Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-12
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An ordnance amending sections 8, p,
10 end 21 Of Ordinance No. ss03 New
Heries), 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 transportation of
sale Of gasoline and coal oil, and pro-
viding. for the testing Of gasoline and
coal oil. approved May 11th, 1903.
The Mayor and Council of the City OF
Los Angeles do ordain as follows;
Section l. That Section 8 OF Ordin-
ance No. S30S New Serles), entitled
An Ordinance creating the offices of
oil Inspector and assistant oil inspec-
tors, 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
ilth, 1908. be and the same is hereby
amended 50 as to read as follows:
Sec. 8. The existence. and mainten-
abandoned OH derrleks and abandoned
oil wells in the City OF Los Angeles Is
hereby declared to be a nuisance.
Sec. 2. That Section . Of said Ordin-
amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec. Q. 1t shall be unlawful for the
control OF so Pny lot nSV'S or Premises Uses IN the the
City OF Los Angeles to maintain or al
low or permit to exist remain or be
unoperated and abandoned oil derrick
which has been erected for the purpose
OF drilling or operating an oil well; or
10 maintain or allow or permit TO exist,
remain or be upon any such lot. or
premises any abandoned oil well, unless
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-
S0nsd nged hS of e oraFe o
containing waste oil or refuse from an
oil we'll.
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:
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 ac-
tual drilling Of which has not been
completion of the derrick; or such as
has been erected for the purpose of
drilling. an oil well hereunder and
which is maintained after sixty days
after the work of such drilling has
been abandoned or completed.
For the purposes of this Ordinance
an abandoned oil we'll is defined to be
one which has not been operated or
pumped for period Of three months.
For the purposes Of this Ordinance
sump hole or excavation referred to In
said Section 9 is declared to be aban-
doned when the oil well or wells in
connection with which such sump. hole
or excavation is used are abandoned
within the meaning of this Ordinance.
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
mable vapor which will flash at a tenn
perature below one hundred degrees
by the Fahrenheit thermometer, said |
flash test to be determined in a Say
bolt electric open cup tester"
Sec. s.. This Ordinance is urgently |
required for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health and safety; |
and the City Clerk shall certify to It's
Council, and cause it to be 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 a two-thrds vote of said
by the following vote, to wit:
AyeS-Messrs. Blanchard, Ford, Ham
mon, Healy, Hitler, Kern, Smith and
SUNNI erland (S).
Noes-None.
H. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this 10th day of July 1906 |
OWEN McALEER,
7-12 1t Mayor,