The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-25
CITY OIL INSPECTOR
Fire Marshal to Inspect Coal
Oil and Gasoline.
ADJOURN UNTIL FRIDAY
Rock Island to Put in Gates
and FIagman.
OURN UNTIL FRIDAY

The city council met last night IN reg
ular session The gist OF he meeting IS
herewith given:
House movers must deposit SIS for con-
templated damages. returnable II no dam
age IS done 20 sidewalks or city property.
Council adjourned to meet next Friday
night
Claims and accounts referred TO proper
committees.
Gates swinging outward on TO sidewalks
must oe changed
No more permanent sidewalks to be
built until che first Of next May.
Fire marshal made city coal oil and
gasoline inspector.
Miscelia neous appropriation bill passed
Inspectors TO condemn property on In
dana avenue appointed.
William Ford appointed as fireman of
the city building for the winter.
Council went into executive session to
discuss the electric light ordinance which
was introduced and which was defeated.
The council was called TO order by
Mayor Ross. Volk. Sutton, Cuban, Allen,
Smith, Herbig, Crib and Scheu were
present. TIE latter asked 10 be excused.
Mr.. Cubbon moved that all house movers
when they received their permit from the
fire marshall. deposit SIS as a guarantee
against damages, il 20 be returned 70 them
IL no damages resulted
The following letter from the Rock Is
land railroad was read
Wichita, Kan, Oct "a. 1898
Honorable Mayor and City Council. City OF
Wichita, Kansas.
On behalf Of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railway company we will. as
soon as possible. put in and maintain the
following appliances for protecting the
street crossings in the city OF Wichita:
At Dolglas avenue. double gates, with the
latest appliances for operating the same;
the operator to be on duty from the hours
of a. m. until 1920 D. m. and so much
later on exceptional cases as might he
deemed necessary by the mayor.
At Central avenue and Oak street. the
said railway company will maintain flag
men
At First. Second and Third streets the
said company viii put in. maintain and
operate a system of electric automatic
gongs; said gongs 10 ring at period Of
not less than one-half minute. continuous
ly. previous TO the passage OF train over
any said crossings
CHI. ROCK ISLAND & PAC. RY.
BY ROB. W. DAY. Division Engineer
Mr.. Volk moved that the council ad-
journ until Friday night Carried.
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the city clerk and were referred 60 the
proper committees.
An ordinance regarding electric lights
and wiring. which should be inspected by
the city electrician was allowed TO go
over until the next meeting.
The following ordinance was passed
after considerable debating. Mr.. Herbig
voted against the ordinance, which
caused il TO be lost Il was reconsidered
and passed in the form herewith pub
lished- He objected TO the charges. which
originally read five cents per barrel in
car load lots. The ordinance as it passed
is as follows:
An ordinance relating 20 gasoline. kerosene.
coal oil, benzine gun cotton, etc
Be L Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men OF the City of Wichita.
Section l. No person shall keep or store.
or cause to be kept OF stored. within the
city OF Wichita, either for commercial.
domestic or other purposes. any kerosene.
or coal OIL, in quantities exceeding three
(3) barrels. or gasoline, benzine or any 9TH
e. light product Of crude petroleum, tur-
pentine. or oils in quantities exceeding
ten Q0 gallons. without first having OBJ
tanned permission from the fire marshal.
and all such oils. gasoline. or other like
infammable substances or fluids. shall be
subject 10 the provisions hereinafter named
and 70 any and ali further restrictions or
regulation pertaining 20 location, inSpec-
zion. manner Of keeping and genera care
OF same as the fire marshal shal ldirect
for public safety: providing, however. that
no gasoline, benzine, naptha- or other pro-
duct OF crude petroleum OF a fire test less
than one hundred ten C1O) degrees fahren-
he.t, shall be kept or stored within any
business building, hotel or dwelling within
the city, excspt il drug stores, where not
exceeding five C5) gallons altogether OF such
infismmables may be kept within such
buildings.
Sec. 2. WRhin the FIRE limits OF said
city no person shall be permitted to keep
upon their prem ses or elsewhere within
said limits a greater quantity OF kerosene,
or coal oil, than SIX 90 barrels, and 10;
more than ffts C50) gallons Of gasoline a.
any one time; provided. that II every case
where gasoline Is kept the same shall b
/ contained within a tight metal tank. and
I IN case OF retail dealers. and II every other
case where the FIRE marshal shah 50 re
| qu.re. said tank shall be kept within a
stone. br.ck o. rsetal-covsred outouii6iug,
used exclusively to- such purposes. 70 b
properly ventilated. and 20 be located a
such distance from other buildings as ne
/ fire marshal shat ld.rect. and such OUT
+ building 10 have me5al-covered door, which
shah be kept locked az a. rirnes when 10;
+ IN Use. and the place Of deposit. waea once
+ des gaa,ed. shan not BE changed without
( his consent
( Sc 3 Outside % FIRE limits and within
+ corporate limits OF the city. 10 person shall
F be permitted 20 keep o. s-o-s within any
F building OF o-hsr place more than tea co
F barrels Of kerosene. o. coal Of and no'
more tha1 fifty t51l gallons o. gasoline uP-
{ on che prem sss. -nl=ss the same b ~.tAi1
g properly Constructed stone o. or3ck ware.
Z house. with metal cover O. H-sD-oot rco.
7 and provided w--h iron or ne-s!-covsr>-
/ door. and 70 nave a cellar "a lsast i've
/ feet II dep-h. below The surface & III
surrounding ground = q manner 70 pre-
vent ere overflow Or escape % such o-ls
gasoline or other Ike substances O. fu-es
stored therein. n case of IRE @ orher a.
E ci6e1L Suca o. warehouse shah oe p-o2-
Z srly ventilated and ioc2te1 a. lszs; tEsn-
+ ,y-fvs 81 Zee; fr5n any otass building
O.. where I2Ee ;saks se used The sam.
nav te placed Eltasn TIE yard o. premises