The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-07
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
REPORT ON THE CONDITION OF
THE DEPARTMENT FUND.
Proposals for New Hose Rscomm nc ed
for Acoeptancs-Move to Remedy
Lack Of Fire Excapes.

Az the meeting OF the Ere commits
sionsrs yesterday q report was made by
Expert Boutwiok on the condition OF the
IRE department fund.
It WAS as follows: Raised by tax levy,
$50, 004.72; apportioned up to date, $47,-
1913. IL; balance to be apportioned this
year MP to September l. 1895. $50. 8Sl.6l;
balance in department at this date,
SIS, 43o.s7; total available after with.
holding of demand for new apparatus
because Of legal conn lioations, $4S,-
o72.4S. Expenditures of the department.
from February l, 1894, to February l.
1896. $S4, 290. 03. making an average OK.
penditure OF $7024. IL per month. Ac-
cording to these figures. there IL very
narrow margin to 60 on. and 1t was de.
cided to stop the ordering, for the prea-
emit, Of any more fire'alarm boxes
The chief reported the improper con-
struetion OF some fire escapes on build
ingH in the city, running mp under cor
nice extensions, so that people could not
escape by the roof. He also referred to
the construction OF fire walls. which he
thought were faulty in some cases. He
| ing superintendent ON the matter,
A petition of John Mansfield and 9th.
ers. asking that the FIRE iimits now
passing along the middle OF the block
lying between Broadway and Hill street
and running from First to Fifth, bs sx-
tended west to the middle of Hill street,
wss referred to the chief.
Petitions were referred to the chic
from Fulton Engine Co.,, to place Q
1200-gallon oil tank four feet under
ground, for oil storage, ct the northwest
corner OF Chavez and Ash streets; from
the East Side Oil Co., asking to bore fol
oil on lot at the northwest corner oil
West State and Lakeshore avenue
from @. H. Libby. to erect an engine,
boiler and derrick to bore for oil at Lake.
shore avenue and West Stale street
also to bore for oil ct the corner OF First
and Wilmer streets; from the Stearns
Manufacturing Co., to erect a tank for
storage OF crude oil for fuel at Main and
Date streets.
A petition OF Electrician Francis for q
horse and buggy for use in his work was
referred to the chief.
Permits to bore oil wells were given
to Mrs. L. K. willard ON lot 81, block
X, Los Angeles Improvement com pany's
subdivision of part OF lot 7, block 80,
Hancock survey; to w. T. Somes, on
lots l5, Al and As. block L. Hamell's
subdivision; to Brown & Homage, on
lot 8, block K, Los Angeles Improve
ment ConpaDy's subdivision.
James Jones was given permission to
erect engine, boiler and oil tanks at COL
legs and Prudent streets.
A fire alarm box was ordered placed
at Court and Patton streets.
As the afternoon session Mayor RAIDER
called the attention OF the chief to the
condition of the old MiIliken ice works
near San Fernando and Sotallo strests.
which be said was dangerous. Chief
Moore said that he would see that the
building ia properly inspected.
The commission recommended that
fire hose be purchased az follows: Bos.
ton Woven Hose and Rubber company.
Victor Jacket brand. 1000 feet, S5 cents
per foot; Goodyear Rubber company,
Paragon brand, 1000 feet. So cents per
foot.