El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-04
Ordinancs.


Az ORDINANCE REGULATlNG THE
HANDLING AND STORAGE or Case
LINE. ETC. WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS
BE 1T ORDAINED BY TIE City COUN-
Gil OF THE CITY OF Ell PASO:
any person. firm or corporation. TO have.
keep. or store. on any premises in the city
Of Fl Paso FL Paso COUNTY Texas. more
than five gallons at one time. Of either gaso-
line heuziue, carbon disulpmde, naptha- or
other Volatles without permit SO TO do.
Section q When any such permit is de-
sired. application must he made TO the City
Council therefor. in writing. which apDllca-
kent at any one time: the kind OF volatieg
desired To- be kept. the place where desired
To- be- kent the nature Of the receptacle i'm
which tho volatile viii he kept. ami the ma
lure Of the safeguards which will be used
section The said application in writing
sham lie pre.ented ly the applicant 10 ne
Fire Marshal Of the city Of To Pas0. who
,'s@.sr,si1 tbc truth or fsIsitv Of INC state
meufs made in the application. and report
the result OF the said investigation TO the
City Council. said report together with said
SKI with the city clerk within forty-eight
aSl hours after the presentation Of such
seton T. The CITY Council VIII act on
such application and report ana II II ia OF
GRANTED without danger of fire. or other
injury to life or property the said permit
section 5. II at any time. the city Coun-
eli shall be Of the opinion that amy permit
cause a letter to he mailed. addressed to tho
person firm or corporation 20 whom tiis
permit WAS granted. At the premises named
in the application. Notifying such person.
firm OF corporation To appear before the
civ Council az % time named, and show
cause why such permit should not DO re-
section S. At the time named or as soon
thereafter as practicable. the city Council
shall inquire into the matter. and IL Il is OF
The opinion that said permit should be re-
voked then IL shall revoke the same and
the same shall thereafter be OF no force or
sSction T. It shall be unlawful for auv
person TO strike match or have any ar
tificial light other than electricity. or TO
have any fire, ~ any room shed. or place
where anV OF the hAofthalu substances are
section S. No person. firm or corporation.
shall have or keep ON any premises or i'm
any room shed or place i'm the City OF III
paso five gallons or less of any of the stb
stances above mentioned. unless tho same
shall be kent in a metal contalner Of a SELF
closing, approved hna-
Section = The city Council viii grant
the permit applied Tor. IL it is Of the opinion
that the said substances viii be kept and
handled in a manner substantially complv-
ing with the following safeguards
tal All tanks shall be Installed outside
OF the building underground and not los
Than two C2) feet below the surface en-
fireiv surrounded by earth well tamped In
low the level Of the lowest pipe line I'm tho |
building used in connection with the eouip- |
Is II imDracticablc to locate tanks ou,- !
aide Of the building. they may be buried ~,
~ feet fbclow the level OF tho bsssr,e,,-ti
floor embedded ia the earth. and covercd b, {
3t least two 90 feet Of earth and concret. /
fc) All tanks Of 500 gallons or nude
galvanized steel or at least =. inch biack |