The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-02
OFFICIAL.

superintendent of the fire department.
First. Not exceeding one hundred
! 600 gallons of gasoline. naphtaa or
benzine may be kept in metallic cases
provided such metallic cases shall be
constructed and piped in accordance
with the rules of the National Board
| of Fire Underwriters, and provided,
further. that such metallic cases shall
be placed three CD feet under groEnd
and eight (S) feet away from any
building, subject to the approval OF
the superintendent of the fire depart
| ment.
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 workshops or rooms
where dust and infiammable flyings
prevail, the engine must be enclosed
in a proof compartment well VEN
tilated to the outer air at floor ard
| ceiling.
Third. II 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 set below the level OF the low
| est pipe in the buildings used IN con-
| nection with the apparatus.
| Fifth Auxiliary inside tanks, II use u.
shall not exceed one quart in capacity.
| and shall not be placed on. or In, or
under the engine Such tanks must
| be provided with an overflow connec-
ton 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 di-
| rect from engines or from mufiiers,
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 arti-
fetal 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 perma-
nent foundation 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, cup
boards or other in1ammable ma
terial.
second. Stoves must be so con-
structed as to bring the main burner
CRATES at least twenty (20) inches above
the floor.
Third. Reservoirs must not exceed
one % gallon in capacity.
Fourth. Storage tanks must not ex-
coed ten Q0) gallons in capacity, and
must me 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 a 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 I'd
quart in capacity. The storage tank
must not exceed ten (10) gallons in
capacity and must be located on the
outside of the building at least twenty
900 feet from the lamp or other arti-
fetal light or fire. These lamps must
artificial light.
Sec. 2. Be IL 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 repairs
| requiring the use of artificial heat shall
be made in, nor shall any vehicle ell
ter said buildings with lights or boiler
| heater burning, and no machine hav-
| ing a tank capacity in excess of ten
| Q0) gallons shall be kept on storage in
said building, and provided further
| that a license for the storing of an
automobile having a tank capacity not
exceeding ten gallons, in a designated
repository, may be granted upon a pc
tition therefor which receives the
recommendation of the superintendent
of the Fire Department and the due
approval OF the Mayor.
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
never at all after shutdown.
| Sec. 8. Be 1t further ordained that
! any person, firm or corporation found
I 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
a fine in a sum not exceeding twenty
five ($25 .00) dollars or to imprison-
ment for period not exceeding thir-
| ty 500 days, either or both, in the dis
erection of the presiding officer, for
every day that such violation con.
| tinues.
Sec. T. Be it 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 Aldermen
| of the city of Savannah, in Council
assembled, That the communication of
Mr.. George ]. Baldwin, president of
the Savannah Electric Company, I'M
der date of March 20, 1904, addressed
to the Mayor and the chairman of
the Board of County Commissioners, is
considered, and it is directed that an
amendment be made to the contract
for removal OF garbage dated Jan. %,
1908. in such terms as may be accepta-
bic to the Mayor and the chairman
of the Streets and Lanes Committee,
and covering all of the matters set
forth in said communication.
Resolved. further, That such con-
tract being drawn, same will be exc
cuted by this municipality by the May
or with the corporate seal attached