Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-14
POLICE COMMISSION.
Considerable Business of a Routine
Nature Transacted.


Nature Transacted.
The regular weekly session of the Board of
Police Commissioners was held yesterday after
noon in the Mayors Office, Mayor Hazard in
the chair and Messrs. Collins, Knox and Lewis
present.
The Chief of Police having reported favor
ably upon the following petitions for new sa.
looms, the following licenses were granted: w
H. Roper for saloon on second street, be-
tween Main and Spring streets. and Edward
Reed, No. z New High street. The petition of
G. Massaferro for saloon at No. 1Ol Upper
Maiu street. was ordered returned to the appli-
cant for signatures.
Chief Glass presented the demands of Special
officers P: Baker. 500; Al Dillon, $50; X w.
Fowler, $110 SO, and s. J. Hill, $50, all of
which were approved.
Oficers ]. 4. Purvs and J. A Smith were
granted leave of absence for five days each.
The petition Of Officer W. ]. Church for leave of
absence was laid over for week
The following applications for transfers of H.
censes were granted: A. Osthof, for saloon at
Gotta; Patterson Dunn, No. 500 San Fernando
street, from g. Nicoletti; Alladin & Gsrafolo,
No. lab Upper Main street. from C. Belli; Gar
vim & Meredith. corner Anson street and Mis-
sion road, from G. B. Garyln; q. s. Haeffcr
No. 124 West Fifth street, from Henry Marks.
Pursuant to the request Of the board at its
last meeting City Attorney Mcfarland reported
in writing upon the demand OF ex-Chief of
Police J. F. Burns for $J645, for his salary dur
ing the week in July last between the time of
his discharge aud Chief Glass installation. In
accordance with his opinion that the city was
liable the demand was approved by vote of 8
to l, Mr.. Knox dissenting.
A communication was received from the
Board of Health protesting against the quarters
provided in the old City Hall for the proposed
receiving hospital. as utterly unfit for the pur-
pose designed. Alter some discussion on the
question, the matter was referred to Mayor
Hazard and Mr.. Muchmore, the Superintend
ent OF Buildings.
Chief of Police Glass presented check for
$25 which had been made out to bis order by
the Tufts-Lyon Arms Company as a reward for
the recovery Of the SCHUMACHER gun, discovered
by Detectives Auble and Bowler short time ago
in doc" Dowling's room on Buena Vista street,
and asked that the money be awarded to the
men. Knox called the attention of the board to
sections 81 and IS of the charter which proyi 1e
that no city officer shall receive any fee or com
pensation for his services other than his
regular fixed salary. and said that it would not be
proper under the statute to allow he men to re-
celye the reward. He reminded the Com mis-
sioners OF their attempt some months ago to in
duce the Council to create relief fund into
which all such rewards should be paid from
which relief might be afforded to disabled Of
icers but the Council refused to accede to the
request.
Mr. Collins thought the Only way out of the
difficulty should the board not be able to
award the money to the detectives, was to re-
Mayor Hazard suggested that the money be
paid into the City Treasury, and that the Coun-
ell be requested to create reward fund.- into
which ali such moneys should be paid.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis the Clerk was in
structed to deposit the check in the City Treas
ury In such shape that the money shall be
paid out on demands duly approved by the
board.
ON motion OF Mr.. Knox q recommendation
was ordered 70 be sent to the Council from the
board to the effect that reward fund be Gre
ated, into which all rewards for services rom
dered by any official of the city shall be paid,
to be drawn upon only by demands approved
by the board.
The application OF Chas r. Moffet for posi-
tion on the force was received and ordered
filed.
An affidavit which was produced by the Chief /
was referred to Mr.. Lewis and Chief Glass for |
investi CATION without being read.
The Chief reported that since the etoppage of |
traffic on the Alisostreet horse car line. the |