Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
POLICE COMMISSION.
The Chain Gang and Saloon
censes Considered.


The Chain Gang and saloon LII.
censes Considered.
The Police Commission met in the
Mayors Office yesterday afternoon,
Mayor Hazard in the chair, and Messrs.
Collins and Dexter present.
The Chief reported favorably on thel
application Of Klein Bros. for a new
saloon at No. 2 North Main street, but ss
a protest had been put in by s. Lichten.
berger ct all, assigning no reason for
their objections, the matter was laid
over for one week, on motion of Mr..
Dexter.
Clerk Robinson stated that Police
Judge Stanton had suggested that the
board introduce regulation allowing
city prisoners working on the chain gang
q credit Of one day in every five for good
behavior, so az to encourage them to
work and behave themselves. Mr.. Col
Inns suggested that the Judge settle the
matter by being a little more lenient in
passing sentence, but after some discus
sion the matter was laid over for one
week, on motion of Mr.. Dexter.
A communication was received from
the City Clerk enclosing petition from
Messrs. Mailman & Ivers ct AL, property
park, asking for the appointment of q
keeper, without pay from the city, to
loose stock on their property. The mat
ter was referred to the Chief.
In the absence of Mr.. Knox, his
81 ovoooI tba H. l. r-c x,,or 1cs 4
over for week.
the So awarded by the Electric Light
Company to Officer Collins, for arresting
man for defscing its poles, into the
| City Treasury, to the Police Relief fund (;
| whereupon, on motion OF Mr.. Collins,
the officers demand for the amount
named was approved.
a number Of demands for supplies,
amounting in the aggregate to $l47.50,
were approved as read.
The petition of Guisaud & Mazet for q
license at No. 70S Temple street was re-
ferred to the Chief.
The application of W. Jordan and D.
Shearon for positions on the force were
read and placed on file.
A communication was received from
Henry Harrison and Ralph E. Hoyt,
stating that at p. m. on the 10Th inst.
their buggy was, run into and injured by
the patrol wagon, on Main street. As
the collision was entirely due to the
driver of the patrol wagon. they de-
manded an investigation and restitution
for the damage sustained to their vehicle.
Chief Glass stated that the occupants
of the patrol wagon had told him the cir.
cumstances of the collision, and he was
of the opinion that the buggy ran into
the patrol wagon, and not vice versa, az
the horse SHE'D at cable car.
After some discussion on the matter,
the patrol wagon having been driven on
the left-hand side Of the street, the mat
ter was referred to Mr.. Dexter and the
Chief for investigation, on motion Of Mr.
Collins.
| The Chief presented the reports o
| Officer Fay, stating that Paul Navarro
was running bar and dance house un.
der his saloon on the corner of Upper
Main and Walters streets, and j. Colt
and L. Degiogis were doing the same
thing over their saloon on the corner o
Buena Vista and Walters streets, neither
of them having taken out an extra
license.
4 On motion of Mr.. Dexter, the Chic
was instructed to notify both parties thai
; they must stop selling liquor at two
places with one license, under penalty Of
the revocation of the licenses for theil
saloons.
The Chief suggested that as there were
now twenty-five men working in the
chain gang.over on Boyle Heights, and
one wagon was not sufficient for their
conveyance to and from work, the Boyle
Heights Board of Trade be requested tc
furnish another wagon for the purpose,
as the residents OF that place were bene
fited by the work of the prisoners. He
was instructed to make the suggestion in
writing to the Board of Trade of Boyle
Heights.
Major Bonsall, who had been an inter.
ested spectator OF the meeting, rose q.
this point and asked the board to appoint
L. P. Miller to position on the force.
He said he had never asked anything OF
the sort before, but as Miller had already
been on the force and proved himself q
very efficient officer, he hoped that the
board would take the matter under its
consideration. He complimented the
board on the present condition of the
force, and again expressing the hope
that his request would be granted, left
the room.
The board then adjourned.