The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-12
DANGER IN GASOLINE
CITY COUNCIL HAS FRAMED AN
ORDINANCE ON SUBJECT.
EXPLOSIVE UNDER THE BAN.
PROVISION MADE FOR ITS sTOR-
AGE IN THE CITY.


Ordinance-GasOIin Stoves Must
Not lie Placed on Boxes or Stands.
Ordinance Will Prevent Exposure
of Explosive After Dark-Care
Must Also Re Used in Cleaning
Clothes With Naphtha.
An ordinance that provides for the
keeping of gasoline and naphtha with
in the city limits, and that will in
terest not only owners of automo-
biles, but those using gasoline lamps
or stoves, or those who make use of
naphtha in cleaning clothes, was in
troduced at the meeting of Council
last night.
The ordinance was introduced by
Alderman Davant, who is a member
of the Fire Committee. The need of
such an ordinance has been apparent
for some time and the measure intro
duced, it is believed, will cover the
| ground thoroughly. Fire Chief Mcguire
has for a long time realized the dam
! ger of gasoline explosions and Council
| has deemed it wise to place certain
restrictions upon the handling of this
explosive. The provisions of the ordi-
| nance are as follows:
First. Fifty 500 gallons of gasoline,
naphtha or benzine may be kept in
metallic cases, provided such metallic
cases shall be constructed and piped in
accordance with the rules of the Ma
| tlonaI Board of Fire Underwriters, and
| provided further that such metallic
cases shall be placed three (3) feet I'M
der ground and twenty 900 feet away
| from any building, subject to the APP
| prevail of the superintendent of the fire
| department. Not more than two (2)
such tanks will be permitted in a space
fifty 500 feet square.
Second. These tanks must not be
charged after shutdown or by artificial
light.
Regulating the operating of gasoline
engines:
First. Whenever possible, gasoline
engines must be located on the ground
| floor.
Second. In work shops or rooms. or
where dust and infammable flyings
prevail. the engine must be enclosed
| in fireproof compartment well VEN
| tilated to the outer air at floor and
ceiling.
Third. If located on a wooden floor
| the engine must be set on a metal
plate turned up at the edges, and the
engine base must not be used as a
| storage space for any material what
! ever.
Fourth. The supply tank must be
| located outside the building. under
ground, and where possible at least
thirty feet removed from all buildings.
1t must be set below the level of the
lowest pipe in the buildings used in
connection with the apparatus.
Fifth. Auxiliary inside tanks, If
/ -,
| pacity, and shall not be placed on, or
in. or under the engine. Such tanks
must be provided with an overflow con-
! nection draining to the outside supply
tank
Sixth. Pipe connections to outside
tanks shall not be located near or
placed in same trench with gas pipes,
electric wires or conduits.
Seventh. Exhaust pipes, whether
direct from engines or from muffiers,
shall extend to the outside of the build
ing and must be kept at least six (6)
inches from any woodwork or COM
bustible material, and if run through
floors or partitions, they must be pro-
vided with ventilated thimbles.
Eighth. No tanks or reservoirs shall
be charged after shutdown or by ar
tificial light.
Regulating the Use of Gasoline
Stoves
First. The requirements of this or
| dinance are that such stoves must rest
on the floor or on a permanent foun-
datiOn and never on boxes, shelves or
| temporary supports. Must be set on a
metal plate, turned up at the edges.
Must not be placed in proximity to
wooden shelves, cupboards or other in
fammable material
Second. Stoves must be so construct
ed as to bring the main burner CRATES
OF IL. L.. -
floor.
Third. Reservoirs must not exceed
one % gallon in capacity.
Fourth. Storage tanks must not ex-
coed ten Q0) gallons in capacity and
must be located on outside of the
building at least twenty 600 feet from
the gasoline stove, or other artificial
lights or fire.
Fifth. Stoves must not be charged
after shutdown or by artificial light
Regulating the Use of Gasoline
Lamps
First. The requirements of this or
dinance are that all lamps shall be
securely fastened in such manner as
to prevent the possibility of their fall
ing or coming in contact with any
combustible or inhammable material.
Reservoirs shall not exceed one "a
quart in capacity. The storage tank
must not exceed ten Q0) gallons in
capacity ana must De located on the
outside of the building at least TWEEN
ty 900 feet from the lamp or other
artificial light or fire. These lamps
must not be charged after shutdown
or by artificial light.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
this ordinance shall not be construed to
prohibit the storage of automobiles US
ing gasoline in properly licensed re-
positories, provided that no smoking
and no artificial light other than in
candescent electric lights or heat
other than steam or hot water, shall
be permitted in said building, and no
repairs requiring the use of artificial
heat shall be made in, nor shall any
vehicle enter said buildings with lights
or boiler heater burning, and no ma
chine having a tank capacity in excess
of ten Q0) gallons shall be kept on
storage in said building.
Three copies of this ordinance shall
be posted in conspicuous places in each
and every place used as an automo-
bile repository.
No gasoline shall be handled in any
way for charging or filling any tank
or repository by artificial light and
never at all after shutdown.
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