The herald., 1895-08-08
Firemen Must Not Oct "BoOzed
Up"
50 ORDERS CHIEF MOORE
Three Men 10 the Department Up for
Violations
aea Of Them 10 Fined and One Has Mar.
rev Escape From Losing His Job.
Regular Weekly Heeting


psrtmsnt yesterday submitted to the
board Of FIRE commissioners for their ap.
proval the following general order. bear-
Ing date August 9th:
.Our occupation. like some others in
close relation to life and property, makes
II absolutely imperative that to do good
service. feel we'll and be respected, we
must forego some OF the privileges en-
Joyed by men In other pursuits. ono of
which Is the pleasure (?) OF getting
"boozed up" whether mildly or wildly
20. Any and all violations of rule No. %
will be reported to the board Of lire COM
missioners.
In conjunction with the above. which
was approved. the chief reported the fol-
lowing mem bers of the department up on
the official carpet:
Tho following have notified to pe
present at the meeting OF the board to an
swer charges preferred against them:
Joseph Velsir, engine company No. 4.
failing to obey orders OF Assistant Chief
6m1th at fire on the I'd inst. at $40 p. M.
Ninth street and Santa Fe avenue Fred
Nessler, engineer company No. 8. neg
lectng duties and having cold engine at
the same fire, box '6. San Pedro and
Eighth streets, at 8 p. m. John Roeder,
driver hose engine No. 8. violating rule
23. at the fire on the Sd inst, box 76, San
Pedro and Eighth streets.
Engineer Velsir was the first one Of the
accused before the bar. His defense was
that his wrcng doing had been an unin-
territorial matter. Commissioner Bolts
moved that velsir be suspended for thirty
days.
Commissioner Kurtz amended that the
accused be rned the sum of $40, which
motion prevailed.
Engineer Fred Nessler plead guilty to
the charge against himself with mitigat-
ing circumstances. Nessler has been q
member OF the department since 1886.
His dose was a fine of $15.
Driver Roeder OF engine No. was
charged with having been intoxicated at
tho time and place before mentioned.
Roeder denied the soft impeachment, as
the novel writer's state it. The mayor
gave him fatherly lecture. Assistant
Chief Smith insistsd that Roeder had
been drunk, in fact, ve.y drunk. 30 drunk
that he had fallen several times and
floundered about the sidewalk. Roeder
called upon the chief to bear testimony
regarding his condition, and this is the
testimonial he received: "You had o
very pleasant heat on, that is II l am
any judge Of such things" The chief
these remarks, although there was q
laugh all around. II have the most
kindly feeling towards all fremen," said
tho chief. ''but l have no use for man
In the fire department who gets drunk.
rRosdsr's long and excellent service in
the department saved him his position.
He was mulctsd the sum of $50 and his
next offense will lose him his place.
Indiscriminate glasses OF cool lager
were at the botto.. of all OF the above
cases.
The petition of H. q. Clement to crest
an engine and boiler on the corner OF
Santa Fe and Willow streets. and the Pc
titon OF Adler Bros. to'erect boiler at
San Pedro and Ninth streets, was, on
recommendation OF the chief. granted.
The ultimatum of Mrs. Merced Abbott
not to lease her property on the plaza for
engine house purposes for period OF
mendat;on that the council enter into
three-years' lease of the property. with
the privilege of two years additional. pro-
viding Mrs. ABBOTT will agree to make
certain repairs.
The Los Angeles Soap company called
the attention of the board to the defect
i've fire hydrants located on Banning
street, between Vignes and Alameda.
The matter was referred to the chief for
Investigation.
The requisitions for department sup
plies and demands for supplies .pur-
chased, were allowed and ordered paid.
The monthly reports OF engine compa-
pies were filed.
The chief was instructed to investigate
the matter of Chinese laundry located
on Flower street, btween Fifth and Sixth,
which is inside the fire limits. and to
make report at the next meeting.