The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-25

! kept II perfect repair and cree from leeks,
and said tanks 20 have an excavation made
beneath and around them OF sufficient
depth and size TO hold the contents OF such
tanks 70 prevent overflow IN case Of FIRE
or other accident; the SIDES and ends OF
such excavation 20 be walled up With stone
or brick and mads Z every way peyrla-
nent: or instead OF such excavation. the
tanks may be surrounded BIZ an unbroken
stone or brick wall. such wall 10 be no;
less TIA, sixteen (ls) inches thick and 70
De az least four % feet in height. l.. such
manner as to render & impossible so< an
overflow 70 occur. the cellar TO such OIL
warehouse. or any excavation made upon
the premises where OIL or gasoline tanks
are kept or stored. must never be con-
nected with ne sewerage system OF the
city.
Sec. T. No person shall draw or cause to
% drawn from any barrel. tank or ether
vessel any kerosene. coal oil. gasoline. ben
zine or other iniamnable fluids except
during daylight
Sec. ). No kerosene. coal OF, or other
fluids. for Illuminating or heating pur-
poses shall De kept sold. OF offered tor
sale. within the city Of Wichita OF a less
IRE ties; than one hundred ten Q1O degrees
fahrenheit, and the fire marshal sor his
assistant in testing kerosene. or coal oil.
shall use the oil tester known as the Eos
ter apparatus" and shall lreject all such
OILS as viii emit a combustible vapor at
the temperature OF one hundred ten Ql0
degrees fahrenheit and the OIL shall not
be heated faster than TWO On degrees per
minute. IN testing gasoline and other oils
for heating purposes. he shall reject all
such Oils that DO not bear the following
test, made in the following manner: First
%, by burning IN porcelain dash 10 test
for tar or other foreign matter. IN solu-
ton: second %. by hydrometer for specific
Z gravity Ctemperaturel. al the time OF test
fifteen Q5) to eighteen O0 degrees cent?
Specific gravity must not be lower than
seventy Co) degrees fahrenheit
Sec. s. The fire marshal or his assistant
IS entitled 10 demand and receive from the
owner OF any oils tested the sum OF TWEEN
ty-dvs (25) cents for single barre; twenty
/ COD cents per barrel for lots OF from two
| (2} to 1--WE 81 barrels; fifteen as cents per
barrel for lots Of from SIX 80 TO twenty
| five (2S) barrels: ten 90 cents for lots OF
from twenty-six (2s) to fifty 6O barrels.
/ and five 80 cents per barrel for any add
/ tional number owe fifty $50 barrels. And
where such oil is contained i1 tank cars
| a fee OF cent per barrel shall be charged.
| FHfty-fvs (55) gallons shall be considered
/ and counted as one barrel in the settle
I unent Of the inspectors fee. II shall be the
/ duty of the fire marshal 10 keep an accu-
/ rate record OF all oils tested and branded
/ by him. which record shall state the date
OF inspection. the number Of barrels, casks
| or packages rejected, the number APPROX
| ed the manufacturers brand. the name
1 OF the person or corporation for whom in
/ spected and the sum of money received Tor
! such inspection. and such record SHAH De
! open. 10 all persons interested. Al the end
OF each month the fire marshal shah turn
| over all moneys collected for such inspec-
/ tons 10 the treasurer Of the city Of Wich-
tia and shall take his receipt for the same.
Sec. Z Any agent or vender OF any
/ of the OILS mentioned in this ordinance
shall not be permitted 10 draw OF the same
or permit the same 10 be drawn on from
a car. tank or other vessel into their re-
/ ceivtug reservoirs or tanks. or of1er the
same for sale from any barrel, cask or
package. before the same has been IN
spected by the fire marshal or his assist
ant and permit issued by him authorizing
the same TO be drawn from the said car
tanks. Any violation OF this provision shall
be deemed a misdemeanor and upon con-
yiction of such offense shall be fined for
each offense in a sum not less than twenty
five (2O dollars or more than one hundred
900 dollars.
Sec. S Any person. company or corpor-
alton who shall neglect, refuse or fail to
comply with the instructions OF the iire
marshal or his assistant. given under the
provisions OF this ordinance, or who shall
violate any provisions OF this ordinance
hall be deemed guilty OF msdemeanoE
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
IN any sum not exceeding one hundred 600
dollars for such offense.
Sec. 9. This ordinance shall take ef'
feet and be in force and enec; after the
18Th day OF November. 1885
The appropriation for miscellaneous
1 purposes was carried
Mayor Ross appointed Nessrs- Arthur
Bel. J. c. Richey and W. W. Pearce a.
a committee 70 condemn certain property
on Indiana avenue.
Mr.. William Ford was appointed IRE
man for IT, city building for The winter
The council then went into executive ses
sion