The herald., 1895-05-30
SOME FIREMEN PROMOTED
The Fire Chief Makes Changes All
Around
The New Law For vacations Is 10 10 into
Effect-Usual Number Of OIL Permits
Granted and Referred

The fire commissioners had three new
applications for oil permits yesterday,
contrary to the expectations OF Chief
Moore on Tuesday eevning.
Recon- mmendation from the chief upon
old applications were read as follows:
That the application OF ]. Patterson to
bore for oil on lot 10, block 26 of the Park
tract, on the west side of Figueroa north
of Court street, be granted. Adopted.
That the petition of Eva Neubaur to
bore on lot % block X, Los Angeles I'm
provement company's subdivision, on
lockwood street be granted. Adopted.
That the petition of Mrs. E. p. Thom-
kins to bore on lot 8, block 0, OF the Los
Angeles Improvement company's subdi-
vision, on Kern street, be granted.
Adopted.
That the petition of Doggett & Fletcher
TO bore on lot 30, block l., of the Los An
geles Improvement company's S subdivision
on the corner of lockwood and Lake
Shore avenue. be granted. Adopted.
That the petition of Nelson Hughes and
others on lot IL, block |, OF the Glassell
subdivision. on Welcome street, betw ween
State and Council, be granted. Adopted
That the petition of the Empire Oil
company on lots and IA, block |, Los
Angeles I'm provement com pany's subdi-
vision, on Hobart and Welcome Streets
be granted. Adopted.
That the petition of ]. W. Vaughn on
lots 26. u and %. block @, of the Eli S
avenue, be granted. Adopted.
That the petition of J. J. Brimmstool
at 172O Olympia street, be granted.
Adopted.
The chief reported the following oil pc
titions to be in new and protested terri
tory
Application of LIB. Pemberton TO bore
on lots 4S and 40. block l.. Glessell subdi-
vision. Granted, all other new district
applications denied.
The protest of the Los Angeles infirm-
ary against the proposed oil boring by f..
W. Flint on the Hotel site on Angeleno
Heights, adjoining the hospital property
had its effect. action in the matter being
again deferred pending the passage by
the council of the ordinance thoroughly
regulating tie whole oil business.
The chief reporte the following assign
ments and promotions in the department,
all of them being approved: Charles r.
Harrison, cal Imam. promoted to driver and
assigned to engine Go. No. Il; Archie D..
Ely, driver. promoted to captain and as
signed to Chemical Co. No. /; A. J..
Springer. fireman, promoted to driver
and assigned to the Park Hose company;
+. 2. Willoughby. callman. promoted TO
Chemical Co. No. 1: W. F.. Price, driver,
promoted to captain and assigned to
Chemical Co. No. s.; George o. Vail,
callman, promoted to driver and as
signed to Chemical Co. No. 5; S. A.
Reed, callman, promoted to permanent
fireman and assigned 20 Chemical Co.
No. 5; John Velsir, callman, prom oted
to be engineer and assigned to engine
No. 4.
The following have been made call
men by the chief, the appointments being
approved by the commissions
II. J. Mcdonald, Arnold Cochren, c. j.
Anderson. George II. Healy, L. M. Glea-
son and Melvin Young.
The men were all present and were in
formed by the mayor that it was aimed
to man the department thoroughly and
that they must do their duty at all times.
rhe application of Emil d'Artois tC
bore for oil in block A, lots IL and -
Mob Hill tact. was referred to the chic
of .he department tor investigation. Ac
companying the petition was a reques
in writing from large number of prop
erty owners in the neig gh oorhood who are
anxious to know definitely whether o.
not there is oil in the district.
All other new applications for oil wer'
ordered to take the same course.
A Ii requisitons and demands were al
lowed, as were also the salary demands
for the month of June OF an extra crew
to be made necessary because of the reg
depaI tment.
The city attorney is to be asked to a
once draft anordinance forthe employment
of three captains. two drivers and two
permanent iiremcn for service in the en-
ployment upon the new chemical engine