Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 14, 1921, Page 9

Spurred to activity by, the tragio Ri- alto theatre fire in New Haven two wesks ago 1§ which several were lkilled ' and scdres injured, the state police commis- sion ha sissued’a set of rules and regu- BELIE. Fd Tt i I i 2 3 3 i 3 as well as inspections &nd operating a motien picture machine form the principal features of the new regui~ tions. The rules provide that at no time shall persons b permitted to congregate in the lobby or about the entrance of & picture theatre so as.to :m-’:;’;m use- fulnees of such ents or Y - place of exit. At all tides a n-h‘.m which s motion picture is being g i 1 b penalties . 2 each entrance of every exhibition in which any theatrical ‘or motion e exhibition is presented there shall placed on which P 3 g § les and shall be subject to prowed. g 3 shown T gatag 1 £ #uance of a certificate of apppoval. | & vear a certifirate of Inspection is 10 for which a charge of $10 will No changes or alteratiens il #+ motlon pleture theatre miust be mmde first having the plans approved ~intendent of the stats DO- © §5 will be charge for ex- . plans. The rules require avery continuous run of y minutes, a metion dicture machine t o 1 + 1a-ct five minuted. standing is permitted. At no. time shall patrens, or prospective patrons be per- ns follow in part. or the purpose of administering laws -relat to motion plettire exhibi- ition halls shall be divided s to be known as Class A, nd Class C. tion halls shall include nd theatres which &are used as places of amusement n picures form a part of ent presented, and having 2 ¢ for thres hundted and )) or more ? exhibition halls shall include: slarly used as such and a sea'ing capacity of less than ) ; all educa~ hibition hall, the following information: “The number of séats on the main floor, 2. All buildings confaining exhibition |the NuMbEr of seats in the balcony amd all SA Do Rote chdn aoe fees from |the Beitibos of seats tn the gallry, It any, rbbish or combustible matter 'and shafl |and the number of persons who may pe not be put to any use which will create |Dermitted to stand in the rear of any an unusual fire hazard, and no exhibition | S€Ats on the main floor and the number hall located in the inmediate vicinity of | Who may be permitted to stand in the Tear an tunusual fire hezard will be approved. | 0f the seats in the baleeny, if any, also And aly such halls looated In a eity or |the date of approval and the name of the town, having an eléstric fire alarm sys- | ISpector, and guch other information tetn, shall, If posdible, tinve & frivite as the superintendent may dfrect. alarm box conveniently located in such | 'The fée of §5 will be charged for each hall inspection prier to & certificate of approv- 1 being issued. Such certificate of ap- will continue in fores for an in- deffnite period, provided no changes are mads in the booth, builkding or equipment, or fn the the ownership. Such certificates of approval are non-transferable and at once cease and determing when the Dusl- ness of éenducting such moving picture exhibition hall passes from the possession of the person to whom such certificate of aperoval i {ssued. Free From Rubbish 1 ‘utions and mlaces of detention pletures are presented. include all public places 13. No Class A exhibition hadl having o stage with a fly loft will Be approved unless the proseenium arch be stbstan: tially consdtructed of brick or comerate and the princiel opening proteeted by an asdhestos curtain The minor openings, if any, t6 by protected by fireproof or seéml- fireproo? doors. Any exhibition halis de- voted solely 16 the use of moving pictafres and having such asbestos curtain shall hane sald curtain so hung &s to drop au- tomatically on the meiting of & fusible Begular Inspeotions iink. In afy exhibition halls uséd for | Inspection will be made from time to mixed shows, o stage man at all times | time after a cectificate of approval has be kept on watch for the purpose of low- | been d8sued afid once a yéar a certificate ering the curtain or takifig othier ac- |of inspection will be issued and a fea of tion while moving piotures - are - heing | $10 coliected as provided in section 2288 siown. Such stage with five 16ft must, al- [ 6f the genéral statutes. For the purpose 60 'ave a SkyMeht of ventilator which | of accdunting the inspecticn year shall will antomatieslly open on the metting |end on September 30 of eaeh year. of a fusible lnk. Al Such ‘certicates. shall always de con- this department, a6 @ open alr exhibitions. cate ¢f approval will be v Claas A or B exhibition sibject to leenss by local = place of mublic amuse- ch lconse is so issued by oritles having jurieMetion, where local authorities to act after notice, ef pred- conditions not per- o safely. \ which movieg ple- el must be of sud- and on goqd founda- ustaining sately such h > imposed fzon thenm 5 - 1 cxhibition halls to thefr - and no eertificats of ap- red to an exhibiti*n hal A36r is abows the second ding in_which 1t is lo- ction o stich stages shall have eifher an amtomatic sprifKier sys- | 5picUously dlsplayed in the office of such tem be equipped at either end with a two- [ moving picture exhibition nall. inch fire hosé readly, eonnedted for im-| 18. Ia all cases where moving picturs mediate service to 4 water systém of suf- | exhibition heH is to be milt or is to ficient pressure to insurs & stream wén- |ultered or repzired, detail drawings by a ty-five feet in height.. There &hall Be at |eompetent architect should be submittsd least four fire extinguishers of an ap-|to the superinténdent for approval, For oroved type the number to dspend ubon|such examination of plans 4 fes of $5 ductor of heat. Builtin booths of brick, tile or lke material should be at least No 2, booth for two picture machines, not less tha- § feet In wWidth by 8 feet in for the purpose of producing an odsr or emoka. = To prevent a recurrence of the de- plorable cenditions recently revealed in iass A exhibiton hail lecated florr of a building shall one baleony In use, )t Class A exhibition hafls ned to the floo the size of the stage, as the inspector | wifl pe charge§. Alterations of any may dreot; such ':tulfggullh«ru 6 e | ldnd, sither either to a building, Bootr, kopt filled nd in good and 8o p or its equipment after a certifiéats of apiproval has been issied can only be mad. ween the further approval of the Supermencent. 19: Dooths may be built of any assur- \ 6d fireproof material that i a men-con- as large as shown in the following speoi- fieations for asbostos hooths: Standard agbestos boothg shalll be at least seven 1 ¢7) feet in height and will vary i other dimensions dccording to the number of machines to be used as follows: = No 1 booth for ome picture maehine, no less than § feet in wiith by 8 feet in depth; [i2TT 5. 3 dooth for two pleture machine. and a spotlight mot less tham 12 feet in width by 8 feet in depth Snioking will not bs permitted in any part of any moving ploture hail or on the stage or in any of the dréssing or re- tiring fooms connected with Such halls, Nothing shall be burned 1h any such hail Technical regulations covering booths for moving pleture machines. windows, ventilation, wiring anc precautions ré- quired in the handling of are cev- ered by Sections 20 o 54, e o BULES FOR HOMES WHERE CHILDREN WILL BE KEPT | BIG SALE OF TIRES <Prices lowest in history of tire business. Firestone, General and U. S. Royal Cords. an investigation of a Stratford home the state department of pyblic welfare adopted a set of regulations governing the requirements for family. boarding homes for children. Rules were drawn up by Commissioner Dow and are de- signed to eliminate the operation of ‘bourding homes where the\large number of childrén cared for makas it impossi- ble for the maintaintng of a proper home atmosphere. In order to abolish hardships a reasonable time will be al- lowed for the cerrection -of defects be- fore licenses are revoked. OChisvaeter of Applicants. older children. dren shall be of good quality, ly prepared, and sufficient In quantity, The rules as adonted by the sthte board of public welfare are as follows: Applicant must be of good moral character and of £00d habits, and proper moral conditions must be maintained in the home at all times. Applicant must ° furnish references satisfactory to the bureau of child wel- fara, Applieant must not suffer from any Appheant not be of an & must an sge or condition of heéalth unfitting her for the work. of earing for childrem. - Applieant must be kind in her atti- tade teward chiMren, and wise in her management of them. . 2 The resourées of the family group shall be such as to insure the boarded against curtailment of thelr proper siléwance of food and other ne- eessitles. There must mot be In the household 30x3Y; . WP VTR s 34x4 . 32x4Y/, 33x4Y, ... x4V oo B ————. ¥ V] ] Srerers 33x5 .. . I—— T % 38=8 .. “e. sketiia. s Miprrwrivsirh- S ED The 4. F.Greene Co. | Tel. 1239 331 Main Street Norwich, Conn. There skall de an adequate number attendants to fare for the ohil ‘boarded. 4 - House in Good Repair. “Tha house in which the children are arded shall be in good repair, shall ‘amfarm With the sanitary PRE-INVENTORY SALE N @) 57 AN .v 2 e SN Ve YRS Sl - 7 ,Take ‘the coupon:from tomorrow'’s. paper to your grocer, druggist, or department store,and try the new - FHamd Size [VORY SOAP D6 WKW 7\ AT 28 24 IR D) ) S N SO or Toilet Use ke AN @\' of the city or town in wh! and shall be kept in cléan and samitary eondition’ at all times. Windows and doors shall e screened. Particular care shall be given to keeping the tollets in sdnitary ¢ondition. Approval of the sanitary condition of the boerding home | by the local health authority may be required.in the discretion, of the burcau of child welfare. ~ ' There shall be adequate space for in- door vlay, and a yard or some place other than the street for outdoor play. Sleeping accommodations shall have sufficierit light and ventilation—approxi- mately 400 cubic feet of air space shall be provided for each occupant of a slecping room. The bed clothing shall be sufficient in quantity and shall be kept at all times clean and in good con- ditfon. A separate bed shall be supplied for each child, except that .two chil dren of the same parents and sex may sleep together. Proper facilities for bathing shall be provided. Babies under two years of age shall be bathed daily; children over two years of age shall se bathed at Il.ast twice a week, Individual towels shall be provided for each child. Individual hair brushes, combs. and teothbrushes shall be prn-l vided for children of suitable age, and such children instructed in thelr use, The milk supply and the water supply shall conform with the standards set by | the state department of health. Applicant must show a reasonably} knowledgé of the principles of govern- ing the feeding of infants and also of the Drineiples governing the feeding of Food supplied to chil- proper- The clothing of the children shall be sufficlent in quantity and adapted to the Season Of the year; clean and in good condition. it shall be kept A child suffering from a communica- ble disesise shall not be admitted to a home wWhere any other child is being boarded. home shall contract communicable dis- ease, he shail not be retained therein unless isolated from other childrgn. If an Inmate of a boarding A ohild who shows symptoms ef iN- ness shall be kept apart from the other children untll the nature of its iliness s ascertalned. When any inmate of a boarding home appears to be 'suffering from a communicable disease, the illness shali be reported at once to the local health officer and t§ the bureau of child welfare, Proper provision shall be made for attendance at school of all children of school age-and for the attendance ‘of all children of suitable age. at church or Bunday school of the religious faith Of their parents, when such faith is known or can be by reasonable effort ascertained. Children under 14 years of age shall have no work that will pre- €lude ample opportunity for school and play, but otherwise there fs no obj] Jeciton to their performing light and Simple tasks in connection with earry- Ing on the home. When a child fs giv- en up by the boarding mother, it shall be given up only to the parent, guardian, or other person’having the legal right to_receive it. " The admittance, death, serious illness, or removal of any child must be report- ed promptly to the bureau of child wel- fare on blapks to be supplied by the buréau. A register .will be suppNed by the bureau of child welfare, in which the bdoarding ‘mother shall record - the name, age, sex, color, an® race of ‘each ohild the names, addrésses and relig- ion of parents or guardigns—the date of admittance and date of discharge - of each child; also a hedlth record show- ing condition of child on_entrance to the ¢ | home, and’ cldent. The boarding home shall be all times between the hours of 6 a. and 9 p. m. oven to in: ion Ny a ren- resentative of the bureau of child wel- orattramoes | it is located,{ When. a boarding home or tHE home of an thy able time may be given i bring the home up to the standard be- fore ‘a license shall be revoked ‘or fe- | fused. b Suggestion that a fraveling junior pro- bation officer be appointéd to aid in ordinating and standardizing the w among the probation officers of the state expected that the name of the individual selected will be presented for the a proval of the weeks, EXPLORER DIDN'T KENOW adventure: Nome from and, not knowing that the war was over, tried to enlist in the American army so he could fight in France. —— e getting 'to Nome from tt Culf country, which lies ada’s Arctic coast, and durin ney had received no mev Cgronation ast on Can- £ his jour- country get mail som old. Once before he lefy quick service vm g . 1t being deliver- ~ ed from England in thirteen months Seaman s4id he pri back to Corjaation Gul pot oftrouble like a reach us util it is all ow s three years’ 1 applicant for a license fails to meet o constable got e foregoing requirements, a ason- in whi o » the out- Traveling Probation Officer. The commission adopted Mr. the United Dow's FOR MUNICIPAL OWXNERSHIP E OF NEW YORE TRANSIT SYSTRM ¢ : L atelSSia and ho and Bie. New York, Dec. 13.—Aporoval tn gen- under tho new juvenile court law Which 1o s ™o ol g ot eral of the pian of the state transit com- Boes into effect on Jan. 1, and he|was |gorooh 10 Wik twenty - missicn for evestual municipal owner- authorized to proceed With the selection | e oo (A€ 1o an > hip of the New York trassit system was of candidates for this position. It is |t er WAY thev lived on roots. volo % o Seaman gave an tfon of the life of the tion Gulf. The use the bow a intersas voiced at the commission’s hearing today by Dwighit W. Morrow, of the firm of J. P. Morgan and Compan; The commis- mpertance to his tes n_firm represents ts holding securities of the Interborough Ranid Transit Cem- pany—thg biggest unit In the city's wan- sit system. 2 Mr. Morrow qualified his abprowal ef the city ownership plan by saying that there “wero a great many practical QiffS- culties in the way of reaching that goak™ He said he considered it desirable to work toward ¢hat end by “extending the prin- ciple that was ade ne deserip- of Corona- commission within tw ‘n +he Corona cartridges for {hi WORLD WAR WAS OVER cents each, $2.80 a , Seaman rald. Nome, geka, Dee. 13.—An Arctic B. D. Seaman, sa e frozen north this month and fine fur m hree boxes of one-cent ma‘che; Mounted police in Seaman sald he had been three years SCoronatiox When a Federal Bureau mmz“nds you that “children should not drink coffee or tea— Why not think of your own health? ‘The Federal Bureau of Edacation includes in its rulesto promote health among the Nation's school children, grow up, is it-wuth\hling a chance with health whem bodies have the warning that children should not drink coffee or tea. Yaumhsve.-fln-t'dMM satisfying cereal beverage, Postum, with any meal, and be safe—you, and _ the chiidren, too. There’scharm with- out barm in Postum. The reason isxvell known. Coffes and tea contain drugs which stimulate and often over-excite the nerves, and 80 upset health. D ‘The harm is by nomeans confined to-children, as eny docter can tell you. If health h-v;‘uab!e to childhood, it is valuable always. If harm to health should -be-aveided until bodies Postum comes in two forma: Instent Postum (intins) made instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water. Postam Cereal . (in packages of larger balk, for those who Pr 10 make the drink while the meal is being prepared) made by beiling for wminutes. = Scld by all glocers. £ The road to he;lth is a good road for anybody to follow.