Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-09

and would be glad to get rid Of it." The
restaurant man who supplied the meals,
however, wanted 500 to let 60 bis END
OF the contract, and this WAS why, Raw
son was protesting. After some discus,
sion it was finally decided to suspend
all further arrangements until April
lst, Rawson's contract being VOID
In May next. The Chief then
stated that sometimes the food was not
tit for hog to eat, and he asked for in
structions on such an occasion. On
motion OF Mr.. Knox he was instructed to
critically inspect all food provided by the
contractor, and reject all that was unfit for
use and purchase other edibles, the sum
thus spent at the end of each month to
be deducted from Rawson's bill.
Mr.. Lewis of the Lottery Committee
reported that upon Investigation it was
found that Sections 319 to 1926
Of the Penal Code were being
habitually violated by the persons
named In the report of Detective Wallin,
and that certain newspaper publishers
had violated section 1923. The commits
sion therefore offered the following reso-
luton for approval by the board:
ResolUed, That it is the sense Of this
Board of Police Commissioners that all
the statutes of the State of California
prohibiting lotteries be vigorously and
literally enforced, and that the Chief of
Police be and is hereby instructed and
directed to use his utmost efforts to abso-
lutely suppress all lottery games, either
Chinese or white, and to convict and
punish any and all violators of the stat.
utes.
On motion of Mr.. Collins the resolu-
ton was adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Lewis then brought up the ques-
tion of Cobb, the orange peddler, where
upon Mayor Hazard warmly stated that
Cobb had been to him and asked for his
permission as Mayor to sell oranges on
the streets, as he haG done for twenty
years past, but that he had refused to
grant it, and referred him to the COM
mission. That body, including Mr..
Lewis, had granted Cobb the required
permission few meetings ago, and with
the assurance that he would be unmo-
Tested he had purchased 81, ,605 worth of
the finest oranges in the State, and now
that he had done 30, there was scheme
on foot to drive him off the streets.
Mr.. Collins produced a volume of the
ordinances, and after reading, said that
he was confident Cobb was safe and
knew his rights.
Mayor Hazard said that if anyone had
made complaint about Cobb, let him
swear to complaint in the courts and
have him arrested. The Mayor and Mr..
Lewis then had spirited tilt on tho ques-
tior, the latter asserting that he didn't
want any lectures from the Chairman or
ybody else. He was there to do his
duty, and he intended to do it. He stated
that he was not complaining personally,
but the occupants of the fruit stands, who
paid rent, were. Four of the Commits
sioners had discussed the matter yester.
day. and he would like to have their
opinion on the question. Mayor Hazard
insisted that if Cobb was not violating
the ordinance read by Mr.. Collins, the
Chief or the police had no right to modest
him, and that Cobb was quite right in
defying the officers. II he was doing 80
he ought to be arrested; but he objected
to the reflections cast upon him for his
part of the affair.
Mr.. Dexter was sorry that any trouble
had arisen out of tho matter, but he be-
lieved that all the ordinances should be
enforced; if they were Objectionable,
they should be repealed. 1t was not
clear in his mind whether Cobb had vio-
lated the ordinance or not just at pres.
ent, and he would therefore agree with
both sides for the present.
Mr. Collins reiterated the statement he
made on Tuesday afternoon at the COM
mission meeting in the Chiefs office,
with reference to enforcing all the ordi-
nances. He held that it was impossible
to do SO, and cited a number of instances
where ordinances were daily infracted
whereupon Mr.. Knox said that Mr.. Col
lins' language was puerile and childish
and utterly unworthy of Police Com
missioner of the city of Los Angeles. 1t
was evident that Mr.. Collins did not
understand his duties, ard he was alto
gether too Mschiavellian for him.
Mr.. Lewis motion to refer the question
to the City Attorney, with a request to
him to give a written opinion as to
whether Cobb was violating the ordi-
nance, was carried unanimously, and the
board adjourned.