The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-14
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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 infiammable material
Reservoirs shall not exceed one %
quart in capacity. The storage tank
must not exceed ten uO) gallons in
capacity and must be located on the
outside of the building at least twenty
l2O) feet from the lamp or other arti-
hcial light or fire. These lamps must
not be charged after shutdown or by
artificial light
Sec. 2 BE 1t further ordained that
this ordinance shall not be construed
to prohibit the storage of automobiles
using 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 per-
mitted in said building and no re-
pairs 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 ex-
cess Of ten C0) 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 auto
mobile 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.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained that
any person.. firm or corporation found
guilty of violation of any provision
of this ordinance shall, upon convic-
ton before the Recorders Court Of
the City of Savannah be subject to
fine in sum not exceeding twenty
five &25.00 dollars or to imprison-
ment for a period not exceeding thirty
500 days, either or both, in the discre-
ton of the presiding officer, for every
day that such violation continues.
Sec. 4. Be 1t further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Committee of the Whole
Resolved, by the Mayor and Alder
men of the City of Savannah, in Coun-
ell assembled. That the sum of five
hundred ($500) dollars be and same is
hereby appropriated to be paid out of
the city treasury on the order of the
Mayor from time to time for printing
and other expense incurred and to be
incurred in promoting improvements
OF the harbor in the way of deeper wa
ter. Adopted.
BY Alderman Colding-
Resolved. That the Committee on
Fire be and they are hereby authorized
to purchase one extra double first size
La France fire engine, and the Mayor
of the city Of Savannah is hereby au-
thorized to sign the necessary con-
tract on behalf of the city.
The bid OF the La France Fire En-
CINE Company being the lowest and
best bid received by the Committee on
Fire for furnishing said engine.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS
A communication from the Julia Nc
Leod Chapter of the Kings Daughters
by NJ +. Taggart, secretary, inviting
Council 70 attend the formal opening
of their Dav Nursery and Children
Home. Monday, Nov. 16, 1903, at the
corner Thirty-first and Montgomery
streets, was read and accepted with
thanks, and Aldermen Thomas and
Glatigney were requested to represent
Council.
Bid of w 7. Dixon for furnishing
pauper collins and burials was read
and referred to the Committee on
| Public Health.
There being no further business
| Council took recess subject to the
call of the chair.
J. ROBERT DREAMER.
Clerk of Council