Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-01-06
DAILY HERALD.
POLICE COMMISSION.
several saloon Licenses RevOkcs
Other a3usiness.

several saloon Licenses Revoked
Other RBusiness.
At meeting OF the Police Commits
sioners yesterday there was present
. full board, viz: Hon. w. II. Work
man, Mayor and Chairman, ]. F.
Humphreys, President Of the Coun-
ell, and P. NJ. Darcy, Chief of Police.
The meeting was called to order at
2:l5 P. H., and the following business
transacted. Minutes OF the previous
meeting read and approved.
The investigation OF the charge
against Officer M. T. Bowler COM
menced on December 2Sth and con-
tinued until to-day, was taken up
again. No further eridence being
produced by the prosecution, the
charge was dismissed, but the Chief
of Police was instructed to notify the
officer that the Commissioners deemed
the language that he (Bowler) adj
mitted using as improper, and to
canton him against committing a
similar offense. The investigation of
Of the charge against John King, +. Of
No. rs Also street, commenced on
December Goth and continued until
peste rday, was taken up, and the testi-
mony OF Officers Jeffries, Gates and
Bowler, and of citizens McGriff, j. G.
Winner, Pete Clos and NJ. S. Polaski
was heard for the defense. The
Commissioners then having care
fully considered the evidence, de-
clared the charge sustained, and the
license heretofore granted to the said
John King, No. 26 Also street, was
ordered revoked.
1t having also been clearly shown
during the investigation OF the charge
against John King, that the saloons
kept by G. G. Brown, lis Marches
sault street; J. G. Kenyon, % N. Los
Angeles street; J. Dupuy, 80 N. Los
Angeles street; +. w. Myers, 81 and
% N. Los Angeles street; w. II. Dill
lard, 257 East First street: and Bates
Il Bower, liz N. Los Angeles street,
were disorderly and disreputable, the
licenses heretofore granted to all of
the above named parties were de-
Glared revoked, and the Chief of Po-
lice was instructed to serve upon them
a notice of such revocation.
Complaint having been made to
the Commissioners of the disorderly
character of the saloons kept by A.
Caldera, 16 Also street: J. II. Cam
port, l04 Commercial street; Jean
Grimand, No. s Also street; Doheney
& Maloney, las Upper Main street;
Thos. f. Jones, $50 N. Los Angeles
street; Gondre q Elem, 80 Also
street; Oliver Alfred, 313 Alameda
street; and Emil Faner, 2l5 CONNER
cial street, the Police Clerk was in
structed to notify them that unless
they conducted their saloons in q
more orderly manner in the future
their licenses would be revoked.
The Police Clerk WIS instructed to
obtain the opinion of the City Attorney
as to the authority of the Board OF
Commissioners to limit the hours that
saloons in parts OF the city shown TO
be disreputable would be allowed to
keep open.
The saloon licenses granted since
the last regular meeting to Fred. Hotf,
J. D. Krer and r. c. Pearson, were
approved.
Applications for saloon licenses
were received from Johnson & Fisher,
800 San Fernando street; John
Fritcher, Daily street; Baertschinger
4 Wal6kircle corner OF Third and
Main streets, and referred to the
Chief OF Police for investigation.
The petition received at previous
meeting from Granville Huddleston,
asking that he be appointed janitor
of the City Hall for the year 1888,
was taken up and considered, but
final action in the matter was post
poned until the next regular meeting.
The question Of the paying Of wages
to Officer s. q. Morton during the
time that he was suspended, from
December 18th to December 2Sth was
considered. Final action postponed
until the next regular meeting.
Petition received from James Cum
mings, captain OF the chain gang,
asking that he be furnished with a
star. Petition granted and the Chief
Of Police instructed to have a star
made for him.
The bills of P. M. Darcy, Chief OF
Police, of $S9.45 for incidental ex-
penses in the month of December,
1887, and $62 for secret service in the
same month, were received and APP
proved for the full amount.
Applications for positions on the
force were received from A. ]. Ora
ham, j. w. Brady, F. M. Wiley,
Frank Smalle, Lionel Hawtrey, J. d,
Henderson, Francis Z. Haskell, Sam
uel Rodgers, s. @. Richardson, f. II.
Steele, Felix d. Curran. 3. FL. Inns,
Thos. M. Gilbert, A. F. Bland, August
Werner, Frank G. Gilliland, and Or
dered placed OH file.