The herald., 1896-01-16
The Harper Tract People Raise
a Small Purse
FOR THE FIRE RELIEF FUND
The Fire Commissioners Had Been Ex-
pecting More
nances for PEGS Of Registratlon-The City
Attorney and Those Overcharges.


property was saved from fire on Monday
morning by the prompt action of Assistant
Fire Chief Ed r. Smith, have so far turned
In $50 to be applied to the fire department
relief fund as part payment for the serv-
ices rendered them, and an additional sum
is to be collected for the same purpose.
The property saved is located outside of
the city limits, and Smith really violated
one OF the stringent rules of the depart
ment when he rendered assistance. The
members Of the board of fire commission
ers were yesterday very much disappointed
that the amount collected in the matter
had been SO small. 1t costs, Chief Moore
said, between five and six hundred dollars
for every alarm turned in. Smiths special
report on the subject was filed and the
board reiterated it's resolution that here
after no alarms must be responded to from
any place outside the corporate limits of
the city. The total amount of money to
be turned in by the Harper tract people
will it is expected be but $125.
An attorney representing certain much
advertised fire escape appeared before the
board for an official endorsement of the
same. The machine. it was found, did not
comply with the ordinance upon the sub
even if it had.
A. w. Games entered q complaint
against Driver Springer of Park hose, who
is accused of having collided with Eames'
buggy last Saturday afternoon. The mat
ter was referred to the chief for investiga-
ton.
H. A. Bigelow was granted a permit to
operate gas engine at 623 South Broad
way, and the application of the Abbottsford
Inn company to be granted permit to be
burn crude oil as fuel at that hostelery,
was referred to the chief
The application of James P. Tipson to
be appointed callman was filed, and the
operate blacksmith shop at the corner of
Lake Shore avenue and First street, was
ordered to take the usual course.
The chief was authorized to sell one of
the horses of the department., recently in
jured in q runaway, the animal being now
unfit for fire duty.
THE ENGINEERS SELECTED
The consulting engineers sanctioned yes
terday by the council to assist in making
the water fight have all been selected.
They have in fact all of them been at work
for nearly three weeks. The corps consists
of j. d. Schuyler, Fred Eaton, ex-city sur
veyor, Burr Bassell, j. H. Dockweiler, ex-
city engineer, Gervaise Purcell and Mr..
Koelbig. Each man is to be paid by the
city $3.50, and they are to discover the
source of supply of the water in the Los
Angeles river, and to make full and COM
plete report upon the same.
FEES FOR REGISTRATION
The mayor will today receive the two
new ordinances adopted last Monday, pro-
viding for the health, sanitary and quaran-
tine regulations of the city, and regulating
the practice of medicine, surgery, dem
tistry and pharmacy.
Both ordinances named add an amend
ment to ordinances at present in force, the
first by providing for the registration once
each year of every person practicing mid
wifery in the city and compelling q regis
tration fee from all such persons of 81 per
per annum and so cents for each registra-
ton certificate issued.
The added section to the second ordi-
nance provides that each physician, sur
geon, dentist and pharmacist in the city
must at the time of registering pay into
the city treasury a registration fee of ~
per year, and each peddler or vender of
drugs and medicines must register once a
year and must pay a fee of ~ for the
privilege.
Both of the above amendments were
passed at the request of the board of
health.
The city clerk has notified the city attor-
ney that at meeting of the council held
January 18th the special committee APP
pointed to investigate the affairs of the
commissioners for the opening and WIDEN
ing of streets presented the report of the
auditor thereon, and that upon their rec
ommendation the latter was instructed to
collect the several amounts from the per-
sons who have received money in excess
of the amounts which the law allows and
deposit the same with the city treasurer to
the credit of the different streets.
The city attorney will, as result of the
above, now notify all those accused that
they must at once pungle up, or they will
be compelled to stand suit.
THE BUILDING RECORD
Permits for new buildings aggregating in
value $500 were issued yesterday, the
most important being to Peter Kline for
$500 dwelling on Maple avenue between
Seventh and Eighth streets, and to Mrs.
Elliott for $500 residence on the south
west corner of Twenty-frst and Norwood
streets.
The land committee has made recon-
mendation that lots and g, block d of
the Arroyo Seco lands be leased for one
year to j. Whitlock at rental of ST.
Bedweil's Check Transactions
The case of j. f. Bedwell and C. T.
Robinson, who are alleged to have OBJ
tanned $40 from Castsro & Co., the First
street LIQUOR dealers, on December 25th,