Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-28
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE OIL SCARE.

The petition which was mentioned in the
RECORD UNION yesterday as having attached
to it the names of thirty eight OF the most
prominent hu,i mess firms IA Sacramento. and
which prayed that the ordinance known as
the coal oil ordinance might be repealed, was
presented to the Board OF City Trustees at
their session yesterday. 4 petition in remon.
STRANGE TO the repeal of the ordinances, with
number Of signatures and an accompanying
: note signed by James McClatchy, was also
presented TO the Board. Several of the men
Recently arrested for violation Of the ordi-
narAcs were present and offered arguments
TO prSve that coal oil was not especially dan
gerouSwhe1 stored in the manner nov in vogue
in thisN city. Numerous instances of the
burningf OF buildi gs we're cited, in which oil
had bee stored ia tho mstal cases now in
use, anci in which j; had been removed from
the ruiltS after tine fire and marketed. The
rate charged by insurance companies was
also p.{ssented as evidence of the oil not being
spec;.4liy hazardous. Il was stated that oil
IA bulk was being insured for II per cent,
while TIE gate on buildings containing steam
engines vas from 2bfso 6 per cent, and many
Of the latter named could be found in the
heart of the city.
City Attorney Anderson appeared before
the Board and requested that some immediate
action be taken in the mater.
Mayor Brown stated that owing to the alb.
sence from the city of Trustee Cutenberger
full Beard was not present, ard he would
prefer to postpone action in the matter. That
also being the opinion Of Trustee Ryan. fur
Their consideration of the matter was deferred
until this evening, when it is expected full
Board will be in attendance.
Among the Instances cited before thu Board
of where coal eli had escaped destruction in a
fire, was that of Z. II. Krebs & Co., of this
city. 10 the afternoon Mr.. Krehs stated 20
a RECORD UNION representative that the fire
referred to took place on the night OF Oc-
tOber Is 1868; that the loss sustained wss
over SIS Coo, being the complete destruction
of two story brick building with the entire
contents, excepting a little ever 600 gallons of
coal oil aod turpeutine, which was stored in
the basement, and which was removed several
days afterwards.
Apropos If the subjscS is related the in
stance of fire which occurred near the water
front in San Francisco about six years ago
The firm nf T. b Taylor & Co. had 100000
gallons Of coal oil stored IN the building, and
while the FIRE was still burning the insurance
companies made them 81 offer In settlement
Of the loss on Gil, and the firm Immediately
accepted. Tho surprise o; the insurance
agents can be imagined when they learned
few dsys afterwards that over 1876, 000 gal
Ions of the oil had been found intact.
It was stated on the streets yesterday that
the heavier dealers in this city were con-
sidering a plan to remove their oil business
to the Washington side of the river at some
point near to the river and the railroad,
should the people and the city Trustees insist
on the ordinance remaining unrepeaiad and
unmo0i6ad. A low estimate of the taxable
property that would thus be removed from
this city and couGty pieces is a. SO coo.