Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-26
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
Sites Wanted for Several New
Engine Houses.

The Board of Fire Commissioner
met yesterday afternoon at the Ma
yor's office, present Hon. W. H
Workman, mayor and chairman
Chief Moriarty and Messrs. Humph
reys and Teed. A committee of five
from "West End" came before the
Board and asked that a fire engine be
located on the west side Of Bunker
Hill avenue, near Temple street. They
reported that Mr.. f.. G. Burlinggame
had proposed to construct first class
two story building and lease it to
the city at rental of $75 per month.
MIR. Rodgers, owner of another site
offered to build an engine house in
the same district, and lease it to the
city at q rental of $12 year.
A petition from James Booth and
others asking for an engine at the
terminus Of the Temple street cable
line was read.
After considerable discussion the
matter was laid over for week. In
the meantime the Board will visit the
proposed sites.
Mr.. Teed reported that he had in
vestigated the charges preferred
against Stoermer and Trowbridge, and
found they were well founded, but as
they had promised to reform, he rec
commended that they be reinstated on
the first Of the coming month, and
that Trowbridge, the driver, be fined
$25 for his carelessness. On motion
the recommendation was adopted.
and the men ordered reinstated.
Chief Moriarty stated that he was in
favor of the fine being cancelled, or
else Stoermer also should be fined for
drunkenness.
The Mayor thought that Trow-
bridge ought to pay for a new hy-
drant, as the accident happened
through carelessness.
On the motion of Mr.. Humphreys,
the report of Commissioner iced was
accepted and adopted.
s. M. Perry came before the Board
and asked permission to erect a
wooden building on the south side of
Fourth street, east of Los Angeles
street, as he had the materials on the
ground before the fire ordinance was
passed. Permission granted.
A petition from j. H. Barnwell,
asking permission to raise his house
one story, on the corner of Fort and
Eighth streets, was read, and permis-
sion granted.
G. L. Marvin appeared before the
Board and stated that he had COM
mencsd a building on Main street,
south OF Seventh street, before the
ordinance was passed, and asked per-
mission to complete it. Permission
granted.
Mr.. M. H. Moss offered lot on
Belmont avenue, corner of Court
street, as site for an engine house at
a cost of 5000.
The Board renewed the invitation
for bids for sites at Boyle Heights,
near First street; the vicinity OF
Grand and Washington avenues, be-
tween Main and Figueroa streets, and
near the Temple street cable engine
house, for plain two.story buildings
A petition from r. Wilkinson, ask
ing to be appointed collector OF the
Heymarket, was read and placed on
file.
Applications for positions on the
department were received from j. o.
Eckles, M. Moriarty and George P.
Makeag and placed on file.
The Chief drew attention to the
fact that more sleeping accommodation
were needed at the engine-houses.
The matter was referred to Mr.. Teed
and the Chief to investigate and re-
port at the next meeting.
Mr.. Riggs appeared before the
Board and stated that the batteries
in connection with the fire alarm sys-
tenn were nearly worn out, and liable
to break at any moment, whereupon
the Chief was instructed to purchase
125 zines and coppers for the bat
teries. Mr.. Riggs also stated that
when he built the lines he used his
own poles, etc., and he now found
that the poles we're used by the tele-
phone and electric light companies.
The false alarm that came in the
other day he traced to the corner of
First and Main streets, and there
found a telephone button on one of
the fire alarm wires, which had
caused the alarm, and he cut the wire
down. The clerk was instructed to
notify the electric light and the tele.
phone companies to Immediately re-
move all wires from the fire alarm
poles, and where wires come
closer than six feet, they also
be removed. The Chief was
instructed to cut all wires not remov-
ed within a certain time.
The Chief reported that the hy-
drants were now being put in, and
asked permission to purchase two
clocks. He also drew attention to
the new college that DIR. Hanna is
building, and asked the Board to
visit 1t, and he was sure they would
be satisfied it was nothing more nor
less than fire-trap. Theusual num-
ber of bills were audited. On motion
of Mr.. Teed the Chief was instructed
to send to San Francisco and the East
for quotations for so or 100 hydrants.
The appointment of extra men was
referred to the Chief and Mr.. Teed.
On motion of Mr.. Humphreys the
Council was recommended to instruct
the City Attorney to give legal opin.
ion as to the power of the city to COM
pei all telegraph and electric light
companies to put their wires under
ground.
It was recommended that three
horses be purchased for the use Of the
Fire Department. The meeting then
adjourned and the Board went to in
apact DIR. Hanna's new college.