Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-27

POLICE MATTERS.
Regular Meeting Of the Board
Of Commissioners.
Numerous Applications for
Saloon Licenses.
The Salvation Army Nuisance Con-
sidered at Some Length.
Complaints on Several Subjects Heard.
Complaints on Several Subjects Heard
Objections to the Gift of Liquor
in Poker Rooms.

M. 7. Collins in the chair, and Messrs.
Dexter, Knox and Lewis present.
The Chief presented $25, of which S2O
was offered TO Officer Sanchez as re-
ward, by Captain Bolton, for the recov-
cry OF two valuable dogs, and S. offered
by H. w. Search, OF Chickshuming, Pa,
for services rendered by the depart
ment. Clerk Robinson was instructed
to deposit the same in the city treasury,
to the credit OF the police reward and
charity fund.
The Chief reported favorably on the
application of Loge & Heriot for trans
fer of their license from No. IA Alameda
street, to No. 504 Alameda street, which
was grated:
Thefollowing petitions tor transfers
of licenses were granted:
p Degrazier from Girraci & Degrazier,
for No. $50 Upper Main street.
II. Koch from B. Osthof, for saloon
at corner of Main and Washington
streets.
J.H. Knief from D. Hunter, for NJ.
100 South Main street.
Bernard Levi from Sam De Bow, for
No. 115 North Main street.
The following applications for new
licenses were received and referred 10
the Chief, under the rule +. Fleur, 2B
Also street; A. Schwaz, 2l5 North
Spring street; p. Degrazier, 700 Uppdr
Main street, and A. Belli, 131 Upper
Main street. Among these applications
were some of the saloon-keepers whose
licenses had been revoked at the last
meeting, and Mr.. Collins, on learning
this, said he would like to see the board
rescind its former action in revoking the
licenses of those who did not paw up
promptly on the 18th OF each month.
He thought the city got enough money
from the saloon-keepers anyhow, and he
was in favor of giving them a chance to
make living. 1t was hard enough on
them to require them to pay the license
which was now imposed on them with
out adding more restrictions
Mr.. Lewis said that there was nothing
obligatory about the business; no man
was compelled to enter info it unless he
so desired.
Mr.. Collins replied that although he
had no personal interest in the matter,
he did think that as the saloonmen were
the sole support of the city government
through these hard times, they ought to
have some leniency shown to them. He
! therefore moved that the rule adopted
by the board, requiring the saloonmen
to pay their licenses before the fifteeath
day OF the month, under penalty of rev.
Ocation, be rescinded.
Mr.. Dexter thGolght the rule very
proper, andit seemed to him that the
| oh 1a
or give up the business.
After some further discussion oof the
matter, Mr.. Lewis seconded the motion
made by Mr.. Collins, for the purpose of
obtaining the sense of the board on the
matter and stated that it was his opn-
ion, that by collecting the licenses
promptly, the board showed itself to be
composed OF business men, as he be-
! lieved they all were. On the roll being
called, the motion was lost by 3 votes
4 to |.
i A communication was received from
! G. c. Edwards, of 106 broadway, to the
| effect that lac had been commissioned to
collect the sum OF $40 from Officer Bob
Martin byJ. j. Mahoney, who alleged
that it was due for two months rent.
but as the officer refused to pay the bill
he was compelled to appeal to the board.
The matter was referred to the Chief
for investigation.
The petition of Stephen Nicolette,
calling the attention of the board to the
provisions of ordinance No. 565, requir-
ing all dance houses to pay license of
500 per day, and stating that several
were in operation in the city, the pro-
prietors of which were not paving
license, was received and filed.
Mr.. Collins reminded the board that
| at recent meeting a communication
had been received from Humane Officer
Wright relative to this matter, and after
a brief discussion the Chief, on motion
of Mr. Knox, was instructed to shut up
all dance houses in the city which did
not conform to the law by paying license.
A number OF demands, amounting in
the aggregate to $69.50, were approved,
as was also the payroll OF the department
for the current month, amounting to
1851 .23, after the name of w Meyers
had been added thereto for four days
pay.
Mr.. Lewis brought up the matter of
the Salvation Army nuisance, and re-
ferred to the Duques accident, which oc-
Cured On Sunday last. He moved that
the City Attorney be requested to give
! lLS OpliifOu DIS W tIc power Vi Ulie DOarQ
to abate the nuisance; but on the
amendment of Mr.. Knox, it was resolved
to request the Council to pass an ordi-
nance suppressing the nuisance created
by the army in its marches through the
public streets.
Mr.. Dexter did not wish to pose as a
champion of the cause of the army. but
he wanted to know whether the armv's
band made any more disturbance than
any other band in passing through the
streets.
Mr.. Collins did not object to anv fea-
ture OF the army's peculiar method of
worship, but the drum, and argued in
favor OF allowing the army to stand or
march upon the streets as often as it
wished, so long as it refrained from
beating the drum.
Mr.. Lewis stated that a number of
saloon men had complained to him of
the practice maintained by the propri-
etors of poker rooms all over the city. in
giving away whiskey to their customers.
as it was running their business. On his
motion, the Chief was instructed to en-
force the ordinance forbidding the sale
or gift of liquor without license.
The special committee appointed to
investigate the matter of the complaint
of Officer Stephenson against Fred Ar
bogast, the proprietor of the saloon at
No. 415 North Main street. reported