Arizona republican., 1916-01-28

SretS fanleuHell; OtllN TOT tue purpose of immediately filling the tanks of automobiles contained in garage. In lieu of the above safety cans. portable filling tanks, not to exceed sixty (60 gallons ip capacity. may he used for transporting volatile inflammable liquid to and from the storage tanks for filling and charging the automo- bile The said portable tanks shall be supported on rubber tired wheels and liquids must be drawn by means of tight fitting pump. Hose attach ment must not exceed ten feet in length. equipped at the end with a shut of valve.
 SECTION .. No volatile inflam- mable liquid shall be allowed to run upon the floor or to fall or pass into the drainage system of garage. nor shall any such liquid be put into or removed from the tanks of a vehicle while any light or fire on the same is burning.
 SECTION :. Where electric charg- ing apparatus is installed or placed in a public or commercial garage, all such apparatus except the wires lead ing to the automobiles 10 be charged shall he placed within a room sepa - rated from the main garage by fire proof walls, which wall shall not be l inferior in fire-resisting qualities to reinforced concrete construction four , inches in thickness; any openings 1 from said room into the main garage | shall be protected by self closing fire ] doors. and door silfs shall be raised 1 at least eight inches above the floor | level
 SECTION s. No person shall smoke 1 in any garage. A notice in large letters NO SMOKING" shall be kept 1 displayed in a conspicuous place and
 manner on all floors and at the en- trance of all garages.
 i SECTION 2. On the floor of every garage there shall be constantly kept and maintained convenient recep- 1 tacles filled with sand to be used in
 absorbing waste oils on the floor; in 1 addition thereto sand shall be kept
 on every floor in boxes or buckets 1 provided with hand scoops to he used l for fire eXtinguishing purposes only /, There shall be one such box or bucket for each two thousand square l feet of floor area or fraction thereof i or in lieu of such boxes or buckets 1 there may be maintained cart on l wheels filled with sand, such cart to | hold not less than four cubic feet of sand.
 i SECTION 10 There shall be main 1 tained at least one chemical fire ex- 1 tinguisher for each two thousand i square feet of floor space or fraction l thereof.
 SECTION II. Self-closing metal
 cans set firml- on four-inch legs shall !, he kept on all floors of every garage into which all inflammable waste
 materials shall be deposited at all
 times when not in use. and there
 shall he one such can for each twenty l five hundred square feet of floor area or fraction thereof. The con-
 tents of all waste cans shall be re-
 moved from the building daily SECTION l2. Calcium carbide shall he kept in air tight containers oi non -combustible material preferably galvanized iron of not less than ls ' sN- least six inches above the floor. and having securely fastened automatic closing covers.
 SECTION l3. All storage tanks tC 1 be placed at least four feet under ground tested to 300 pounds 10 the
 square inch, with vent pipe eNtendine
 to top of building. not placed ir building, etc.
 SECTION 14 Two printed copie.
 of this ordinance shall be kept con- spicuously posted on each floor oi
 every public or commercial garage. 1 SECTION 15. Any person, firm ol corporation who shall violate any ot the provisions of this ordinance shal
 be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall bt
 punished by q fine of not less thar five dollars (s5) nor more thar twenty five dollars ts2JD
 SECTION Is. All ordinances o parts of ordinances in conflict witl
 the foregoing are hereby repealed. 1 SECTION IT. This ordinance shal
 take effect and be in force from an'
 after thirty days after it's passage D,
 the Commission and it's approval b!
 the Mayor and it's posting and publi !cation as required by the City Charter Passed by the City Commission Q
 the City of Phoenix this 25th day O
 January, 1916, and approved by thu
 Mayor this 25th day of January, 1916 GEO. |. YOUNG, Mayor Attest: