The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-31
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The New Fire Chief Finds Work
Enough for Two.
The Council Will Be Asked for Sec
Ond Assistant Chief.
Another Zig Batoh OF Applications for
Positions In ths Fir~ Department.
Comas to this Commission,

The newly elected chief Of the Ire de.
partment, Walter 8. Moore, wants moro
assistance in his Office, and the council
will be asked to grant requisition for
800 to pay one months salary TO an
officer to be designated 40 the chief 9
Office assistant Possibly bsfore the end
OF the month the chiefs office assistant
will be found go valuable that he will be
retained permanently.
Chief Moriarty resigned yesterday,
and at 8 O'Clock this morning Walter s.
Moore will take up the duties OF the
office. In resiRning Mr.. Mo.iarty was
complimsnted by the mayor, on behalf
OF the board, for his faithful and eff
Gent service in the department, and
Chief Moore, in few words. told OF his
long connection with the fire depart
ment in this city. Chief Moore paid
Mr.. Moriarty 6 high compliment. and
then briefly outlined q plan for keeping
set OF books in the chiefs office, so
that the records Of every man in the de-
partmsnt may be kept infinitely. 1t is
partly for this work that the Office assist.
ant is desired.
The fire department has never had .
set Of books Of any kiud that will show
anything in regard to the fremen or
their services as individuals.
The city attorney sent to the fire COM
mission an opinion yesterday regarding
the matter OF com polling the City Water
company to repair the fire hydrants.
The opinion Of the attorney is the same
as has been held by at least three OF his
predecessore-that the company is le-
gally bound to repair the hydrants.
Commissioner Kuhrts, who was OPP
posed to the agitation OF the matter,
anyway, stated that other commissions
had waited considera BILE time in trys
ing to compel the water company to do
this work according to their contract,
but that there were several things in
the way. For one thing the contract
only covers part of the territory where
fire hydrants are now located, as the
City Water company did not own all OF
the present system when the contract
was made. Again, tho company can not
DO compelled to repair the hydrants be-
cause most Of the damage to them is
caused by the atreet sprinklers who at
tach sprinkling hydrants to the FIRE n.y.
drAnts instead OF to the mains.
Tho commission did not see fit to let
the matter drop, however. and a COM
mittee consisting OF Com missioners Vet.
ter and Kuhrts was appointed to confer
with the finance committee OF the coun-
oil in regard to the claims of the City
Water company for repair OF hydrants
for the past three months or more.
The commission granted permission
to the Los Angeles Box company to ops.
- ,n;u hai. fon
street.
Permission was granted to H. W.
Degeorgss to build blacksmith shop on
the corner OF Main and Eighth streets.
J. w. Sloan was granted permission to
sink an oil well in the Harrell subdivi-
sion.
The petition OF the Pacific Brass
works by William Lacy, jr., to be al
lowed to place an oil tank under
the sidewalk on Alpine. between.l Main
and Alameda streets, was denied, the
report of the chief being that the plac-
ing of such tank there would violate
an ordinance.
Three petitions asking to be allowed
to bore oil wells were referred to the
chief. One was from w. L. Sonnsrs, on
lot Is, block L, OF the Harrell subdivi-
sion, another from Mrs. 8. r. willard.
ON lot 81, block X, of the Los Angeles
Improvement company's tract on Rock.
wood street, and the third from Brown
q Hernage. near Lakeshore and Rock
wood streets.
A protest against oil wells In their
vicinity from the residents in block IL
OF the Park tract, bounded by Figueroa,
Temple and Victor streets and Uaion
avenue, was filed.
The matter Of locating . FIRE alarm
box at the corner of Court and Patton
streets, asked for by Mr.. Snyder Of the
council, was referred to the chief.
The petition OF James Jones to be al. |
lowed to operate a steam boiler and |
build tank for crude oil at the corner
OF College and Pasadena arrests, was
referred to the chief.
A number of applications for positions
in the department were received az fol. |
lows: Arthur A. Guzmsn, callman; J.
P. Jacobs. driver; A. A. Eby. driver;
David g.. Glenn. driver; VIM. III. Poler,
hoseman; A. Valencia, driver; John B.
Masselin, driver; John Bellany, captain
chemical engine; B. W. Trowbridge,
driver; I. ]. Mcdonald, chemical FIRE.
man; s. E. Belcher, engineer.
Rachel A. Hills yesterday sued Eme-