The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-14
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RUMPUS
Heany Dismissed and Jeffries
is Fined.
Informer La Barre and His List Of
Offenders.
The Commission In Very Uneasy State
Of Mind at Standardization
Whitewashed aud Makes Ad-
ditional Chargess


CINE No. 2, peremptorily, then fined
Driver Jeffries $40, and dismissed the
charges against Assistant Chief Mona
hon as not having been proven.
Fireman Scheerer OF No. 2 engine pre-
ierred charges against Clarence Samu-
elson for conduct unbscoming q mem
Der of the FIRE department, by making
a disturbance and using vulgar language.
Foreman Scheerer was called in and
etated that Samuelson had tried to
raise q fight at the engine house. and
had used profanity toward him, and had
refused to give up his badge when
asked for 1t by Assistant Ohief Nc
Mahon.
Oallman Samuelson denied having
used pro aue and vulgar language, and
said there had been private difference
between himself and Scheerer. He had
not at first given up his badge, as he
did not know Mcmahon was entitled to
take it, but on learning that this WAS
the case he had given up the badge.
Assistant Chief Mcmahon stated that
ne mad taken away Samueison's badge
on complaint OF Scherer.
On motion OF Mr.. Brodrick Samuel
son was suspended until July let.
Hugh Glassell submitted the follow
ing proposed amendment to the city fire
ordinance:
1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to erect. run or
operate any livery stable. blacksmith
shop, powder house, stone crusher, roll
ing mill, or other steam mills, stea m
pumping plants, eteam or gasoline en-
CINE, liquor store, saloon, soap factory,
gas works, bowling alley or dance house
outside OF fire district No. OF the gen.
eral fire limits of the city oil Los Angeles.
and within the corporate limits of said
city, without permit of the fire COM
missioners go to do, which permit shall
be granted only upon the petition OF
three fourtha OF the property owners in
the block in which said building, plant
or engine is proposed to be erected, run
or erected.
Referred to the council with request
10 have the ordinance amended as
above.
The chief reported that he had
granted the petition of n. Canefa to
erect blacksmith shop under the ordi-
nance. Further, that he had suspend
ed Callmsn Samuelson while charges
were pending against him filed by Fore
man Scheerer.
A petition from Russell & Wilson
company to erect a four. horsepower en-
CINE, to be used in the manufacture of
straw and felt hats at lis West Third
street. was referred to the chief.
A recess was taken until p. m.
The board reassembled at O'Clock,
and Chief Moriarty reported that he
had notified Heany TO hand in his resig-
nation and he had declined to do 40 on
tho ground that he was either innocent
or guilty.
On motion of Mr.. Kuhrts his name
was dropped from the rolls.
The Stoermer Casey charges, pre-
ferred by Assistant Chief Mcmahon,
were taken up and the charge OF insub-
ordination and Engineer sjtoermer made
q general denial of the charges.
The first witness summoned by Nc
Mahon was Frank Leiva OF the chemical
engine, VINO said that at the Macy street
fire Stoermer refused to obey McMahon's
order to stop. At the fire on Stevenson
avenue the chief ordered Stoermer to
stop and he refused to do 80. Further,
that there was always some kind OF q
disturbance at No. 2 engine house.
Charles Jenkins of chemical No.
stated ne had seen Stoermer at the fire
May 14th and heard Mcmahon give
him orders to stop, and he did not do
so. The same thing happened on May
18th.
Frank La Barre corroborated the
above witnesses as to the orders being
disobeyed at the Macy-street FIRE. He
then said:
"Walter s. Moore approached me and
said if l would work with him to down
------ McMahon he would get
nae anything l wanted in the depart
ment."
Mr.. Wirsching-Where did Moore say
this to you?
at was one year and half ago" re-.
piled La Barre. "Lipps and Collins
came to the engine house, and Collins
Plenty OF people came around the en-
CINE house and spit tobacco juice around
the aoor."
"As far as No. 2 engine house is con-
cerned, the whole trouble has been
caused by La Barre not attending to his
business" returned Stoermer.
There's not man in the house who
will speak to me except when there is q
6re," said La Barre.
Henry Scheerer stated that he had
seen no disturbance at No. 2 engine
house while he had been there. and Nc.
Mahon then recalled Frank La Barre,
but the matters upon which he wanted to
in terrogate the witness had been invest.
igated some months ago. McMahon
stated he was tired making charges to
try to protect the tax payers.
Electrician Thye was called as a wit
ness, and stated that on May 14th he
was at the fire and did not hear McMa-
hon give Stoermer any orders. At that
time he WAS standing next to Stoermer
at the point Of passing on coming back
from the turn.
0. A. Ely stated that at the Macy
street fire he stood near to Mem ahon,
but did not hear him order Stoermer
to atop.
Engineer Stoermer said that he crossed
tho bridge, thinking the Gre was in the
hollow, and it was night and he did not
see Mcmahon as he was working at the
fire box and looking for fire plug, as
was his duty. He had no intention OF
ignoring the assistant chief.
In answer to questions from Council
man MunsOn, Stoermer stated that he
had not visited the other engine houses,
with two or three exceptions when he
was ordered to duty at other points.
The charges OF being off duty without
permission were taken up, and the book
OF Chief Moriarty showed that Stoermer
had been off with his permission and
further that he had been present in