New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-25

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5tre1sfred to TIE xdlhi! iSitorr II Impro1Sv;;;
Storage II Ceal on.
Mr.. Lewis presented position, Wit
nearly five thousand signatures, calling fo
restrictions ON the storage Of coal oil, m
in connection Herewith offered the follow
ing amended ordinance: ,Y,e,-. ..,s
An ordinance relative to the storage, keer
ing, refining, manufacturing, sale an,
disposal Of petroleum, and other IN
fammable oils and commodities.
Be it ordained by the Council of the cit,
Of Neg Orleans, That it shall b unlawful
except Is provided for in this ordinance
for any person or persons, in his or thei
own right, or in behalf Of another, to stOr,
or keep to manufacture, refine or mix, or u
manufactured, refined or mixed, within tn.
corporate limits Of the city Of New Or
leane, in any warehouse, building, tene
| meDt, or in any yard or street, or ON thu
banquette or sidewalks thereof, or In any
one locality in said city, in . quantity ex
ceedlng hve barrels, or twenty cana Of five
gallons each, any camphene, dangerous, in.
tiammable or burning fluid. or any pro.
| ducts by distillatiopn IF coal, petroleum or
rock oil, asphaltum OF shale Of peat, knovu
under the various names Of naphtha, kero-
eene, benzine or benzOle. or any illuminat-
ing oils Of any KIND or nature whatsoever.
SIC. 2. Be it further ordained, etc., That
any person or persons, desiring to store OF
Keep for sale, or otherwise, or TO manufac-
ture, refine or mix, in any one locality with
IN the corporate limits Of the olty Of New
orleans, any OF the fluids, produces, oils, OF
| any OF the other commodities or articles
mentioned and set forth in the first section
OF this ordinance. in quantity exceeding
| five barrels, or one hundred gallons. shall
cause the building, premises or locality in
which said fluids, products, oils, or other
| commodities or articles are designated to he
stored, kept, sold, manufactured, refined,
mixed, or otherwise used or disposed Of, to
be actually surveyed and inspected by the
chief Of the fire department Of the city of
New Orleans, or the City Surveyor Of said
city, and shall obtain from such inspecting
ofncer his certificate to the effect that the
building. premises Or locality, BY him Actu.
ally inspected and specifically described in
the certificate, has and cnOtains suitable
iron tanks, levees, excavations, or earth en-
bankments, to prevent the overflow or
escape OF any Of the fluids, products, oils,
or commodities referred to in this ordinance.
and that the contemplated use Of tho ,n.
epected premises will Eot endauger the ad-
joining or other premises. in the event Of
accident or fire.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the certificate of survey and inspection, re-
ferred to in the second section of this orii-
nance, shall be returned to the Mayor; and
upon his approval thereof the Mayor il hOre-
by authorized to issue certificate, in which
snail De expressed the name Of tho person
or persons to whom the said certificate is
granted, and whether he Or they are per-
United to store and keep for sale or other
wise, or TO manufacture, refine or mix anv
OF the articles or commodities embraced by
this ordinance, or all Of them, or both, to-
gether with description of the locality,
building or part Of the specified building;
and in said certificate shall also be ex-
pressed any Limitation upon the quantity Of
such articles, or any Of them, which may be
stored. kept, manufactured, refined or
mixed, and upon the manner of manufac-
turing, refining, mixing, storing, or keeping
the same, which the Mayor may in any case
see hit to ip'pOse; and any person 90 licensed
may store or keep, or manufacture, refine or
mix sald articles, or any Of them, within the
terms OF his certificate. either on his own
account or on the account Of any other
person.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, etc., That
every person or persons, holding the certif-
cate aforesaid, shall be compelled to have
the same hung in some open and convenient
spot, at the place where the business COW
cred BY the said certificate is carried on, 90
that the same may, at any time during
business hours, be seen and inspected; and
every person holding such certificate shall
permit the Administrator of Police, BY him
self or his agent, the Superintendent of Po-
lice, the Chief Engineer OF the Fire De-
partment, or any person or persons desig-
mated by the Mayor, to enter the promises
described in the certificate and make such
examination, and take such samples a. may
he deemed expedient by such party.
SEC. ,: Be it further ordained, ETC., That
no certificate shall be granted for manufac-
turing, refining, mixing. storing or keeping
' SAID . articles, Or any Of them, upon any q
within the corporate limits Of the city, nor
in any part Of q building occupied in whole
or in part as q dwelling house, nor upon the
floor Of any building above the first floor.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, etc., That
any and every person guilty Of . violation
OF this ordinance shall be subject to the
payment of tine, not to exceed one hum
dred dollars. for each and every contraven-
ton, and to imprisonment for . period not
to exceed one month.
SIC. z. Belt further ordained, etc., That any
and every such person who shall be guilty Of
q violation of this ordinance as hereinbefOre
set forth, and shall continue in such con-
prevention for four and twenty hours, shall
be considered as guilty of further viola
ton OF the ordinance, and shall be subject
to the payment of fine and punishment
set forth for each and every
twenty-four hours during which the ordi-
nance is violated or contravened.
SEC. 9. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
this ordinance shall take effect from and
after the first day Of December; 1871.
Mr.. Shaw objected to the phrase ''illumi-
mating" oils as too sweeping. including, az
it did lard oil and other comparatively
harmless products, and suggested change
to ''inhammable."
With this amendment the ordinance was
passed.
Miscellaneous Business.
Mr.. Delassize presented the following
report:
New ORLEANS, October "a, 1871.
70 the City Council of New Orleans:
The undersigned, to whom was referred
the matter of providing suitable grounds on
which to erect an insane asylum for the
city, beg leave to report in favor Of the
for the sum of Us, 600, cash.
The conclusion announced was arrived at |
after carefully weighing the merits Of vari-
Dus propositions. there being insuperable |
drawbacks in each of the cases presented.
The Soulie property is located on the
Mississippi river, q quarter of Q mile below |
The Ursulines Convent, it has frontage of !
.hree hundred and twenty-five feet on the !
liver and depth of eighty arpents, of |