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No explosives shall be landed at the piers or elsewhere in the city, or transported to a vessel lying at a pier, unless the explosives contained in the vessel making delivery are in charge of a duly certified employee of a person licensed to transport or sell explosives within the city limits. No explosives shall be landed at any pier in the city unless for immediate loading into wagons for distribution to consumers for use within 48 hours and for which orders have been previously received, or for immediate transportation by railway to points beyond the city limits; and explosives received at railway stations within the city limits shall be promptly discharged and removed to such storage as this chapter prescribes. Explosives received at any railway or freight stations within the city limits, for reshipment to points beyond the city limits, shall be promptly transferred; provided, however, that no explosives received for shipment shall remain at any railway or freight station for a period exceeding 48 hours. Every railroad car containing explosives within the city limits must be placarded on sides and ends with standard explosive placards as prescribed by the United States Department of Transportation regulations for explosives and other dangerous articles.
(Prior code § 125-8; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54984, § 11)
Each package containing an explosive must have the name and brand of the manufacturer marked thereon, and must be marked conspicuously as prescribed by the United States Department of Transportation for explosives and other dangerous articles.
(Prior code § 125-9; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54984, § 11)
All boxes in which explosive cartridges containing nitroglycerine are packed must be lined with a suitable material that is impervious to liquid nitroglycerine. Cardboard cartons closed at the bottom and made of strong and flexible material that is impervious to nitroglycerine may be used as a lining. At least one- fourth of an inch of dry sawdust or wood pulp or similar material must be spread over the bottom of the box before inserting the cartridges, and all the vacant space in the top must be filled with this material. The cartridges must be so arranged in the boxes that when they are transported with the boxes top side up all cartridges will be on their side and never on their ends.
No explosive cartridge sold shall be larger than four inches in diameter and eight inches long. Packages of explosives shall not contain more than 50 pounds.
(Prior code § 125-10)
Magazine. A building, or part of a building, designed, intended or used for the storage of an explosive or fireworks, other than building which is otherwise classified under this chapter.
(a) First-class Magazine. Every magazine which contains more than 100 pounds of explosive or fireworks and has a content of not more than 2,500 pounds of explosives or fireworks.
(b) Second-class Magazine. Every magazine of a size which will contain not more than 100 pounds of explosives or fireworks.
(Prior code § 125-12)
First-class Magazines. Any first-class magazine for the storage of explosives shall not exceed one story, or 15 feet in height, and such magazine shall not have any basement or any mezzanine. Every first-class magazine shall be constructed of noncombustible materials and shall have exterior walls of solid brick masonry; provided, however, that walls may be constructed of good sheathing and wood studs with all space between the studs filled with dry sand for a thickness of not less than five and one-half inches and covered on the outside surface with noncombustible materials. There shall be no openings in any walls except a doorway which shall be provided with noncombustible materials. There shall be no openings in any walls except a doorway, which shall be provided with a noncombustible or metal-clad door.
Second-class Magazines. Any second-class magazine shall be constructed of noncombustible materials; provided, however, that the walls and roof may be of wood, metal-clad on the outside surface or covered with fire-retarding roof coverings.
(Prior code § 125-13)
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