Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-08
POLICE MITTnks'
Meeting Of the Board Of
Commissioners.
THE CITY ATTORNEYS OPINION
On the Matter of the Control OF
the Force Licenses Granted.

Un tne matter OF the Control OF
the FOrce-Licenses Granted.
The Board of Police Commissioners
met yesterday in the Mayors Office.
There was present a full board, viz. !:
Hon. w. III. Workman, Mayor and
Chairman; John F. Humphreys,
President of the Council, and Chief
OF Police 7. J. Cuddy. The meeting
was called to order at 2 P. NJ, and the
following business transacted: Saloon
licenses granted since the last
regular meeting to Antonio Sare, 20
North Los Angeles street, and John
Tosnen, 517 East First street, were
approved. The Chief of Police hav-
ing reported favorably Of the proposed
saloons of Haley & Newman, No. 4
San Pedro street; S obu & Co., 1853
South Main street; Baudle & Mohr,
202 San Fernando street; F. H. Oed-
ing, 40 Wilmington street; D. q.
Harmer, 1874 South Spring street; w.
II. Brown, 257 East First street; Fred
Ahrens, Second-street Park; Chas.
Friece, ia East Second street, end
Scotto G. Villa, IL East First street.
Licenses were granted them.
The Chief Of Police reporting un-
favorably of the proposed saloon
Of H. F. Wescott, 81 Ducommun
street, license was refused him. The
application of E. E. Fisher for license
for a saloon on the corner Of Temple
and Pearl streets was again consid-
cred. Protests against the granting
of the said license were received from
E. E. Hall and others, and Mrs. E. F.
Kubel and others, and the license
was denied until such time as the
said E. E. Fisher shall bring to the
Commissioners the written consent of
three-fourths of the property men in
the block in which he proposes to
establish the saloon, in com pliance
with ordinance 377.
Application for saloon license was
received from Menyennayer & Dunn
pei, on the south side Of Second street,
between Hill and Fort streets, and
referred to the Chief of Police.
Frank Ansell was appointed spe-
cial officer for duty in the hall OF the
Salvation Army, he agreeing to serve
without pay from the city.
Mrs. DIR. E. S Dillingham; came
before the board and asked that she
be appointed on the detective force.
Action in the matter was postpone d
and her application placed on file.
She stated that she was out at all
hours Of the night and knew all
about the detectives and police Off
GERS. Also that she was mind
reader and could frighten the greatest
villain on the road Bv looking at
criminals she would make them be-
lieve she was a lunatic. She is a
prohibitionist and was sure if she was
set to work she could discover an
angel or the devil if necessary.
A communication was received from
officer j. A. Van Luven, asking that
he be allowed pay for the time he did
not work in the month of February.
Request denied. j. w. Malcome,
who preferred charges against officer
Ed. Dillon, at the last meeting failing
to identity the officer and officer Dill
Ion testifying that he was not the man
who assaulted Molcome, the charge
was dismissed. A communication
was received from John Hennian
charging officers Romans, Lennoc and
Walsh with having imprisoned him
falsely. Time for investigation Of the
charges set for Friday, March 9th, 10
A. NJ. The following communication
was received from J. G. DAILY, City
Attorney in regard to the powers Of
the Chief of Police in detailing OF
officers, etc., and was placed on file
Mr.. C. r. Motif, Clerk Board OF
Police Commits si0ners.
Your communication of March I'd
received. In answer to your ques-
tions: First-Has the Chief of Police
experimenting control of the police
force of the city? He certainly has
Section 4, Article 5, Charter Of the
City of Los Angeles. Second-Haf
the Chief the power TO assign mem
bers of the department to duty with
out consulting the Board of Commits
sioners? Common sense, courtesy
and discipline would suggest that eff
cient service in the public interest de-
mands that the authority to command
on details of duty should be vested in
the Chief. The Police Department is
not, in matters of discipline and du-
ties, under triumvirate. The con-
troll is in the Chief, whose orders must
be obeyed by members of the depart
ment. Instructions may be given to
the Chief by the Commissioners, but
in the interest of effective service, to
the ends to which the force is organ
lied, there should be no conflict Of
authority. Respectfully,
J. G. DAILY, City Attorney.
The Mayor stated that the opinion
of the City Attorney did not cover the
point he wished to have information
upon; he did not for a moment dispute
the right of the Chief to assign men tt
duty, but wanted to know where thu
Chiefs authority ended and where tina
of the Board of Police Commissioner
came in.
Moved by the Chief Of Police tina
in the future Mayor Workman gran
permission to carry concealed weapon
to all those he might deem worthy
and that he report their names at th
meeting of the Police Commissioners
Also that the reportorial staff Of tn
city papers, who are obliged to be ou
till after midnight, be allowed to carr
arms.
Moved by the Chief that the Mayo
be instructed to purchase patrc
wagon, and that the salary of tn
officers be 800 per month. Carried.
| The Board then adjourned.
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