Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-24
The POLICE CoMMIssION.


THE POLICE COMMISSION.
salsen Licenses and other matters
discussed.
The ! -rlar weekly meeting Of the
Board of PoIice Commissioners, held
yesterday afternoon in the Mayors Office,
was an unusually short one, there being
very little business of Importance to be
transacted. For some ten minutes before
converting. Commissioners Collins. Dex-
ter and Mayor Hazard were clossted in
the latter's private Office, with the newly
appointed member. Mr.. 7. A. Lewis, and
Chief of Police Glass, but no intimation
of the purpose of this executive session
was received by the reporters.
Shortly after o'clock, Mayor Hazard
called the meeting to order, and on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Dexter, the usual reading of
the minutes WAS dispensed with, in order
to curtail the meeting. The Mayor stated
that since the last session of the board
Mr.. Lindlsy had resigned his position as
. member, and the City Council had
appointed Mr.. T. A. Lewis, whom he
begged to introduce to his confreres. He
was customary for new member to ont.
line his policy ON taking bis seat for the
first time.
Mr.. Lewis replied: "I have not out
lined any particular policy, but it is my
my predecessor, having In view always
large" He further said that as he had
hoos, 70 Ian Doror hn 1nrrld och 10
board to grant him sufficient time, 80
that he could prepare Q poem or some
thing more elaborate.
After the exchange of few pleasan.
tries between the new member and his
confreres, the board proceeded to busi-
ness by approving the demands of
Adolph Eckstein for $47.50, and Brown
Foster Hardware Co. for $3.50.
The petition of Helen Simmons ct al,
property owners in block of the Park
tract, protesting against the granting of
license to T. Walbridgs for saloon OF
No. us Temple street, was read and or
dered fled.
A petition was received from the Ia
dies Of the Chrysanthemum Fair man
agement, ssking for the appointment of
q policeman at Simpsons Tabernacle
from 10 .. m. daily, from October 29th
to November 11th, and two officers at
nighttime during the holding of the ex.
hibition of curios. The request was made
on the ground that some $4,000 worth
Of curios would be exhibited and the
proceeds Of each days sales would be
left in the building; and without such
protection there was great danger of q
burglary. After some discussion on the
matter it was granted under the direction
and supervision of Chief Glass.
The following petitions for permits to
transfer licenses were granted: R. r.
Brown, from Smell & Keys, for saloon at
the Central Hotel on Main street; II. N.
Good, from r. G. Wilke, for premises
No. 130 West First street; s. Nicoletti,
from B. Camille, for saloon at 500 San
Fernando street.
The petition of the Perry Bros. for q
new license at the Club Theater, No. 80
North Main street, came up for the third
time, accom- sanied by lengthy commu-
nication stating that they had complied
with the instructions of the board and
had returned the petition with the sigma
ture of every representative business
man in the vicinity appended thereto.
They promised, should the petition be
granted, to do everything in their power
to uphold the laws Of the city, and stated
that there had not been criminal arrest
in the house during the past six years.
They invited the inspection Of the board
should it be inclined to doubt any of
their statements regarding the manner
in which their house was conducted, and
closed with the suggestion that a special
officer be placed at the door.
Mr.. Hazard explained, for the benefit
Of the new Commissioner, that the officer
detailed to investigate the place when the
application was first presented had given
it very bad name.
Mr.. Collins said that it was we'll
known fact that the Club Theater would
never be patronized by irst-class people,
and inasmuch as that part of the city
was almost dead already he was very
much in favor Of granting the license.
Mr.. Lewis said that as many such
places were run in every large city in the
United States, and the proprietors were
men Of property and therefore RESPONSE
BILE persons, he was of the opinion that it
would be very much better to grant the
permit to the Perry Bros. now than to
some irresponsible party in future.
Mr.. Dexter was very much in favor of
placing special officer on the door; but
the discussion resulted in the unanimous
granting of the application.
The demand OF Emil Harris for $29. II
for services rendered in July last as Cap.
tain of Police was approved on motion of
Mr.. Collins, and the board then ad-
iourned.