Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-25
Ordinance No. t2.44n


An Ordinance amending Section of
Ordinance No 1886 New Series), en-
titled An Ordinance regulating the
sale of gas and electric light. and the
and the charges for telephones and
telephone service and connections"
adopted by the City Council at it's
mae,eeting of April Sd. 1905.
The Mayor and Council of the City Of
of Los. Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section |. That Section 4 of Ordin-
aanco No; 1O,S36 (New Sories), entitled
gas and electric light and tho inspec-
ton of gas and electric meters and the
charges for telephones and telephone
service and conn ections," adopted by
the City Council at it's meeting of
April Sd, 1905, be and the same is here
by amended to read as follows:
Section 4. The office of gas and gas
meter Inspector is hereby created. Said
gas and gas meter inspector shall bo
appointed by the Mayor. Before enter
ing upon the discharge of his duties he
shall take the oath of office and give
Gent .sureties to be approved by the
City. Council conditioned for the faith
full discharge of his duties.
me gas and gas meter. Inspector
month. lie shall have u 'i1 general raj
knowledge of the art OF gas making
and of the most approved methods of
examining and testing gas meters and
qualities of gas, and shall be familiar
with the appliances generally used for
such examination and testing.
1t shall be the duty of the gas and
gas meter Inspector to test and exam
inc once a week, and as much oftener
as may be required by resolution of
the City. Council, the illuminating and
6s Fay qghty ana and the SaSS
the City of Los Angeles, or to the in
habitants thereof, by any person, firm
or corporation, and to report in writin e
to the City Council at its first meeting
in each month the result of all such
tests and examinations made by him
during the preceding month. He shall
also keep record of all such tests and
examinations showing in detail the
names of the person, firm or corpora
tions furnishing the gas tested the
date OF each test and the candle power
and gross heat value of the gas as
standards described In Section 3 here
of; and such record shall, during the
regular office hours, be open to public
inspection
IT shall also be the duty of the gas
and gas meter inspector to make an
examination and test Of the accuracy
and condition of any gas meter in the
nished to the City of Los Angeles. or
to any person, firm or corporation
therein Such examination and test
shall he made upon the written request
of the person, firm or corporation re-
ceiving and using gas through and
measured by the meter to be tested.
After making such examination and
test the inspector shall give certifi-
cato in writing. showing the result
thereof. to the person, firm or corpora
ton at whose request the eXaminat ton
is made, and shall deliver to the per-
son, firm or corporation furnishing the
gas measured by said meter a duplicat tie
of such certificate. Said certificate
shall show the time and place of the
examination, the number and make of
the meter examin ed. and the percentage
and character of error, IL any, in the
measurement made thereby. And said
inspector SHALL and he is hereby
authorized and empowered to charge
and collect a fee of fifty cents for the
making of each such examination and
test. payable at the time the written
request for the making thereof is re-
ceiy,eed by him. and the said inspector
shall pay into the city treasury Of said
city. on every business day, all fees
collected by him during the preceding
business day for the making of such
tests.
Sec. 3. The City Clerk shall certify
to the passage of this Ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published
once in the Los Angeles Herald.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was adopted by the Council
of the City of Los Angeles at its meet
ting of January 10. 1906.
II, ]. LELANDE.
City Clerk.
Approved this 22d day of January.
1906
OWEN McALEER.
1-25 1t Mayor.