Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-25
PueLIc ApveRrlslNe
Ordinance Nos Is.IOa

| New SeriesJ
| An Ordinance amenumR Ordinance No
SO3 (NeW Series), entitieu AN Ordnance
| crea ing the Oftlces or Oil Inspector and
Assistant Uil inspectors; prescribing their
powers, saiafles ana uuues; reguatiug
the drilling and operating Of OH wells,
| ana the Storage ana Transportation OF
crude and refined OIL; regulating the sac
| ~ a. nsSIosene sl'e anu coal OH, ana providing
Tor the testing OF kerosene and coal OIL,
| approved May IL, 1908, as amended by
ordnance No SSoS New SeriesJ, approved
May -, 1903.
Inc Mayor and Council of the CITY of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows
Section 1. Inat section 4 of an Ordi-
nance entitled An Ordinance creating
tne oHtces OF OIL Inspector and Assistant
OIL inspectors; prescribing their powers,
salaries and duties; regulating the drin-
ns ana operating of oil wens and the
storage and transportation of crude and
refined oil, and providing for the testing
Of Kerosene and coal oil, approved May
II, 1903, be and the same Is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section |. That the Department OF Oil
inspection Is hereby created; and there
shall be employed in said Department of
OIL Inspection, from and after the pass
TWO Deputy OIL Inspectors, to be desig-
mated as First ana Second Deputy Oil
Inspectors respectively, and one Deputy
Oh Inspector of streets. That the said
OIL Inspector and two Deputy OIL lnspec-
tors shall be appointed by the City Coun-
ell That the said Deputy Oil Inspector
~ SNieVts sHali w appOlnteu Dy the Oll
Before entering upon the discharge of
their duties the OIL Inspector and the
said First Deputy, OIL Inspector, shall
bond In the sum OF one thousand dollars
tSlOO0, with sufficient surety to be ap-
proved by the city Council, conditioned
for the faithful discharge of their re-
spcctivc duties, as required by law
The OIL Inspector shall receive a
salary s!,1ary OF one hundred and fifty, dollars
horse. and the First Deputy Oil Inspector
shall receive salary of eighty-fve dol
lSrS 9r,, @SO)o per month. and the Second
month. The Oil Inspector of Streets shall
receive salary Of three dollars (s3.00)
per day for time actually employed in
the discharge Of his duties. The Oil
Inspector shall have a general practical
knowledge of machinery and of the drill
Ing and operating of oil wells and shall
methods and appliances used in connec-
ton with engines and boilers and such
as pertain to the prevention Of the escape
of smoke and gas therefrom.
IT shall be the duty of the oil Inspector
to collect all licenses imposed by Ordi-
nance for the operation of oil wells and
the running of oil tank wagons. and
generally to enforce the provisions of
this Ordinance and of all other Ordi-
nances of the City of Los Angeles, regu-
lating the construction and operation of
Oll WellS ana Ine storage ana tranSDOrta-
tion in said citv Of crude or refined oil.
The Oil Inspector and Deputy Oil In
spectors shall have the same power and
authority as regular appointed police offi-
GERS of the City of Los Angeles
1t shall be the duty of the Deputy Oil
inspectors, under the direction of the Oil
Inspector to assist the latter in the per-
formance of the duties of his office.
1t shall be the duty of the Oil Inspector
OF Streets, under the direction of the Oil
inspector, to take samples of all crude
ftl nlann kttN r
Tor use upon streets. or otherwise, that
may be required to be tested by the city
and to take samples of kerosene or coal
OIL or other refined oils, for examina-
provided in this Ordinance, and to per-
form such other duties as may be re-
quired by the Oil Inspector.
Sec. g That all Ordinances and parts
of Ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed provided. however. that
such repeal shall not. operate to terminate
heretofore provided for and now en-
ployed therein in the office of the Oil In
spector, under Ordinances of said city
providing for the employment of per,
sons in the office of the Oil Inspector of
said city,. that as to all such offices and
persons the intention Of this Ordinance
is to continue such offices in existence
and the incumbents thereof in office. and
to transfer all such offices and persons
under the provisions hereof from the Of
y q
the same formerly existed, to the De-
partment of Oil Inspection. hereby Gre
ated.
Sec 8. This Ordinance is urgently re-
quired for the immediat preservation 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 be published once in the Los
Angeles Herald. and thereupon and there
after II shall take effect and be in force.
1 hereby certify that the whole number
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 its
meeting of July 16. 1906 by the following
vote. to wit:
Ayes-Messrs. Blanchard. Ford, Healy,
Hitler, Houghton. Kern, Smith and Sum-
merland 49,
Noes-None
H. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this 23d day of July 1906.
OWEN McALEER.
TBS 1t Mayor