The herald., 1897-03-16

10 Ds ssaarpened, or pump on pumping
oiant eEerateGs or tools to be covered
xith the ball wheel in such a manner as
to disturb The p< ace, quiet or comfors Oh
any person or reighborhood between
ti.e hours Of Q .. m and a. M. within the
district hereinafter described, or to spud
ir With slack cable or to allow or cause
spudding In with slack cable, or to make
any other jr cause to be made any other
noise at any time within
said district.
Said district hereinbefore referred 20
being described as follows:
Commencing at the corner of Plco and
Flgueroa streets and running thence
westerly on Pico street to Hoover A.reet,
thence northerly on Hoover streeS 20
Ninth street; thence on Ninth street ~
Baronne street; thence northerly on
Baronne street and it's prolongatio1
northerly 10 First street; thence easter
ly on First to Alvarado street; thence
hortherly on Alvarado street to Reser-
voir street; thence easterly on Reservoir
Hreet and its prolongation easterly 20
dlena Vista street; thence northerly on
.tena Vista street to Los Angeles river;
NAnce southerly along said river to
~ fy street; thence westerly along
My street to Main street; thence
{ sotherly on Main street to Temple
strkt; thence westerly on Temple street
to Tigueroa street (formerly Pearl
streO; thence southerly on Figueroa
stres to the point of beginning.
Subdivision b. 1t shall be unlawful
for aH person or persons, firm or corpo-
ration to keep or maintain, or permit
to bekept or maintained or erected, any
derridk or other similar structure, for
the purpose of constructing or operating
any oitwell or other wells. or for the pur
pose oI operating any drill or pump IN
connection with any such well after the
abandonment of such we'll or wells. And
for thelpurposes Of this ordinance the
cessation of pumping or drilling, or OPP
Grating fny such well or wells for pc.
Rod of thirty days shall be construed as
an abandonment of such well or wells.
Subdivision c. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, firm or corpora
ton operating or controlling the operat-
ing of any steam boiler or engine with
in the district above described to
permit or allow the same to make
any noise or noises, so as to disturb the
peace, quiet or comfort of any person or
neighborhood, between the hours of 8
p. m. and a. m, or to make any loud or
unnecessary noise at any time, or to
permit any SCOT, smoke. gases or nox-
ious fumes to escape from any furnace
or smokestack, except when generat-
ing steam from cold boiler.
Subdivision D. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to
place, stretch, maintain or keep across
any portion of the graded streets or side
walks of said city any ropes, wires or
cables in any block when there is a
pumping plant provided for the pump
ing of wells in that block. In blocks
where no pumping plants are located,
no wires, ropes or cables shall cross any
street or sidewalk unless such ropes,
wires or cables are supported at least
seventeen feet above such streets, and
upon such substantial posts and appli-
ances that such ropes, wires or cables
shall not at any time sag below such
height of seventeen feet or fall down up
on said street when broken or discon-
nected.
Subdivision e. It shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, firm or cor
poration to load oil, petroleum, or the
products thereof, in any wagon, recep-
tacle or other conveyance upon any
graded street Of the city of Los Angeles,
unless such oil or petroleum is confined
in can or cans or other receptacle of not
over fifty gallons capacity.
Subdivision F. All slump, sludge,
waste oil and refuse matter drawn from
any oil or other we'll shall be confined
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900 square feet in surface extent, which
shall be at all times protected, guarded
and surrounded by a substantial closed
fence at least four feetfn height. After
thirty days from the passage of this or
dinance, every day that the slump,
sludge or waste from any oil we'll or
wells is allowed to remain thereafter
upon such premises. not so confined in
accordance with this provision, shall be
al ro fa off 60 md I L.
section.
Subdivision G. 1t shall be unlawful TO
store, keep or maintain any oil, crude
petroleum, or the products thereof, other
than refined Kerosene oil, within 100 feet
of any frame or wooden building within
the above described district in greater
quantities than thirty gallons, unless
the same is kept in tanks or receptacles
buried entirely under ground, at least
two feet below the surface thereof and
covered by at least two feet of earth.
Subdivision H. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person. firm or corporation to
bore, dig or construct any oil well in any
block within the district hereinbefore
described. unless such person. firm or
corporation first obtains a permit from
the fire commissioners Of said city so to
do. which permit shall be granted only
upon petition of the majority of the
owners of real property in said block,
but when a permit is granted to bore or
construct an oil we'll in such block, no
further permit will be necessary for any
other person to bore or construct such
wells in said block provided this pro-
vision shall not apply to any block in
said district where any oil we'll existed
or was In process of being constructed
on the 1st day of March, 1897.
Subdivision l. There shall be ap-
pointed by the city council of said city
an oil inspector at salary of $100 per
and an assistant oil we'll inspec-
tor, at salary of SIS per month to hold
office at the pleasure Of said city coun-
ell. Said inspectors shall have the same
powers and authority in all respects as
regular police officers of said city, and
they shall be persons having a practical
knowledge of machinery generally. and
familiar with the most approved meth
IDS and appliances used in connection
With engines and boilers, ard especially
such as pertain to the prevention of
smoke and gas escaping therefrom, and
heir sole and constant duty shall be to
enforce the provisions of this ordinance
and all other laws applicable, and see
hat the same are at all times complied
With, and protect the Inhabitants of this
.ity and the residents from annoyance
Ind danger under this and other ordi-
1arces now existing or which may
hereafter be enacted. and any neglect or
Of the duties imposed by this
ordnance. or which may hereafter be
imposed by such officers shall subject
hem to immediate dismissal. And 1t
shall be the duty Of said inspectors to
l.tend to and collect the licenses re-
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