The herald., 1894-06-26
WANT THE LICENSE REPEALED.
The Merchants Association in
the Council.
They Make a Very Strong Protest
ON This Subject.
The sscond-stre~t OIL Field Ordinance
Comos Up for q Good Deal of
Discussion and Is
Laid Over.

The council met yesterday morning
with President Teed in the chair, and
received a communication from the
health Office calling the attention OF
the council to the filthy condition of San
Fernando street, north of College stree t.,
owing to the drainage OF the Onav ez
ravine. II WAS referred to the board of
public works.
The land committee reported adverse :
ly to granting a five-yesr lease of reser-
yor site No. to G. Bacigalupi and the
action OF the committee was sustained.
The report OF the board OF public works,
previously published. was submitted
and the various communications
adopted, A petition from property own
ers on Main street protesting against the
erection of an oil tank on Main street.
between First and Second streets. was
read and the same referred to the chief
of police with instructions to act if the
law had bean violated. An ordinance
was passed providing for sidewalk on
Alvarado street.
Mr.. Innes-I wish to call attention to
this matter of obstructing the streets
with fences in front of new buildings.
The board OF public works ordered all
OF these fences back, and l now want
the chief of police to tear these fences
down.
THE STREET INSTRUCTIONS.
President Teed-Ii the street superin-
tendent has given permits unlawfully to
obstruct the streets it is his duty TO re-
move them, and not that of the chief of
police. The rules printed on the back
of the street superintendent's permit
give these people the right to use 20 feet
of the street. This is not in accord with
the law, but they acted in good faith
and should De given an opportunity to
tear down these fences.
On motion of Mr.. Innes the street
uperintendent was directed to have
these distractions removed.
The bids for improving Figueroa
street from Adams street to the city
boundary line we're opened and referred
to the board of public works.
A proJest against changing the name
of Alameda street was presented and re.
ferred to the board of public works.
A petition from. residents in the
vicinity of First and Hill streets pro-
testing against the firing OF anvils and
referred to the chief of police.
A motion OF Mr.. Pessell requesting
the Southern Pacific company to repair
the streets between San Pedro street
and Central avenue occupied by the
company WAS adopted.
The report OF the city engineer was
presented, and ordinances of intention
were passed to improve Lucas avenue
from Orange to Seventh street; improve
Belmont avenue from Bellevue avenue
to King street.
The matter Of the parties protesting
against the ordinance requiring consent
OF majority OF property owners in the
block for the development OF oil wells,
was taken up.
Mr.. NJ. E. Millett appeared before the
council and claimed that the property
and homes OF residents in that section
OF the city, were damaged by the nuis-
ances created by these oil wells.
Mr.. D. F. Donegau stated that there
were so wells in the district with an
outlay of $500 per day, and they we're
turning out oil as fuel equal to coal at
$3.50 per ton. Lots had increased from
500 to $4,000. Plenty OF outside capital
from Chicago and other cities was COM
ing in rapidly. and it would be an in
justice to pass an ordinance which
would seriously cripple this rapidly
growing industry. They are now turn
ing out 200 barrels of oil day, and
within three months there will be 1000
men at work in that locality in the oil
industry.
AN OIL MANS PROTEST.
]. Doheny next appeared and stated
that today there are 26 producing wells,
and the total production now is 200 bar
rels, and within week it will be 300
barrels. Fully 80 new wells are in con-
temptation, and the production now rep
sents sl25,000 year, which will soon be
trebled. The cost of fuel is being re-
duced here, and as this industry is de-
veloped it will attract lots of manufac-
turing concerns. The ordinance which
has been presented here to cripple the
oil industry in the Second street park
district bears the earmarks of one of the
gigantic corporations always heard of
wherever oil is found. The DEVELOPMENT
OF it here materially interferea with the
parties who are now getting fancy prices
for coal and oil shipped here from other
localities. The ordinance is directly in
the interest of the monopoly. There is
more smoke developed at La Grande
station or the Sun Fernando railroad
yards every day than at the Second
street oil field. There are hundreds of
men employed at the oil field who would
not have work today if the oil fold were
crippled. The city of Pittsburg is black
with smoke from oil, and yet her
wealthy citizens never kick. because
from the origin OF that smoke is the
source of wealth. Property has doubled
in value on Lake Shore ave. and in some
cases the increase has been 800 per cent.
The ordinance would give one man q
monopoly in block, and it is a delib-
crate blow at the tin bucket brigade,
It ia not the smoke that is causing a
kick, but it is the production of the oil
in this community that is exciting the
opposition.
A QUESTION OF CLIMATE.
Mr.. Glassell stated that people bought
climate when they came to California
and they did not want oil or smoke at
their doors and windows. He proposed
to keep the wells out of the block where
his property was located, and his neigh
bore would do likewise, and they would
stamp out the nuisance.
Mr. Innes-We ought to protect these
property owners in their homes.
Mr.. Campbell moved to refer the mat
ter back to the fire commission, but it
was decided to lay it over until the aft
ernoon session for further hearing.
recess was taken until p. m.
Afternoon Session.