Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-26
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Ordinance No. If.aas

(NeW Scrics)
An Ordinance amending Sections 8, ?,
10 and d OF Ordinance No Ss08 New SER
ies), entitled: AN Ordinance creating
the offices OF OIL Inspector and assistant
oil inspectors, prescribing their powers,
salaries and duties; regulating the drill
ing and operating OF oil wells and the
storage and transportation Of crude and
refined OIL regulating the sale ot gasoline
Of gasoline and coal OIL" approved May
11th, 1903, and repeating Ordinance No.
lll75 New series), and Ordinance No.
The Mayor and Council OF the City of
Los Angeles do ordaln as fOllOwa:
Section l. That Section 8 Of Ordinance
No. 1903 New Serles), entitled: AN Ordi-
nance creating the offices OF oil inspector
and assistant oil inspectors, prescribing
their powers, salaries and duties; regulat-
ing the drilling and operating of oil wells
and the storage and transportation Of
crude and refined Oil regulating the sale
Of gasoline and coal oil, and providing
for the testing Of gasoline and coal OIL
approved May 1lth, 1903, be and the same
is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Of unslghtly, unsafe, unused and aban.
doned oil derricks and abandoned oil
wells In the City Of Los Angeles is here
by declared to be n nuisance.
Sec. g. That Section Of said Ordinance
No. 1903 New Series). be and the same
is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. Q. It shall be unlawful for the
owner or person having charge and con-
troll of any lot or premises in the City
OF Los Angeles, to maintain or allow or
lot or premises any unused, unoperateu
and abandoned oil derrick which has
been erected for the purpose. of drilling
or operating an oil well; or to maintain
or allow or permit to exist, remain or be
upon any such lot or premises any aban,.
doned oil well unless the casing Thereon
shall have been pulled and recovered
therefrom, when practicable so to do.
and the same shall have been securely
filled to the top thereof with clay, earth
or mortar, or other good and suitable
materials thoroughly packed and tamped;
or to maintain or allow or permit to exist
or be on said lot or premises, any aban-
doned sump hole, abandoned excavation
used for the storage of and containing
waste oil or refuse from an oil well :,
Sec. 8. That Section 10 Of said Ordi-
nance No S303 New Series), be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as
Sec. 10. For the purposes of this ordi-
an unused unused u 9spee "a an6 6e agan seb
as is maintained in connection with an
oil we'll, the operation of which has ceased
for a period of three months, or sucn
drilling an oil WELL the actual drilling OF
which has not been commenced within
sixty days from the completion OF the
derrick: or such as has been erected for
the purpose of drilling an oil well there
under and which is maintained Tor a
period of three months during which
the work of such drilling has ceased ana
the operation of said well has not been
commenced
For the purposes of this Ordinance an
abandoned oil well is defined to be one
which has not been operated or pumped
for period of three months
For the purposes of this ordnance a
SUNNI hole or excavation referred to In
said Section is declared to be abandoned
when the oil we'll or wells in connection
with which such sump hole or excavation
is used, are a6andoned aInSned within the inean-
Sec. A. That Section q of said Ordi-
nance No 1908 New Series), be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read
az Sec. 81. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation, to sell. or TO
offer, expose or. keep for sale, IN tine tne
CITY of Los Angeles, any kerosene or coal
oil which will emit an infiammable yapor
which will flash at temperature below
one hundred degrees .sS 5y to ba de
termined in "Saybolt Electric Open Cup
Sec Sec. s. That Ordinance No: LIE LIE tNew
Ordinance No 11274 New Series), ap-
proved July 10TH 1905, be and the same
are hereby repealed. = .,,, ro
oured for the immediate preservation OF
the public peace, health and safety; ana
the City Clerk shall certify to It's pas
and cause it to be published once In the
Los Angeles Herald, and .thereupon and
thereafter it shall take effect and be IN
force. ,,,,,,,ha,
of members of the City Council OF the
CITY of Los Angeles is nine, and that the
foregoing Ordinance was passed py a
two-fhirds vote of said Council. at Its
meeting of July II, 1906 by the following
'GvesNMessrs. Ford, Harmon, Healy.
Hitler, Houghton and Smith (b).
NOes-NOne.
H. j. LELANDE,.
City Clerk.
OWEN McALEER,
Toe ~ Mayor,