The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
Proposed Ordinance No. Is
AN ORDINANCE TO PREVENT DAMAGE BY FIRES
IN THE CITY OF ELY

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELY DO ORDAIN:
SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to set
fire to be set fire any brush heap other
combustble material whether his land street.
alley public place in the City of Ely to endanger
SECTION 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
keep maintain within the City of Ely any stove pipe
less the be conducted into chimney made of brick
maintain any such stove pipe within twelve
inches any wood unless such pipe shall be double
with at least inch air between the inner and outer
portion thereof
SECTION g. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
keep any in any building in the City of Ely unless
the floor beneath said shall be protected by
cOmbustble covering for to keep OF mann
tain any within feet of any woodwork unless
such woodwork is protected by ncombustbe mate
rial
SECTION 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
keep deposit ashes place the City Of Ely unless
said ashes kept deposited in closed and
talc earthen vessel in a brick stone basement.
SECTION s. The City Council shall at the beginning
of each year appoint fire warden of the City OF Ely who
may be member of the fire department not the
Council may determine and said fire warden his duly
authorized deputies authorized enter into any house.
building lot or other property City of Ely between
for the purpose of examining the
sructon and condition of chimneys fire places stoves
pipes boilers and other apparatus used about such
erty which likely to fire. and is made the duty
of the in charge of such house build
ing property in the said City of Ely comply with the
duly given by the said fire warden of said City
SECTION g. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
keep for SALE storage purpose whatsoever in
building within the corporate limits OF the City OF Ely any
gasoline, naptha, benzine petroleum inhammable
posive oils of whatsoever Sort except in accordance with
the provisions of this Section of this Ordinance.
said substances above described of not
gallons quantity may be kept in buildings within
City of Ely provided that such quantities kept
closed in metallic receptacles from leaks recep
holding than five gallons each and said
substances be drawn from said recepacles only by day
light or electric light.
Quantities of said substances not exceeding hftyve gal
Ions may kept stored within the City Of Ely in air.
tight recepaces if kept exclusively shed enclosure
removed at least thirty feet from any other building
Larger quantities of said substances than those above
specified may be kept stored within said city if kept in
underground tanks with standard pumps for
least five feet from any building and in such said
tacles or tanks shall arranged that they will be lower
than the lowest pipe the building used In connection with
the pump connected with said tanks.
SECTION In any where gasoline is used for run
ming machine the supply tank for such gasoline shall be at
least thirty feet distant the building which said
machine placed and said supply tank shall be under
ground at lower level than the lowest pipe Leading from
said tank said building and arranged that IN case OF
accident gasoline will drain back to the supply tank
the gasoline shall be removed by pump only and it shall be
more than FIVE gallons gasoline in the building at
time; and artificial heat other than steam water shall
I be used to produce rapid evaporation.
SECTION g. 1t shall be unlawful for person to place
to be placed gasoline or benzne IN quantities
of more than pint and less than gallons
tace except Of bright red color tagged and labeled In
plain letters with the name of the contents.
SECTION Any person violating any provision OF this
ordinance SHALL upon conviction Of such violation be pun
ished by fine of not exceeding $4,000 by mpr1son
ment for not exceeding three months.
SECTION TO- This ordinance shall take effect and be In
force ten days from and after its passage and publication