The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-06

and M in said permit
ple sss T. used to srsn.e @ .asiesivss
within or about the City .n.iI be sub
have q substantial wooden body with
wooden sides and ends with no ex-
posed iron or metal on the INSIDE
thereof where explosives are carried.
tarpaulin. On each side and rear end
OF suoh wagon or vehicle when explo-
sivss are therein In excesa OF nifty
psssnd r. there ass 'ns q sifvfasa ,.riSs
printed thereon In letters not less than
six inches high. All explosives trans
ported In. about or through tne city
shall during such transpor. or. a %
pAuiin, Each wagon or vehicle used w
carrying explosives In. about or
through tho city. shall be drawn Wy
amply able to draw the load. and no
unnecessary stops shall be made IN
transit Each wagon or vehicle whIe
being used In transporting or oeuvs
ing explosives within the city. shall DC
In charge of a competent person, ana .
no other person shall be allowed In orl
upon such wagon or vehicle ofhef IMAM
eminent or of this city or Stats. No
person In charge of a wagon ,r vehicle
containing any explosives shall smoke
on, In or about such vehicle or carry
HUt taAtCu0H OF eQutNaieh$b sHetN1e vs.
his person or In or about such wagon,
or drive II while intoxicated. or drive
In cArcfsss or rcrkfsss manner
during Its transit In, through or about
| smoking or intoxicated. nor shall anv
person In charge OF wagon or vehicle
oliver or transport explosives except
In original and unbroken packages NJ
be transported within or about the city
on any wagon or vehicle when carrying
other explosives. No explosives shall
be delivered or transported within the
city between sunset and Sunrise. No
person shall interfere with or modest
wagon or vehicle carrying explosives,
the horses or the motive power draw
| Ing the same. or the person In charge
thereof
Sec. 10. No person shall transport a.
any time any explosives In excess OF
| ATTY pounds IN, about or through the
city without having first obtained
| license so to do. and any person de-
| string such license shall make written
t application TO the chief engineer OF the
nrs department Of the city therefor,
Such application shall describe the
wagon or vehicle In which such ex-
| pIosives are to be transported and
| from which they are to be delivered.
for such license, such chief shall ex-
| anime such application and wagon.
! and II upon such examination he shall
| find that the things required to be set
/
| and are true, and that such wagon or
vehicle is of the character required by
r this ordinance he shall In conformity
t. this ordin s, upon the payment q
cant for the use and benent OF the city.
issue and deliver TO such applicant a
| license for the period OF one year from
gate authorizing and permitting such
ard about said city. explosives in and
from said wagon or vehicle.
| Sec u, No explosives shall be trans
ported or carried in the city on any
street car, vehicle & other conveyance
carrying passengers ~ hire nor shall
any person while being transported
.nereon carry or have on or about his
Sec. Is Nothing contained In this
ordnance or any section thereof shall
apply or be held to apply to explosives
IN transit In the possession OF any com
mon carrier by land or water. operating
under the rules and regulations OF the
lnterstate Commerce Commission nor
TO explosives In the possession OF any
sueh carrier so operating to which the
same shall have been delivered for
shipment nor to explosives in the pos
session OF any such carrier 80 operat-
ing and awaiting delivery to the con-
signee thereof; provided. however. tina
the time that such explosives are held
awaiting shipment or delivery as afore-
said shall not exceed twenty-four
hours.
Sec. le. Frozen dynamite when re-
CURED fer use shall be ihawed by one
of the following methods.
ta) In a thswins katie with sepa-
rate compartments for the dynamite
and hot water. The use OF direct heat
bited' 'S As " 'f'"'-
th) A stable manure thawing box or
thawing bed or thawtng house.
1 to- A specially constructed building.
fireproosed ON the outside, this inside
provided with trays or slides for hold
ivNer w,l TIA hat
they can only be removed from the
outside OF the building and without en-
tering H. The building shall be d.
vided into two compartments. one com,
partment for the explosives. the other
compartment for the hot water coils
or radiator: no passage between the
compartments other than necessary for
the circulation OF heat The thawinx
for proper circulation OF air. For
heating said thawinE house, only hot
water or exhaust steam shall be used
II hot water IL used the house con.
tanning the hot water heater must not
be closer than twenty feet from the
thawing house. All thawfng houses
must be kept securely locked when ex-
plosives are not being put In or taken
out, Each thawing house must be
under the charge of a competent per-
son. The chief engineer Of the IRE de-
ton and location OF each thawins
house before 1t shall be used for such
purpose All thawinE houses must be
painted and marked the same as maya
xinss OF the same capacity.
Sec II. Froxen or chilled dynamite
shall not be used, nor shall dynamite
be left In a bore hole sufficiently long
to become chilled or frozen before
shooting.
See IS. No person shall cap cart
ridge within nifty feet of magazine
nor in any case shall a person cap more
cartridges than are necessary for i'm
mediate use.
Sec. ~. Any blasting contiguous &c
or NEAR any structure must be 20 con-
! Quoted 40 not to cause damage to such
| structure; and TO this end weak wall.
} or other supports must be shored VI
and other measures taken to prevent
damage When blasting In the vicinity
Of weak structure 10 unavoidable onl.
tance and small charges shall be used
Sec. 20 Blasting charges must bs
. Hampers and BY the application o.
Z direct pressure TampinE hy strokes
| or blows, or with q rod or stick ths
! end Of which ~ IN any wAy sFAyed o.
II sutft H. forhtnasn.
j. Sec. 81. Immediately after ioAdtna
and tAmpinE tho holes and before Mr.
: ing any blasts. except when the same
; are In tunnel or subway and distan
from the opening more than nifty feet
. or In = place moro than one hundred
or highway, the material to be hlastet
must be covered on all exposed stdel
: with timbers held securely together b,
strong chAtns or rope and covered WITH
stout woven mating or rope or SOM
: other equally esyvfceable material I,