The herald., 1896-07-09
EN ENGINE HOUSE SITE
Agreed Upon by the Fire
Commissioners
A central LOCATION SELECTED
Hill Street, Near Fourth, the
Place
THE CHIEFS WEEKLY REPORT
The Work Of Erecting Fire Escape Is
Being Rapidly Pushed
Outside Buildings Will Now Receive lmmedl'
ate Attention
Charges Preferred Aaalust . Foreman by One
Of His Men-Accused Of Being Intoxi.
Gated and lIsin0 poul Lan0uaue
Routine Business
Hill Street, Near Fourth, the
Place
THE CHIEFS WEEKLY REPORT
The Work Of Erecting Fire Escape Is
Being Rapidly Pushed
Outside Bulldogs viii Now Receive lmmedi'
ate Attention


Of His Men-Accused Of Being Intoxi-
Gated and Using Poul Language.
Routine Business
The nre commission has the reputation
of being the most business-like body
Of the city government but the men,
bers fell down yesterday to the extent of
almost half an hour. it being 0:30 o'clock
before the meeting was called to order
But then 1t was the day following the
last legal holiday added to the calendar.
and 1t was supposed that some little time
of patriotism. All the members Of the
board were present except Mr.. Bolts.
who came in a little while later.
The chief presented his usual weekly
report notifying the board of the follow
ing changes in the department.: On the
5th inst. engine company No. was re-
moved from the building on Third street,
near Main, to the engine house of COM
pany No. 6 on Ninth, near Main street.
Engine No. was moved to the house of
company No. 5, South Main street, near
Adams, and engine No. has been taken
to the corporation yard in East Los An
geles for painting and repairs. Mr.
Schwartz, owner of the building on
Third street formerly occupied by engine
company No. s, was notified that the
property has been vacated and is no
longer in use by the city of Los Angeles.
On the recommendat ton of the chief.
the council was requested to advertise
for 400 tons of rope-bound first-class
barley hay, to be delivered at such places
and in such quantities as directed by the
chief
The chief reported that the property
owners in the central portion of the city
have been notified to erect fire escapes,
and that many are in course of construc-
tion. The chief also reported that he
would now push the erection Of escapes
on outside properties, and asked further
time to report. The chief was granted
the time, and on motion of Commissioner
Vetter. he was instructed to present a
detailed report at the next meeting.
The chief asked further time to report
on the amendment to the ordinance
asked for in reference to the storage
of gasoline. which was granted.
The leave of absence of Assistant
Chief Ed Smith was. on his request, ex-
teHueu uIitll TIE oulu luSl DIS lie WlSlSo
to take a trip to the mountains, which
would take that length of time.
The Western Eiectroplate and Manu-
featuring company filed an application
for permission to erect boiler and en-
gine at No. 612 and 614 North Main street.
Referred to the chief for investigation.
The Crystal Rock Salt Mining COM
pany also filed an application for per-
mission to burn petroleum oil as fuel
30 hoi1 ND t1,ait
salt works located on the Santa I9a
tracks, between Seventh and Eighth
streets, which took the same course.
In the matter of the order
of the city council that the
fire department turn over to the
health department two horses for use
in street cleaning. there being some
question as to how the transfer should be
made, on motion of Commissioner Vet
ter it was decided to loan the health au
thoritles one horse pending further in
structions.
F. w. Baldwin filed petition for ap-
pointment as callman, which was filed.
]. J. Lee callman, preferred charges
against John I.andell, foreman of en-
gine company No. 6, saying that while
in service taking up hose after fire. the
said Landell being then under the infiu-
ence of liquor, used abusive and profane
Jog from the fire struck two blows at him
with a spanner. He asked for an inves-
tigation.
The chief reported that he had inves-
tigated the matter and did not think il
was of sufficient importance to be
brought before the commission. He
further stated that Lee was a chronic
grumbler and fault-finder, and that on
at least one occasion he had changed
hi in, in, bo int tprpSt of h bormOnV in the de
partment.
On motion of Commissioner Kuhrts
all the parties, with their witnesses
were cited to appear before the commits
sion at the next meeting.
The usual reduisitions and demands
were presented and allowed after which
the monthly reports of the various COM
panies were presented and filed.
SeaGrave S Co. of Columbus. o., sem
in a communication recommending theil
trussed ladders and service trucks, ano
asked for a consideration when the city
purchased new apparatus Filed.
Commissioner Vetter offered the fol
| lowing resolution. and asked its imme-
| diate passage:
Resolved, That in view Of the fact that
| the fire department of the city of Lo:
Angeles Is on public exhibition twice 6
year for inspection purposes. there ap'
pears to be no good reason why it should
participate in parades al other times. ant
| it is therefore ordered that the depart
ment do not take part in parades except
| for purpose of inspection.
The resolution passed by unanimou:
vote without debate.
The committee to whom was referred
| the matter of securing a site for new
engine house presented a detailed re-
port, which was read by Cha airman Vet
| ter. as follows, and ordered transmitted
| to the council, to whom it is addressed:
To the Honorable City Council of Lo
! Angeles. Cal-Gentlemen: We respect
| fully report as follows regarding pro
posals for fire department quarters. re
| ferred to this board by your honorabl
| body:
The new quarters are necesstated b.
notice from owner of house on Thir
| street to vacate. In addition to engin
and hose cart the new location contem
plates the housing of a new and moder
hook and ladder truck and the chief
| buggy. The district covered by the ap
| paratus in this particular house is per
haps the most important in the city, an
its location should be carefully consld
.ered for purposes of the future as we
as the present. Engine No. s weigh
$500 pounds, being about 2000 pound
more than any other in the department
and the hook and ladder truck is proper