Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-30
FIRE AND POLICE.
MATTERS CONSIDERED YESTER-
DAY BY THE TWO BOARDS.
Shall Detectives Have Free Admittance to
Places of fAmusement?-Saloon Licenses
Granted and Transferred-Disorde
Resorts Investigated.


Resorts Investigated.
The board of police commissioners
met in regular session yesterday after
noon. The usual preliminaries having
been dispensed with in order to expedite
matters, the pay roll of the department
for the current month, amounting to
$5645, was approved.
The chief reported that Ed. Perry, one
of the proprietors of the Tivoli theater
on Court street, had ordered two mem
bers of the detective force, who were
there on business, to leave the place
and he ASKED the board to instruct him
as to the proper course to pursue in
such an emergency.
Mr.. Collins thought that all officers
ought to pay their entrance fee to such
places, so that they could stay there as
long as they liked without interference.
Mr.. Lewis said that there was no ques-
tion about the matter, and the chief
ought to be instructed to notify his men
to go wherever their duty called them;
and Mr.. Bryson concurred. Mr.. Dexter
thought detective had right to 60
anywhere unquestioned.
Finally it was agreed to instruct the
chief to send his officers to such public
i; places as the performance of their
duties shall require, and if admittance
be refused to them, to pay their way
and report such cases to the board.
The chief having reported favorably on
the application of Ernest Fleur, for a
permit to obtain a license for new sa-
loon at No. 404 Los Angeles street, the
same was granted; as were also those of
F. Conrad, at No. $40 North Alameda
street, and FIR. Bevione, at No. 601 Up
per Main street.
In the matter of the complaints against
the Alhambra saloon, at No. Ala North
Main street, and the Philadelphia sa-
loon, at No. 410 North Main street, the
following report from the chief was read:
''The Alhambra saloon, No. Ala North
Main street, is owned and managed by
Mr.. Gherkins; its patrons are the ''ritf
raH'' OF the city, prostitutes and pimps.
Women walters serve drinks to the audi
ence in the back room, where poor va
riety performance is given free every
night; this entertainment consists of
singing, dancing, music, etc. More or
less disturbances occur, the natural re-
suit OF the mingling of such class of
people.
40 North Main street, formerly run by
N. FL. Vitalline, is now being managed
by Amos Abbott and Joe Soto, prize
fighter. They are using Vitalline's Ii
cense. Both men are pimps, and their
place is similar to the Alhambra, and
has been running since the 10th instant
without a license, except Vitalline's
old one. Their performances include
singing, dancing, music and boxing ex-
hibitions, and the audience is composed
of the free and easy scum of society,""
After brief discussion, the matter
was laid over for one week on motion of
Mr.. Dexter, it being understood that
licenses were not to be issued to either
OF the saloons for November, until the
board had acted in the premises.
The application of j. G. Copley, for a
new license at No. 1926 North Main street,
was granted.
The application of J. H. Watson, for
a transfer of the license for No. 144O San
Fernando street, formerly held by Wat
son & Lewis, was granted.
A petition was received from R. M.
Widney on behalf of the ladies of the
Chrysanthemum fair; asking for police
service, as on former occasions, and sug-
gesting the name of Officer J. L. Conlay,
who was on duty there last year. The
matter was referred to the chief, with
power to act.
The matter of the charges preferred by
Wells. Guthrie & Lee with regard to
gambling was then taken up, and the
two communications received at the last
meeting were again read. After dis
cussing the matter briefly, Mayor Haz-
ards motion to the effect that inasmuch
as Wells, Guthrie & Lee had stated that
they were creditably informed that a
banking game was being carried on in
this city, they be requested to furnish
the board or chief of police with such
information with regard to the same as
may assist in the suppression of the evil,
prevailed.
Mr.. Lewis called the attention of the
board to the fact that there was va
cancy On the force, and moved that the
board proceed to fill it Immediately.
Mayor Hazard moved as a substitute
therefor, that as such action was unnec-
essary at the present time, the filling OF
the vacancy be postponed until after
January /, 1891. The motion having been
seconded by Mr.. Collins, the roll was
called at the request of Mr.. Lewis, and
as he alone voted negatively, it was so
ordered.
The board then adjourned