Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-25
An Ordinance

of Los Angeles for the protection ol
life and property from fire aud explo.
sions, and regulating the erection ol
buildings. laNf
The Mayor and Council Of the City oi
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. That all that portion Of
tho city of Los Angeles bounded and de.
scribed as follows, to-wit: Commencing
at the point OF the intersection of Ninth
and Pearl streets, and running thence
northerly along the middle line of Pearl
street to Canal and Reservoir street;
thence along the middle line OF Canal
and Reservoir street southwesterly to
CASTELAR, street; thence northerly along
the middle line Of CASTELAR, street ex-
tended to the river Los Angeles; thence
down the river Los Angeles to the ex-
tension of Seventh street; thence wester.
ly along the middle line of the extension
Of Seventh street to San Pedro street;
thence along the middle line of San
Pedro street southerly TO Moran Lane;
thence along the middle line of Moran
Lane northwesterly to Main street;
thence westerly along the middle line Of
Ninth street to the point of beginning
shall be the general fire limits Of the city
OF los Angeles.
SECTION 2. That the general fire lin
its Of the city OF Los Angeles as herein.
before established shall be and the same
are hereby divided into four districts, to
be known and designated respectively
as District No. |, as District No. 2, as
District No. 3, and as District No. Of
the general fire limits Of the city of Los
Angeles.
SECTION g. The boundaries of the re.
spective districts shall be as follows:
First District No. | Of the general
fire limits Of the city Of Los Angeles
shall comprise and embrace all that por-
tion Of the general fire limits bounded
and designated as follows, to-wit: Com
mencing at the intersection OF the mid
die line of Alameda and Marchessault
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 point l30 feet westerly from the
west line of Wilmington street; thence
along a line parallel to the west line of
Wilmington street southerly to the mid
die line of jackson street; thence along
the middle line of jackson street wester-
ly to the middle line OF Wilmington
street; thence along the middle line OF
Wilmington street southerly to First
street; thence along the middle line OF
First street westerly to Los Angeles
street; thence along the middle line of
Los Angeles street southerly to point
where an extension of the middle hue OF
Second street would intersect said mid
die line Of Los Angeles street; thence
along said extension OF tho middle line
OF Second street and the middle line of
Second 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 Marchessault
street easterly to the place Of beginning.
Second-District No. OF the general
fire limits of the city OF Los Angeles
shall comprise and embrace all that por-
tion Of the city of Los Angeles described
as follows, to wit: Commencing at the
intersection of the middle line Of Fort
street with the middle line Of Second
street; thence along the middle line OF
Fort street southerly to Fourth street;
thence easterly along the middleof Fourth
streetand the heimaginary extension thereof
to the middle line of Los Angeles street;
thence northerly along the middle line
of Los Angeles street to the middle line
of Second street extended; thence west
erly along the middle line OF Second street
extended and Second street to the middle
line Of Fort street.
Third-District No. Of the general
fire limits of the city of Los Angeles
shall comprise and embrace all that por-
tion Of the city Of Los Angeles described
as follows. to wit: Commencing at the
point of intersection of the northern
boundary line Of Downey avenue with
the west boundary line OF the official bed
of the Los Angeles river, and running
thence northerly along the western
boundary line Of the official bed of the
Los Angeles river to point where said
west boundary of the official bed OF said
river intersects the south boundary Of
Buena Vista street, as at present To-
Gated; thence westerly along the south
boundary Of Buena Vista street, as now
located, to the point of intersection of
said south boundary of said Buena Vista
street, as now located with the center
line Of the present main track of the
Southern Pacific Railroad; thence south
erly along said center line Of the pres
ent main track of the Southern Pacific
Railroad to the point Of intersection OF |
said center line Of said Southern Pacific |
Railroad track with the southwest
boundary line of u. Mahlstedts lands,
said last mentioned point being at or
near the center line of San Fernando |
street; thence southeasterly along the
said southwest boundary line OF said
lands of d. Mahlstedt to the north |
of Downey avenue; thence
along the north boundary |
line of Bowney avenue to the place of
Fourth District No. Of the general |
fire limits of the city of Los Angeles |
shall comprise and embrace all that por-
ton of the general fire limits Of the city |
of Los Angeles not included in the |
Of District No. l, District
No. and District No. 3 of the general |
fire limits OF the city of Los Angeles.
SECTION 4. 1t shall be aud is anlaw.
ful for any person, persons, firm or
to store, permit the storage
of or keep for sale within the general fire |
limits of the city of Los Angeles, in any
one building
Frst-Any petroleum, gasoline or any
product Of petroleum or hydro carbon
liquids, unless the same are kept in iron
tanks and in no larger quantity than one
and fifty gallons; provided, that |
all articles enumerated in subdivision
first, section 4, may be stored and kept
in any quantity in District No. 3 1T the |
general fire limits of the ely OF Los
Second ANY hercules, dynamic or
giant powder. or guup powder OF ANY kind |
Of blasting powder il any quantity over
fifty pounds.
SECTION 5. 1t shall be and is unlaw-
full for any person or persons, firm or |
to store, permit the storage |
of or keep for sale within the general
fire limits Of the city Of Los Angeles any |
refined petroleum in larger quantities |
than two hundred gallons, the same to |
be always kept in metal cans, and the |
said oil shall standa fire test of one hum
dred and ten lll0) degrees Fahrenheit;
provided that refined petroleum in any
quantity may be kept or storell in Dis |
trict No. of the general fire limits Of
the city of Los Angeles.
SECTION 6. 1t shall be and is unlaw-
full for any person, persons, firm or cor
poration to manufacture within the gem
eral fire limits of the city Of Los Angeles |
any acids or other combnsiible or explo
sive chemicals, to boil or refine oil or to |
matches.
SECTION Tilt shall be and is unlawful |
forany person, persons, firmor corporation
to store, permit the storage Of or keep
for sale any quantity of hay Of any kind
exceeding three tons in weight OF loose
hay and ten tons Of baled hay within
the limits of Districts No. /. No. 2 or
No. Of the general fire limits of the
city of Los Angeles.
SECTION s.--Noperson s. shall useany por-
table lipht In any building ornlncs where