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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd1949-195 ORDINANCE NO. 195. ORDINANCE TO PREVENT FIRE HAZARD BY REQUIRING TANKS TO BE DEPRESSED UNuER THH SURFACE OF THE GROUND IN CERTAIN ALLEYS IN! THE CITYOF SEWARD, ALASKA. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD ,ALASKA: Sec.l HEREAFTER no person shall be permitted to have or keep or maintain fuel oil tanks installed, or keep existing above the ground in the alleys between Third and Fourth Ave. Fourth and Fifth Ave. and Fifth and Sixth Avenue between Railroad Ave. and Jefferson St. Sec. 2. Every person or persons, firm or cooporations are required to place such fuel tanks in the area at least one (1) foot beneath the surfece of the ground. Sec. 3. ~ny person or persons, firms or corporation~ho maintains or possesses an oil burning stove or heater or furnace shall not place the gravity feed tank in excess of twenty-four inches and not less than twelve inches abov~ the stove carburator. Sec. 4. Existing fuel oil tanks within the corporate limits of the City of Seward shall be moved so that the space of at least ten feet exists between the tanks and the buildings, unless the minimum of ten feet of space is already there. This applies to all residences in the corporate limits. Sec. 5. Any person or persons firms OD corporations who fail to comply with the provisions of th., act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined hot less than $5.00 nor more than $100000 or imprisoned in the city jail for not less than five days nor more than thirty days. Sec. 6. An emergency is hereby declared to exist and the rules govArning the reading end iassage of ordinances are hereby suspended. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage end approvel. The publication hereof shall be made by publishing a copy hereof in the Seward Seaport Record three times within ten days of the passage hereof. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CO~MON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWArlD, ALASKA, THIS !J.S DAY OF JULY , 1949 ATTEST APPROVED ;?:;7 . c-/, C /f~;J(~ '"'1;. v<.L?A...-v1/{ , EUGi~E N LANIER MilYOR. i7J1aA;;;;;J ~' MARTINE JOHttr EN. C CLERK.