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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0036_3535 and there being in fact an emergency and imperative necessity that the work herein provided for be begun and carried out promptly and with expendition and that the contract aforesaid shall be immediately made, executed and delivered to the end that such work herein provided for may be begun and carried out promptly and with expedition. The reading of the ordinance on three several days is hereby dispensed with and the same shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED THE TEN DAY OF APRIL, A.D., 1950. maylgrpixy or ijeargetown, Texas City oecret ry, City of Georgetown, Texas AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE HANDLING OF VOLITILE OR EXPLOSIVE LIQUIDS, THAT WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D., 1948, BY AMENDING SECTION 59 OF THE SAID ORDINANCE, AND BY ADDING TO THE SAID ORDINANCE SECTION 5a, SO THAT THE SAID AMENDED PORTIONS OF THE SAID ORDINANCE SHALL READ AS SET OUT HEREIN: PRO- VIDING HEREIN A SAVING CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS: That Section 5, of that certain ordinance of the said City that regulates the handling of volatile or explosive liquids, and that was passed and approved on the 10th day of February, A.D., 1948, shall hereafter read as follows: and Section 5a, hereof is added thereto. Section 5, Storage tanks and pumps regulated: Only underground tanks shall be used for the storage of gasoline at filling stations, and the said tanks and appliances shall be placed entirely within the property lines of the premises. That no tank shall be installed at any retail filling station with a capacity greater than 1,200 (twelve hundred) gallons; and only one tank shall be permitted for each pump in service. That the total combined capacity of all of the tanks at any one retail filling station shall not exceed 4,000 (four thousand) gallons. All of such tanks shall be labled showing, "Underwriter's