Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-01
CITY MATTERS.
The Police Commission Holds
a Meeting.
A Number of Saloon Licenses
Granted.
Last Months Work of the Police
Department.
The Fire Commissioners-A Number of
City Advertisements Now Being
Published.

The Board of Police Commissioners
met yesterday afternoon in the Mayors
office, Hon. H. T. Hazard presiding and
Messrs Collins, Dexter, Knox and Lewis
present. The members of the board
were somewhat tardy in their rival,
and it was 2:35 O'Clock before the meet
ing came to order.
A communication was received from
the City Clerk informing the board that
the Council had authorized it to procure
a range, etc., at a cost not to exceed
$110, and also to expend not to exceed
$50 for the purchase of the necessary
supplies, pending advertisement for
contracts to furnish the same during the
rest of the year, and the same was re-
ferred to the committee appointed to look
into the matter.
The applications for transfers of
licenses of Fred Arbogast, No. 517 North
Main street from Rudolph Stuttig, and
L. E. Meredith, No. 1855 Mission road,
from Garvin & Meredith, were granted.
The application of Louis Roth for per-
mission to obtain license for new
saloon at No. 245 East First street, was
referred to the Chief, under the rule, as
was also that of H. Cooney for similar
privilege at No. 1902 Alameda street.
The petition of d. j. Mccarthy for a
transfer of the license to him, now in the
name of Mccarthy & O'Malley, at No.
10Y North Main street, was granted.
The application of F. Czarske for
transfer of his license from No. 705 Up
per Main street, to No. 122 West Third
street, was granted, and that of Messrs.
Steinicke q Bruning for retail license
at No. 234 Los Angeles street, was also
granted.
Demands amounting in the aggregate
to $5l.SS, were approved as read.
The Chief presented his monthly re-
port Of the work of his department dur
ing the month of April which contained
the following particulars: Number of
arrests made: Assault, 4 begging, 4;
battery, %; burglary, g.; attempted
burglary, l; carrying concealed weapons,
b; cruelty to animals, 2; committing
nuisance, l; drunks, 81; disturbing the
peace, 33; false pretenses, 3; fast driv-
ing, 4; forgery, l; gambling, 13; violat-
ing hitching ordinance, IL; grand lar
ceny, 2; petit larceny, 13; violating
license law, s; selling lottery tickets,
II; misdemeanors, 81; malicious mis-
Chief, l ; robbery, i suspicious person,
l; vagrants, IL; total, 277. In addi-
ton to these, 3 witnesses, insane per-
sons, and % sick and injured persons
were taken to the station; 33 dodgers
were accommodated for the night s lost
children restored to their parents, and
AZ loose horses and cows were i'm
pounded, making a grand total of 3SS.
Among the miscellaneous duties per-
formed by the department were the fol-
lowing: Warrants served, "a; jurors
summoned, 241; witnesses subp9naed,
IA; attachments served, 4. Thirty
four dead animals were reported and
buried. The patrol wagon travelled 307
miles. The prisoners in the chain gang
worked an aggregate of $50 days, while
3,299 meals were furnished to the city's
prisoners. The Police Surgeon treated
612 persons, and 107 destitute people
were cared for. Fifty letters and tele-
grams OF inquiry were received and
answered. Property to the value of
$4,532.75 was recovered by the detective
force. Officer Valencia was specially
mentioned by the Chief for the courage
he displayed in stopping a runaway
team, and the general department OF the
force was reported as excellent. The
report was approved and filed.
The application OF Clerk Ray E. Cottle
for eight days leave of absence from May
I'd was granted, on the recommendation
of the Chief, the other clerks having
promised to do his work in the mean
time, and the Chief was authorized to
grant leaves of absence, without pay, in
the future.
Health Officer McGowan and Super
intendent OF Buildings Muchmore ap-
peared before the board and presented
plans for receiving hospital for the ap-
proval of the board, which embraced the
battery room of the fire department and
part of the Jail. Chief Glass objected
vigorously to parting with the drunk
cell, which he insisted was a necessary
adjunct to the Jail, and which could not
be transferred from it's present location.
After general and lengthy discussion
of the matter, the board adjourned to
the city jail, and after viewing the
premises, approved the plans after the
drunk cell had been eliminated there
from, and the commissioners dispersed.