Commissioner may issue a permit for a total amount not to exceed five thousand five hundred gallons.

CHAPTER 6.-SALE AND USE OF NAPHTHAS.

§ 26. Excepting as elsewhere provided in these regulations, naphthas shall not be sold or kept for sale at retail in any other establishment in the City than one of the following:

(a) Oil storage stations.

(b) Automobile storage stations.

(c) Painters' supply stores.

(d) Shipyards.

§ 27. Previous to beginning the sale or storage of these fluids at any such establishment, the proprietor thereof shall obtain a permit therefor from the Fire Commissioner, which shall only be made after a survey of the premises, and for which the annual fee shall be ten dollars.

§ 28. Every such establishment shall have posted conspicuously a placard with the following printed upon it in legible characters of a style to be approved by the Fire Commissioner:

Precautions.

The following facts and precautions should always be kept in mind by the users of naphtha:

First-A combustible vapor is constantly arising from the exposed surface of a lot of naphtha, even in cold situations.

Second-This vapor will diffuse and move in all directions quite far from its source.

Third-A flame, glowing fire, or even a spark, will cause it to flash back and start instantaneously the burning of the lot of liquid at the source.

Fourth-Only a small proportion of this vapor is needed in mixtures with air to produce an explosion. Vaults and ill-ventilated places or rooms where vapor of naphtha is present can become as dangerous as a powder magazine; never strike a match or bring a lighted candle into such a place.

Fifth-Burning naphtha is best extinguished by a smothering process which will exclude the air.

Remember-Vapor of naphtha will flash, liquid naphtha will burn, but naphtha vapor and air in an inclosed space when exposed to fire will explode.

§ 29. All automobile storage stations, painters' supply stores, shipyards or other establishments selling naphthas at retail shall store such products either in iron or steel tanks or approved sealed cans, as hereinafter provided.

§30. All storage tanks as designated herein shall be of design and location as approved by the Fire Commissioner, and the top of the tank shall be at least two feet beneath the surface of the ground.

§ 31. All cans for storage or sale of naphthas as designated herein shall be of the following form and description:

(a) Approved cans of tin or terneplate capable of holding not more than one gallon, secured by seal, which seal must be broken in

opening the can and so arranged that there shall be no outlet for the fluid until the seal is broken.

(b) Approved cans of tin or terneplate capable of holding not more than five gallons, secured by seal, which seal must be broken in opening the can and so arranged that there shall be no outlet for the fluid until the seal is broken.

Such cans shall be brought to said stores only in approved crates. Each can shall bear a label showing in plain letters approved by the Fire Commissioner the name of the manufacturer of the oil, its classification and the following caution:

Danger, Keep Cool and Away From All Flame.

Precautions-The following facts and precautions should always be kept in mind by users of naphthas:

First A combustible vapor is constantly arising from the exposed surface of a lot of naphtha, even in cold situations;

Second-This vapor will diffuse and move in all directions quite far from its source;

Third-A flame, glowing fire, or even a spark, will cause it to flash back and start instantaneously the burning of the lot of liquid at the source;

Fourth-Only a small proportion of this vapor is needed in mixtures with air to produce an explosion. Vaults and ill-ventilated rooms or places where vapor of naphtha is present can become as dangerous as a powder magazine; never strike a match or bring a lighted candle into such a place;

Fifth-Burning naphtha is best extinguished by a smothering process which will exclude the air.

Remember-Vapor of naphtha will flash, liquid naphtha will burn, but naphtha vapor and air in an enclosed space when exposed to fire will explode.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or change the special provision in section 23 of this part.

Painters' Supply Stores.

§ 32. In painters' supply stores the storage and sale of naphtha (gasoline, benzine, etc.) shall be only in approved sealed cans as hereinbefore provided.

§ 33. The quantity of naphtha permitted to be kept for sale in such stores in approved cans shall be limited to a maximum of twenty gallons when said establishment is in a building in which there are more than one family living, and in no case shall the keeping for sale or the sale of naphtha be permitted in a tenement house.

Amendment, approved by the Mayor, July 19, 1904.

§ 34. In the case of such stores in buildings not occupied by more than one family a permit may be granted for the storage of a maximum of not to exceed fifty-five gallons in approved sealed cans.

§ 35. In exceptional cases where the needs of the business demand it and where upon survey the conditions are found such as to justify it, a special permit may be granted for such stores authoriz ing them to keep in approved sealed packages a total quantity not to exceed seventy-five gallons.

§ 36. In all such stores sales shall only be made in approved, sealed and unbroken packages.

§ 37. In any painters' supply store for the sale of naphtha the following precautionary regulations shall be observed, and their observance shall be a condition of the issuance or continuance of a permit:

(a) The floor of the storeroom shall be kept as free as possible from accumulations of waste paper or other inflammable material; (b) Waste or sawdust or other inflammable material must not be used for soaking up drips of linseed oil or other drying oils unless it is immediately afterward placed in metal cans with legs four inches high and with self-closing covers;

(c) Smoking shall be strictly prohibited in the cellar, yard or store of such painters' supply establishment.

Use for Marine Purposes.

§ 42. Naphthas to be used for power purposes on launches, tugs, or other vessels shall be transferred to the vessels using same by one of the following methods only:

(a) By means of direct pipe from container to tank of vessel; (b) By emptying approved sealed packages directly into the tank of the vessel;

(c) By using a can with an automatic closing device which shall effectually close said can when it is not being filled or emptied;— and the handling of naphtha for this purpose by means of open containers is strictly prohibited.

For Illumination.

§ 43. In the Boroughs of Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens and Richmond and in the public parks of the City, naphtha, gasolene, benzine or similar products may under permit be used for illuminating purposes in street lamps.

844. In the Boroughs of Brooklyn, The Bronz, Queens and Richmond, at points where public gas supply is not furnished, and on premises where naphthas can be safely stored in underground tanks, as hereinbefore provided, naphtha, gasolene, benzine or similar products may under permit be used in generators in connection with gas machines for making illuminating gas, provided that the gas shall be generated outside of and distant not less than thirty feet from any building.

§ 44b. No person, firm or corporation shall sell or manufacture within the limits of The City of New York any combustible mixture used as a stove polish, metal polish, floor polish, furniture polish, or insecticide, except under authority of a license issued by the Fire Commissioner, and in accordance with the provisions of this section. Certain terms used in this section are defined for the purposes thereof, as follows:

A "combustible mixture" is any mixture that may be ignited and caused to burn.

A "volatile inflammable mixture" is any combustible mixture that will emit an inflammable vapor below 100 degrees Fahrenheit when tested in the open air or in the closed pyrometer of Giuseppe Tagliabue.

Combustible mixtures that are not volatile inflammable mixtures, as above defined, used as stove polishes, metal polishes, furniture polishes, floor polishes, or insecticides shall be packed in metal cans provided with an air-tight screw cap, each can to be provided with a label thereon bearing the name of the manufacturer, jobber or owner of brand, and an inscription, in letters at least of an inch in height and of an inch in width, reading as follows:

"Registered number, ...., Fire Department, City of New York. "Caution-The mixture in this can is combustible."

Stove polishes and insecticides that are volatile inflammable mixtures shall not be made, sold or used within The City of New York. Volatile inflammable mixtures used as metal polishes, furniture polishes or floor polishes made or sold within The City of New York shall not contain more than 40 per cent by volume of a liquid that will emit an inflammable vapor at a temperature below 100 degrees Fahrenheit when tested in the open air, or in the closed pyrometer of Giuseppe Tagliabue, and shall be packed in metal cans not exceeding one quart in capacity, each can to be provided with an airtight screw cap, and with a label bearing the name of the manufacturer or jobber or owner of brand, and an inscription, in letters at least of an inch in height and of an inch in width, reading as follows:

"Registered No., Fire Department, City of New York. "Caution-Do not use within fifteen feet of any fire.

Licenses for the manufacture and sale at wholesale by manufacturers, or for sale at wholesale by manufacturers' agents, importers and owners of brands, may be issued by the Fire Commissioner at an annual fee of fifty dollars.

Licenses for other dealers authorizing them to sell said polishes and insecticides manufactured or wholesaled by a licensee of the Fire Department, may be issued at an annual fee of two dollars.

Said license may authorize the keeping on storage, in unbroken case lots, of other stove polishes, metal polishes, floor polishes, furniture polishes, and insecticides for sale and transportation outside of the City by wholesale dealers and jobbers, upon filing a schedule showing the amount of each kind or brand to be kept on hand, and where stored; such licensee shall file a report with the Inspector of Combustibles of all sales made within the City of such material, giving the names of the parties and places of business to whom such sales are made. (App. January 31, 1908.)

CHAPTER 7.-SALE AND USE OF KEROSENE OIL.

§ 45. No kerosene oil shall be sold or used in the City which will emit an inflammable vapor, or flash, below the temperature of 100 degrees F.

46. Permits may be granted by the Fire Commissioner after survey, authorizing the sale of kerosene oil at retail upon such remises. For stores in buildings which are also occupied as living partments by not more than one family the permit may be granted or the keeping on hand of not more than five barrels of kerosene oil not exceeding fifty-five gallons each, or their equivalent in smaller approved packages. For stores in buildings which are also occupied

as living apartments by more than one family the permit shall authorize the keeping on hand of not more than seventy gallons in barrels or approved packages.

§ 47. For a retail permit the Fire Commissioner shall collect a fee of ten dollars. Retail permits for the sale of kerosene oil may be transferred as to place after survey, but are not transferable from one individual to another.

§ 48. No users of kerosene oil in vapor lamps, stoves, blow torches, furnaces, or in any other forms of heating or lighting apparatus, shall store kerosene in any greater quantity than sixty gallons without first securing a permit for same from the Fire Commissioner. Empty kerosene oil barrels shall be removed at once from buildings, except where same may be located in storage yards or on refinery premises.

§ 49. Storage for kerosene oil under retail permits shall be only in barrels or approved cans, excepting where tanks of no greater capacity than one hundred and twenty gallons and of design approved by the Fire Commissioner are provided.

CHAPTER 8.-OILS FOR FUEL PURPOSES.

§ 50. Oils stored in 'quantity for fuel purposes shall have a flash point of not less than 100 degrees F.

§ 51. Permits may be granted by the Fire Commissioner for the storage in one locality in wrought iron or steel tanks of not more than seventeen thousand gallons of oil for use or distribution, provided the location of same and other conditions comply with the following specifications, viz.:

(a) Tanks holding the contents of twenty-five barrels or less shall not be less than twenty feet from the walls of any building;

(b) Tanks holding quantities in excess of the contents of twentyfive barrels shall not be located nearer than thirty feet from the walls of any building;

(c) The tops of such tanks shall be at least two feet beneath the surface of the street level, or where, in the opinion of the Fire Commissioner, this is not practicable, a tight wall of earth or masonry shall be constructed and maintained about the tanks sufficiently high to prevent the spreading of any oil to adjacent buildings in case of the destruction of the tank or tanks.

§ 52. The fee for the permit for the storage of the contents of twenty-five barrels or more shall be ten dollars; no fee shall be charged to a consumer for a permit in which the maximum is less than this.

$53. Any test of the properties and qualities of the oils treated of in Part VII. of these Regulations shall be made in accordance with the provisions of law (section 765, Charter of The City of New York). $54. These regulations shall go into effect ninety days after their approval by the Mayor. (App. December 24, 1903.)

CHAPTER 9.-MOTOR CYCLE REPAIR SHOPS.

§ 55. Licenses.-Licenses shall

1. Be issued—

(a) By the Fire Commissioner.