The herald., 1894-10-04
THAT PETROLEUM ORDINANCE.
Crude Oil Can Be Stored and
Burned.
Some Progressive Measures Adopted
by the Commissioners.
Tho Fire Beard Recommend the Propo-
sition to Tho Counoil-Other
Business Traus acted
Yesterday.

6 The meeting of the FIRE commission
ers held yesterday morning in the may
or's Office was an important one, inas-
much rs the draft OF the new oil burning
and storing smendatory ordinance was
presented.
The document i, a proposed amend
ment to section 4 of ordinance 2S7.
which is the fire ordinance. 1t was
approved by the commission aud rec
commended to the council for adoption.
1t reads as follows:
1t snail be unlawful for any person or persons,
hrm or corporation, 10 store, permit the storage
OF, or Keep for sale within the general 1re linn
Its OF the city in any one bui ding:
Fir t-Any petroleum, gasoline, or any prod
uct of petroleum. or hydro carbon liquids otner
than refined Kerosene oil. unless the same be
Kept in iron ranks and in no larger qusDtiilee
than 80 gal ions, provided that wnerc crGde oil
is to be used Tor fuel, the same TO be consumed
on the pre- mises wnere Kept. n quantity not in
excess of one weeks supply may be kept, pre-
vided it bo kept in properly constructed tanks,
buried not less than tour feet under ground and
at least two feet below the lowest point at
which oil is burned surrounded on all sides by
at les 81 two feet of earth or M asonry, to be To-
Gated at least five feet dis ant from the founda-
ton of any building; the opening pipe
through which which the tank is filled to be
perfectly closed, except while the tank is being
ii led. ven pipe not less than three q uarters
OF an inch in diameter TO be attached to tank,
and to extend at least 10 feet hsgher than the
building and to be covered at the op wit cop
per gauze. All connections to be made per-
fectly tight with well fitted joints, and all pcs,
connections and pun ps TO be capable OF resist
ing q pressure of 800 pounds per square inch
The storage pump to he connected with the
boiler by a steam pipe with shut-Offcock The
petroleum tn be forced directly from the storage
tank to the fu mace by an automatic pump, or
by vacuum, or by compressed air, the entire
n ln 40 a
gasoline. or any product of petroleum or hydro
carbon liz uds may be stor, or kept in any
quantity district No. s. general fire limits OF
the city of Los Angeles.
Second-A ANY hercules. dynamite or giant
powder, or gunpowder, or any other article OF
any description whatever that may be of an ex-
plosve nature, III any quantity over 80 pounds
The chief reported that he has granted
permission to Bennett +. Rood to direct
and operate an observation wheel at
Westlake park. Permission has also
been given to operate an engine and
planning mill on Thirty-third street.
A petition was referred to the chief
from the Western Soap and Chemical
company asking permission to erect an
eight-horse power engine and boiler at
the compsny's factory on East Fourth
street. The petition OF Thomas Meyden-
rick to erect 16-horse boiler encased in
brick at the National vinegar works at
no Buena Vista.
F. ]. Chamberlain applied for an ap-
pointment as engineer and the applics-
ton went on file. W. s. Harrison pre-
sented his resignation as callman of
Engine company No. s, which was &C.
cepted.
Several members OF the council stated
to HERALD reporter yesterday that
they contemplated no trouble over the
passage of the amendment. Mr..
Strohm. who has had practical expert
ence with oil burning appliances, said
that as long as the tanks were placed
two feet below the Durfsce of the ground
and the oil pumped into the boilers, and
not run in by gravity. there could be no
possible objection.