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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 04.27.1950 Handling Explosive Liquidsand 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. a `gr y or Ueorgetown, liVex s City Secret ry, City of Georgetown, Texas ------------------- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GEORGETO N , T. AS , AIVENDING THkT CERTAIN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE HANDLING OF VOLITILB OR EXPLOSIVE LIQUIDS, THAT WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D., 1948, BY AME10ING SECTION 52 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: PROS VIDING HEREIN A SAVING CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN E14ERGENCY 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 loth 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 F Laboratories approved `rank," Gasoline shall drawn from under- ground storage tanks only through openings in the top thereof and only by means of pumps, bearing the approval of the National Board of Underwriters. All such puml and apparatus shall be placed inside the property lines, and so placed that it will be impracticable to serve motor vehic,s therefrom' while such vehicles are standing on any part any sidewalk, street, or alley of said City. No pump shall e used tither than one that has been approved by the Underwri ters Labora- tories, Inc., for such use. All such pumps sh ll be tested, examined, approved and sealed by the City Plumbing Inspector of the City of Georgetown, Texas, before being, placed in service. Section 5a. That no truck, hauling asPline, that has a carrying capacity of over 1,400 (fourtee hundred) gallons shall hereafter be permitted to deliver gasoline, therefrom, to any filling station; or to any tank used by any filling station, for retailing gasoline therefrom with- in said City. That each truck used for, or bywhich gasoline or other volatile or explosive liquids are transported, or are delivered, within the said City, shall car`y such gasoline, or other volatile, or other explosive liquids, Iin a tank thereon suitable for such purpose; and that such tanks shall be *wade of not less than twelve guage galvanized steel; or at least one-fourth inch black open hearth tank steel; and that such tank shall be equipped with outlet faucets, of the antidrip approved self -closing type; and also must be equipped with automatic check valves for safety, in the event of mechanical indury to the outlet faucets, aAd s' d tank and equipment shall have been approved by, and shall bear the label of approval of the National Board of FirE Underwriters. That other than as here amended, all ofthe said ordinance that is hereby being amended, shall and remain: in full force and effect; and that amendment slall be con- sidered as a part thereof. 37 That if any word, sentence, clause, or paragraph of this amendment be declared to be void, the said void portion hereof shall not effect the validity of all of the remaining portions hereof. The fact that the matters covered hereby are of material importance, creates an emergency, making it necessary that the { rules requiring that ordinance be read at three separate meetings be suspended and the said rules are here and now suspended, and this ordinance is at once passed, and it is ordered that it take effect, from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS T!tE TWENTY --SEVENTH ,DAY OF APRIL, A. J 1950. Mayor, Q4-tyoV Georgetown, 'texas City Secretary, City of Georgetown, �'exas AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, DECLARING THAT THE OPERATION OF A CARNIVAL YTITHIN LESS THAN M HUNDRED YARDS of A PRIVATE RESIDENCE WITHIN THE ' ID CITY, I'S A NUISANCE: AND PROHIBITING :SUCH NUISANCE, AND FIXING A PENALTY® 10 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETON, TEXAS: That the operation of a Carnival, within a distance of less than two hundred yards of any private residence within this City is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and it is hereby made an offence to operate or assist in the operation of such 'Carnival at any place within this City that is located within less than two hundred yards of any private residence situated in said City; and that any person who shall hereafter operate any such Carnival and/or who shall hereafter assist in the operation of any Carnival, in. this City, at a place that is Located within less"than two 4 1 hundred yards of any private residence in this City shall, upon conviction,# be punished by a Fine of not less than one dollar and not more than two hundred dollars, and that each day that such Carnival may be so operated shall constitute a separate offence.