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By an Act, approved March 5, 1868, the number of council- men was changed to ten, and these were divided into two classes, five holding for one year and the remaining five for two years. All other city officers were to hohl office for two years. The time of hokling elections was changed to the first Monday in April.
By a subsequent Act (March 30, 1868) the time of holdling elections was fixed for the first Monday in December, which is the date on which they are still held.
MAYOR.
1850. A. P. Holges. 1865.
José Mascarel.
1851. B. D. Wilson.
1866.
C. Aguilar.
1852. John G. Nichols. 1867. D. Marchessault.
1833. A. F. Coronel.
1868. C. Aguilar.
1854. S. C. Foster.
1869-70. Joel H. Turner.
1855. Thomas Foster.
1871-72. C. Aguilar.
1851. F. P. Temple. 1865-67. J. F. Burns.
1852-56. S. Arbuckle. 1868-70. Thomas Rowan.
1857-59. H. N. Alexander.
1871-74. G. R. Butler.
1860. T. G. Barker. 1875-76. J. J. Mellns.
1861-62. H. N. Alexander.
1877-78. I. M. Hellman.
1879-80. L. Lichtenberger.
CITY SURVEYOR.
1874. Win. Moore.
1876-78. M. Kellehar.
1875. J. M. Baldwin .* 1879, John Goldsworthy.
1880. John E. Jackson.
*Resigned; succeeded by MI. Kellehar.
CITY CLERK.
1850-59. W. G. Dryden. 1866. O. N. Potter.
1860-62. W. W. Stetson .* 1867-70. W. G. Dryden.
1863. B. S. Eaton, 1871-75. M. Kremer.
1864-65. C. R. Avers. 1876-78. S. B. Caswell.
1879-80. W. W. Robinson.
* Succeeded.by J. F. Crawley August, 1862.
HEALTH OFFICER.
1875-77. J. H. McKee. 1879. W. Lindley.
1878. T. C. Gale.
1880.
J. B. Winston.
1854. M. Keller.
1864
J. D. Woodworth.
1853. J. D. Hunter.
1865.
J. W. Becbee.
1856. W. H. Peterson.
1866-68. J. Bilderrian.
1857. B. S. Eaton.
1869-70. Antonio Rocha.
1858. M. Coronel. 1871-72. Juan Robarts.
1859. W. H. Peterson.
1873-74. L. SeebohE.
1860. J. Metzker.
1875-78. J. Z. Morris.
1861. J. C. Swain.
1879-80. R. Bilderrian.
*No Assessor clected, and so far as known no assessment made.
CITY MARSHAL.
1850 Saml. Whiting.
1865-67. Wm. C. Warren.
1851. Alex. Gibson.
18GS. John Trafford.
1832 Wm. Reader. 1869-70. Wm. C. Warren.
1853. A. S. Beard. 1871-72. Francis Baker.
1854. Geo. W. Cole.
1873-74. R. J. Wolf.
1855. A. Shelby. 1875-76. J. J. Carrillo.
1836-57. W. C. Getman.
1877 .* J. F. Gerkens.+
1858-59. F. H. Alexander. 1878 E. Harris.+
1860-63. Thomas Trafford. 1879. Henry King.+
1864. J. P. Ownby.
1880. Henry King.+
Office of City Marshal discontinued, and that of Chief of Police created. +Chief of Police.
CITY TAX COLLECTOR.
1850-76. City Marshal (ex-
1879. A. J. Hamilton .*
officio).
1880. M. Kremer.
1877-78. J. J. Carrillo.
*Succeeded by C. H. Dunsmore.
CITY TREASURER.
1850. Francisco Figueroa. 1863-64. J. L. Morris.
1836. S. C. Foster .*
1873-74. J. R. Toberman.
1857-58. John G. Nichols.
1875-76. P. Beaudry.
1859. D). Marchessault.
1877-78. F. A. McDougal.
1860. H. Mellus.
1879-80. J. R. Toberman.
1861-64. D. Marchessault.
1880. J. R. Toberman.
* Resigned; succeeded by John G. Nichols.
CITY ATTORNEY.
1850
Benj. Hayes.
1853.
C. E. Carr.
1831. W. G. Dryden.
1834. Isaac Hartman.
1852. J. L. Brent.
1835.
Lewis Granger.
1856-57. C. E. Thomn.
1866-67. A. J. King.
1858-59. J. H. Lander.
1868. C. H. Larabee.
1860. S. F. Reynolds. 1869-70. Win. Me Pherson.
1861. J. H. Lander. 1871-72. F. H. Howard.
1862. M. J. Newmark.
1873-76. A. W. Hutton.
1863-64. A. B. Chapman.
1877-80. J. F. Godfrey.
1865. J. H. Lander.
1880. J. F. Godfrey.
CITY
ASSESSOR.
1850-52. A. F. Coronel.
1862. N. Williamson.
1853. Yg. Coronel.
1863.
*
*COMMON COUNCIL.
1850. D. W. Alexander, A. Bell, M. Requena, J. Temple, M L. Goodman, C. Aguilar, J. Chaves, (B. D. Wilson, W Jones).
1851. S. C. Foster, J. O. Wheeler, D. W. Alexander, A. Olvera, M. Requena, Yg. Coronel, T. A. Sanchez, (J. L. Brent). 1852. M. Requena, J. G. Downey, M. Norton, Y. del Valle, M. Keller, M. Botello, Yg. Coronel.
1853. W. T. B. Sanford, W. H. Rand, A. Jacobi, J. F. Jones, M. Requena, J. M. Doporto, Pio Pico, (E. Drown).
1854. M. Requena, C. Wadhams, W. T. B. Sanford, L. Granger, F. Mellus, S. Lazard, A. F. Coronel, (J. M. Doporto, H. R. Myles).
1855. Win. Lloyd, J. H. Nichols, H. Z. Wheeler, E. Drown, I. H. Stewart, Obed Macy, John W. Ross, (Timothy Foster, H. Ubrbroock, R. Glass, J. Schumacher, C. Aguilar.)
1856. E. Drown, M. Requena, I. Gilerist, N. A. Potter,. J. G. Downey, A. Ulyard, Y. del Valle, (C. Aguilar, J. Schu- macher, R. Glass, Obed Macy, H. Uhrbroock).
1857. A. Ulyard, G. Carson, A. F. Coronel. Juan Barré, John Frohling, J. Mullally, H. MeLaughlin, (N. A. Potter, M. Norton, M. Requena, E. Drown).
1858. A. F. Coronel, D. M. Porter, J. S. Griffin, J. Goller C. Aguilar, P. Banning, S. C. Foster, (Juan Barre, H. Mc- Laughlin, G. N. Whitman, J. Mullally, John Frohling).
1859. D. M. Porter, N. A. Potter, J. Baklwin, A. M. Dod- son, E. Drown, W. Woodworth, J. Ybarra, (A. F. Coronel, S. C. Foster, C. Aguilar, J. Goller, V. Hoover, P. Banning, J. S. Griffin.)
1860. D. Marchessault, T. B. Collins, J. Edwards, A. Stearns, V. Hoover, E. Moulton, P. Baltz. (- Anderson, - Peterson, N. A. Potter, W. Woodworth, J. Baldwin, E. Drown, J. Ybarra). 1861. A. F. Coronel, A. M. Dodson, J. B. Winston, E. Drown, C. Aguilar, N. A. Potter, S. Lazard, (W. Woodworth, - Peterson, - Moore, - Anderson, J. Huber, E. Moulton, V. Hoover).
* The names enclosed thus ( ). are of members not clected at the stated city election, but who acted during some portion of the year, either by appointment to fill vacancies, or by holding over, or by special election. The names not enclosed are those of the councilmen regularly elected, at the usnal city election.
RESIDENCE OF A. E. PUTNEY, FLORENCE, LOS ANGELES C.º CAL.
PUBLISHED BY THOMPSON & WEST.
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1862. N. A. Potter, A. F. Coronel, A. Poulain, P. Sichel, J. Weixel, J. Turner, J. Huber, (A. M. Dodson, J. B. Winston, | S. Lazard, C. Aguilar, E, Drown).
1863. J. Turner, A. F. Coronel, P. Sechel, J. Huber, J. B. Winston, E. Taylor, T. Signoret, (J. Weixel, N. A. Potter, A. Poulain).
1864. J. Huber, P. Sichel, J. Mascarel, A. F. Coronel, MI. Requena, V. Hoover, W. Woodworth, (J. Turner, E. Taylor, J. B. Winston, T. Signoret).
1865. H. Taft, J. Goller, J. Chaves, W. S. Van Dusen, J. Jones, C. Vejar, W. H. Perry, (W. Woodworth, J. Huher, M. Requena, J. Mascarel, P. Sichel, V. Hoover, A. F. Coronel).
1866. E. Workman, L. Roeder, J. Schumacher, M. Morrison, J. King, A. F. Coronel, M. Morris, (W. H. Perry, W. S. Van Dusen, J. Jones, I. Chaves, J. C. Vejar, Al. Taft, J. Goller).
1867. M. Morris, M. Requena, A. F. Coronel, I. C. Vejar, A. A. Boyle, J. Wolfskill, V. Hoover, (J. King, J. Schumacher, L. Roeder, M. Morrison, 1. Mascarel).
1868. J. King, J. R. Toberman, J. Metzker, M. Kremer, A. J. King, T. Geary, W. H. Perry, H. Wartenberg, J. Goller, F. Sabichi, (J. Schumacher, L. Roeder, J. Mascarel, M. Morri- son, A. A. Boyle, G. Dalton, L. Botiller.)
1869. L. Roeder, O. W. Childs, J. King, H. Wartenberg, M. Keller, D. Botiller, M. Morris, W. H. Perry, J. Mascarel, J. Metzker.
1870. J. Mascarel, E. H. Workman, S. B. Caswell, M. Morris, J. Metzker, J. King, 1). Botiller, L. Roeder, O. W. ('hills, A. A. Boyle, (H. Wartenberg, J. R. Toberman, L. B. Martinez, J. C. Vejar).
1871. J. Chaves, J. Jones, B. Dulourdiux, G. Fall, W. Fer- guson, M. Tecd, H. Dockweiler, F. Sabichi, J. Osborn, W. Hammel.
1872. F. P. Camphell, Obed Macy, J. Valdez, P. Beaudry, E. H. Workman, H. K. S. O'Melveny, - Dennison, M. Teed, F. Sabichi. W. Ferguson.
1873. J. Valdez, J. Mullally, E. E. Long, P. Beaudry, M. Teed, W. Osborn, W. H. Workman, F. Sabichi, E. F. de Celis, H. Dockweiler.
1874. J. Chaves, J. Gerkins, J. Mascarel, F. Sabichi, C. E. Huber, P. Beaudry, W. H. Workman, E. F. de Celis, H. Dock- weiler, J. Valdez.
1875. F. P. Campbell, R. Sotello, J. Mullally, J. G. Carmona, 31. Teed, L. Lichtenberger, W. W. Robinson, J. Masearel, C. E. Huber, E. H. Workman, L. Wolfskill, T. Leahy.
1876. R. Sotello, J. Gerkins, W. H. Workman, J. Kuhrts, D. V. Waldron, T. Leahy, M. Teed, L. Lichtenberger, J. Mul- lally, E. Huber. L. Wolfskill, F. P. Campbell.
1877. F. Tannet, B. Valle, B. Cohn, J. W. Potts, E. K. Green, J. S. Thompson, R. Sotello, W. H. Workman, J. Kuhrts, D. V Wabiron, T. Leahy, J. Mullally.
1878. J. Mullally. C. Apablasa, J. E. Hollenbeck, C. t. Lips, A. H. Kercheval, J HI. Jones, B. C'ohn. J S. Thompson, E. K. Greene, J. W Potts, B. Valle. F. Tannet.
1879. E. M. Ilamilton, L. Meizner, I. Shaetfer, J. H. Butler, R. Moloney, J. Boberreith, "' Brode, S A. Francis. S. 11 Buchanan, S. J. Beck, S. M. Perry, W. H. Workman, N. R. Vail, W. B. Lawlor, .I. G. McDonalt.
1880. 'R. L. Banchett, W. Monroe, E. F. Spence, E. K. Greene, J. P. Moran, J Kuhrts, I. G. MeDonall, O. Il. Bliss, H. Schumacher, S. 1. Buchanan, L. Meizner, S. 1. Beek, R. Moloney, W. H. Workman, W. B. Lawlor.
FIRES.
There have been many minor fires in Los Angeles and a few extensive ones. We propose to notice only those of the latter class. The list of historical importance occurred in
1858.
On the night of Thursday, February 25, 1858, Los Angeles was visited by a very destructive lire, by which property, variously estimated at from thirty thousand to lifty thousand dollars, was destroyed and several citizens were ruined, having lost nearly all they possessed. The tire caught accidentally, about 8 o'clock in the evening, in the store and tin shop of Childs & Hale (on the west side of Los Angeles street) while they were absent-either, it is supposed, From a lighted candle left on the counter or from the depredations of rats among matches. The flames had gained considerable headway before being discovered, and spread very rapidly. As the roofs were covered with asphaltum, or brea (which, when once ignited, burns very stubbornly ), and as the scene of the conflagration was at some distance from water, it was found very difficult to subdue the fire, and it was thought at one time that all the stores on the north side of Commercial street must go, together with the Bella Union Hotel and the residences of Don Abel Stearns and others. Most of the stores in this vicinity were emptied of their contents and the goods piled in the street. Had it not been for the fire-proof brick building of Bachman & Co., which served as a wall against the further progress of the flames southward, the destruction of property must have been vastly greater. As it was, this was by far the most extensive fire that had ever been known in the lower country. Thousands of people were on the ground, and all showed a readiness to assist in saving property and extinguishing the flames, the glare of which, amid the surrounding darkness, was at times terrific. There was at this time no regular fire-engine in Los Angeles, but a small steam engine belonging to Mr. Francis MIellus did good service, and a line of men, extending from the zanja, or main ditch, to the buruing buildings, passed
water-carts, the fire was finally arrested. The wind was from the mountains, and flying sparks for a time endangered the whole city
Among the principal losers by this fire were Chills & Hale, grocers and tinners, whose whole stock was lost; Mclaughlin Brothers, blacksmiths, httle or nothing saved; Flashman & Siechel, hardware, loss light, as they were just opening and had moved only a part of their stock into the store, which part was, however, destroyed; Bachman & Co., liquor dealers and grocers, bunage by water and removal of goods; the Bella Union Hotel, together with many others, loss from same canse. All without insurance, except Bachman & Co A sub- scription was at once started to provide a city fire-engine.
1867.
A very destructive fire occurred on the morning of June 13, 1867, in Bell's Block, ou Los Angeles street, consumning the entire stock of Kalisher & Co., who occupied a portion of the building. From thence the flames spread rapidly, and soon consumed also the entire stock of Isaac Schlesinger. The fire had reached the store of Messrs. Norton & Peed- man before it was subdued. The loss was estimated at sixty- four thousand dollars.
1870
January 27th a little before midnight, fire was discovered in the store of Cohn & Norton, dealers in dry goods and cloth ing. This store was one in a row of one-story brick and adobe buildings on Aliso street, between Los Angeles and Alameda. The flames spread rapidly along the brea roots, with which the adjacent buiklings were covered, and soon the two buildings adjoining were also in flames. The store immediately adjacent was occupied by Mrs. Brass and sister as a millinery store ; and the one adjoining that by William Griffith as a wholesale and retail fruit store. All these were completely destroyed, with their contents. The losses were estimated as Follows: Builling owned by Norton Brothers, insured for three than- sand dollars. The Imilding cost six thousand dollars. Cohn & Norton's stock of dry goods and clothing, entirely destroyed, estimated loss eleven thousand dollars, insured. Mrs. Brass and sister, loss two thousand dollars, no insurance. Mr. Griffith, loss, one thousand five hundred dollars, no insurance. The goods from the adjoining stores on Los Angeles street, were all removed to the street, and for a brief time, it seemed as though a riot was imminent. The thieves and vagabonds who hannt the doggeries of the city, came flocking to the scene and began to plunder right and left. In this way, a large quantity of goods was lost, The police soon arrived upon the ground, and their vigorous and effective measures soon restored order.
FEBRUARY 9, 1870-During the morning, fire was dis- buckets of water along, and with the further aid of the city . covered in a lodging-house on Arcadia street, kept by Jomm
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Baker. The flames spread rapidly right and left, and within one hour, the entire block fronting on Arcadia street, running from Sanchez to Main street was in ruins. The burnt block was occupied as follows:
C. C. Higby, billiard and liquor saloon, loss, four thousand dollars, no insurance; P. Phillips, beer saloon, loss, one thousand dollars, insured for two thousand dollars; John Baker, lodging- house, loss, no estimate, insured for one thousand dollars. Mr. Signoret, the owner of the block, had a harher shop and bath- ing establishment adjoining Baker's lodging-house. His loss in buildings, furniture, house and shop, was estimated from ten thousand to eleven thousand dollars, insured for twelve thou- sand dollars. The lodging-house was the resort of a rough lot of customers. Baker, the proprietor, was arrested and com- mitted to jail upon suspicion of having set fire to the place. After a long and tedious examination before Justice Gray, be was held to bail in the sum of three thousand dollars. He was afterward convicted of the crime.
1871.
MAY 4, 1871-A fire during the evening, destroyed the only remaining adobe building on the east side of Los Angeles street. between Commercial and Aliso strects.
AUGUST 17, 1871-A fire on this morning entirely consumed the one-story building on the corner of Main and Requena street, owned by the Estate of Maria Dolores Navarro, and occupied by J. Lazarovich as a grocery store. Loss estimated at about eleven thousand dollars.
1872.
OCTOBER 29, 1872, a most disastrous conflagration occurred, entirely destroying Packard & Company's distillery, situated on the east bank of the Los Angeles river. The fire originated from the explosion of a coal oil lamp. Loss estimated at sixty thousand dollars. The destruction of this distillery was seri- ously felt by a large number of the small viniculturists, who depended upon it as a market for their grapes.
1874.
SEEPTMBER 14, 1874, the Eagle flouring mills were totally destroyed by fire. These mills had cost about forty thousand dollars, some eight or nine years before, and were the property uf Mrs. Stearns. The estimated loss, over and above insurance, was twenty thousand dollars.
1875
MAY 20, 1875-During the night, two quite extensive fires occurred. The first was discovered in the building occupied by Dotter & Bradley, dealers in furuiture aud carpets. The building and stock was almost entirely destroyed. Loss, twen- ty-four thousand dollars, insurance, fourteen thousand dollars.
The second fire occurred shortly afterward in a brick stable on Fort and Frankliu streets. Loss, five hundred dollars. An attempt was also made the same night to fire the city stables, but without success.
As all these fires were evidently of inceudiary origin, the Board of Underwriters at San Francisco, offered a reward of one thousand dollars for the arrest and conviction of cach incendiary within Los Angeles county.
1876
MAY 25, 1876, during the evening, a fire broke out in the center of the block bounded by Aliso, Alameda, Los Angeles and Commercial streets. The principal injury was confined to Domingo Garcia's building, the Commercial Hotel, and Class & Lassen's stables. Loss about two thousand dollars, wholly covered by insurance.
DECEMBER 22, 1876-Early on this morning, Gruce's new hotel at East Los Angeles, was discovered to be on fire. The alarm was promptly sounded hut owing to the great distance intervening, the firemen reached the ground too late to do more than protect adjoining property. The building, with most of its contents was destroyed. Total loss about twelve thousand dollars, insurance, seven thousand dollars.
DECEMBER 28, 1876-We extract the following account of the second burning of the Eagle Mills, from the Express of this date :-
THE EAGLE MLILS FIRE-THE SECOND DESTRUCTION BY FIRE OF " STEARNS' MILLS"-THE FIRE PROBABLY OF INCEN-
DIARY ORIGIN-THE LOSSES HEAVY.
About half-past two o'clock this morning an employe of the Eagle Mills, who sleeps in the grain-shed connected with the mills, was awakened by a crackling noise and a stifling smoke .. Jumping from his hed, be opened the door which connected hia room with the mill proper, hut was driven hack by the rush of flames and smoke, cansed by the draft. Seeing that he had to run for his life, he excitedly groped his way to the side door of his sleeping-room, hnt unfortunately knocked the key from the key-hole to the floor, and in bis affrighted condition it took him some time to find it. He finally did so. and escaped just in time, for the room was then on fire on all sides. Upou reaching the air he immediately raised the cry of " fire." which, after a few minutes was answered by parties in the city. Just twenty-five minutes after the alarm was first given the Confidence boys were on the ground. Considering the bour and the distance from the engine house to the mills, the promptness of the firemen was remarkable.
So rapid was the destruction, that within fifteen minutes after the discovery of the fire, the floors and roof of the brick mill and adjoin- ing frame sheds had fallen in. and nothing was left standing hut the brick walls. Had the work of destruction heen less rapid, the result would have been the same, for there was no water in the xanja, and only a miniature stream could he forced from the hydrants. The origin of the fire is not positively known, but everything points to the fact that it was a case of
INCENDIARISM.
On the morning of September 14, 1871, the old mill on this site, erected in 1855, was burned. A short time previous the Aliso Mills were destroyed by fire, and as no explanation of the origin was ever obtained, it was generally believed that hoth fires were the work of incendiaries. What the object of this destruction of mills is we can- not conjecture, hut there certainly is some object. The walls of the old Stearns mill were repaired and new floors and machinery put into place hy Mr. F. Weber, at a cost of eight thousand dollars.
These same walls are not damaged hy this morning's fire to any material extent, and can readily be used for the construction of a new will.
Large quantities of grain, flour, meal and salt were in the building, and the mill and contents may he said to be a total loss, nothing being saved but a few small sacks of salt. The ruins and grain heaps are still burning, and many persons have been on the ground during the day, remarking the strange fatality which partially checks milling enterprise in this city, and speculating as to the object of the incen- diaries. The mills were but lately rebuilt at great expense, and the loss will be heavy. They have not been running during the past week, and when the man who discovered the fire retired last night, there was neither light nor fire in any of the mill buildings.
THE LOSSES.
Mr. F. Weber, who leased the site from Mrs. R. S. Baker and erected the buildings burned last night, is a heavy loser. His total loss is over ten thousand dollars, on grain, salt, buildings and machinery. while his insurance is only two thousand dollars, divided between the llome Mutual, Royal Canadian, and California insurance companies.
1877
FEBRUARY 6. 1877 .- About twenty minutes past three, this afternoon, the Railroad Ilouse, on Alameda street, opposite the Southern Pacific depot, was discovered to be on fire. The fire companies responded promptly, and in a short time had the flames under control. The fire originated in the kitchen (all the cooks being absent at the time) and communicated to the second story of the hotel, burning out all the hed-rooms thereon. The loss was caused principally by water and breakage of furniture.
1879.
February 22, 1879, the large furniture establishment of Dotter & Bradley was almost entirely destroyed by fire. Loss about fifteen thousand dollars. Fully insured.
FIRE COMPANIES. THIRTY-EIGHTS-ENGINE COMPANY NO. 1.
The original No. 1 organized in September, 1871, and the contract was let for building an engine-house the same month. October 7th, Mr. George M. Fall, of the Fire Committee of the Common Council, went to San Francisco and negotiated for the purchase of an engine, which arrived shortly afterwards. This company continued to do good service until April, 1874. April 4, 1874, at their regular monthly meeting, it was resolved to disband, because the Common Council took no action in regard to a petition presented by the company requesting them to purchase a pair of horses for the engine Immediately after old No. I disbanded, thirty-eight citizens organized a new company-hence the name "Thirty-Eights." The following named gentlemen were the first officers: C. E. Miles, Foreman; W. F. McDonald, First Assistaut; J. Cashin, Second Assistant; S. Lacy, Secretary ; J. Kuhrts, Treasurer. The company has had as high as seventy-five members. It has now fifty-three active members, and twelve on the retired list. The present officers are : M. S. Fay, Foremau; H. Mal- lard, First Assistant ; E. Hosman, Second Assistant; C. E. Miles, President; G. P. MeLain, Secretary; J. Kuhrts, Treasurer. Their engine-house is situated on Spring street, near Franklin. They hohl stated meetings in the parlors over the engine-room.
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING. ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES CO CAL.
FERTILITYY THOMPSON & WEST
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CONFIDENCE ENGINE COMPANY NO. 2
Organized May 27, 1875, by elceting the following officers: F. Butler, President; Brice MeLellan, Secretary; I. W. Lord, Treasurer. The present officers are: Walter S. Moore, Presi- dent; George O. Vignolo, Treasurer; J. J. Woodworth, Seere- tary; Robert Eckert, Foreman. October 17, 1878, at Horti- cultural Park, in the Firemen's Race, free to all companies in the District, the Confidence won first money and prize. The company has now sixty-two active and twenty-three honorary members; sixty-five active and twenty-two honorary being the greatest number of members it has ever had at any one time. Their engine-house is a two-story brick building, situated on Main street near First. The upper story is elegantly furnished, and is used as a reading-room by the members of the company, and here they hold their meetings on the first Wednesday of every month.
PARK HOSE COMPANY NO. 1
Organized July 23, 1878, by electing the following officer's: John H. Jones, Foreman; Ottley Papineau, First Assistant ; J. A. Dunsmoor, Second Assistant; Francis Baker, Secretary ; George H. Pike, Treasurer. The company organized under very difficult circumstances, and had but little assistance from the city for the first six months of its existence; but it steadily wore its way into public favor, and soon proved invahiable to the Fire Department. Among its members and supporters are the most prominent business meu of Los Angeles. Their car- riage is drawn by horses belonging to the company. The present officers are : S. H. Buchanan, Foreman ; Joseph Corwin, First Assistant; A. L. Bath, Second Assistant; H. J. Fleish- man, Secretary ; George H. Pike, Treasurer.
The company has forty-five members, which is the greatest number they have ever had. Their hose-house is located on the corner of Fifth and Spring streets. Regular meetings are held the first Monday of each month.
VIGILANCE HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 1
Organized July 15 1879, by clecting the following officers: F H. Steele, Foreman; H. J. Prieur, First Assistant ; J. W Clawson, Second Assistant; H. J. Stevenson, President; R. D. Wade, Secretary. The company has at present thirty-seven members, forty having been the largest number at any one time. The present officers are :--- ,Foreman ; H. J. Prieur, First Assistant; J. W. Clawson, Second Assistant; H. J. Stevenson, Presideut; E. A. De Camp, Secretary. Their head- quarters are located at No. 16 Main street.
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