Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-21
The Meeting of the Two
Commissions Yesterday.
Charges Preferred Against
Several Members Of the
Force.
MIR. Dexter Wants Saloons Closed
at Midnight.
Several Officers Suspended Pending
Investigation-Fire Department
Matters Acted Upon.

appointed lOr Tile Injecting VI Tie pOllCc
commissioners, the only members pres
ent were Messrs. Collins, Dexter and
Lewis, Mayor Hazard having announced
his inability to attend, on account of
political meeting of more weighty import,
which was then in session in his private
office, and Mr.. John Bryson having gone
to San Jose. Mr.. Collins acted as tenn
porary chairman.
The chief reported that he had sus-
pended officer AL. Dillon, star number
I9, for violating rule No. l. and conduct
unbecoming in an officer, pending the
action of the board.
After some further discussion, the
officer was ordered suspended, pending
an investigation to be made by the full
board.
The next matter taken up was the
complaint of Robert Pothof against
officer H. A. Rickenbach. A sworn
statement was read setting forth that on
the second inst. at O'Clock p. m. Pot
hof was sitting in the shoe store of
Fred. w. Hetz at 621 East First street
with j. N. Sears, Mrs. Hetz, and others,
when Rickenbach came to the door and
yilified him without any provocation in
their hearing. Afidavits were attached
to the document corroboratiHe of Pot
hoffs statement. Rickenbach was
ordered suspended until the matter had
been investigated fully.
A communication was received from
John Crimmins, preferring charges
against officer j. E. Fay, alleging that
on the 10th inst, that officer used Vulgar
and profane language to him, without
any provocation. Chief Glass explained
that he had received visit from Grim
minis, who told him the circumstances of
the case, and stated that he would be
perfectly satisfied with an apology.
He had investigated the matter, and
found that Sergeant Fletcher was pres
emit at the time, and from his statement,
which corroborated that of Fay, he was in
clined to think that there was very little
in it. After long argument by Mr..
Collins in favor of the officer, the matter
was laid over for one week, on motion of
Mr., Dexter.
The tax and license collector, havin
reported that the saloons formerly occu-
pied by Hugh Cooney, at No. 1902 north
Alameda street, were closed, the licenses
for both places were, on motion of MIR.
Dexter, revoked.
The applications of the following
saloon-men for transfers of their licenses
were granted: A. Cordono, No. 1884
olympia street, from B. Carmello; A.
Fuhrberg, No. 107 east First street, from
J. B. Hollingsworth Rowan and
O'Brien, No. 106 north Main street, from
Michael Rowan; P. Kumpf, No. 500
south Spring street, from G. Krempel /;
and Alfred Darrell, No. SOL east First
street, from Sinister and Darrell.
That of Charles Faure for transfer of
his license for No. 315 Commercial street
to No. 243 Alisostreet, from E. Fleur, was
also granted, in spite of a remonstrance
made by the latter against it.
At the request of the Southern Cali
fornia Railroad company and on the re-
commentator of the chief, Harry Ho-
bart, night Waterman at the yards and
freight sheds, was appointed a special
officer, without pay.
A similar request from the Redondo
Railway company for the appointment
of G. G.. Smith, was referred back, as the
application was not made in the regular
form.
A communication was received from
w. H. Holmes and Co.'s collection
agency reviving the claim of l.. Legrand
against officer Thee. Roberts the chief
was instructed to notify the officer to
settle the bill before the next meeting
of the Board.
Mr.. Dexter then offered the following
resolutions, which were read by the
clerk:
large part of the crimes committed in this and
other cities take place between the hours OF 2
midnight and O'Clock a. m: "a period when
the greatest police vigilance is necessary; and
WHEREAS, many of the liquor dealers in the
city have declared that they have no desire to
keep their places of business open later than II
and
WHEREAS, no person should be. allowed to
visit places where liquors are sold between the
hours above named; and .
WHEREAS, the work of the police depart
ment would be largely reduced by the closing
of liquor stores or saloons throughout the city
Res0Iged, That the board OF police commls-
siOners of the city of Los Angeles do hereby
recommend to the city council that they take
action at once in the premises and pass an ordi-
nance to compel the closing of all places where
Intoxicating liquors. are sold in said city
between the hours of midnight and o'clock
n m.
Mr.. Collins said that although he had
no objections to offer to the resolutions,
he was not ready just then to vote upon
them.
Mr.. Dexter stated that he knew a
number of LIQUOR dealers who had signi-
fed their desire to have such an ordi-
nance passed by the council, and all the
best men in the business were very free
to express themselves that way. He
was conscious that it was for the good OF
the city at large, but had no desire to
railroad it through. 1t was therefore, on
his motion, laid over until full board
should be present.
The matter of a horse for the
patrol wagon came up again for
discussion, and the chief informed
the board that the animal borrowed
from the fire department had been, re-
turned, as two horses had been injured
while running to fire few days ago,
and it was needed. The superintendent
of streets was unable to help him out;
consequently he was compelled to hire
one from Budinger After considerable
discussion of the matter, the chief was
instructed to appear before the council
on Monday and present re1uisition
for q horse, personally.
The board then adjourned.
Fire Commissioners.
It the regular weekly meeting of the
umissioners, held yesterday morn
re mayors Office, there were
Nessrs. Hazard, Keefe and
of Commissioner Kuhrts
s,,a. eer was instructed to re-
~.es+, Nert to repair the doors
,1.