[Ord. No. 10,
§§ 1 — 3, 3-30-1931]
(a)
No person shall keep or store within the limits of the Village of
Tuckahoe any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, ether, benzoyl or any other
flammable volatile of like character (except kerosene) in greater
quantity than two gallons, except in properly constructed underground
tanks which, when within a building, shall be buried not less than
five feet below the level of the basement floor or, if without a building
shall be buried not less than two feet below the level of the basement
floor and, if more than 10 feet distant from a building, shall be
buried not less than two feet below the surface of the ground; and
which in all cases shall be drawn from the aforesaid tanks by approved
safety pumps with all piping so arranged as to drain back to the tank.
(b)
Inflammable liquids shall not be drawn or handled in the presence
of an open flame or fire, but may be drawn and handled when lighting
is by incandescent electric lamps with vaporproof globes and keyless
sockets and the installation is otherwise fully in compliance with
all the requirements of the National Electrical Code[1] and said rules and regulations thereof are hereby made
a part of this section, as affecting all electrical equipment. Smoking
shall be prohibited and signs to this effect shall be posted wherever
flammable volatiles are stored or handled.
(c)
Any person now handling or storing or such as propose in the future
to handle or store flammable volatiles in excess of the quantity of
two gallons shall make written application to the Board of Trustees
and the said Board, through its duly appointed and properly accredited
representative, shall forthwith make an inspection of the premises
used or proposed to be used, as the case may be, for such sale or
storage and the means of distribution, and if the conditions, surroundings
and arrangements are such that the intent of the section is observed,
then the Board shall issue a permit that such sale, storage or distribution
may be conducted; and before any new installation is covered from
sight, a notification in writing shall be given to the Board, which
shall, through its duly appointed and properly accredited representative
within 48 hours after receipt of such notification, inspect the installation
and give written approval or disapproval. Upon the failure of the
Board of Trustees to inspect within the specified time, the installation
may be covered, but shall be subject to inspection by the Board at
the expense of the Village.
[Ord. No. 10,
§§ 4 — 8, 3-30-1931]
(a)
No person or persons shall, except as hereafter provided, have, keep
or cause to be kept, in any store, house, manufactory or other building
or in any place within the Village, any quantity of gunpowder, rock
powder, dynamite or any other explosive, exceeding five pounds in
weight, nor keep any gunpowder, rock powder, dynamite or other explosives
whatever in any place or building except in sheet iron canisters or
other proper receptacles satisfactory to the Chief of the Fire Department
or the Board of Trustees or its authorized representatives, which
receptacles shall at all times be kept securely closed, except when
necessary for its delivery or sale.
(b)
When satisfactory evidence of its need is produced, the Board of
Trustees may, on request, grant by formal resolution permission to
store, under proper and safe conditions, a quantity greater than five
pounds of such explosives but not exceeding 250 pounds, and the permit
shall require that such explosives be stored in accordance with all
laws and regulations of the State of New York or any department thereof.
Before issuing such a permit, the Board of Trustees may require that
suitable bond be filed.
(c)
No person or persons shall carry or cause to be carried any gunpowder,
rock powder, dynamite or other explosives through any street, lane
or alley in any cart, vehicle, wagon or other conveyance unless the
same is secured in tight casks, kegs or cases of sheet iron or other
suitable metal, except that dynamite may be transported in the original
packages.
(d)
No explosives shall be transported upon or along any highway or public
place between sunset and sunrise.
(e)
No person in charge of or in or upon any such vehicle containing
explosives shall smoke or have any other fire in or upon the said
vehicle, nor shall any person drive or ride upon such vehicle while
intoxicated or conduct himself in a careless or reckless manner in
or about such vehicle or load such vehicle in a careless or reckless
manner or while smoking or intoxicated; nor shall any exploders, detonators,
blasting caps or chemicals or mechanical igniters be placed or carried
in or upon any vehicle containing explosives.
