The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
ORDINANCES.
By Alderman Bacon py request OF frs


regulations, by providing for the storage
of excelsior, moss, loose cotton. hay.
straw and other combusuble material.
Illuminating oils gasoline, benzine, naph-
tha benzine vaTnish, ether, or fluids of
a like character petroleum or any of its
products of a greater inhammabllfty than
kerosene oil, gunpowder, loaded cart
ridges metallic and paper shells; prOhib-
iting the keeping or storing within the
limits of the city OF dynamite nitro-glyce--
rine, gun-cotton, nitrate OF silver, giant
powder nitro-glycerine compounds or
other high explosives; by providing for
The nroper construction OF floors and par
titions in buildings; by providing for re-
pairs to chimneys and parapet walls and
the keeping OF roofs clear OF com
proper construction OF chimneys and
smoke stacks. by providing proper regu-
lations for the construction Of stove pipes
and the keeping OF ashes and oily waste
i'm metallic receptacles; by prohibiting the
burning Of trash and other material be-
tween the hours of sunset and sunrise;
by requiring owners and occupants OF
buildings to permit members of the fire
department and the board Of fire COM
missioners to inspect buildings and by pro-
viding suitable penalties for violation
section I. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city If Savannah,
in council assembled, ana II is hereby or
dained by the authority of the same, That
from and after the passage of this ordls
nance no pGfso9' 80 h Eean or e1rpor,ation
building in the city OF Savannah more
than Two bales of excelsior, moss. loose
cotton, hay, straw or other combustble
material at any one time, and II shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or corpora
ton, to place and let remain in any place
for a period longer than six hours, with
in thirty feet Of any building I'm Savannah
any combuStible material except in ware
houses provided for such purposes and ap-
proved by the fire chief.
Sec. II. BE it further ordained That
no person Will be permitted to keep or
store at any ono time in any one building
/ n Savannah than OF pa
oline, benzne, naphtha, benZine varnish,
ether or fluids of a like character, or ex-
ceeding five barrels Of Illuminating oils,
petroleum or any of its products of
| greater inhammability than kerosene Oil;
| except In fire proof building, or vault,
| erected for that purpose, in which all
! openings are covered with metal shutters;
| said building to be not any nearer than
| twenty-five feet of any other building,
| and at no time shall more than one hum
| dred and ten gallons of gasoline, benzine
| or naphtha be stored in said building ana
| the said gasoline. benZine and naphtha
shall always be kept in drum used for
| that purpose 1t shall be unlawful to de-
liver Illuminating oils, gasoline, benzine
| or naphtha by artificial light or after sun
| down of any day.
Sec. III. Be 1t further ordained, That
not more than twenty-five pounds of gun
| powder shall be kept In any building in
savannah at any one time; said gunpow-
| der must be placed over the front door of
the building so that 1t may be easily seen
and quickly reached in case of fire. In
| buildings having transoms over front
doors the said gunpowder shall be placed
N IN such a way as TO be plainly, seen from
| powder must be kept separate from oil,
hay or other combustble material and the
door over which the said ,gunpowder Is
placed must be plainly marked with a tn
or other sign, not less than eighteen inch
es in length and five inches in width bear
| ing the word "Gunpowder'' in red letters
on white background
Sec. ~. BE 1t further ordained, That
all loaded cartridges, loaded metallic and
paper shells, kept in any building in this
| city for sale must be kept on the ground
| floor, in metallic case or cases not more
| than twenty feet from an exit. and the
chief officer of the fire department shall
be notified by the occupant of the exact
location of such cartridges, loaded metal
| lie and paper shells at once.
Sec. V. Be it further ordained, That no
mitted to keep within the limits of the
city Of Savannah any dynamite, nitro
giycerine, gun cotton, nitrate of silver.
| giant powder nitro-glycerine compounds
or other high explosives.
Sec. VI. Be 1t further ordained, That
all buildings constructed in Savannah af-
| ter the passage of this ordinance, shall
| nave suitable fire stops between the plas-
| tering and the weather boarding and in
all partitions; that owners of property be
| required to comply with this ordinance
| when remodeling or repairing weather.
! boarding on houses erected previous to
the passage. of this ordinance; that all
| owners or their agents shall be required
to keep in thorough repair all chimneys
and parapet walls belonging to their build
| ings and all occupants be required to
keep the roofs entirely free from wood,
trash, or combustibles of any kind.
Sec. VII. BE ii further ordained, That all
| chimneys hereafter built in Savannah
shall be built from the ground; that it
shall be unlawful for any person. firm
or corporation to erect or maintain, or
have in use. in this city any chimney,
smoke stack or other structure for the es-
cape of smoke or heat, in such condition
and location as to endanger adjacent or
surrounding property to fire.
Sec VIII. Be i further ordained, That all
stove pipes in the city of Savannah which
come outside of a building shall conform
to the following regulations:
If stove pipe passes through window
sash the entire light shall be removed
and sheet of metal put in it's place.
II stove pipe comes through the side
of building ii must pass through
wall tube or earthen-ware tube fixed in
the wall
All stove pipes must extend 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 and
must be properly and safely secured, and
Stove pipes which pass into chlmneys
through partitions or through roofs of
buildings must be made to conform to the
following regulations
If the chimney is framed or cased in
with wood or lath and plaster case or
frame, the stove pipe must pass through
wall tube or earthen-ware tube set in
such frame or casing.
When stove pipe passes through ceiling,
partitions or roof of buildings, IL must
be through a sheet of metal and the wood
work must be cut away SO as to allow an
open space between the stove pipe and
the wood Of not less than three inches on
all sides.
All stove pipes passing through the roof
must extend at least FIVE feet above the
roof and be securely fastened.
That 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation to use or have
set up for use any stove or range which
is not placed or does not sit or stand on
brick stone or other fireproof material.
That all owners and occupants Of build
ings in this city shall make all alterations
necessary TO comply with the require
ments Of this section within ninety days
after the passage OF this ordinance.
Sec. TX. Be Ii further ordained,
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