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4(x'7 Such record shall be made daily from the reports made by the Inspectors under - the provision of this ordinance. All such records shall be public. 113.- The annual 'report of 'the Bureau of Fire Preventionshall be made on request ~of, and shall ~be tran$mi~tted to the City Manager; it shall contain all proceedings under this ordinance, with such statistics as tre Chief of the Fire Department may ~:risr: to include therein; the fire Chief of the Fire Department shall also recommend any amendments•to the ordinances which, in his judemPnt, Fha.T7. be desir. ea;ble~. 111e Nothing contained: i~n•this ordinance shall be construed as applying to the 'transportation of -an:y~article or thing shipped in conformity with the regulations prescribed' by~the •Inters•tate Commerce Commission, nor as applying to the military or naval forces of the United States. lI The word "person" vrhe.rever used in this ordinance shall be construed. to include person, persons, firm or corporation. - 116. "Approved° shen"applied to materials, type of construction and appliances refer. s to a~prcval rt> tyie Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention as a result of inveGtigationsarid. tests •conducted by him or. ~by reason of accepted principles or testy by 'the tla,tional Board df Fire Und•ervrri~e~~ or the Undervriters' Laborat- oriea; Inc., or the'PTa.tiorial Bureau of Standards. 11 ~ A permit is the written a~~thority of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, issued purstia.nt•tc this ordinance, to have, keep, store, use, manufacture, sell handle and transport e~;plosives ; flar~mab7_e materials and rubbish, a.s hereinafter defined; and to construct; operate or maintain establishments •hereinafter specified. ~ ~ - ' 118: ?a'henever'the'Bureau of •Fi:re Prevention shall reject or refulee to grant a pernit, 'or t~rhen 'it is claimed 'tha.t provisions of this ordinance or any ordinance or. any ordinances relating thereto do not apply,~or ~~rhen it is claimed that the true intent and meaning of this ordinance or any regulations have been miscon- strued or wrongly interpreted, and. the permit applied for having been refused by the Bureau of Fire Prevention, thin any person may appeal from the decision of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, in writing, as outlined in Section 108. 11 In determining the flash point of flammable liquids, the Tag Closed - Tester (standardized by the National Bureau of Standards) shah be authoritatibe in case of dispute. All. tests shah. be made in a.ccordarce vrith the met2-iods of tests as adopted by the American Socibty for Testing raterials. 120. The City Engineer, the Chief of the Fire Department znd the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as a Committee on dett:rmination, and specify any new materials, procecces or occupancies, and trades vrhich shall require permits in addition to those now enumerated- in this ordinance. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his office, - and shall. also maintain in his office details and descMiptive drawings showing approved and acceptable methods of storing, handling or protecting such materials as shall be deemed as requiring a permit. 121. The intent of this ordinance is to safeguard and restrict tb.e storage; handling and use of dangerous and hazardous materials to a reasonable degree ~.rith respect to injury to persons and destruction of property. Installation, const- ruction and safeguards shall be provided in a standard modern and approved manner. Compliance raith Sta.ndard.s of the National Board of. Fire Underwriters shall be ' prim. facie evider_ce of such approved manner. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall maintain a public file og the Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, tir~+;ch steal?_ be deemed as advisory requirements to this ordunance insofar as they c?n be applied to e?.ch particular. installation for which a permit is required. 122. ?~efere permits may bP issued, the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his assiGtants, steal? inspect and approve the receptacles, veh'_cles, buil.flings or. storage places to be used. - 12 All applications for. permits .required by this ordinance shall b e made to the Bureau of Fire Prevention in such form end detail as it shall prescribe. 12~. Every permit granted by the Bureau of rite Prevention tinder the provisions of this ordinance shall be for such period as the Chief of the Bureau nay determine, r_ot to exceed one year. Such pe-rL~it must at all times be kept on the premises designated therein, and shall at all times be s~~bject to inspection by any officer of the fire or police departments. 12 One permit only shall be required by retail establishments dealing in, or manufacturing plants using, two or more flammable combustible or. explosive materials to be kept in the establishment at any one time.