Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-11


Knox was appointed q committee OF one
to cooperate with the Chief in tho 'oughly
investigating the case, with instructions
to report to the Board at its next meet
ing.
The application of Messrs, SiewecE
and Watkins for a new license at the Al
hambra saloon, No. Sl6 n. Main street
was the cause OF long argument, Mr.
Dexter being in favor of granting the re-
quest, because several members OF the
Council had visited the place and told
him that it was eminently respectable
and more orderly than some places he
could name. Mayor Hazard did no!
like the idea OF women mattresses. Mr.
Knox was sure that it was only the MIS-
sing Link in disguise, and as Watkins ran
the place before its license was revoked
he must move that the petition be de-
MED. Mr.. Lindley raised the question
as to whether the Board could act upol
the matter before the applicants con
formed with the requirements OF the
Commission in obtaining the consent o.
the property-owners; and after good
deal of argument the petition was re-
ferred back to the applicants to obtain
the necessary consent. Then came the
question raised by Mr.. Lindley as tc
whose authority had been given to the
proprietors to open their saloon before
they had been granted permit for a Ii
cense; but no action was taken to pre-
vent their Keeping open pending the
final action of the commission.
The petition of Messrs. Cordier and
Caetera, for retail license, was granted
Then came the momentous question oi
the day--the relegation of the disreputa-
BILE women TO some place to be assigned
for them, where they should be perma-
nently located. Petitions were read
from J. w. Robinson ct al, Germain
Fruit Company ct al, and Father Peter,
calling for the suppression of the social
evil and asking for the removal of the
women from the Deighborhood of New
High and Buena Vista streets; and, on
the other hand, the petition of II. Mar
tine ct al, sent by the Council. asking
that they be located on New High street,
between Walters and Alpine streets.
Mr.. Knox moved that this petition be
referred back to the Council with a
recommendation that an ordinance be
passed making it misdemeanor to sign
any such application, but the motion was
lost.
Chief Burns suggested, as the best
solution of the difficulty, that the prop
erty owners in the rear of Alameda
street, between Also street and contin-
uation of Plaza street, be allowed to
build an alley-way 80 feet wide between
those thoroughfares, according to prop
osition already on foot, but which should
not be dedicated to the city. He ex
planned that if this was carried out q
light would be put in and an officer de-
tailed there to preserve order. On this
showing the petitions were placed upon
file, and Commissioner LinGley an
nounced his intention of visiting the
place before the work was commenced.
A cetition was received from Mark G..
Jones, asking the Board to rescind the
order made at its last meeting, granting
him permit for license stthe st. Elmo
Hotel bar on condition that he pay The
license for May last, which was SILL due.
The Board denied the request.
The petitions for renewals OF licenses
of H. Schoueman, c. Richardson and 7.
Endel were granted, as WAS also trans.
fer of license from Dedway & Westcott
to B. A. Wescott. The petition of T. T.
Thomas for license was referred to the
Chief.
The much debated question of Police
Matron at the City Jail was brought up,
and after the names of the p!icants
for the position had been read, Mr..
Lindley's motion that the Board proceed
to appoint one of the applicants was car
ried unanimously. The names of the
applicants were Mesdames Duvall, DR..
Dillingham;. Gray. Horton, Peabody AID
Spencer. On the first ballot, y.essrs
Hazard and Lindley voted for Nrs GRAY
while Messrs. Dexter and. Knox were
together for Mrs. Horton. The next bal.
lot was cast the Came way, with the ex-
ception of NJ, Knox, who voted for Mrs.
Peauody. The third, fourth and fifth
ballot Mr.. Knox voted for Mrs. Gray,
who was declared appointed as Police
Matron.
The bill of $110 for the funeral of the
late officer Fitch as referred back to the
Council, with an earnest recommendation
that it is proper case for the exercise Of
the city charity.
Chief Burns asked the Board to grant
its permission to the Deputy Chief, Cap.
tain and clerks to substitute sack coats
for the regulation uniform frock coat, as
required by the rules; and the request
was granted.
The proceedings were brought to a
close about :35 p m. by Mr.. Lindley,
who moved for the dismissal of Deputy
Chief Biles and officers Harthorne and
Goodman, on the ground that they were
not qualified electors at the time of
appoint ment. There was misunder.
standing about Goodman, who was
qualified elector, but could not vote at
the last election because he was absent
in Pomona, and he was not removed.
After lengthy debate, the two others
named were ordered to be removed on
August 1st.
Upon hearing the decision of the
Board, Chief Burns demanded, as per-
sonal favor, that his deputy, Mr.. Blles,
be resppointed, as he is now duly
qualified elector and in eulogist;c terms
endeavored to induce the Commissioners
to reconsider their decision, winding
up his plea by stating that he had reason
to believe that this was only the begin
ming of scheme to put in some other
man to learn his ways, 30 that he
might, in the near future, supplant him.
No action was taken in the matter,
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