Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

shall be Of fire-resisting design and
construction and not to exceed three
stories in height and shall be with
out basement, cellar or open space
below the ground floor, the work.
room where all dry cleaning is done
to be located on the ground floor.
Such building must also comply in
all other respects with the provisions
OF this act. Fire-reSisting construc-
ton Is defined to consist Of the use
OF fire-resisting material as follows:
Brick, hollow tile, steel and con-
crete or reinforced concrete. Any
building in which gasoline, naptha,
benzol, carbon bisulphide or light
petroleum or coal tar products are
used in connection with a dry clean
ing or dry dyeing business must
be at least fifteen Q5) feet from any
other building or lot, except the
building used for operating a dry
cleaning or dry dyeing business, I'M
less separated therefrom by an un-
pierced fire wall. In no event shall
more than two sides Of such build
ing have walls without openings.
The roof Of such building shall be
of fire-resistive construction"
Section 3. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927 Section 1892,
be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
1892. All walls Of such dry clean
ing and dry dyeing buildings or es-
adjustments shall be of brick laid
in cement mortar, or Of reinforced
concrete not less than twelve inches
In thickness, or of stone, laid in
cement mortar not less than sixteen
inches in thickness, or Of other non
combustible and fire-resisting ma
terial constructed of thickness Of
not less than twelve inches. The
roof Of such building shall be Of
fire-resistive construction. Provided,
however, that the construction
specified In this section shall not
apply to any building or establish
ment In which no flammable liquid,
product or substance shall be pres
ent, handled or used"
Section 4. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes Of 1927 Section 1894,
be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
1894. ventilating apertures Of
size not less than sixty square
inches in area shall be placed in
the walls Of such dry cleaning and
dry dyeing buildings at or near the
level Of the floor, and spaced not
over six feet apart from center to
center; such openings shall be COW
cred with 2x2 wire mesh, number
sixteen galvanized wire web or its
equal, and shall be kept clear Of
all distractions and such ventilating
apertures shall be so arranged as to
completely change the air volume
every three minutes while the plant
is in operation. Other ventilating
systems may be substituted for the
above, which will completely change
the air every three minutes, while
the plant is IN operation provided
same are approved before con-
structed by the state fire marshal"
Section S. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes Of 1927, Section 1926,
be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
1895. AS q means Of fire ex-
tinguishment in any such buildings,
The same shall be equipped with
high pressure boiler Of sufficient
size and horse power, such boiler
to be located In fire-proof build
ing at least ten G0) feet from any
building used for the purpose OF dry
cleaning or dry dyeing, such boiler
to be connected with two-inch
steam supply pipe in the dry clean
ing or dry dyeing room so installed
as to give as nearly as possible an
equal distribution Of steam, and to
be so placed that the steam when
turned in will Immediately fill the
entire room; such steam pipes shall
be provided with perforations or
jets of one-quarter Of one inch in
diameter, equally spaced, so that
there is one opening to each twenty
five square feet Of floor space; a
standard globe valve shall be placed
in the steam service line or lines
connected to this perforated steam
pipe outside Of the building, and to
be accessible for operation in case
Of fire. The steam supply for such
pipes shall be continually available
for service while the plant Is in
operation, and shall be sufficient to
completely fill the room space in
less than one minute, and continue
the flow Of steam sufficient to keep
the room space filled with steam
for period Of at least thirty min
utes.
This section shall not apply to
any business or establishment where
the dry cleaning or dry dyeing Is
accomplished by a non-flammable
liquid, or liquids having a flash
point exceeding 1877 degrees Fahren-
heit or Sc degrees Centigrade. prod
uct or substance"
Section 6. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section sofa.
be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
"6O12. No carbon bi-sulphide, gas
oline, naptha, benzol or light petro-
leum or coal tar product used in the
dry cleaning and dry dyeing bust
ness shall be distilled or redistilled
in connection with the said dry
cleaning or dry dyeing business ex-
cept in a building of fire-proof con-
struction, which building must be
located more than fifteen 1O feet
from any other building or lot, ex-
cept the buildings used in said dry
cleaning and dry dyeing business,
unless separated therefrom by an
unpierced fire wall. But in no event
shall more than two sides Of such
building have walls without open
ings. The roof of such building shall
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