Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-22
Ordinance No. 11,175


An Ordinance amending Sections s, 9
10 and 21 of Ordinance No. 5000 New
Series), entitled "An Ordinance Great
ing the offices of oil inspector and as
sistant oil inspectors, prescribing their
powers, salaries and duties; regulating
the drilling and operating of oil wells
and the storage and transporta ton OF
crude and refined oil; regulating the
sale of gasoline and coal oil, and pro,
vidng for the testing of gasoline and
coal OIL approved May 11th, 1908.
of Los Angeles do ordain as follows;
Section 1. That Section of Or
dinance No 1903 New Seriesl. en-
titled AN Ordinance creating the of,
inspectors; prescribing their powers.
salaries and duties; regulating 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 11th, 1903, be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read
Sec. s. The existence and mainten-
ance of unSightly, unsafe, unused and
abandoned oil derricks. and aband doned
oil wells in the City of Los Angeles is
hereby declared to be nuisance.
Sec. 2. That Section of said Or
dinance No. 1903 be and the same IS
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 9. 1t shall be unlawful for the
owner or person having charge and
control of any lot. or premises in the
City of Los Angeles to maintain or
allow or permit to exist, remain or be
upon such lot or premises any unused.
unoperated 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 abandoned oil well, un-
less the casing thereof 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-
used for the storage of and containing
waste oil or refuse from an oil well.
Sec. 8. That Section 10 of said Or
dinance No. 1903 be and the same Is
hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 10. For the purposes of this
Ordinance an unused, unoperated and
abandoned oil derrick is defined to be
such as is maintained in connection
with an oil well the operation of which
has ceased for period of three
months, or such as has been erected
for the purpose of 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 Deen erected Tor Ine pur-
pose of drilling an oil well thereunder
and which is maintained for a period
of three months during which the work
of such drilling has ceased and the
operation of said well has not been
commenced.
For the purposes of this Ordinance
an abandon ed oil well is defined to be
one which has not been operated or
pumped for a period of three months.
For the purposes of this Ordinance a
sump hole or excavation referred to
in said Section 8 is declared to be
abandoned when the oil we'll or wells
in connection with which such sump
hole or excavation is used are aban-
doned within the meaning of this Or
Sec. 4. That Section 21 of said Or
dinance No. 5000 be and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 21 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to sell, or
to offer, expose or keep for sale, in the
City of Los Angeles, any kerosene or
coal oil which will emit an inflam-
temperature below one hundred de-
grees by the Fahrenheit thermometer.
said flash test to be determined in a
"Saybolt electric open cup tester"
Sec. 8. This Ordinance is urgently
required for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public peace, health and
safety; and the City Clerk shall certify
to its passage by two-thirds vote of
the Council. and cause it to published
once in the Los Angeles Herald, and
thereupon and thereafter 1t shall take
effect and be in force
/ hereby certify that the whole num-
ber of members of the City Council of
the City of Los Angeles is nine, and
that the foregoing Ordinance was
passed by q two-thirds vote of said
Council at it's meeting of June 8, 1905,
by the following vote, to wit;
Ayes-Messrs. Blanchard, Ford Ham
mon, Healy, Hitler, Kern, Smith and
Summerland 90.
Noes-None.
H. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this 10Th day of June, 1905.
OWEN McALEER,
6-22 1t Mayor.
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