Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-19
GUARDIANS OF THE FORCE.
The Regular Meeting of the Police
Com mmIssiOners Yesterday.

The Regular Meeting of the Police
commissioners Yesterday.
The Police Commission held is regu-
lar stated meeting yesterday afternoon,
with full board and the chairman pre-
siding. Mayor Workman and Mr..
Humphreys were as child-like and bland
as the traditional babes in the wood.
Chief Cuddy came up smiling. No rip
pie of past endeavor, however, stirred
the serene atmosphere of the Mayors
Office, and only the merest routine busi-
ness was transacted.
The case of Officer Steele was first
called. He owes DIR. Owen bill for
medical services and will not pay it,
giving as a reason that the Doctor did
not properly treat him. The testimony
of DIR. Cochran and others was heard,
and finally the Commissioners decided
that Steel should pay the bill. A smile
went round when DIR. Owen asked Steele
(who was testifying) if he was a physi
clan by acofession. "No, only wood
butcher. .ssIIwas the irate officers repartee.
The csSe of Officer Weatherman,
charged with Indebtedness by Hamlet
r. Brown, was dismissed without
prejudice to the officer. Major Bell, for
the officer, stated that the whole matter
had grown out of an error, and that
everybody was satisfied.
The applications for saloon licenses
made by Robert Stable, Priestly &
Kohler, III. Koch and Herman Roman
were deferred for one week, pending the
opinion Of the City Attorney as to the
right of the Commission to grant licenses
-, AI,o - h. orIn <>f al
that no more licenses shall be granted
until 1889.
At the last meeting of the Board the
Richard Brothers were revoked with
others. They appeared yesterday and
produced evidence that they did not
seR Brothers Seput run the Missing s Link" ON
Main street, and they employ girls as
barmaids. 1t is charged that young
girls are there employed; hence the
revocation of the license. Giraci &
Degrazzia made out good case for
themselves and the Richards are to dis-
charge their petticoated "beer-slingers."
1t is likely that at the next meeting of
the Board the licenses of these two firms
will be restored to them.
A communication was received from
one A. May, stating that the saloon at
the corner of Arcadia and Sanchez was
filthy and disgraceful resort of the la
dlers of de bouillon, wherein many a
French chef de cuisine goes to his ruin in
q long continued still-vermilionizer
Referred to the Chief for investigation.
A communication was received from
Citizen E. K. Green, complaining that
the hoodlum element nightly terrorized
the neighborhood OF Seventh and Ninth
streets and Union avenue. Chief Cuddy
was requested to abate the nuisance.
The request of Officer r. E. Lee for pay
for fifteen days. absence from sickness
was denied.
Chief Cuddy reported that mounted
Officer Auble had been assigned duty in
place of Santiago Arguello, and P. S.
Baker assigned to duty in place of Officer
Palmore, resigned. The report was ap-
proved.
The usual reports Of Captain Loomis
and Sergeants Davis and Harris, were
read and filed. The Captain reported
that, according to request, Officers
Jeffries, Doyle, Dillon, O'Brien and Ar
guello had resigned, and that Special
Officers Dunn and Mcdonald had been
relieved of their stars. Further, that
Officer Lynch had been returned to duty
on the 18th inst, and Officer Boland on
the 18th inst.
New applications for appointment on
the force were received from Geo. H.
Buckingham, Herman German and Rob-
ert A. Henderson.
The Commission then adjourned.