The herald., 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 fire
commissioners yesterday Chief Moore called
attention to an important provision fol
better water service, which he recon-
mended the board to take into consdera
| ton when purchasing site for fire engine
| house in the neighborhood of the Plaza. The
| chief stated that since the initiation of the
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
tings have been erected, and the city finds
itself today with the same conditions for a
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 engine
house near the Plaza arrangements be made
for the future purchase of a water tower and
battery. With these additions to the pres
ent system the department would be able to
concentrate and force great body of water
so that if the emergency arose the city would
be prepared for it.
The board accepted an invitation from
L. j. Myers, manager of the Orpheum, in
.viting the board to occupy box at the
theater Thursday night and to witness the
representation by the American Biograph
of the wonderful rescue work done by Paris.
ian "pompers," 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 a business
on small scale, making 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 public nui-
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
Vignes streets. On motion of Mr. Kurtz,
the request was referred to Chief Moore.
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 a combined loss of
800
A communication from G. P. Bartlett,
stating That he would like permission to
build a carriage shop on lot "a of the Vaen-
zuela 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 ap-
pointed callmen in the local service were
referred to the chief for investigation.
acquisitions to the amount of 1897 80 and
demands in the sum of $327.l5 were ap.
proved.