The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-15
REGULATIONS AGREED UPON
Ordinances to Control the Gil
Industry
$50 A MONTH OIL INSPECTOR
One to Be Appointed by the Fire
Commissioners
.Quarter and No Nulsances viii Hereafter
Be Permitted In the Oil District

The oil industry is finally to be regu.
lated and controlled by the city. That is
to say the municipal authorities are to
make another attempt to bring the indus
try within their jurisdiction. With tbs
end in view, the fire and water commit
tee of the council has for nearly two
months been laboring, and as result of
It's work two ordinances are to be sub
mitted to the council. one entitled IAN
ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled
An ordinance of the mayor and council
OF the city of Los Angeles Tor the pro-
tection of life and property from fire and
explosion, and regulating the erection of
buildings numbered 2s7 new series)
and approved July %, 1889, by adding
new section thereto relative to the cree.
tion and operation of oil wells and other
wells' and the other entitled IAN ordi-
nance to amend an ordinance entitled
IAN ordinance providing for licensing
and regulating the carrying on of certain
professions, trades, callings and occups-
uons carried on within the limits of the
city Of Los Angeles number 2232 NEW
series) and approved July 21, 1894, by adj
ding a new section thereto relative to the
licensing OF the calling or occupation ct
operating or pumping oil wells"
The first named ordinance is as follows:
Section /. That ordinance numbered
2s7 (nsw series) approved July %, 1889,
entitled IAN ordinance OF the mayor
and council of the city of Los Angeles,
for the protection of life and property
from fire and explosion, and regulating
the erection of all buildings" be and the
same 10 hereby amended by adding new
section thereto and numbered e., as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Sec 81. Subdivision Alt shall be I'M
lawful for any person or persons, firm
or corporation, while engaged IN the
construction. erection or operation of any
oil well, or other we'll, to drive castings,
sharpen tools or drills or to lower tools
with the bull wheel, or to allow or per
nit castings to be driven, tools or drills
to be sharpened, or tools to be lowered
with the bull wheel in such a manner
as to disturb the peace, quiet or comfort
Of any person or neighborhood between
the hours of 10 D. m. and o am. within
the district hereinafter described, or to
spud in with slack cable or TO allow or
cause spudding in with slack cable at
any time within said district.
Said district hereiubefore referred to
being described as follows Commencing
on the corner of Pico and Figueroa
streets, running thence westerly on Pico
street to the west city limits, thence
northerly on the west city limits to
point which would be a continuation
southerly OF Barrone street on said west
city limits; thence northerly on Barrone
street, ana on line which would be a
continuation of Barrone street, to First
street. thence easterly on First street to
Alvarado street; thence northerly on
Alvarado street TO Bellevue avenue !;
thence easterly on Bellevue avenue to
81 aaf RI pnar
street to Temple street; thence westerly
on Temple street to Fremont avenue;
thence southerIy on Fremont avenue to
Second street; thence westerly on
Second street to Beaudry avenue; thence
southerly on Beaudry avenue and on a
line and continuation of Beaudry avenue
to Figusros street; thence southerly on
Figueroa street to place of beginning.
Subdivision B. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person or persons. firm or corpor-
alton to keep or maintain or permit to be
kept or maintained any dirt Tor the pur-
pose OF constructing. erecting or operating
any oil well, or other wells. or for the
purpose of operating any drill or pump
in connection with any such wells after
the abandon ment of any such well or
wells. And for the purposes of this or
nance, the cessation OF pumping or drill
Ing or operationg any such well or wells
for period OF thirty days shall be con
strued as an abandonment of such well
or wells.
Subdivon c. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, firm or corpora
ton, operating or controlling the opera
ting of any steam boiler or engine within
the district above described to permit or
allow the same to make loud or unneces-
sars noises or to permit or allow any
whistle in connection with such boiler
or engine to be blown or lwhisted in a
loud or unnecessary manner at any time
unless for the purpose of alarm for signal
ing danger.
Subdivision d. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, firm or corpor-
alton operating or controlling the opera.
ton of any steam boiler or engine WITHIN
the district above described 20 permit oil
allow SAID steam engine or boiler to be
in charge, custody or care of any person
other than competent man or engineer.
Subdivision +. The office of the on
well inspector IS hereby created, the
same to be appointed by the board of fire
commissioners of said city to serve dur
ing the pleasure of said board. Said in
specto~ shall be person having a prac
tical knowledge of machinery generally
and familiar with the most approved
methods and appliances used IN connec
tion with engines and boilers. and espe
cially such as pertain to the prevention o
smoke and gas escaping therefrom anC
his sole and constant duty shall be to en-
force the provisions of this ordinance
and see that the same are at all time.
complied with. and protect the Inha bit
ants of this city and the residents from
annoyance and danger under this and
other ordinances now existing or which
may be hereinafter enacted. And any
neglect or violation OF the duties i'm posed
by this ordinance, or which may here
after be imposed, by such officer, shall sub
ject him to immediate dismissal. Said
oil well inspector shall receive salary Of
sou per month.
The second ordinance reads as follows