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COMMISSIONERS or THE DISTRICT

COMMISSIONERS or THE DISTRICT
or COLUMBIA. Executive Office.
August II, 1895 Ordered: That the
Police Regulations OF the District Of
Columbia be and they are hereby
amended by adding after Article ll.C
mated Article LID. 70 read &c foI-
FINISHES AND THINKERS section
lin. sinish shan mean any snamel.
lacquer or other finish containing nj
troceliulose. b. The term finishing
thereof, used for the application. BY
spraying, 81 pyroxylin finishes and
thinners. for finishing automotiye equip
ment furniture. novelties Or othsr
the - District Of coiumbia. no person.
firm. partnership or corporation shall
keep: store. handle Or use any pyrcxyliiIn
operate or maintain finishing shop
otherwise than An accordance with
these regulations Section 5. Permits:
pyroxyiin finishes Or thinners are kept
stored, handled or used III In excess
Of five gallons IN any building used
| in whole or In part for human habt
Ions In any other building; or l3l In
excess Of fifty gallons outside Of any,
building. :. Permits shall be issued BY
Columbia after approval ~ the Chief
| Engineer Of the Fire Department. .,
All applications for permits shall be
uished by the Fire Marshal Of the Fire
Department, and such applications shall
contain All information relative to the
ssetIer ea ..ty,ct ine sag pen.Snn,
finish or thinner N excess Of five GAL
Ions shall not be kept or stored IN any
Iroxyiin firish ana thinner ii excess 81
five gallons shall not be kept or stored
/ IN any building used IN whole o. in
part for human habitation unless the
storing. handling or use 4 equipped
with an automatic sprinkler system
approved by the CHIEF Engineer Of the
other portions 81 the building BY fire.
proof wallis partitions. floors and CELL
| tngs 0f material and construction APP
Storage Cabinets and Rooms Inside Of
Buildings: q. Pyroxylin finish or thin
| ner In excess Of the amounts allowed
IN sectien :, paragraph, but, but not
stored IN cabinet. entirely encloseG
and made of suitable stiffened shset
Eon q E tn, .sass N aa aousIs sI,sd
construction. Doors OF such cabinet
shah e ct constrScsion eq y s,ds e
with tl1ree-point lock, fif closely and
be kept closed when not in use Door
siIls shall BE- reissd e least two
| net. In each cabinet openings three
inches above the bottom and close 70
the top shall connect 10 vent pipe
SQUARE inches ana constructed 81 ma
teriai not thinner than Number e.
.. 8. Gauge. with. Tapped seams and
kept at least six inches from COM
lbustibIe material, ehaiI extend directly
to the outside air e peint aDovs
hood or shield. and shall Be % m.
staiied a. to prevent exposure hazard
to any adjacent building, or TO the
s. a' Pyroxyi " finish 81 thinner n e5-
of two hundred and fifty gallons shaiI
enclosed BY walls or partitions Of one
Of the following types: Gypsum or
cement plaster At least y Of an inch
shi1 atud g par tIa Or sxpanded metal
not less than ~ inches thick, o. tie.
siasssr u each 0n sds i 9.0f th.enesa q
| G -Ineh). or reinforced concrete. or
brick. or any type q partition n,s :
used which viii sffo "a one e. h cSi.s
/ Engineer OF the Fire Department. They
shall Be continuous from floor TO
s:ins and snalt Be sscurs1y
ton, 80 defined in the Building Code
Of the DIstrict Of Columbia, shall be
protected with cement or gypsum
wire iath or Its equivalent. Floor,
Boards boards ana sf free from eracEs ana other
Inches Of concrete All openings must
be protected with underwriters labeled
Glass co. fire doors automatic or
self closing, az defined In the building
Code OF the District of Columbia.
Adequate ventilation Of the gravity
type shall be provided. 80 arranged
q ae1 sl ln Duet shaIi Sc q substaSriai
construction extending from a pnint az
least four and not over elk inches
above floor to point above roof AZ g
lquate suction creating device. 1t ehall
be so arranged az to prevent exposure
hazard. G pyroxyiin finishes shes, e tn a1S
fifty gallons shall be kept or stored
in storage room enclosed by fires
resistive wallis equal TO 8 inches OF re-
work. Interior wallis shah be without
openings othe~ than those protected
with UnderwrIters' labeled Glass "A :
Code Of the District u coiuniIla,
Fire doors shall be, of the swinging
type and close into q rabbet, or other
Of flames around edges: shall re self
closing and IL Fastened open shall be
arranged to close automatically in case
| OF TIRE ofl8lpeIluE Nhs OF OUT u TINS
room; Floor must pc of Arsp .. g con- n;
concrete. and must be pitched TO drain
to scupper or trap. or sill or ramp
must be provided in doorway 20 pre-.
vent materials from running cut OF
room In case of fire. Ceiling shall
be OF fireproof construction, az defined
In the Building Code Of the District
of Columbia: ADEQUATE ventilation
graph ''b" of this section. All shelly
other noncombustible construction. d.
where the finishing shop and other
parts Of the building are equipped with
| an automatic sprinkler System approved
| by the Chief Engineer Of the Fire De-
| partment quantities Of pyroxyiin fin
| ishes and thinner in excess Ct two hum
dred and fifty gallons may be stored
In rooms Of the type described in
subsection ''b'' above. Section 8.
Outside STORAGE. a. Outside storage
buildings within ten feet or other bulid
| crete or of steel frame with tile or
metal lath and plaster panels. Storage
buildings more than ten feet from
| other buildings may have wooden frame
with stucco or masonry veneer finish.
! No open space shall be permitted De-
| low the floor. Adequate ventilation
shall be provided by louvrss. il Ench
| rooms are used for mixing, vsntila ton
shall be as given in Secsion s-b.
may be stored outside In the open L
| ten feet from any building. Section 2.
Mixing: a. Mixing operation In CON
nection with the materials referred to
| herein shall be carried on In the
storage rooms specified above, pro.