The herald., 1896-01-09
A Fireman Disciplined Fifty Dol
lars Worth
ANOTHER ONE GETS TWENTY
The Fire Wall Ordinance Which Was
Hung Up
1t Has Been With the Building Committee
Since Last September Consulting En-
gineer for the Broadway Tunnel

Iic'I NS5SleT. all engineer III ttlC llTB ub-
partment, in charge of engine company
No. s, was before the board of fire commits
sloners yesterday morning charged with
having, on the evening of January 4, vio-
lated rule No. of the department, which
is the rule prohibiting boozing while on
duty. Nessler was fined $40, which is just
half of his monthly pay. He has been on
the carpet before for similar offenses,
hence his severe sentence.
Driver Harrison of engine company No.
2, also for drinking while on duty, was
assessed $40. 1t was his first off .nse since
the present commission has been in office.
Henry Augustine, the driver of the cart
of engine company No. z, requested pay
rnent for the time lost last ID cember
while laid up suffering from kick by
horse. His petition was referred to the
chief, as was also the petition of H. A.
Bingham to operate a gas engine at 623
Soutn oadway.
The board yesterday authorized Chief
Moore to purchase 5000 feet of 23-nch
rubber-lined CO ton hose. with couplings
complete. The city council will be asked
to advertise for bids for these supplies.
The supervisors were granted permit
to erect and maintain boiler and steam
engine at the county hospital.
AN ORDINANCE ASLEEP.
There is great deal of inquiry about
the city hall regarding the fire wall ordi-
nance which was reported by the city at
torney on September 23rd last. TIE pro-
posed law is en- tiled IAN ordinance to
amend an ordinance entitled An ordinance
for the protection of life and property from
fire and explosion and regulating the erec-
tion of buildings" and numbered ordi-
nance No. 2s7 (new series, approved July
70, 1889, by adding thereto a new section
to be known as section 171s, relative to
the construction OF division aud fire walls
in frame apartment, tenement anu other
houses of a similar character. The new
section reads:
That ordinance No. 2s7. approved July
%, 1889, entitled, IAN ordinance of the
mayor and council of the city of Los An
geles for the protection of life and prop
cry from fire and expl ,sion, and reg ulat-
ing the erection of bu ldings," be, and the
same is hereby amended by adding there
to new section, numbered 171I, as fol-
lows:
Section 1715. Each and every frame
apartment, tenement or lodging house, or
house commonly known and cali ed FLATS"
or dwelling houses, or houses built or con-
structed for the use of two or more fami-
lies, erected, constructed or built within
the corporate limits of the city of Los An
with division walls running from front TO
rear, and from foundation to the highest
point of roof, with fire wall to each divis-
ion wall two fee six inches above the roof;
and all such division and fire walls shall be
constructed of brick or stone, and so To-
Gated that the space between such division
walls shall not exceed 26 feet. Should
openings be required in sad division walls,
they shall not exceed six feet in wild b, and
shall have wrought iron doors (or standard
double wood doors, covered with tin on
sides and edges) at each side of the wall,
and not mvre than two openings on each
story. ~aid walls shall be of the thickness
hereinafter provided, that is to say:
For buildings consisting of basement and
one story he walls shall he, for basement
II inches, first story 8 inches, roof and
fire wall inches each.
For buildings consisting of basement and
two stories the walls shall be, for basement
IL inches, first story ~ inches, second
story 8 inches, roof and fire wall inches
each.
For buildings consisting of basement and
three stories the walls shall be, for base
ment II inches, first story 2 inches, third
story 8 inches. roof and fire wall inches
each.
All rules, regulations and ordinances of
the ci y of Los Angeles relative to the
mode and manner OF construction of sim
liar brick and stone walls shall be and are
hereby made applicable to the construction
or building of said division and fire walls,
so far as the same shall or may apply
thereto.
The ordinance was referred to the build
ing committee, where IL has ever since
slept. 1t is broadly intimated that certain
contractors have had the proposed law
hung up.
result of the fire in the Lankershim Olive
flats several months ago
CONSULTING ENGINEER
A consulting engineer is to be employed
by the city at once to assist in drawing
new plans and specifications for the pro-
posed Broadway tunnel, which is to ex-
tend through Sand and Buena Vista streets.
The tunnel will embrace some 700 feet of
work and the estimated cost of ity En-
gineer Compton, whose figures for the
work are $4,000, are believed to be low,
100000 being, it is believed, nearer the
correct figure for the improvement. The
district of assessment will take in the por-
ton of East Los Angeles which will be
benefited. The tunnel is o be, according
to the present plans, 2S feet high and 81
feet wide.
THE BUILDING RECORD
Permits for new buildings aggregating in
value S S,340 were issued yesterday, the
most important being as follows:
To s. L. Bowler, for $4,000 dwelling on
Bush street near Sixteenth; to r e. Palmer
for a $1,000 dwelling on San Pedro street
near Twenty-first; TO Mrs. M. NJ. Myers for
a $l4SO dwelling on Thiriy-second street
near Main; to the Los Angeles Railway
company for an $4,000 machine shop on
Six h g rect and WolfskiiI avenue; to A. NJ.
Green for $4,000 dwelling on Kingsley
street near Thrlieih.
Geo. J. Birkel of San Diego is in the city
looking after his business interests.