Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-12
Business Transacted by the
Police Board.
Saloon Licenses Granted at the
Meeting.
The Kind of Men Employed by Sewer
Contractors.
The Mayor Signs the One in Ten First
Street Ordinance-Board of Fire
Commissioners.

The board of police commissioners
met yesterday afternoon, in the mayor S
office, Mr.. M. 7. Collins in the chair,
and Mr.. D. Gilbert Dexter and the new
member, Hon. John Bryson, Sr.,
present.
Before proceeding to the disposal of
the business before the board, Mr.. Col
Inns said that he regretted the absence
of Mayor Hazard, for whom the men,
bers present had waited for some time,
as he had hoped that he, as president OF
the board would be there to welcome
the new member, Mr.. John Bryson, on
this his first appearance. In the alb
sence of his honor, however, he, as
chairman, extended to Mr.. Bryson a
most hearty welcome.
Mr.. Dexter announced himself as
heartily in accord with the remarks of
the chairman, and these preliminaries
having been disposed of, the board took
up the regular routine business.
In the matter of the claim of A. Castro
against Officer j. @. Goodman, for 81 so
alleged to be due for material and labor
furnished over two years ago, the chief
reported that after investigation he
found that the affair resolved itself into
a question of veracity between the two
men, and recommended that it should
be settled in the civil courts. The claim
was ordered filed and the matter was
dropped.
The chief recommended in the matter
of the charges preferred by Henry Hall
against Officer II. w. Marden, alleging
that on May 22d last he used profane
and threatening language to his wife,
that the matter be dismissed, as upon
investigation he had found that the mat
ter was much exaggerated. So ordered
In the matter of the application of
Trabucco q Bacigaluppi for a permit to
open a new saloon at No. 6S5 Upper
Main street, the chief reported that
upon investigation he had found that
the protest against said saloon had been
drawn up in the interests of rival
soloon-keeper who was actuated by busi-
ness jealousy, and there was no other
reason why the petition should not be
granted, unless it was that there were
already six other saloons in the block.
This latter clause in the report
aroused Mr.. Dexter, and as at a former
meeting, he stated that he was very
much opposed to granting the applica-
ton, as there were already too many sa-
looms in the locality. Mr.. Collins, how
ever, argued that the applicants were
old and responsible residents of the city,
and as the protest against the granting
of their petition had been proved tic-
titious one, there was no reason why
they should not be allowed to run sa-
loon there. Mr.. Dexter was unwilling
to grant the application, but on learning
from Clerk Robinson that some of the
other saloon-keepers were going to move
from the vicinity, he moved that it be
granted, and it was so ordered.
The chief having reported favorably
upon the applications of James Marnell
for a new saloon at No. 1872 North Los
Angeles street, and Champion & Soares
for like privilege at No. 225 Requena
street, both were granted.
The applications OF Jean Lenert for
transfer of his license from No. l4S
Upper Main street to No. 7491a North
Los Angeles street, and OF Henry
Kramer for permit to obtain new Ii
cense for No. 1874 East First street, were
referred to the chief for investigation
under the rule.
Mr.. Dexter, of the special committee
to investigate a second time into the
charges preferred by Mrs. Ulrica Nus
tede against Officer G. d. Weatherman,
reported that the committee had arrived
at the opinion that the whole matter
grew out of a family difference between
the parties, and that it should never
have been brought before the public.
The report closed with the recommen-
dation that the officer be suspended for
a period OF thirty days from the depart
ment, without pay, as means OF CEN
surfing him for the course he pursued.
Messrs. Collins and Dexter engaged in
a controversy about the matter, which
was argued at some length, until it was
finally agreed at the suggestion OF the
former to lay the matter over until the
next meeting, in order that full board
might act upon it.
The sum of $5 was ordered to be
placed to the credit of the police reward
and charity fund, the same having been
paid to Officer Rickenbach as a reward
upon the conviction of bill-sticker
who defaced the poles of the Electric
Light Company.
There being no further business be-
fore the board, an adjournment was
taken at this juncture.