El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-09
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AN oRpINANCE REGULATING fHe
LINE. ETC WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS
<OF THE CITY or Ell PASO. TEXAS.
Gil OF THE CITY OF Ed PAso OOO''-
Section l. That it shall be unlawful for
any person firm or corporation. to nave.
Keep OF store on any premises in the City
Of El Paso El Paso County. Texas more
chan five gallons at ons time, of either gaso-
line. benzinc. carbon disulphide. naDtha. or
other yolatiles without permit TO do
Section z. When any such permit Is de-
Council therefor. in writing. which aDpIica-
uon shall state the amount desired to be
kept at any one time the kind OF volatiles
desired to be kept the place where desired
to be kept the nature Of the receptacle in
which the volatile viii be kept. and the ma
ture Of the safeguards which will be used
Section g. The said application I'm writing
shall be presented by the applicant to the
Fire Marshal Of the City Of Fl Paso who
shall at once Investigate The mater and
ascertain the truth or falsitY Of the state
mentS made In the application. and report
The result Of the said Investigation to the
City Council. said report. together with said
application shall De filed by the Fire Mar
shal with the city Clerk. within fortv-eight
t4ol hours a5ter the presentation Of such
Section T. The city Council will act on
such application and report. and n it is Of
granted without danger Of fire or other
injury 10 IRE or property the said permit
Section 8. II at any time. the City Coun-
GU tudI DE or the opinion that hermit
should be revoked. the City Council shall
cause letter to be mailed. addressed to the
person. firm or corporation to whom the
~ the application. notifying such person
IirIn IT corporation, 10 appear before the
CITY Council at time named. and show
cause why such permit should not be re-
Section 6. At the time named or as soon
thereafter as practicable. the City Council
shall INQUIRE into the matter. and II IL Is Of
the opinion that said permit should be re-
hNksG. then 10 snail revoke the and
tae same SHAH thereafter be Of no force or
Section e. il shall DC unlawful for any
person 10 strike match. or have any ar
have any fire. in any room. she'd or place.
where any OF the aforesaid substances are
! then kept
Section s. No person. firm or corporation.
shau have or keep any premises in
any room. shed or place in the city OF Ii
Paso. five gallons or less Of any OF the sub
stances above mentioned. unless the same
! snail be kept i'm a. metal container Of self
Section 3. The city Council viii grant
the permit applied Cor, IL # IS Of the opinion
that the said substances win be kent and
handled in a manner substantially comply
ing with the following safeguards;
tal All tanks shall be installed outside
or the building underground and not less
( than two ~ feet below the surface en-
place. and the top Of the tank must be be-
low the level Of the lowest pine line in the
building used In connection with the equip
OBJ II imDracticable to locate tanks out
sue OF tine nullNlUEs litN may ne buried TWO
~ feet below the level of the basement
floor embedded ina the earth. and covered by
at least two 90 feet Of earth and concrete.
(cI All tanks of soc gallons or under
shall be made of at least twelve G2l gauge
galvanized steel or at least z inch black
open hearth tank steel All tanks exceed
ing $50 gallons capacity shall be made Of
3-l6 Inch galvanized steel or u inch black
open hearth tank steel All tanks made Of
Galvanized steel must be carefully riveted
and soldered and coated on the outside with
tar or other rust resisting material All
tanks made Of black steel must be carefully
rveted aud caulked. and coated on tine out
side with tar or other rust resisting ma
terial. No tanks shall have openings or pipe
connections except on the TOP thereof. and
shall he properly vented and shall,n not be
connected either directly or Indirectly with
any pablo or. private sewer. drain catch
Cdj FiiIer pipes must be made of gal
vanized iron pipe two inches more in
diameter, entering at the top Of the tank
The upper end Of said filler pine must ter
inmate in a screw cap securely locked.
the filler pine must run TO the outside Of
The building. and terminate in screw cap:
same to be securely locked. Where filler
pipe runs 90 the sidewalk OF to an alley or
public way ii must terminate m screw
cap securely locked and protected by cast
IRON tiller box, the same 10 Iiush with the
filler box to be securely locked.
te) Tanks located in or within ten GO)
feet Of any building shall be provided with
2 one men diameter or larger. kaNanl1ed
IRON vent pipe. same 70 De connected TO the
ton Of such tank. Connection at the tank
TO DE provided with brass wire screen OF at
least 30 mesm The vent pipe must be car
ried uD to at least feet above the roof Of
said building. and terminate in double
Eooseneck spark protector, both openings of
which must be covered with a brass wire
screen Of at least 80 mesh.
60 Pipe connecting the tank with the
pump must be Of galvanized iron and must
entertop Of tank Said pipe must be buried
at least s. inches below the surface and any
eVposad uorfione thereof must be thoroughly
and properiv protected. This connection pipe
must not be lower at any point than where
% g. Los
Section 10 1t shall be unlawful for any
person. firm ar corporation or association
Of persons to unload gasoline from any Easo-
line wagon to any Of the underground gaso-
line tanks above described within the
Texas except by use Of hose Sc
curelv attached or screwed to the faucet
gasoline. and said hose shall extend from
said wagon OF -eceptacle containing sAlu
gasoline to -and connect with the filleF pipe
leaIiug TO the underground tank.
section H. All gasoline or other voatiles
must be drawn from said tanks BY means OF
shall have a shut off valve with ground
Key ON the nozzle and an automatic cleck
valve between the pump and the nozzle. and
I'M no ,,.fee shall there be a return Of waste
pipe 20 the tank; provided further that none
VI such pump or pumps shall be located or
maintained ON any street or sidewalks with
in the citH limits Of the city OF III Faso;
Texas. and that all pumps now SO located
located under a permit issAed BY the city
Council OF the city Of FL Paso shall be re-
moved by sept /. 1916. and after which
date AM perntits heretofore issued TO erect
and maintain "a pump on the sidewalk or
streets wit hin the city limits within the city
OF 81 Paso are here revoked and cancelled
Section H. II shall be unlawful for any
person. firm or corporation, TO use open con-
tanners n transferring gasoline or other
volatiles from one receptacle to another,
and said liuuids shall be delivered directly
to the recepfacle from which II Is TO be
used or TO approved safety cans or por-
table tanks
Section IT, Where gasoline or other vola-
tiles are pumped inside the building. light
ing shall be done by incandescent electric