The herald., 1897-09-02
A FIREMAN'S HEAD FALLS
DEPARTMENT TO PARADE ON
ADMISSION DAY
Vandals Destroy Water Register.
Petitions to the Council-City
Hall Notes

meeting OF the fire commissioners yeSter-
day, routine matters occupying much of
the time. The incipal discussion arose
over the request of Chief Moore for a
weeks further time in which to report
on the petition Of William Dryden and
A. E. Martin to bore for oil on the Yorba
tract on Buena Vista street, near the
Southern Pacific yards. A protest had
come in from property owners in the
vicinity stating that work had been be-
gun before permit had been obtained.
Mr.. Dryden stated that he had begun
work on the strength of a verbal state
ment from the chief that there was no
reason why he should not go ahead with
the boring. Chief Moore dfssented and
denied that he had given permission that
the work proceed, and thought Mr.. Dry
den had misunderstood him. At the
time he spoke to Mr.. Dryden he thought
there would be no objection to the grant
ing of the permit, but the boulevard pro-
moters and property owners had since
raised a protest. Mr. Dryden made feV
further remarks deprecating the fact
that he had. however unwittingly, vio-
lated an ordinance of the city. He had,
however, supposed that what the chief
said went, with the board.
Representatives Of the boulevard pro-
ject stated that they had originally OBJ
jected to the maintenance of a we'll in the
vicinity Of the Dryden proposed site for
the reason that it might affect the boule-
ward, but the representatives at present
occupied an Indifferent position. The
chiefs request for another week to give
Mr. Dryden a chance to get the amount
OF frontage required by law was granted.
The board then proceeded to define the
block within which the well would be
drilled. The block was defined as fol-
lows: The east side of Buena Vista
street, from a point between Savoy and
Solano streets, to the intersec ctions of the
same streets.
The request from the Native Sons that
the fire department turn out in the pa
rade on Admission day was granted.
This is the day for the semi-annual in
spection, which will take place after the
parade.
On recommended ton of the chief fire
alarm boxes were ordered established
at Bernard and Yale streets, Amelia and
Ducommun, Twenty fourth and Hoover,
Iona drive and Gravilla, East Jefferson
and Wadsworth, Michigan avenue and
Soto, West Eleventh and Sentous, East
Third and Mott streets.
Chief Moore reported as follows: I
recommend that your honorable body
request the council to advertise for 5000
feet of 21A-inch cotton, rubber lined, fire
hose in 50-foot sections and coupled COM
plete, to be delivered in this city subject
to the inspection and approval Of the
board of fire commissioners.
Also that the council be requested to
provide by ordinance for the increase in
the salary of the city electrician and for
the employment of three hosemen at $50
per month and four laddermen at $50 per
month, to be assigned to engine company
No. and truck company A, in the place
of six callmen and one fireman, as at
present.
Engineer Heaney, commanding officer
Of engine company No. 1, reports H. w.
Gillespie, callman, as neglecting his du-
'ties and failing to report to fifteen
alarms during August. I asked that he
be dropped from the rolls of the depart
ment. BY a unanimous vote Gillespie
was officially beheaded. The other Sec
tions of the report were adopted.
On favorable report from the chief,
H. B. KenSrck was granted permission
to erect anl operate a china firing kiln
at 619 South Spring street.
Application of Robert E. Harvey for
appointment as driver and A. H. Moore
as callman were received and filed.
The applications of Scott & LOTUS
for permission to operate boiler at the
corner of st. Louis and Scott Streets of
the Standard Paving company to oper-
ate a boiler at the northeast corner of
Fifth and Alameda streets, and of f.
Moulton to bore for oil on the land
bounded by Daily street, the Southern
Pacific railroad, Lamar and Main streets
were referred to the chief for investiga-
tion and report. The last application is
for an entirely new district for oil wells
being east of the river, showing the
gradual march of petroleum prospectors
The report Of Electrician Francis,
showing work done between August 11th
and 31st, was read and filed. He stated
that four of the old Richmond boxes
replaced by new ones are worn out and
totally unfit for service, which leaves
shortage of four boxes in the available
total on hand.
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