Arizona republican., 1912-08-25
ORDINANCE NO. 518

AN ORDINANCE to regulate the
 keeping and storage of Calcium
 Carbide.
 The Common Council of Phoenix, do
 Ordain as follows:
 Section | That it shall be unlaw- ful for any person firm or corpora tion to keep or store Calcium Car bide within the City of Phoenix. un- less the following conditions are com piled with: Calcium Carbide shall be confined in a can or drum of metal, the seams of which must be lock jointed, air and water tight, without the use of solder. Such con tainer must be provided with a screw top or it's equivalent, made of suffi- cient strength to insure handling without rupture, be kept free from moisture and conspicuously marked: Calcium Carbide-Keep Dry" Sec. 2. (A) All such packages of Calcium Carbide, of whatever capac- ity, when stored in quantities of not to exceed six hundred (600 pounds) pounds. shall be supported upon blocks or legs or placed or piled upon a rack or racks of sufficient strength to support the same and so construct ed and placed as to elevate and sus- tain said packages at least six G in. ) ! inches above the floor
 , (B) When Calcium Carbide is kept or stored in quantities exceeding six , hundred (600 lbs) pounds, it must 1 be in a building used exclusively for such purpose and the floor of said building upon which the Calcium Car l bide rests shall be at least six inches i G in) above the actual existing level of the street. alley or way upon which such building is located.
 Sec. 3. (A) Frame buildings used for the storage of Calcium Carbide in quantities exceeding six hundred pounds (600 lbs) shall be water proof well ventilated, without artificial light or heat, kept thoroughly dry and de- 1 tached from any other buildings CB) Fireproof buildings used fol the storage of Calcium Carbide ir quantities exceeding six hundred pounds (6OO lbs.) shall be well venti lated, without artificial light or heat kept thoroughly dry and so situated that no door or other opening enters directly into any other building co Any building used for the storage of Calcium Carbide pursuan to the provisions of this section shal be conspicuously marked "Calciun Carbide"
 Sec. 4. Any person, firm or cor poration keeping or storing Calcium Carbide in any quantity exceeding si, hundred (600 lbs) pounds in weight shall, immediately upon receiving tn, same, notify in writing the Chief O the Fire Department of the City O Phoenix of the exact location of sucl place of storage, and the same shal be, at all times subject to his in spection, and upon compliance witt the provisions of this ordinance h. shall approve the same
 Sec. ,. Whoever violates any O the provisions of this ordinance shal be guilty of a misdemeanor and, ol conviction thereof, shall be fined il any sum not less than ten dollar
 ($10. 00) nor more than one hundre, dollars ($100 00).
 Sec. 6. All ordinances or parts O ordinances in conflict with the pro visions of this ordinance are hereb repealed.
 Sec '. This ordinance shall talk , effect and be in force from and afte it's passage and publication accordin to law.
 Passed by the Common Council O , Phoenix this 20th day of August, A D. 1912.
 LLOYD B. CHRISTY, Attested: Mayor. FRANK THOMAS, City Recorder