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X28 ~_ _ _ ~_ _- _ -- -- -- _ --- - - -- - - - -- - - - ,r A17. draw-off valves or faucets shall have discharge end threaded or otherwise se designed as to permit of tight connection t~rith hose extending to fill-pipe. Every tanlc truck shall be provided.~~iith properly attached rear steel bumpers. The rear bumpers or chassis extension sha7.l be so arranged as to adequately protect the d.ratr-off va7_ve or faucets in case of collision. Each compartment of a~gravity discharge truck tank shall be equipped ~rJith a reliable and. efficient shut-off valve located. inside the she 11 of the tank in the compartment outlet, and except during de livery operations such valves shall automatically be kept closed, or shall be so interlocked ~,rith delivery operation that it will be mechanically closed urhen d.eliv=rv ooera.tions axe completed. , The operating mechanism for such valves shall be provided with a secondary-control, remote from the tank filling parts and discharge faucets for use in event of accidents or fire during delivery opera.tinns, and such control mechanism shall be provided *.~rith a fusible section ~r~hich will cause valves to close automatically in case of fire. In every case there shall be provided bet~tieen the shut-off valve seat and. discharge faucet, a, shear section 4rhich will break under strain and leave the shut-off valve seat intact. . Tanks, chassis, exles and springs shall be metal7.ically connected. Tank trucks shall. be equipped ~r~ith drag chains long enough to reach the ground. During the filling operation metallic contact shall be `ma.inta,ined bet~~reen the fill tiiroe and the ts.nk truck. . The foregoing provisions shall also apply to the construction and operation of trailers and. semi-trailers. All trailers shall be firmly and securely attached to the to~~ring vehicle by means of suitable draw-bars, supplemented by safety chains. Every trailer shall. be equipped with a reliable system of brakes ~t~ith reliable provisions for operation from the driver's seat of the vehicle dra~,ring it. Each trailer shall be provided with side lights and a tail light. Every tank truck and trailer shall be equipped. with at least one approved hand fire extinguisher of a type suitable for extinguishingc_oil fires. o~ C~`TTTAINERS PAINTED DISTIi~TCmIVE COLORS. Port=.ble containers for Class 1 and. 11 liquids shall be painted red (entire container or conspicuous band or stripe) and be conspicuously lettered ir_ black, °DangerAt~e~'=- Kelp Lights a.nd Fire At~ray~~ . It shall be a misdemeanor to ke•Pp. or place the above mentioned liquids in containers other than those mahked as designed, or to use the containers for any other liquids or substances than those specified or fail to keep their exterior clean so that coloring a,nd lettering are easily distinguishable. o~g8 REFINERIES. No permit shall be granted for the es.tablishement of a new plant .or an addition to a plant for refining, distilling or condensing petroleum and natural gas ~nrithin the , .limits of the city until after a survey has been made by the Chief of the Bureau of Tire Prevention and an investigation made of all hazardous conditions connected there- with. If there are no schools, churches, hospitals or public halls within 300 feet, and no other building than those of the plant within 150. feet of the proposed distilling or condensing plant, a.nd other conditions are consistent with the spirit and intent of this ordinance, the Cheif of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall grant a permit for the location desired; provided,also, that a guarantee to maintain an open space 150 feet on all sides shall begiven by the applicant. Part 10. THE APPLICATIOTT OF FLAliP~1ABLE FINISFIES General Requirements 1001. DEFINITION. The term "finishin?~ shop' shall mean a building or part thereof used for the application of flammable finishes by means of spraying or dipping.