Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-01-24

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life and property from fire, ant
regulations concerning the cree
tion Of buildings.
The Mayor and Council Of Los
Angeles city do ordain as follows'
SECTION l. That all that portion
of the city OF Los Angeles bounded
and described as follows, to.wit;
Commencing at the point in the
Intersection OF Ninth and Pearl
street, and running thence north.
erly along the middle line of Pearl
street to Cabal and Reservoir
Street, thence along the middle
line of Canal and Reservoir street
southeasterly to CASTELAR, street,
thence northerly along the middle
line of CASTELAR, street extended to
the river Los Angeles, thence
down the river Los Angeles south.
erly to Seventh street, thence
westerly along the middle line OF
Seventh street to San Pedro street,
thence along the middle line OF
San Pedro street sOutberly to
Moran Lane, thence along the mid
die line of Moran Lane northwest
erly to Main street, thence westerly
along the middle line of Ninth
street to the place of beginning,
shall he the general Fire Limits of
the city of Los Angeles.
SEQ. 2. That the general Fire
Limits of the city of Los Angeles
as hereinbeiore established shall
be and the same are hereby di-
vided into two Districts, to be
known and designated respectively
as District No. | OF the general
Fire Limits of the city of Los An
geles, and as District No. 2 of the
general Fire Limits of the city of
Los Angeles
SEC 8 The boundaries of the
respective districts shall be az fol.
lows:
First. District No. of the gen.
eral Fire Limits of the city of Los
Angeles shall comprise and en-
brace all that portion of the gen.
eral Fire Limits bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: Com.
mencing at the intersection of the
middle line of Alameda and
Marehessauit streets and running
thence southerly along the middle
line Of Alameda street to Requena
street, thence along the middle
line of Requena street westerly to
Wilmington street, thence along
the middle line of Wilmington
street sOutherly to First street,
thence along the middle lire Of
First street westerly to Fort street,
thence along the middle line Of
Fort street northerly to Temple
street, thence along the middle
line Of Temple street easterly to
New High street, thence along the
middle line OF New High street to
Marchessault street, thence along
the middle line OF March assault
street easterly to the place of be-
ginning.
Second. District No. 2 of the
general Fire Limits of the city Of
Los Angeles shall comprise and
embrace all that portion of the
general Fire Limits of the city Of
Los Angeles not included within
the boundaries of District No. l az
above provided.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be and and is un-
lawful for any person, persons, firm
or corporation to store, permit the
storage of or keep for sale within
the general Fire Limits of the city
Of Los Angeles in any one build.
ing:
First. Any quantity of hay Of
any kind exceeding three tons In
weight.
Second. Any petroleum, gaso.
line or any product OF petroleum or
hydro-csrbon liquids, unless the
same are kept in iron tanks, and
in no larger quantity than one hum
dred and fifty gallons.
Third. Any Hercules, dynamite,
giant powder or any kind Of blast
Ing powder or gun.powder in any
quantity over fifty pounds.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be and is unlaw-
full for any person or persons, firm
or corporation to store, permit the
storage Of or keep for sale within
the general Fire Limits of the city
of Los Angeles any refined petro-
leum in larger quantities than two
hundred gallons, the same to be
always kept in metal cans, and the
said oil shall stand u fire test of ITO
degrees fahrenheit.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be and is unlaw-
full for any person, persons, firm or
corporation to manufacture within
the general Fire Limits Of the city
OF Los Angeles any acids or any
other com bustlble or explosive
chemicals, to boil or refine oils or
to manufacture matches.
SEC. Z. No person shall use any
portable light in any building or
place where cOmbustible materials
or hay is kept unless such light be
securely enclosed in a lantern.
SEC. 8. Each person making,
using or having charge or control
Of shavings, hay, straw, sacks,
bags, litter or any other bustl-
BILE waste or fragments, which are
generally accumulated in the yards
of stores, same shall be removed
once in every two weeks.
SEC. 8. All warehouses used
for storage Of any kind Of
powder, gasoline, crude pc.
troleum. or any product of petro.
lsum which shall fash or emit an
infiammable vapor at tempera-
ture below Ito Fahrenheit, must be
located outside the general fire linn
its of the city of Los Angeles, and
shall have painted on the front Of
said warehouse, ia plain Roman
letters at least 10 inches in length,
the words, "StOrage Of Powder,
Gasoline and Combustibles "
SEC. 10. All buildings hereafter
araotod nifI,ip tho linrito nf nia.