The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-12-08
|isfactory. The latter, the board said, had
never been used and they recommended
that it be given trial.
WATER TOWER NEEDED
To Be Included in the New Fire
Apparatus


In report filed with the board Of firt
| commissioners yesterday Chief Moore callec
attention to an important provision fo1
better water service, which he recon
mended the board to take into considera
tion when purchasing site for fire engine
house in the neighborhood of the Plaza. Tht
chief stated that since the initiation of thu
efforts for the issuance Of bonds for fire
department improvements real estate values
have increased, the city has grown consid
erably, and many large, tall and costly build
ings have been erected, and the city find
itself today with the same conditions for
big fire as exist in New York or San Fran
cisco.
In order that these extensive and costly
improvements may be protected he recon
mended that in the erection of an engin,
house near the Plaza arrangements be mad,
for the future purchase of a water tower ano
battery. With these additions to the pres
ent system the department would be able tt
concentrate and force great body OF water
so that if the emergency arose the city woud
be prepared for it,
The board accepted an invitation from
l. j. Myers, manager of the Orpheum, in
'vlting the board to occupy a box at the
theater Thursday night and to witness the
representation by the American Biograpf
of the wonderful rescue work done by Paris
ian "pompiers," which is said to be the most
remarkable scene ever produced by the bio
graph. as a guest of the management.
In the matter. of the proposed purchase
of five chemical engines, a communication
from j. P. Murdoch of San Diego, offering
chemical engines with eighty-yard capacity
for $4,000 each was read and referred to Chief
Moore.
Britt & Scherb, owners of the Southern
California Soap company, in communica
ton read before the board yesterday, asked
permission to be allowed to erect and oper
ate soap factory at the corner of Meyer
and First streets. The petitioners stated
that if allowed, they will conduct business
on small scale, making a speciality of toilet
and barber soaps. They claim that
by the cold process they are able to manu-
facture soap without any bad smell or in
any way making the business a public nul.
sance. In support of the assertion they state
that the same firm has been making soap for
three years past at the corner Of Also and
Nignes streets. On motion of Mr. Kurtz,
the request was referred to Chief Moore.
Chief Moore reported seven fires as the
total for the week commencing Nov. 23d
and ending on the 30th. The total loss was
estimated at $4,000. The report for the week
ending Dec. It'll showed five as the total
number Of fires, with combined loss of
500.
A communication from G.. P. Bartlett,
stating that he would like permission to
build a carriage shop on lot 81 of the Valen-
zuea block, was read. He said he had Sc
cured the consent of the people living in
the block and asked the board to sanction 1T.
This was handed to the chief to investi-
gate.
The request of Charles w. Maly, asking
to be given permission to operate two
horse gasoline engine at III West First
street was also referred to the chief to in
vestigate.
The applications of Frank Harlan, j. E.
Webster and Raymond NJ. Comfy to be APP
pointed callmen in the local service were
to the chief for investigation.
acquisitions to the amount of $685.. 80 and
demands in the sum of s327.l5 were ap.
proved.