The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-14

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Onnes Denzine, naphtha, benzine varnisS
elner or fluids OF a like Character ar -,
See1ing I'VE barrels Of Illuminating OILS.
Res-eieun or any OF its products OF a
greater infianmabilfty than Kerosene oif.
except in fire PROOF building or van
one1i7ss LOT OF mat purpose. IN which ali
salu Dullding TO be not any nearer than
sMSity -nVe Feet OF any other building
ana al no time shall more than one bIIT,
urea and ten gallons of gasoline bsn-F--.
or hapntha be stored in said building ana
ne SAID gasoline. benzine and na1hfbs
stlidA always be kept in a drum used for
mat purpose. 1t shall be unlawful ~ ~
liver Illuminating oils gasoline bsDzfr.
a nat ntna by artificial light or after sum
Sec. III Be il further ordained. That
not more than twenty-five pounds NJ en-,
powder shall be kept in any building in
savannah at any one time; said gllnpov-
ger must be placed over the front door oe
the building so that it may be easily seen
ana ana quickly reached in case OF fire. In
doors the said gunpowder shall be placed
IN such way as to be plainly seen from
lhe street or outside Of the building Gun
powder must be kept separate from oil
nay or other combustible material and tb1
door over which the said gunDowder il
placed must be plainly marked with a tin
or otner 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 grounI
noor, in metallic case or cases not more
than twenty feet from an exit. and the
chier officer of the fire department shall
pc notified by the occupant of the exact
location or such cartridges loaded metal
lie and paper shells at once
Sec V. Be it further ordained, That no
person, firm or corporation shall be per-
city, Of Savannah any dynamite, nitro
glycerine, gun cotton, nitrate of silver
giant powder, nitro-glycerine compounds
or other high explosives.
Sec. VI. Be it further ordained That
all buildings constructed in Savannah af-
ter the passage of this ordinance, shall
have 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 remodeing or repairing weather.
boarding on houses erected previous 70
the passage of this ordinance; that all
owners or their agents shall be required
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 1t 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
surrounding property to fire.
Sec. VIII. Be II 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 a window
sash the entire light shall be removed
and sheet Of metal put in its place.
II stove pipe comes through the side
of a building 1t must pass through a
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
be capped.
Stove pipes which pass into chimneys
through partitions or through roofs of
buildings must be made to conform to the
following regulations
If the chimney is framed OF cased in
with wood or lath and plaster case or
frame, the stove pipe must pass through
a wall tube or earthen-ware tube set in
such frame or casing.
When stove pipe passes through ceiling
partitions or roof of buildings, 1t 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 it 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
ments of this section within ninety days
after the passage of this ordinance
Sec. TX, Be it further ordained.
within any building in this city ashes or
oily waste in any other than a metallic
receptacle or upon any combustible yes
any person, firm or corporation TO burn
trash, lumber, straw or any other COM
bustible substance, between the hours OF
house or alley in the city Of Savannah.
Sec. X. Be 1T further ordained, That
all owners and occupants of buildings or
of Savannah are hereby required to per-
NIT the fire chief or any member of the
any member of the board Of fire com
missioners to inspect their buildings, cell
lars and premises to see If this ordinance
is being complied with in spirit and in
letter. And it is hereby made the chief
duty of the chief to see that such inspec-
tons are made.
any person, firm or corporation who shall
violate any part of the provisions OF
this ordinance shall upon conviction in
the police court of the city of Savannah
be fined in the sum of not exceeding ono
hundred dollars or imprisonment in the
Jail Of Chatham county for term not
both penalties in the discretion of said
police court
Sec. XII. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances or parts Of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read in council for the first
time Jan. 49, 1896, read a second time Feb.
Il. 1896, placed upon its passage and passed:
An ordinance to reduce the tax required
of prOprietors of pool rooms.
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city Of Savannah
in council assembled, That proprietors OF
each pool room kept or maintained in this
city of Savannah for the sale of pools on
races shall pay as a tax the sum of i've
hundred dollars per annum. instead OF
s., 900 per annum, as now provided on page
six of the tax ordinance
Sec. II. That all ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with this ordi-
nance are hereby repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Committee on Harbor and Wharvess
Resolved, by the mayor and aldermen
of the city of Savannah, in council ass
sembled, That the committee on harboP
and wharves be authorized Ito advertise
for bids for timing the roof of officers
house at quarantine station.
Adopted.