The herald., 1897-12-23
FAILED TO GET IT
THE COMMISSIONERS REFUSE TO
RECONSIDER
And Lee May Not Open His Blacksmith
Shop-Sixth Street Commiss-
toner's Meet

AS q result of the action of the board
of fire commissioners, w. M. Lee
blacksmith, has been put to an expense
of more than $1O0, little, if any, of which
he will ever be able to realize upon. Lee
desired to open a blacksmith shop at
1855 South Los Angeles street. and when
he circulated his petition to the board
for permission to do so he secured the
signatures of neary all the residents
Of that and other blocks in the vicinity.
Three weeks ago Lee filed his petition
with the commission, and upon being re-
ferred to the chief it was favorably COM
mented upon.
Between the time of its reference and
the report upon it some of the property
owners who had signed the petition were
induced to change their signatures and
affix them to remonstrance against the
opening of such place. In the mean
time, relying upon a favorable report,
Lee took out building permit and ex-
pended more than $100 in improvements.
He had to borrow some of the money to
do this. When the protest was filed the
commission allowed it, in spite of a fa-
fused to grant Lees petition.
At yesterdays session of the board
Lee and his wife appeared, and filed a
long communication, in which they
stated the facts as to the matter Both
addressed the board, and explained the
matter fully, and asked that the action
refusing the petition be rescinded. The
board, however, declined to reconsider
the matter
In the weekly report of Chief Moore
four fires We're reported, the most Sc
rious being the hay blaze on Twenty
third street, at which the loss was SILL
500.
The chief reported favorably upon the
application of o. T. Johnson for per-
mission to operate steam boilers at the
Westminster hotel, and on a similar pc
tition from the Los Angeles Cooperage
company The board approved the re-
port.
]. w. McCann's S petition for permission
to operate blacksmith shop on Wash
ington street, between Main street and
Grand avenue, was referred to the chief,
with instruction to investigate.
The ordinance which had been pre-
etHttu " the COuHClI
ing the storage of hay, was referred to
the board for action. The measure pro-
hibits the storing of hay in quantities
greater than ten tons within 500 feet of
any dwelling. Several of the commits
sioners thought that the amount speci-
fled was too small, as some of the lv-
cry stables always carried a greater
stock. Action was deferred one week,
and it is probable that the commission
will recommend to the council that the
amount mentioned in the ordinance be
changed to twenty-five or fifty TONS
The matter of placing double hydrants
along Spring and Main streets, upon
which favorable action was recently
taken by the council, was again referred
to the chief for the purpose of making
the necessary arrangements for the pur-
chase of the hydrants. He will select
the pattern to be used and will desig-
nate the points at which they are to be
placed. They will not be put in position
until Spring street is torn up for re-
surfacing.
The application of nj. w. Armstrong
for permit to erect and operate forges
near Marchessault and North Main
streets was referred to the chief
The commission was invited to witness
a fire test at the Braun building in the
afternoon and some of the members
agreed to attend