Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-26

AND 81 OF ORDINANCE NO. ZeI (NEW SERIES
ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE Mayo
/ AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Los ANGELO!
FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRoPERT,
FROM FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS, AND REGULAT
| ING THE ERECTION OF BUILDINGS" APPROVED
/ JULY rs, A. D. 1889.
The Mayer end Council Of the City Of Los Angelo
SECTION 1. That Section of Ordinance No
PSI New series) entitled An Ordinance Of tn
for the protection Of life and property from fire
and explosions, and regulating the erection o.
buildings" Approved July 20, A. D. 1889, b
/ and the same Is hereby amended to read a
i follows:
sEc 8. The bound aries OF the respective
districts shall be - follows:
City of Los Angeles shall comprise and embrace
all that portion Of the general fire-limits
bounded and described as follows towit;
Fort and First streets; thence running west along
center line of First street to point $50 feet
west Of the west line Of Fort street; thence
a point In the center line Of Seventh street, $50
feet west of the west line Of Fort street; thence
easterlv along the center line Of Seventh street
to point $50 feet east of the east line OF Main
street; thence northerly along this line to a
r0int in the center line of Fifth street, thence
| easterly along center line OF Fifth street to a
geles street, thence northerly along this line
parallel with Los Angeles street, to a point in
the center line of Second street, $50 feet east
easeTy along the center line Of Second street
| to point $50 feet east of the east line of San
Pedro street; thence northerly along this line
First street; thence easterly along and parallel
with First street to point in the center line of
Alameda street, $50 feet south of the south line
OF First street. thence northerly along the cen
north of the north line of First street; thence
weste .ly and parallel with the north line Of
mington street $50 feet north Of the north line
OF First Street; thence nOrtherly along the GEN.
ter line of Wilmington street to point $50 feet
south Of the south line Of Commercipl street;
| street to point in the center line of Alameda
street $50 feet south of the &C nth line of Com.
me-cial street, thence northerly along the CEN
| ter line OF Alameda street to q point 200 (: ct
south of the south line of Macy street; thence
| in straight line west to point in the center
line of Upper Main str 1T at its junction with
Bellevue avenue; thence along tue center line
of Bellevue avenue to point $50 feet It of
| the west line of New High street; thence south
erly and perallel with New High street to a
point so fe ct north of the north line of Temple
| street; thence westerly along this line to q
point. the center line of Fort street, $50 feet
| north of the north line of Temple street; thence
southerlv along the center line of Fort street to
the place of beginning.
District No. 2. of the general firelimi's of the
City OF Los Angeles shsr comprise and embrace
| scribed as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at a point in the center of First
street 15O feet west OF the west line of Fort
street; thence southerly along Hill street to
Fifth street; thence westerly along Fifth street
to Olive street; thence southerly along Olive
street to Twelfth street; thence easterly along
Twelfth street to Main 8 rect; thence northerly
along Main street to the south boundary of Dis
trict No. /.
City of Los Angeles shall comprise and embrace
sill that portion of the City Of Los Angeles de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
the northern boundary lipe of Downey avenue
with the west boundary line of the official b d
OF the Los Angeles river, and running thence
the official bed Of the Los Angeles river to a
point where said western boundary of the
official bed of said river intersects the south
boundary Of Buena Vista street; thence west
erly along the south boundary of Buena Vista
street to the point of intersection of said south
boundary of said Buena Vista street with the
center line of the present main track Of the
southern Pacific railroad; thence southerly
along said center line of the present main track
of the Southern Pacific railroad to the point of
intersection of said center line of said Southe. Il
Pacific railroad track with the southwest bOun-
dairy line of lands formerly owned by d. Mahl-
stedt ,said last mentioned point being at or near
the center line of San Fern ,ndo street; thence
southeas.e ly along the said southwest boun-
Diary line OF lands formerly belonging to D.
Mahlstedt to north boundary OF DOwney ave-
nue.; thence northeasterly along the north
beginning.
District No. 4, of the general 6re.limits of the
City of Los Angeles shall comprise and embrace
all that portion of the general f. elimits of the
Oity of Los Angeles not included in the boun-
dares of District No. l, District No. 2, District
No. 9, of the general fire-limits of the City of
SEC 2 That Section 10 of said ordinance
be and the same is hereby amended to read as
SEC i9. whenever it is sought to increase
the height Of any building beyond the height
granted in the original permit, the thickness of
the walls thereof shall be increased in accord
be understood to be solid brick or stone walls.
Should openings be required in said walls, they
shall not exceed six (6) feet in width and shall
have wrought iron doors. Tor standard double
wood doors covered with tin on. sides land
edges at each side OF the wall; and not more
than two openings In each story
SEC. 3. That Section SO of said ordinance
be and the same is hereby amended to read as
follows:
SEC. 33. The evenings through or upon each
floor OF any building in which there is hoist
or elevator car not running in a shaft shall be
protected by sufficient gates, and shall also be
closed at each floor by sufficient trap doors. to
hoist shall be provided with proper apparatus
to prevent the falling OF the car or hoist in |
event of any accident to the ropes, pulleys or
other hosting apparatus. All passenger ele |
vators shall be run in a shaft, which snail be |
formed with brickwork, not less than twelve |
inches in thickness or it is to be formed OF sub,
be covered with smoke proof iron laths or wire |
lathing and finished with three good coats OF
mortar, and said shaft shall pass up through
the roof at least three feet, and shall be COW |
cred with ventilating skylight glazed with
light glass. Doors in such shaft shall be GOV.
cred with metal on the inside when so ordered
by the Superintendent of Buildings, and SO
placed that they can be opened and closed
from the inside, and shall be entirely under the
control of the elevator operator. Openings for
windows in such shafts shall not exceed three
feet by six feet in size, one window to be al
lowed to each story, the frames and sashes to
be of metal glazed with prismatic glass; Open
passenger elevators within the we'll holes of
stairways that are enclosed within fre-prOof
walls are not to be prohibited Light shafts
sides of which shall be covered with smoke
proof iron laths or wire lathing, and finished
with three coats of mortar, or constructed Of
brick. The frames and sashes of said light wells
are to be formed with metal and glaz ed with
thick glass.
SEC 4. That Section 76 of said ordinance be
and the same is hereby amended to read as fol.
lows:
PERMITS FOR ENGINES BOILERS AND FURNACES
SEC. 76. 1t shall be and is unlawful for any
person or persons, firm or corporation, to erect
a steam engine or boiler for any use without
first obtaining permission of the Fire Commits
missioners, in the general are-limits OF the city
granted unless the. per-on applying for TIE
same has filed a certificate signed by the manu-. |
facturer and a competent engineer, who shall
also be competent boiler inspector, of the
soundness of the same at the date of the appli |
cation for said permit Permits must be given |
only during the pleasure OF the Fire Commits |
sioners and said boiler or steam engine must be |
constructed, erected and maintained in man
ner satisfactory to the Chief of the Fire Depart
ment All boiler rooms or boiler houses he e,