Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-23
POLICE COMMISSION.
The Regular Amount of Routine
Business Transacted.

The Regular Amount of Routine
Business Transacted.
The Police Commissioners met yester.
day afternoon, Mayor H. 7. Hazard pre-
siding, and Messrs. Knox and Lewis
present. Owing to the tardiness of the
arrival of the former Commissioner, il
was almost half-past 2 before quorum
was obtained.
A communication was read from the
City Clerk containing the following rec
ommendation from the Finance Commit
tee of the Council: "In the matter o.
the petition of A. M. Rswson, we find
that the petitioner has a contract with
the city to feed the city prisoners, which
contract does not expire until May, 1890
We therefore recommend that all pro-
ceedings looking to the erection Of range
in the Police Headquarters, and the city
feeding its own prisoners, be suspended
until the expiration of said contract" AS
the board resolved upon such action at
its last meeting, the communication was
placed on file.
Clerk Robinson reported that he had
in accordance with the instructions of the
board at its last meeting, deposited with
the City Treasurer, in the Police Reward
and Charity fund, the sum of 81, on
account of ]. M. Griffith. He was in.
structed to place the receipt for the same
on file.
The city license inspector reported
that the licenses of the following saloon
keepers were as yet unpaid Albert
Osthof, No. 46 North Main street; T. R.
Plant, corner Hoff and Hayes; w.
Schumacher, No. North Main street
Claus Sammann, Pico House saloon
Steinfeldt & Wendt, SO North Main
street, and Roemer & Silverberg, No.
239 New Main street.
He further reported the following
places closed up and the licenses still
unpaid: w. NJ. Laughlin, No 124 Com
mercial street; Beebe & Gallagher, No.
IA Washir gton street; Ed. Scbnable, No.
43 South Fort street, and III. NJ. Good
No. $50 West Second street.
After come discussion as to the most
effective plan to be adopted in the col
lection of delinquent licenses, Mr.. Knox
moved that the permits of all saloon
keepers whose licenses are reported un-
paid after the 18th day of each month
be revoked; and that the same shall moi
be granted again unless q new applica
ton is made. He also moved that the
license collector be instructed to notify
the delinquents mentioned in his repor,
that unless their licenses are paid before
1 the next meeting of the board, the rule
will be enforced upon them. Both
motions were carried unanimously.
The following applications for transfers
of licenses were granted: Riegger &
Fastenau from F. Luhlfng, at No. 13l
North Los Angeles street; II. & J. V
Hamm from E. Reid, at No. 312 North
Main street, and A. Schultz from J
Gyurkovics, at No. 275 South Maic
street.
The application of Joe Manning for Q
license at the Washington Gardens
saloon was referred to the Chief, under
the rule for weeks sinvestigation.
An invitation to the board was re-
ceived from n. Lindley to attend in o
body at the ceremony of laying the
foundation stone of the State Reform
School at Whittier on Wednesday next.
On motion of Mr.. Knox the same was
accepted, and the Chief of Police was
instructed to furnish as large an escor;
as possible without interfering with the
service of the department.
The demand of B. F. Coulter for SO 81
for bandages and lint furnished to the
Police Surgeon was approved.
The retrenchment resolutions which
were brought up at the last meeting
were again laid over, it being deemed
better to postpone action thereoa unit
the full board was present.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis the City At
torney was requested to draw up an or
{ dinance prohibiting the distribution O
handbills on the streets and the defacin,
OF bridges with the same, in accordance
with the recommendation of the Chief.
Mr.. Knox, of the special committe,
! appointed to investigate the matter 0
the charge preferred by ex- Officer PhelaI
against Detective Bosqul, asked for fur
ther time in which to report, as the com
plainant was out Of town and could no
be present until Monday next. The re
quest was granted, and the board thel
adjourned, it being understood that th
next meeting will be held at 2 o'clock OF
the afternoon of the 30th instant.