Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-12
OUTWARD HARMONY.
Police Commissioners Fence,
But Do Not Engage.
THE DISMISSAL or OFFICERS
Several Interesting Incidents at the
Regular Weekly Meeting Yes
terday Afternoon.

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board to order and occupied the chair.
All were present. Somewhat of fric-
tional time was expected, but the guard
ians OF our excellent police were wary in
inviting attack from the other and skill
fully parried anything looking to hot
time.
The first communication was from the
Council, instructing the Commissioners
that a resolution had passed that body
that no additions should be made to the
force until 1889; that disabled policemen
for injuries incurred while
in discharge of duty should, upon
police surgeons certificate to that effect,
be allowed half-pay.
Then came the somewhat ancient case
of Calvin & Coburn, who want license
for saloon in Hazards Pavilion. The
applicants came reinforced with counsel,
@. G.. Stephens, and legal opinion Of
General John S. Chapman that under
Ordinance 377 the Commission had the
right to grant the license. The decision
of the Commissioners heretofore has
been that the ordinance did not permit
the granting, and in acting upon this
decision in various cases in the past the
Board has placed itself in most uncom-
Portable dilemma. The Mayor holds
that the granting Of Calvin & Co.
burns license will open again all the
decisions made by the Board on
its construction of the troublesome ordi-
nance. In spite of Mr.. Stephens elo-
quence the. matter was laid over for one
week, with request for an opinion from
the City Attorney. In course of the legal
gentleman's remarks he intimated that
the Commissioners we're influenced by a
fictitious public opinion. "That is a
serious CHARGE" warmly interposed Mr..
Humphreys. The suave lawyer
smoothed over the breach and soon
thereafter left with his client.
The usual batch of applications for
licenses and changes came up and A. j.
Martel of 148 Main street, John Reiber
of 121a West Third street. Joe Bayer &
Co., j. Marlett of 154 South Spring
street and F Czarske of 205 Upper Main
street were granted a change. The ap-
plications of Robert Stadie OF 105 South
Main street, Herman Roman of ITO West
First street and Prizes ly & Kcchler, who
all wanted new licenses, were denied
The question Of allowing South Grand
avenue, between Fort and Jefferson, to
be used for speeding gentlemen's horses
came up from last week, and upon the
report of the officer who was ordered to
sound the residents in that locality,
owners of fine or scrub horses may
drive them reasonable fast" on that
tkoroughfare.
Sergeant Davis reported that Officers
Cooney and Walsh were off their beats
when they should not be. Chief Cuddy
said he had investigated the matter and
found the men all right. That ended the
matter.
The usual unin eresting reports were re-
ceived from Captain Loomis and Sergeant
Harris.
Chief Cuddy reported that in accord
ance with the desire of the Commission
he had, on the 18th inst, requested the
designations of Mounted Officer Santiago
Arguello, ex-Sergeant Jeffries, officers
Doyle, Comocy, O'Brien, Dunno, McDon-
aid and Dillon. None of them had re-
signed except Officer Comocy. He also
announced the resignation of Officer
Palmores. The Chief, as requested at
the last meeting, reported the following
saloons as disreputable: Saloon corner Of
Water and Upper Main Cafion Saloon
on Los Angeles street; Fatherland saloon
on Los Angeles street; Fred divers
place, 313 N. Alameda street; Richard
Brothers, 31S N. Main streets, and G..
Bill, 131 N. Main street. Their licenses
were revoked. Mr.. Humphreys
moved the officers who had not
resigned as requested should have
their pay stopped and their stars taken
from them to-day, if they had not resign
ed in the interim. AT this juncture
Major Bell appeared in behalf Of Officer
Santiago Arguello, and spoke for some
minutes, detailing the officers many good
qualities and few faults. He spoke of
his heroism in saving life at the last
flood in this city, and recommended that
he be not suspended, but be allowed to
stand trial on the charges which are now
pending against him.
The appeal was without effect, and the
officers named were suspended upon the
motion made by Mr.. Humphreys. Now
appeared Lawer Mason, in the interest of
Arguello, and asked that his suspension
be reconsidered, and that he be al
lowed to stand trial. This was
too much for Chief Cuddy, and
he arose to the occasion sns1I object to all
this, and strenuously object to leaving a
star on this officer with charges hanging
over him, when the stars are taken from
officers who are blameless." The Mayor
smoothed the troubled waters by denying
to hear Mason, but Mr.. Humphreys
thrust in his little oar with motion that
Officer Marsh be dismissed from the
force because he had been allowed to fill
the place of Chief Clerk instead of being
put on beat. 1t seems that some COM
pact had been broken in this respect,
but what the compact was did not
appear. Chief Cuddy said he
would change the officers duties,
and Mr.. Humphreys reluctantly dropped
the matter, but not until he pointed out
to the HERALD reporter present that Off
Ger Marsh was a Republican, bit OF
irony which referred to the HERALD's
editorial comment that out of the eight
officers asked to resign, seven were Dem
ocrats. Chief Cuddy retorted by saying
that he hoped that politics would not be
introduced in the organization of the
police force.
1t is coincidence, perhaps, that Ar
guello is the one Republican of the eight
officers suspended, and for whom q
strong effort was made looking to his re-
tention in the face Of all the charges
against him.
Officer Wright, of the Humane So
ciety, was created a regular officer of thsg
force, with half-pay. DR.. Fennerc y..s
allowed $25 for services as Pol;sS our,
geon. Several bills were e'-u''eu anu