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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND CHANGING THE LAST SENTENCE OF SECTION 384 (A) (1) P. 153 OF THE CITY CODE POSTPONING TESTS FOR BANG'S DISEASE UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1934. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville,that Section 384 (A) (1) P. 153 of the City Code, headed "Cores --Tests Tuberculosis and Other Diseases,' be amended and changed so that the last sentence of said sub -section shall be changed to read as fol- lows : "The regulation regarding testing of cows for Bang's Disease shall not be effective until January 1, 1934 Adopted by the Council, December 19, 1932. Ayes: Messrs. Huff and Twyman. Noes: Mr. Fife. Not Voting: Mr. Jessup, Clerk Signature President Signature AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING SECTION 320 (3) OF THE CITY CODE OF 1932, DEFINING AND REGULATING THE PIPING OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that rection 320 (3) of the City Code adopted November 21st, 1932, be and the same is hereby amended and re-anacted to read as follows: SEC. 320 (3) GASOLINE BENZINE AND NAPHTHA. PIPING FROM UNLOADING POINT TO STORAGE TANK. No pipe or other conduit of any kind used for the purpose of trans- porting flammable liquids shall be constructed in, under or over any public street or alley in the City of Charlottesville. It shall be unlawful to transport or handle gasoline or other flammable liquid through pipes or other conduits of any kind from any unloading point as provided for above in SEC. 320 (2) to any storage tank or other container within the fire limits until after an application to pipe such flammable liquid has been finally approved by the City Manager, and no such final permit shall be issued until the following requirements have been complied with. (a) All applications for a permit shall be accompanied by complete plans and profiles of the proposed underground piping systems. (b) Pipe shall be standard weight wrought iron or steel. (c) Except within eight feet from tank car and like distance from storage tank piping shall be buried a minimum depth of three feet and shall be laid below all other piping. Where pipe passes under railroad tracks it shall be laid at least four feet below the bottom of the ties. (d) Piping shall rest on a solid earth foundation or shall be otherwise securely installed to minimize the possibility of undue stresses at joints from Settling. (0) Piping shall be suitably protected against corrosion by coating with asphalt or other corrosion resisting material. (f) Pipe joints shall be made up with threaded couplings or shall be welded or otherwise made up in a substantially equivalent manner. Joint compounds used on screwed Joints shall be of shellac, litherage, glycerine or other ma- terial not effected by the liquid carried in the pipe. (g) Provision shall be made for taking care of expansion and contraction in the pipe line. (h) Shut-off valves shall be installed in the discharge line, at the pump and at a convenient location near the storage tank. There the elevation of the top of the storage tank is higher than that of the pump a check valve shall be placed in the discharge line to prevent the liquid from backing up into the tank car. Long pipe lines shall be provided with intermediate shut-off valves, the number dependin,; on the length of the line. (i) Valves shall be set in manholes or have the valve stem extended to a valve box having a cover normally locked to prevent operation by unauthorized persons. Valve -box or manhole covers shall be plainly marked to indicate the nature of the line which the valve controls (j) Piping shall be tested after installation and before being covered,at a pressure of not less than 150 pounds per square inch, not less than 1 1/2 times the working pressure. Test shall continue for at least 30 minutes without a noticeable drop in pressure. This ordinance shall become effective and be in force from and after the day of its passage