Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-31
CITY OF WOR G E I E r i.
AN ORDINANCE
In relation Manufacture Storage and Sale of Petro-
leum and its Products


Be it Ordained By The, Mayor. Aldermen and Common
CoIneg q me CITY Of Worcester, in CITY Council as
SECTION /. ANY person desiring to manufacture re
posed wholly par of the producis Of pero-
enm in The CITY ofWorceter except as provided in the
the acts of the year eighteen hun red sIxty-nne
shall make ape &c ton in writing Tar lie therefor
TO the hoard of Aldermen of shall state in
such applica ion the locality, huning, or part of
bull ling, tor which he desires license whether he
desires license for manuactu ing ning and mixing
said art rs or any Of them. or license or
erred 10 the hief En- neer Of The Fire nepartment
who shall within week from he time Of such ref r.
Assstan, Engineers the locality or buiong desert ed in
suet application, and report in writing the Board of
Aldermen his opinion Of the proprlety of granting the
license ap lied for.
turing, refining. mixing storing keeping articles
ofhem. upon any court ALLY, Sidewalk Get
within the limits of the CITY,
stcnonS No license shall be granted for mixing.
storing. or keeping crude petroleum. naptha or gasoline
articles are contained in metallic vessels securely closed
Sections No license shall ne grained FOR selling or
refined petroleum, which has not been spected by
the officer appointed for that purpose by the Mayor and
sectioa 5. Except as hereinbeore expressly provided
licenses inag oe grantea or manu- cturing refining
in cellars or upon the hs floor Of Blu dngs other
the Board Of Aldermen may in each cas- deler-
mine. except That license shall be gran Tor manu-
featuring, refining mixing, storing keeping said
cles OF any of them. upon the first floor building
greater quantity than thirty gallons unless tie
same be contained in metallic securely closed
Sections There shall be expressed in said license The
name of the person persons whom the lie .nse is
granted and whether lie or lhey, are permitted
ufcture refine mix said ARTICLES or any OF them or
to store and keep them, both description of the
locality, bGildng, art If building ctn sed and apy
limitations upon the quantity Of sai articles. any of
them, which may be m nuiactured, refnei mixed
stored kept therein the manner of N nufac
turing, refnng, mixing. storing keeping the same,
which the Board OF Aldermen may in each case see tit
TO impose; and any person so ictnsed NAV manufac-
ue, refine. mix store or keep said articles any OF
Them, within tue terms of his license, either his own
account or on account of any other person. All persons
holding such license 81 all allow the Chief Engineer of
the Fire Department or Of the Assls ant Engineers
the Inspector or Inspectors appointed by Mayor
and AldeI men, to eLter the premises described
license and take such samples of oils and make such
examinations of the premises said Ing or
spectors deem expedient. Any violation terms of
said license shall work revocation The same the
Board of Aldermen may revoke any license, without
cause, at any time.
Section l. It shall be the duty of the Chief and AS
sistant Engineers o the FIRE Department and OF the
Inspectors appointed by the Mayor and Aldermen to
make complaint TO any court OF competent jurisdiction
OF all violations of the provisions CT HAPPIER l52 and
chapter 3i5 of the Acts OF the year 1869, and TO
bring suits IN the name Of the Mayor OF tiy against
for sale any oil fluid composed wholly or in pat Of
the proGucts OF petroleum, without the license required
by this ordinance.
Section 8. Whoever shall violate any of the provs-
ions OF this ordinance shall forfeit and pay every
such violation the sun of fifty dollars.
section g. his ordnance shall take effect ten days
after its passage.
Passed 10 be ordained December 20, 1872.
A copy, attest:
DIS G2t SAMUEL SMITH. City Clerk