Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-26
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Motion by Alderman Balsiger sec
onded by Cornwell that in view of the
fact that the C. r. /. & P. Ry. Co
have not complied with the request Of
the city to build their sidewalk, the
Watertown Cement Products Co. be
instructed to construct said walk. Mo
ton carried.
An ordinance providing for the call
ing Of special meetings of the City
Council and the n thereof, pass.
ed second reading.
Motion by Alderman Cornwell sec
onded by Balsiger hat the ordinance
providing for special meetings be APP.
proved which motion carried on roll
call. Ayes Aldermen Balsiger, Corn,
well, Ferguson, Hagna, Johnson,
Langwill. 6 ayes, no nays, absent
Brown and Hanten.
The gasoline ordinance came UP for
second reading. Motion by Alderman
Cornwell seconded by Johnson that
Section One be amended to read as
follows:
Section One: No person, persons,
firm or corporation, shall keep for sale
or storage within the City of Water
town, any crude petroleum or any
gasoline, naphtha, benzine, or cam
phene, exceeding ten gallons in guam
tity of either so kept shall be IN
tanned in metallic cans, closed and
free from leaks, and not exceeding
five gallons in holding capacity, none
OF the contents of such cans shall be
drawn u except in daylight or by
electric light.
Provided, that larger quantities may
be kept for sale or in storage as fol-
lows:
A quantity net exceeding sixty gal
Ions, if kept in closed metal tanks or
| cans, free from leaks and outside the
fire limits: not exceeding two hundred
gallons ii kept in metal tanks within
a building used for no other purpose,
well ventilated at the bottom of the
enclosure and situated not
than Ten feet to any other building;
not exceeding t~wenty-four hundred
gallons in quantity if kept III metal
tanks of not less than fourteen guage
galvanized steel, or if not galvanized,
not less than tgelEe guage steel, aud
not exceeding six hundred gallons, in
holding capacity; such tanks 10 be
buried at least two feet under ground,
having no connection with, and being
ct least two and oHe,halt feet from
any building, and having filing and
ragtilating pipes properly affixed
thereto; said tanks may be equipped
with galvanized pipes for filing, Of
/ D9L INC than ore and onG7half
inches and Jan approved galvanized
pump: said tanks, pipes and pumps
TO be approved by the chief engineer
OF the fire department, upon applica-
lion with specifications first submit
ted 10 the mayor of the city.
No person shall keep for sale or in
storage. at any place within said city.
for Illuminating purposes, more than
fifty gallons of coal, rock or earth
oils, OF the test prescribed by law:
Provided, that larger quantities may
be SO kept as follows: Not more thar
three hundred gallons, if kept in clos
ed metallic ans or tanks, free from
leaks; not more than five hundred If
kept in a brick. stone or cement vault
outside of and having no commGnica-
ton with any other building: not
more than one thousand gallons if
kept in a separate building used for
no other purpose, and situated not
nearer than thirty feet 10 any other
building, or il kept in metal tanks
buried under ground and not within
any building.
No person shall keep for sale Or in
storage at any place within said city,
any quantity of spirits OF turpentine,
exceeding three hundred gallons. I'M
less the same be kept or stored in
metal tanks. Motion carried.
Motion by Alderman Cornwell sec
onded by Balsiger that Section Two
be amended to read as follows.
Section Two: Any person, per-
sons, firm or corporation, having
within the City of Waterfowl and
outside the following described dis.
trfct situated in said city, bounded
by lines described as follows.
Commencing at the intersection OF
the center line of Third avenue north
and the center line Of Fifth street
east, thence westerly along the center
line OF said Third venue north to the
intersection of said line with the cen.
ter line OF Second street west: thence
south along the center line of said
Second street west to the Minneapolis
and st. Louis Railway company's
right OF way. thence southerIy, in a
straight line, to the point of beginning
of the center line of Second street
west, south of the Chicago and North.
western Railway company's right OF
way; thence %southerly along the cen.
ter line of said Second street west,
to the intersection Of said line with
the center line of Second avenue
south; thence easterly along the cen.
ter line of said Second avenue south
to the intersection OF said line with
the center line of Fifth street east;
thence northefly along the center
line of said Fifth street east to the
place of beginning; d brick, stone OF
metal covered warehouse, detached
from and clar OF all other buildings,
and at least fifty feet distant there.
from and exclusively used for the
storage of any OF the articles named
In Section One of this ordinance, and
properly ventilated for that purpose;
having beneath its floor an open space
or cellar three fet or more In depth
blow the surface of the adjacent
ground o. d suitable plat OF ground
on which to erect storage tanks, may