amended. 9. Section ninety-eight of the act to which this act Section is an amendment shall be amended so as to read as follows: 98. In every tenement house hereafter erected, exceeding three stories in height, where an outer court is situated between wings or parts of the same building, the width of the said court, measured from wall to wall, shall not be less than four feet, running parallel with wall. Whenever an outer court so situated exceeds thirty-six feet in depth, the entire court shall be increased in width six inches in every additional fifteen feet or fraction thereof. 10. width of outer court ments. amended. Section ninety-nine of the act to which this act Section is an amendment shall be amended so as to read as follows: 99. In every tenement house hereafter erected, not exceeding three stories in height, and which also is not occupied or arranged to be occupied by more than eight families in all, or by more than two families on a floor, and in which also each apartment extends through from the street to the yard, the width of an outer court situated between wings or parts of the same building, measured from wall to wall, shall not be less than four feet, running parallel with wall. Where such court extends sixty-five feet in depth, its width shall be increased two feet for every thirty feet or fraction thereof that said court exceeds sixty-five feet in depth; but where such tenement house is occupied by more than eight families in all, or by more than two families on any floor, and in which the apartments do not extend through from the street to the yard, the width of an outer court, situated between wings or parts of the same building, or between different buildings on the same lot, shall be regulated by paragraph ninety-eight of this act. outer court in teneexceeding stories. ments not three amended. II. Section one hundred and two of the act to Section which this act is an amendment shall be amended so as to read as follows: 102. In every tenement house hereafter erected, exceeding four stories in height, where one side of an inner court is situated on the lot line, the width of said court, measured from the lot line to the parallel wall of said building, shall not be less than eight feet from Inner court on lot line in tene ments exfour ceeding stories. |
