Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-19
With View to Reducing Fire Menace, Council May Pre- {
 scribe District.
COULDN'T OPERATE
 DOWNTOWN SECTION
Terms of Proposed Ordinance Bars shops from District Bounded by Barraquc, Sixth, State and
 Walnut Streets.
An ordinance regulating

, m ents, particularly with the view of { Producing to the minimum the fire hazard connected with such establish mcnts, and setting off zone swithin which such establishments shall not be operated, was introduced at the meeting of the city council last night, and was placed on the calendar. to be taken up at the next council meet ing, the aldermen in the meantime having better opportunity to study the ordinance.
 Proposed Ordinance.
 "Be it ordained by the city coun- ell of the city of Pine Bluff:
 "Seetign 1.-Tha. dry cleaning shall be known as the art, act or pro cess of cleaning or renovating wear ing or other apparel, clothes and other fabrics or textiles, or any other things with any inflammable liquid. Sponging' shall be the removal Of dirt, grease, etc. by local application of inflammabls liquid as applied by taiicrs and others.
 Section 3 2-Sponging is prohibited in shops, dwellings, enclosures yards, and all other places, unless carried on through the application of such inflammable liquids from an automa- tically closing safety can of not more than one quart capacity and the use of sponging of such liquid from, or in. open pans or vessels shall be a Il1isdemeanOr. t=t
 Section 3.-Sponging is prohibited in any room not provided with safe means of exit direct to the outside of the building and shall not be executed or applied in any room CT enclosure containing any open or flaming fire CT light nor within ten feet of any such light, self-heating iron or other spark or flame producing appliance. Euring all such application, and for one-half hour thereafter, two direct openings for ventilation and air cir oulaticn must be provided, preferab- ly on opposide sides of the room and near the floor level. hWtbi
 Prohibited District.
 section 4.-No dry cleaning busi- X ness shall be installsd or maintained Within the following territory, to- wit: All that territory bounded by Barraque street on the north by State street on the east, by Sixth avenue on ivhe south and by Walnut street on the west. No dry cleaning business
 
 in the city of Pine Bluff, except under permit of the chief of the fire depart 4 ment. Plans and specifications, giv- k ing full details as to location, con \ struction and op eration thereof, must be filed with the chief of the fire de- partment, together with an applica- tion to conduct such business. If the plans and specifications submitted A l0 ,.,,1 x,f ic nance, then the chief of the fire de- partment may approve them and is- sue the necessary permit.
 'aSection 5.-Buildings used for dry cleaning purposes shall be construct ed of non-combustible mats rial, shall not be more than one story high, with out basement or other open space below the floor. shall not he used for other occupancy. All floors shall be of concrete or other uncomfortable material. In wash rooms, only the necessary appliances for washing, eN- tracting and reaistilling shall be per mitted No direct opening shall be permitted between wash room and dry room. No combustible material shall be permitted in the construction of dry rooms or any racks or other appurtenances. All steam or ho; water pipes for drying purposes must be protected by wire screens or otherwise so as to prevent contact of pipes and inflammable goods. All doors, windows, shutters. screens, grills and barrel opening shall be ar ranged for ready opening frcm either side i'll case of an emergency Inter- communicating openings shall be pro- . .yided with standard automatic clos { ing fire doors kept closed except when passing through. All rooms shall have a stesm eNtinguishing sys- tenn satisfactory to the chief of the fire dc partment, or where such fire eXtinguishing agent is not availabie an approyed system using fire de- aerrent chemical or gas. One ap- proved hand chemical extinguisher shall be provided for each 300 square feet of fleor area.
 slO0 for Violation.
 "SectiOn 6.---Any and all persons who shall violats any of the provis- ions of this ordinance or fail to com- ply herewith, or who shall violate. or N fail to comply with any order or regulation made hereunder within ten days, or who shall build in viola tiOn of any de.ailed statement of specifications or rlsns, submitted and approved thereunder. or any certifi- cate or permit issued thereunder. : shall be deemed guilty of misde- meanor and upon ccnviction thereof in the police court of thes city of pine Bluff. shall be fined in any sum not ;. exceeding $1O0. and each day shall consttlIte a Separatef offense.
 ''Section 7.-This ordinance beins necessary for the immediate prs- J servation of tha public peace, health and safety, shall take effeot and be in { HA.ea ern,,n s nd afi arsits 62 SSa a