The herald., 1898-03-24
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Chief w. 8. Moore yesterday called the
attention Of the board Of fire commissions
ers In q forcibls manner to the absolute
necessity for . strict enforcement Of the
(; ordinance regarding hre escapes, in the fol-
lowing communication, which was made q
part Of his weekly report:
The recent disastrous fires In the east.
attended with the loss OF many lives calls
our attention to the necessity for strict
endorsement Of al ordinances relating to
fre escapes and stationary standpipes.
Notwithstanding that these cities have fire
departments of acknowledged excellence,
with much apparatus manned by daring.
wsll-trained firemen. and commanded by
able officers Of long service and experience.
the loss Of life was appalling.
''Iregret to say that some property own
ers. architects and builders do not heartily
( comply with the ordinances. In some
cases buildings are provided with es-
capes(O poor In material. design and work.
manship, and In others the escapes are
improperly located. and difficult Of access.
and In some cases there are no escapes OF
any kind.
..As this matter Il one that iremen are a.
much interested In a. the inmates or Occur
pants Of the buildings, ask that the ordi-
nance BIZ so amended that the location,
construction, materia! and number Of all
f1re escapes and standpipes be determined
entirely and solely by the board Of firs
commissioners and Its authorized ofi1cers :"
A discussion which consumed some time
snsued. several Of the commissioners ex-
pressing snrprise that an ordinance Of so
much Importance should be so drawn as to
divide responsibility. Chief Moore staterd
that many ''fire escapes now being put up
on buildings, are not safe for the use OF
1iremen. and would be worthless In case Of
blaze 1t was the consens Of opinion
among the commissioners that matter so
completely Of nature peculiar to FIRE pro-
lection should come entirely under the
jurisdiction OF the fire board, and that the
building superintendent should be re-
lieved Of all responsibility In that line. The
chief was accordingly instructed to have
q draft Of an amending ordinance prepared
for consideration by the board.
Commissioners Wells and Kuhrts, the
committee appointed last week to formu-
late some plan to award medals Of honor
to hremen who distinguished themselves
for deeds of daring. reported as follows:
Your committee appointed to consider as
to the establishment OF a roll Of honor
for thA Los Angeles. fire department. re-
epeectfully reportsa recommending;
First-That book be kept by the chief
of the department. to be called "The Fire
mems Roll OF Honor" In which, by direc-
tion of the board. shall be entered in detail
at the time of occurrence each conspicu-
Gus instance of heroism in saving life or
property or distinguished achievement in
lighting fires.
Second-A button or stripe to be known
as the firemen's button or stripe, shall be
given to each fireman whose name Is en-
tered on the roll of honor to wear In at
testation of that entry.
Third-At the close Of each calendar year
q gold medal to be known as "Tffe Fire.
mems Medal" shall be publicly given to
that fireman on the roll Of honor whoss
feat Of heroism, all elements Of courage
prowress. nerve. skill. decision and action
being considered as factors. entities him,
above all others, to the highest degree of
recognition for or1distinguishedI merit.
Fourth-Similarly q certificate to be
known as 1.-THE Firemens Certificate
shall be given to the fireman whose record
on the roll of honor for the year best en-
titles him to the next highest degree Of
recognition. and certificate for the third
degree OF merit.
Fifth-At the time Of the presentation Of
the medal and the certificates allthe names
that have been entered on the roll Of honor
during the calendar year, and the records
NJ fo ho Vyoor ha1 no tcl.k
read.
The report was adopted.
Secretary Walton OF the Fiesta wrote,
asking that the commissioners grant the
usual permission to the fire department, or
such portion of 1t as they may deem avail
able. to take part in the Fiesta parade. He
stated. in event the request was granted,
that the committee would make such ar
rangements as desired and pay the ex-
pense of protecting the outlying districts
against fire during the parade. The mat
ter was discussed. but no definite con-
clusion reached, 1t being taken under ad-
visement for thetpresent.
Ths chief reported that Engine 10. s is
provided with a three-horse hitch, and is
able to attend all fires In the hill district
near the engine house on Hill street, near
Fourth street. This arrangement will rem
der, 1t feasible for No. to answer all
alarms of fire in the hill dis
trict. There have been a number
OF fires in that section recently at
which the loss would have been much less
had the engine been available. AS It was.
the flremen were compelled to await the
arrival of lighter engine. and in the
meantime the fire spread to other buildings.
The application OF the Iona Oil-com-
pany to bore for oil in lot 80 Of the block
bounded BY Pearl street. Hinton avenue.
Beaudry avenue and the Victor Heights
tract, was referred to the chief.
The Yukon OIL company was granted per-
misston to bore. for oil In block F. Hays
tract. This location Is in Knob Hill tract.
The Milwaukee OIL company ~as granted
permission to bore for oil in lot Is, block 5,
Beaudry tract No. g.
WAR IN EGYPT
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