Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-14
Meeting of the Board of Po-
lice Commissioners.
MAYOR wORKMAN's RESOLUTION.
Applications for Licenses--An Har
mOnious Conclaye-What was
Done Yesterday Afternoon.

iuuuy were pTeSeHt. w llllH lle Clr-
cumscribed apartment OF the Mayor,
there had gathered motley throng,
comprising applicants for positions on
the force, applicants for saloon licenses,
interested politicians, etc. Mayor Work
man called the meeting to order.
Applications for saloon licenses were
received from Matsen & Bruen, b. d.
Tiedeman & Co., seraphin & Blanc.
Chief Cuddy moved the license asked
by Matsen q Walker be granted them,
as they had secured the consent OF more
than three-fourths OF the property owners
in the locality Motion carried.
Chief Cuddy also moved that B. ID,
Tiedeman be granted Il license as prayed
for. Carried.
Action in the matter of the application
OF Seraphin e Blanc was deferred one
week, as was that of Linde Il Gadd. A
protest to the granting OF q license to
the last named parties was received.
In the matter OF the petition OF j. j.
Donovan. for license to maintain
saloon in East Fifth street. corner of Re-
gent Chief Cuddy said he favored grant
ing Mr.. Donovan license, and said he
had voted to do so before, and would do
30 now The Chief said Mr.. Donovan
had expended 10000 on building, and
would conduct an orderly place. Mr..
Schriver, owner OF small lot, protested.
Mr.. Donovan said he had secured the
necessary frontage. Mr.. Schriver con-
tinued to protest, and Chief OF Police
Cuddy asked him what property on Fifth
street was worth a foot. Mr., Schriver
answered $500 to $3.50 per front foot.
Don't you consider that business prop
erty, Mr.. Schriver?" asked the Chief.
"Well, you might argue on that point
with me all day sir" responded Mr..
Schriyer. | don't want the business
there, neither does a majority OF the
property owners" As Mr. Donovan had
not complied with the ordinance govern
ing the issuance OF saloon licenses, his
petition was indefinitely postponed.
&. X. Mesnager & Co. petitioned for n
license for saloon on Downey avenue,
between Water and Hayes streets. The
applicants presented lengthy list
of owners asking that the license be
granted. As the signers did not nom
mate the front foot pro rata, as required,
action was ordered postponed for one
week.
Sergeant L. X. Harris presented his
report for the week ending Tuesday,
June / 1. Sergeant Harris said he heard OF
no gambling games in Chinatown since
June IL. Concerning white games, Har-
ris, in his report says: "Have been in.
formed that there are white mems
games running" Sergeant Harris re-
port was received and filed.
L.G. Loomis, Captain OF Police, in a
communication, stated he had regularly
drilled the force. he asked that hall
be provided for drilling purposes. Chief
Cuddy stated that he had about secured
New Turner Hall for that purpose. The
matter was left with the Chief.
A petition OF East Los Angeles
property owners was received, asking
that the Commission see that the Santa
Fe and Glendale roads do not run trains
at dangerous speed through the city.
Referred to the Chief.
Chief Cuddy moved that street or
avenue be set aside as drive. He said
if speedy drivers were confined to one
street they could be controlled. The
Mayor could not see how it could be
legally done. The matter was referred
to the City Council.
The City Attorney was requested to
notify all steam and street railroads that
they must comply with the ordinances
governing rates OF speed of travel.
A communication from Assistant
Superintendent of the Southern Pacific,
J. A. Muir, asking that ]. II. Hollis be
sworn in as special officer was received.
Mr. Muir's request was granted.
An extremely lengthy communication
was received from William G. Smith
regarding a debt owed the writer by
Officer Murphey. The matter was put
over to Wednesday next, when Mr..
Murphey will appear and explain.
The Mayor read and offered the follow
ing resolution which was carried unani-
mously:
Resolred: That the attention of the
owners OF buildings and property occu-
pied by Chinese and others in which
gambling is permitted and on
which barricades, iron doors, iron
grating, signal wires and other
appliances have been placed for the pur-
pose oil defeating the ends of justice, and
the efforts of this board to stamp out
gambling OF every nature, is called to
Section 331 OF the Penal Code, which
reads as follows; every person who
knowingly permits any of the games
mentioned in the preceding section to be
played, conducted, or dealt in any house
owned or rented by such person, in
whole or in part, is punishable as pro-
vided in the preceding section"
The owners OF property wherein
gambling is now going on are hereby
directed to at once remove all appliances
which will interfere with the easy en-
trance OF suspected places by the police
officers or detectives. Otherwise they
will be arrested and tried for an infrac-
ton of the law above quoted.
Now, | move, gentleman" said the
Mayor, as he concluded the reading OF
the Resolution, that this be adopted"
81 second that notion" said Chief
Cuddy. The resolution was adopted
unanimously.
Mr.. Mofiitt asked how he should notify
owners or lesses.
"Why, write to 'em," returned the
Mayor, you know them ALL. n.
Breed 5 one OF them" Laughter.
Mr.. Humphreys moved that Clerk
Motiitt's salary be increased to 500 per
month. Carried.
Mr. Cuddy moved the Reinstatement
of Det ,ctive Tom Donahue. He paid
Donahue high compliment. The mat
ter was postponed one week the Mayor
saying that, ii by that time gam mbling was
suppressed" he would vote for the re-in-
statement, not alone OF Donahue, but of
Detective A. w. Marsh as well. On this
showing the Chief withdrew his motion.
Clerk Moffitt was ordered hereafter TO
accept no more applications for positions
on the force unless accompanied by the
certificate of the Drill Saruaant shouipo