The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16

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other rooms or buildings TO be pro-
vioed with stills raised six tncnes
and With automatically closing nre
doors. windows TO be wired glass
rombustible material used In con-
siruction. except that floor suriae-
Ing may be OF wood; proper ven
tiiation provided no opening 10
rsenis below except as made se, nsSssr
process and openings 10 rooms anu
other parts OF building above 10 DC
piCviced with automatically closing
hre doors or trap doors -, a.
scaled containers. Class 4 lidules
shall be kept In storage tanks UNI
derEround or outside the BUILDING
and 10 discharge system shall have
outlet ins'de buildrls unless III a
spS c.ai room as given In Section 20.
Provided that safety cans OF hSs
over ten gallons capacity may DC
used. except that II OF over one
and used IN special rooms as given
I'm Section 20.
Section 81 No contnlner ra"t
inR Glass III liquids and OF over Ave
siber containers and appliances. un-
less kept outside the building ~
n special room. as given In Section
20, and ell drawing, except from
safety cans, shall. where the nature
ed for In sections sc and 81.
Section 80. Any building, other
than "A frame building, within the
fire limits containing more than 500
gallons OF infiammable liquids In
other thar sealed containers. must
have all windows In side and rear
walls and above the irst floor on
street fronts exposed by another
building within fifty feet. provided
with wired glass In metall!e sash
section ss. Any manufacturing
plant hereafter established In
building In which persons are EN-,
plcyed above the second story, shall
have all rooms in which Class 1 and
III liquids are mixed or stored In
receptacles permitting the escape or
vapor constructed as given In Sec
ton 80.
section "a In existing manufac-
turing plants where persons are
employed above the second moor, All
elevator. stair and other wells or
rooms in which Glass and III
LIQUIDS are mixed or stored In re-
ceptaelss permitting escape OF
Vapor. must be Enclosed ana provld-
ed with automatic IRE doors or trap
section IS. No manufacturing
,lant shall be located in any
building used as a dwelling for more
than one family unless all Ciass !
liquids are kept in safety cans. not
exceeding one quart In capacity; or
In outside storage tanks as given
in Chapter III. with no discharge
inside the building
tors and other vessels used In man
ufacturins processes. and contain
ing more than FIVE gallons OF IN
fiammable liquid, must not be To-
tihie material nor within Ave feet
OF any exit, unless two or more
exits are provided and all COM
bIstible n6or Hereunder Within
radius OF ten feet must De protee'en
kettles and other open vesesis must.
re provided with substantial covers
cterating automatically or wnlen
can be easily and readily placed Ia
position.
Sec. 81. Rooms in which Glass
I and III liquids are used In open
watts. pans or other vessels. or In
which Glasses !, III and III liquids
are heated or otherwise treated In
such manner as 10 produce infam-
mable vapor. shall be well ventil-
ated. Where natural ventilation 10
not sufficient. ventilation may be
obtained as provided In Section 1il.
or a trench or trough located In
the lowest portion OF the room,
near any appliance emitting In
fammable vapor may be used. such
trough TO be not less than six in
ches deep. open. except for screens
or grating and sloping downward
to the outside nnsad. Of the building 70
the Boiler Inspection Department;
or a ventilation system or any
other special systems meeting the
intent OF this section may be used
when approved by the Chief OF the
Boiler Inspection Department
Sec. SO. Where infiaumable
liquids are kept. used or handled.
drv sand. ashes. chemical extin.
s sSas, he S on IN n sne retardan,s
ties and with such pals. scoops
and other fire appliances as NAV
be directed by the Chief OF the
Boiler Inspection Department. A
non-combustible absorbents as
mentioned above shall be kept con-
venient for use In case, OF excess
sive oil leakage or overflow.
Sec. 80. Inside the rre limits.
barrels and drums containing Glass
!. III or III liquids stored outside
upon each other nor stored In a
passagewny or beneath any win
dow and no open lights shall be
permitted In any such storage yard.
Otts ~. DTuftlS OF DATTtlS LOT
infammable liquids shall have
caps, plugs and bungs replaced i'm
tied.
Sec Il. In all rooms or parts of
buildings which contain infiamma-
BILE liquids In open containers or
In which the vapors from in-
nammable liquids are present. or
In which infammabie liquids are
used In any manufacturing pre-.
prohibited. and smoking shall be
a misdemeanor. Suitable signs
lettered SMOKING PROHIBITED
BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT shall
Sec. ~, InhammabIe LIQUIDS
shall not be drawn nor handled IN
the presence OF open flame or IRE.
but may be drawn and handled
electric lamps installed in compii-
ance with the rules and regula.
lions OF the National Electrical
Code: said rules and regulations
are hereby made part OF the re-
affecting all electrical equipment
Sec. ~. No portable wheeled
tank for the handling of Infant
mable liquids inside buildings shall
rs ,ss Il sixty gallons eapscityi s Tank
thick. with NIL openings at the top
and screened with soxso mesh. Or
souipvalent. brass wire screen.
Wheels must be rubber tired and
tanks so hung as not to be tipped
over IN ordinary usage. Liquids
must be drawn from tank by
means Of a tight fitting pump
Sec. ~ The handling or storing
OF any infiammable liquid within
dangerous proximity To open flame
or fire IL expressly prohibited
HAPTER III. Storage Tanks--ca-
pacity Location And Restriction
Sec. IS. Except az otherwise