The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-07
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ORDINANCE NO 30

An ordinance regulating the use. keep
/ ing and storing of gasoline penzlhe, nap
tina, distillate, nitro powder or uynamite
| or any hydro carbon liquid within the
fire limits of the Town of Orovile, ana
regulating and prescribing rules Tor tne
burning of refuse within the ire limits OF
the said Town of Oroville. providing q
penalty for the violation of this ordinance
and repeating all ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance.
Be it ordained by the Town Councii OF
the Town of Oroville.
Section 1.-The word marshal whenever
used in this ordinance shat! mean the
Town Marshal of Orovile or any or MS
assistants or any person duly appointed
by the mayor.
section 2-The term gasoline or ben
zine wherever used in this ordinance
shall mean any product of petroleum or
any hydro carbon liquid that will flash
or emit inflammable vapor below the tenn
perature of 10 degrees Faherenhiet.
Section 3.--It shall be unlawful for any
person firm or corporation to keep store
or use or to permit the keeping. storing
or use of gasoline or benZne within the
fire limits of the Town of Orovile in lar
ger quantities than one Cd gallon without
first obtaining a written or printed per-
nit from the marshal Use of gasoline
or benzine shall include washing. cleaning,
heating, generating gas and any other
purpose to which such hydrc-carbon liq-
uids or oils may be put; PROVIDED tnat
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to apply to gasoline or benzine
contained in service tanks OF motor driv-
en- vehicles, when such tanks are perman-
emily connected with the motor enegine
which they supply. Permit shall he grant
ed by the Marshal only when the gasoline
or benzine is to be kept or stored In ac..
cordance with the conditions mentioned
in the following sections of this ordinance
Section An gasoline or benzine In
excess of five go gallons and not more
than ten 00l gallons. must be Kept out
side the walls of any building or other
structure in a manner to be safe from
fire and must be marked in plain letters
4 ha -ad hxr a
partment whenever necessary.
Section 5.-Gasoine in excess of ten
(10) gallons and not more than five nun:
dred (500) gallons, must be kept or stored
in Il tank outside the walls of any build
ing and so buried in the ground that
there will be at least three l3(. feet of
90 or more tanks are installed there shall
be no less than four ca feet of earth. or
IA brick or cement wall not less than
twelve 12) inches in thickness between
the entire length of the tanks, all OPEN
ngs in said tanks shall be on the top
thereof. a filling pipe shall extend above
building and be provided with perman-
ent cover which must be secured to the
pipe with lock. vent pipe shall extend
from the tank to a point high enough
above the ground to prevent it from being
tampered with, and as far as possible
from any opening in the building the
any building. all tanks shall be filled only
through n hose directly connected to the
delivery wagon or truck. Gasoline or benz
zine shall be taken from the underground
tanks only by means of pump with an
automatic cut off. it shall be unlawful to
use within the fire limits of the Town OF
Oroville any gravity or air pressure pressure . sys.
any underground tank; Provided that gas
oline or benzine in quantities of over ten
dol gallons and not more than fifty i5O
it's of the town of Oroville in strong
metal tank at least thirty (SO) feet from
any building and securely housed over
with a corrugated iron she'd, properly
rooted and well ventilated at the top and
the door securely fastened with lock.
NOT sha be N for stors
or have on hand any dynamite. nitro
glycerine or compound thereof Hercules
within the limits of the Town of Oroville:
Provided that nothing in thisssection shall
he construed to effect the transportation
of powder through the Town on any rail-
way. wagon or vehicle when the powder
is actually being transported from one
point to another.
Section 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to allow to
accumulate or permit to remain within
the fire limits of the Town of Oroville. any
rubbish; paper hay, straw or packing
table material in such manner as to be
hazardous to surrounding property.
Section st shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation tn burn with
in the fire limits of the Town of Oroville.
any trash, paper, hay, straw. lumber, or
packing material that may be burnt. ex-
cept it be burned in noncombustable
receptacle of sufficient size to completely
cover contain the material to be burn
ed, all such fire must be extinguished at
sun set of any day.
Section 9.-Every person. firm Of corpo-
ration violating any of the provisions Of
, this ordinance shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdemeanor and upon conviction there
of shall be punished with a fine in any
sum not less than Five (s5 00) Dollars nor
more than Fifty (S50) dollars and the
costs of prosecution
| Section 1O.-This ordinance shall take
| effect and be in force from and after its
passage and publication in the Oroville
Gazette, the official newpaper OF the
| Town of OrOvile
Passed first and second reading. Nov.
| 26 1917.
Passed and approved, December 3, 1917.
| Published. December Z, 1917
| Attest +. S. BEAIE Mayor.
T.. Z HOOSE. Clerk.