The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-15

che front door of the building and in front
~ a glass so that the same may be easily
-s~ aud removed in case Of fire, said gun
-owder must be kept a. Least twenty-five
49, lway from artificial light oil hay or
-.-ta~ cOmbustlbles- and sign bearing the
-s-1-fs gun powder painted in white on
, anime background must be placed or
rs s.-.ion 5 Be 4 further ordained. that
NO person shah be permitted 10 keep
more than twenty thousand C20.ogD
-ornds Of loaded metallic cartridges and
,-7- more than twenty thousand (20G9m
~o1n6s OF paper shells in any building
In his city; that said cartridges and
-7arIs must be kept on the ground floor
--4 not more than twenty cd feet from
an exit. they shall be stored together in
s-.eh manner so that they may be cas-
III removed in case Of FIRE
section 8. No person shall be permit II
ro keep IN any building IN Savannah any
dynamite. nitro-glycerine or like explo-
section Z Be it further ordained that
q buildings constructed in Savannah aft
en- the passage Of this ordinance shall
have suitable fire stops between the plas-
ts-ing aud the weather boarding and IN
section S. Be it further ordained that all
rfimneys hereafter built in Savannah
shall be built from the ground
section g. Be it further ordained. that
al partitions erected IN houses in Savan-
nah shall go TO the ceiling or roof
Section 10. Be il further ordained. that
all stove pipes In Savannah which come
Outside Of a building shall conform to
the~following regulations:
II the stove pipe comes through the
window sash, the entire light must be
taken out and a sheet of metal put in its
place. II the stove pipe runs through the
SIDE OF the house. 1t must come throueh a
wall tube or earthen pipe. All stove pipes
must extend out at least two feet from
the side of the building, must have an
elbow, and extend upward at least five
feet above the caves of the house.
owners of buildings in which stove
pipes are now run out of the side of the
building shall make all alterations nee
essary to comply with the requirements
Of this section within sixty days from the
passage of this ordinance
Section II. Be II further ordained, that
all ashes shall be removed from build
ings within the city limits in metal mans
That no ashes shall be permitted 10 be
stored in wooden receptacles. No ashes
must be stored in any buildings
Sec r. Be It further ordained that no
trash, hay, paper, or other combustible
material shall be stored or shall be per-
mitted to be accumulated within ten feet
Of any iron graungs in a sidewalk or
Sec 10. Be it further ordained. and it
is made the duty of the chief and assistant
chief of the city of Savannah to examine
all mercantile buildings in the city at least
once every sixty days, and report in
writing to the mayor that the require
nents Of the preceding sections Of this or
dlnance have or have not been compiled
with, stating specifically wherein it has
not been compiled with. 1t shall also be
the duty Of the chief and assistant chief
fireman to put on the police docket all
who violate any of the provisions Of this
ordinance.
Sec. a. Be it further ordained that any
person who shall violate any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance by failing to
comply with any of its requirements shall
upon conviction in the police court of the
city Of Savannah be fined in sum not ex-
ceedng one hundred dollars $4,000, or
imprisoned in the Jail Of Chatham county
tor a term not exceeding thirty days, or
be subjected to both penalties in the dis
erection of said police court.
Sec 10 Be it further ordained that all
ordinances or parts Of ordinances in con-
ttict with this, be and the same are hereby
repealed
MISCELLANEOUS
communication from the health Off
Ger, recommending that four sanitary in
spectors be appointed to serve during the
summer months, from May / to Nov. /.
1880, was read and referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
Office Clerk of Council, Savannah, Ca,
April ], lS95.-First quarterly statement Of
expenditures of the city departments from
Jan. / to April l, 1895