The herald., 1895-06-06
THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS
Proceedings of the Board at
Yesterdays Session
ONE MAN IS SAVING WOOD
Oil Boring Being Done Without a
Permit
me MAN is SAVING WOOD
An Enterprising Individual Who Was Allowed
to Saw Is Violating the Ordinance.
Fire Commissioners In Session

The fire commissioners yesterday
granted petitions for oil boring as fol-
lows:
To the Far West Oil company on lots
81 and %, block l., corner of Laxeshore
and First strets.
To ]. Il. Cook and Richards, on lot 8.
block l., Ocean View tract, on Metcalf
street.
To G. II. Daggett and W. H. Fletcher,
on lots and 8. Ocean View tract, on
Edgeware road, south of Tempe street.
To e. r. 'Artois, on lots II and IL,
block A, Mob Hill tract.
The petition of W. Van Siyke to bore
on lot 5, block %. Angeleno Heigh is, on
the west side of Figueroa srteet, south
of bellevue avenue, new territory, was
denied.
| L. r. Saxton, callman of engine No.
2 sent to the commi missioners his written
resignation as a membe of the depart
ment. Saxton had never been confirm ed,
and on June lst Chief Moore took his
badge. Saxton has been most excellent
| fireman according to Commissioner
kurtz. The disposition appeared TO be
an anxiety to bring out something in the
matter OF the resignation which Mr..
kurtz did not think ought at this time
to be made pu blic. The facts did not
come to the surface and the resignation
was accepted. The invitation of the
| Fourth OF July committee that the MEM
bers of the commission parade on Inde
bendence Day was accepted and Chief
| Walter S. Moore was instructed to have
the whole fire department. out in line on
| that day.
Assistant Chief Smith informed the
board that oil was being bored for in
the vicinity of Temple and Figueroa
I
empted territory. A man whose name is
understood to be Young is said some
time ago to have obtained permit from
the fire commissioners to saw wood. and
this he is now doing by saying nothing
and boring for oil. Chief Moore was in
sstructed to investigate the matter official
ly and report to the conn mmssioners at the
next meeting on Wednesday of next
week.
F. W. Wood. large property owner in
tile block bounded by Figueroa street.
Angelina street. Beaudry avenue and
Court street: filed a protest against the
granting of an oil boring permit in the
block mentioned. The protest was filed.
as was also the protest OF NJ. J. Darcy and
others against the underground tanks OF
the United Oil Producers. located on lot
10, block T.. of the Also tract. The per-
meeting of the fire commissioners two
weeks ago. The ch ief was instructed to
newly Investigate the proposition.
The application of the Empire OH COM
pany to bore for oil on lot l of the
Beauvuir tlact. between Temple and
! Court streets, was referred to the chi eff.
there being protest against the grantin &
of the pemit. The same action was tax zen
in reference to the application of Uri
Embody to bore on lot s, block 1, of the
Los Angeles Improvement com mpany's
tract, the application of L. F. Quimby to
| ai,rht L., h,,;l
gine at 542 South Spring street. applica-
tion OF j. l.. Hunt to bore for oil on lot
A. block SO. on Bonnie Brae street. near
First. application of A. II. Miller to bore
on lot g. block 80, Los Angeles Improve
ment company's tract, near First; ap-
lot 6. block 1923, on Wilmer street near
First; application of Ella NJ. Magee to
bore on lort 4. block X. of Hancock's sur
vey, on Lake Shore avenue, between
Home and State strets.
The application of A. II. Miller for a
position in the department was rled, as
was also the weekly report of the electr
clan. The claim of J. S. Reed. a mem
Der of the department. for 500, the sum
paid out by him self for doctors bills and
for $3.50 week pay lost because of in
Juries incurred while responding to an
alarm, was referred to the chief.
The chief was instructed to compel all
capita ms of companies to hereafter make
detailed weekly reports of the condition
OF their various companies.
All of the acquisitions and demands
of the department for supplies were al
lowed.
The chief reported that Callman w. S.
Strong had been dropped during the
week for inattention to duty. and the
suspension was approved. as was also
the vacation schedule in the department
as published yesterday in the Herald.
The bill for $50 for fire alarm gong
recently purchased from Thos. Strohm
was referred to Commissioner Vetter for
fun ther inquiry.