Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-19
AN IMPORTANT REPORT.
what Should be Done to PrOteC'
the city.

The special committee appointed to
investigate the Fire Department has
prepared the following report:
Los ANGELES, Cal, January IS.
To the Honorable Board OF Fire Com
missioneTs:
The committee appointed by you to in
make suggestions looking to its improve
ment and to the increase of protection to the
city against fire, beg to report:
First-That the S-inch main on Main
street, connected by n sufficient number of
pipes with the % inch main on the same
street, and relieved from supplying other
mains, as proposed by the Water Company,
will be ample, and that said main is en-
tirely free of sediment.
Second-That the completion of the work
now in hand by the Los Angeles City
Water Company and the utilizing City Res
ervoir No. 4, as recommended, will furnish
an abundant supply of water.
Ihird-Ihat the numerical strength of
the department is insufficient and the ap-
paratus not enough to meet the require
ments OF city of the size and importance
of Los Angeles.
Fourth--That the Fire Alarm Telegraph is
so inaccurate as to seriously endanger the
CITY,
Zanjas-We have the honor to recommend
that the following openings be made in zan
jas made for use by the Department: At or
near the Capital Flour Mills. al or near Mar
chessault street; at or near Aliso street eros.
ing; at or near Com mercial street; At First
street, near San Pedro.
Hydrants and Mains-That the Chief En-
gineer be instructed to ascertain the size of
connections of fire hydrants with the mains
and that such as are too small b. enlarged.
That no more sprinkling hydrants be con
nected with fire hydrants, and that all
sprinkling h! drants be disconnected from
fire hydrants, and connected directly with
the mains. That between any two cross
streets which are more than $50 feet apart a
hydrant be placed near the center Of the
now approaching completion in Buena Vista
street, be connected with all other mains
throughout the city for fire purposes. That
the water in the city reservoir No. 4 be made
available as a reserve for protection from a
great conflagration This can be done by
connecting the reservoir with the pipe sys
TEN OF the LES Angeles Water Company"
through the ipes OF the "Citizens" or Hill
Water Company"
That in those parts of the city dependent
on small mains and zanjas, a system of els
terms be built and connected with the zanjas
and mains That three additional engines
be procured to be located on the hill near
Temple street and Bunker Hill avenne, on
Boyle Heights near the head of First street,
and near Grand avenue and Washington
street, and that the engines be provided
with four wheeled carriages, to carry 1000
feet of hose each. That hose carriage vol
unteer No. 3" be furnised with horse.
That all engines be provided with heaters,
relief valves and shutOf nozzles. That all
houses of the Department be altered to fur
nish sleeping apartments for the men.
Members That the Chief and Assistant
Engineers be Fire Wardens, and be clothed
with full power to enforce all fire and build
ing ordinances, and that the First Assistant
Engineer be Fire Marshal, and required to
davote his whole time to the performance
of the duties of offices of Fire Marshal and
Assistant Engineer. That the salary of Chief
Engineer be fixed at not less than $4,000 per
annum. That each engine have six extra
men; each hook and ladder company six
extra men, and each hose company four ex
ira men.
Fire Oroinances-Thatt the fire and build
ing ordinances be carefully revised.
Fire Alarm-That at the expiration of the
time allowed by the contract between the
city and the Richmond Company, If the
system is not perfected, further time be re-
fused the company and the system be con-
demued Respectfully submitted.
j. KUHRTs, Chairman.
ALFRED STILLMAN,
WALTER S. MOORE.