El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-10
Ordinance.

Ordinance.
HANDLING AND STORAGE on Case
II II M EIS15 WlIHIN Tue CITY LIMITS
BE 1T ORDAINED By THE CITY COUN-
Gil or THE CITY OF FL PASO.
Section !. That # shall be unlawful for
any person. firm or corporation. TO have
keep. or store on any premises in the City
of FL PasO III Paso County. Texas more
{nan I'VE gallons AZ one time. Of either gaso-
line, benzine. carbon disuphide. naptha or
other volatiles without a permit so TO do.
Section % When any such permit is de-
sired. application must be made TO the City
Council therefor, i'm writing which applica-
tion shall state the amount desired to be
kept at any one time: the kind Of volatiles
desired TO be kept. the place where desired
20 be kept. the nature OF the receptacle in
which fbe volatile viii he kent and tbe 10
ture Of the safeguards which will be used
in handling the same.
Section g. The said application in writing
shall be presented by the applicant to the
Fire Marshal Of the CITY Of III Paso. who
shall at once investigate the matter and
ascertain the truth or falsity Of the state
ments made in the application. and report
the result q the said Investigation to the
city Council said report. together with said
application shall be filed by the Fire Mar
shall with the city Clerk, within forty-eight
ttol hours AFTER the presentation Of such
application 20 him.
such application and report and II it Is OF
the opinion that such application can be
injury 10 life or property. the said permit
viii DE granted.
a
~ shali be of the oDinion that any permit
should be revoked. the city Council shall
cause letter TO be mailed. adressed to the
person, firm or corporation to whom the
permit was granted. at the premises named
~ the implication. notifying such person.
CITY Council az "A time named. and show
cause why such permit should not be re-
Section 6. At the time named or az soon
thereafter as practicable. the City Council
The oDinion that said permit should be re-
voked- then j. shall revoke the same. and
he same shall thereafter be OF no force or
section e. It shall be unlawful for any
person to strike match. or have anv ar
uficial light. other than electricity. or TO
nave any fire. ~ any room. shed, or place.
where. any Of the aforesaid substances are
then kent
section S. No person. firm or corporation.
shall have or keep on any premises or in
stances above mentioned. unless tho same
snail ro kept I'm a metal coutainer OF a self
closing. approved kind
Section o. The city Council will grant
The permit applied for, if it is OF the opinion
handled in a manner substantially comply
!nE with the following safeguards;
tA AN tanks shall be Installed outside
81 inc puiluinE underground and not less
urely -urruunucd 10y earth well tamped in
place. and the TOD u the tank must be be-
building used in connection with the equip
o. II imprac;icable to locate tanks ou -
SIDE OF tine building. tEey NAV be- buried tro
60 feet below the level OF the basement
at least two o. feet Of earth and concrete.
tcl All tanks of 900 gallons or under
GALVANIZED steel or at least q inch black
omen hearth tank steel All tanks exceed
a-lb l.lrh galvanized steel or "a inch black
open hearth tank steel. All tanks made OF
ana soidered and coated on The outside with
tar or other rust resisting material Am
.agnNS luaut oi necN steer must DC carefully
riNeteu ana caulked and coated ON the out
side with tar or other rust resisting MAJ
teri+- No tanks shall have openings or pipe !
oH1niiiecllon- eNcept on me top thereof. and
connected either directly or Indirectly with 1
any public or private sewer. drain catch !
Cd Filler pipes must be made of gal
yanized iron piDc two inches or more in !
diameter. entering at the top OF the tank
and extending to the bottom Of the same. !
lne upper end Of said filler pipe must ter I
Where tanks are located under the building
the fler piDe must run to the outside ~ !
tire building. and terminate i'm screw cap:
1mn 10 Doe securely locked Where filler {
pipe runs TO thc sidewalk or TO an alley or
public way. il must terminate in a screw
can securely locked and protected by east :
iron filler bo1. the same to flush with the
Killer box To- Dee securely locked.
(el Tanks located i'm or within ten GOl
feot Of any building shall be provided with !
iron vent nine -ar,e 20 be- r5nnocfed h" III,
toD of such tank Connection az the tank
lo De- provided with a brass wir" screen Of az
least go mesh The vent pipe must Doc car
said building. and terminate iu double I
Soo-eneck spark protector. both openings Of {
screen 81 at least 30 mesh.
f1 Pipe connecting the tank with the 4
sntertop OF tsni3 said pipe must be- buried '-isi
30 least lS inches below the surface and any {
ana pr"ueriy protected RMS connection pine I
must not he lower at any point than where /,
section TO- II shall be unlawful for any /
person. fiFfu or corporation or association I
ile wagon TO any OF me qncergr0nnd saso-
inc tanks above described within the &
urelv attached or screwed 10 tho faucet /
u sald wagon or tecept5SiG ho.dinS SAID /
aid wagon or -eceptacle containing Sid /
,asoiine 10 and connect with the filler pipe /
Section II. All gasoline or other yolatiles /
must be drawn from said tanks by means ~ /
~ improved suction pump or pumps which ]
,ey or the nozzle and am automatic check {
'alvc between tho pump and tn nozzle. and I
Dc no caue shalt there be a return Of waste !
llpc 90 the tank provided further that none /
If such pump or pumps shall be located or I
u the city limits Of the city Of III PaSO. !
'eXas, and that an pumps now 80 located |
ocated under = permit issued by the City
ouncil o. the city Of El Paso shall be re- I
late en- permits heretofore issued to erect rect
md maintain a pump ON the sidewalk or /
treets within the city limits within the City /
4 El Paso are here revoked and cancelled.
Section H. II shall be unlawful for any
'erson. firm or corporation. to use open con-
ainers I'm transferring gasoline or other /
olatilcs from one receptacle to another.
md safd LIQUIDS shall be delivered directly /
o the receptacle from which IL IS to be /
sed or 90 approved safety cans or pOr-
able tanks
Section 49, Where gasoline or other vola-
Hes are pumped inside the building. light
ne shall be done by nCandescent electric |
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