American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-03-11
ORDINANCE NO. "a

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE
CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY OF
DENVER, COLORADO, A CORPOR-
ALTON. ITS SUCCESSORS AND AS
SIGNS. THE RIGHT AND PRIyI-
LEGE OF ERECTING AND MAIN
TANNING CERTAIN RECEPTACLES
OR TANKS FOR THE RETENTION
OF OILS, GASOLINE AND OTHER
INFLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES, up
ON CERTAIN DESCRIBED PREM
ISES AND UNDER CERTAIN CON
DITIONS.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Chairman
and Board of Trustees of the Village
OF American Falls. Power County,
State of Idaho.
Section No. /. The Continental Oil
Company, OF Denver, Colorado, a cor
poration, its successors and assigns.
is hereby granted the right and privi-
lege to erect and maintain, upon the
following described lots and parcels OF
land, situate In the County of Power
and State Of Idaho, to-wit:
Lots four. five and forty-two in the
Riverside Addition to the Village of
American Falls, Idaho, according to
the plat thereof of record and on file
In the office Of the Recorder OF said
County, n Or more oil tanks or re-
ceptacles and a building to b. Used for
the purpose OF storing oil, gasoline
and othre inflammable substances and
to store said oil, gasoline and other in
flammable substances upon the follow
ing conditions to-wit:
LIST. Said tanks or receptacles shall
be constructed of iron of q uniform
thickness OF not less than three-eights
inches, firmly rivited together with
iron rivets In a good and workmanlike
manner. The tops and sides of said
structure shall be of the same mater
ial and the whole of said structure or
structures shall be firmly placed upon
foundations constructed on concrete.
Said tank or tanks shall not exceed
a height of seventeen feet from the
ground to the top of same; no one of
said tanks shall have a capacity great
er than 10000 gallons, standard meas
urement, nor shall the diameter of
any tank exceed eleven feet. At no
time shall there be stored upon said
premises oil, gasoline or other inflam-
mable substances in a greater amount
than the equivalent of IS 900 gallons.
End. The buildings provided for In
this ordinance for the storage of oil,
gasoline and other inflammable sub
stances shall be constructed of brick,
rock or concrete and shall be built
80 as to be as near fire proof as DOS
sible. The roof shall be constructed of
some substance other than wood or pa
per such as will render same as near
fire proof as possible. The partition
walls Of said building shall be built OF
brick and the floor or floors of same
of concrete.
Bird. There shall be maintained on
said premises by said Continental Oil
Company. Its successors and assigns,
at all times, a good and reliable fire
extinguisher which shall be inspected
at least once In every three months by
said company.
4th. No tank, receptacle or building
used for the storage of oil, gasoline or
other inflammable substances shall be
constructed on said tract of land SO
that any portion of same shall be near
err Than five feet to the outer edge Of
said tract or parcel of land.
9Th. The lawful agents of the vii
lage OF American Falls shall be per-
mitted at all reasonable times to have
access to all parts OF the plant of the
said Continental Oil Company, its sue
cessors and assigns for the purpose of
inspection and should 1t appear that
the conditions of this ordinance have
been or are being violated, then In
such case the rights and privileges
herein granted may be revoked and
the said Continental Oil Company, its
successors and assigns be required to
remove the structures herein provid-
ed for.
Passed and approved this End day of
March, 1915.
II. A. LANG, Chairman.
Attest:
o. +. CROWLEY. Clerk. 3-11