Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-10
THE POLICE BOARD.
"A Number of Saloon Licenses
Granted.
Several Other Saloon Matters
Discussed.
The Police MatrOnship Causes Con-
siderable Debate.
Mrs. L. w. Gray Elected to the Position
by Vote of Three to Four.
Other Matters.

The Police Commissioners met yester
day afternoon in the Mayors office,
Mayor H. 7. Hazard in the chair, and
Messrs. Collins, Dexter, Knox and Lewis
present.
The Chief having reported favorably
on the following applications for permits
to obtain licenses for new saloons, the
same were granted: 7. H. Blewett, No.
10S East First street; HI. G. Dougherty,
No. 107 Franklin street: Rudolph Sturt-
tig, No. 507 North Main street.
The petition OF Officer Theo. Roberts
for four days leave of absence, on ac-
count of the sickness Of his child, was
granted in accordance with the recon-
mendation of the Chief.
Clerk Robinson was instructed to de-
posit the sum of $5, offered to Detective
Bosqui by Mr.. Mcknight, of Riverside,
as a reward for finding horse and
wagon, i'll the police reward and charity
fund of the city treasury.
A communication was received from
the City Clerk, transmitting the report
of the committee on public buildings,
relative to the repairs and carpeting
needed in the offices at the police sta
ton. On motion of Mr.. Lewis the
Council was requested to have these i'm
provements done, Mayor Hazard voting
negatively.
The following applications for trans
fers OF licenses were granted Frank
LOge from LOge d Stewart, No. 504 n.
Alameda street; Pfirmann & Wernijk
from r. Wernijk, No. 526 East First
street; Chas. Bauer from Bauer & Coll
mer, No. 403 N. Main street; r. Kumpf
from Schade & Cruz, No. 500 S. Spring
street; J. p. Kiefer from Shafer & Salte,
No. 400 S. Spring street; John Nearey
from Chas. Youngworth, No. 113 Temple
street, and w. Guenther from Guenther
& Wise, No. 239 S. Spring street.
The application of Faure & Chabre
for transfer of their license from No.
2O7 Buena Vista street to No. ZIG Also
street was referred to the Chief.
On motion of Mr.. Knox the applica-
ton of Theo. Froehlinger for permit to
obtain license for a new saloon on San
Pedro street near First was granted.
The petition of Schelbach & Billich
for new saloon at No. 400 N. Main
street, was referred to the Chief as was
also the protest of j. A. Bernard ct al,
saloon on New High street between
Bellevue avenue and Walters street.
The petition of F. Paglinso, claiming
that Officer Craig had several times in
terfered with the business of his saloon
at Upper Main street and Bellevue
avenue, and that he had not paid for his
drinks, and the report of Officer Craig TO
the effect that the saloon was disgrace
to the neighborhood, were both referred
30 Messrs. Knox, Lewis and Dexter as a
committee of investigation.
A petition was received from Mrs. II.
A.Watson asking for appointment to the
position OF police matron for the care of
wayward girls, as provided by ordinance
No. GIG. Mr.. Knox was not in favor of
being dictated to in this matter by the
Council, and thought that if the respon-
sibility was shelved upon the board, it
ought to be allowed to exercise its own
judgment as to whom should be elected
Nominations were then declared in order,
and Mayor Hazard nominated Mrs. H.
A. Watson, while Mr.. Lewis placed in
nomination the name of Mrs. L.W. Gray.
The Mayor argued in favor of his
nominee, that the ordinance had been
drawn up for that specific purpose. Mr..
Dexter wanted to lay the matter over
one week, but Messrs. Lewis and Knox
objected, and Mr.. Collins thought that
if the Council wanted Mrs. Watson they
ought to appoint her themselves. Mr..
Lewis moved that the matter be laid
over for three months and Mr.. Knox
moved to amend that the matter be laid
over for nine months. The question
was discussed pro and con at some
length, and Mayor Hazard suggested
that committee of three be appointed
to investigate the work of the home
and report thereon to the board. The
motion was put to the vote and pre-
vailed, Messrs. Collins and Lewis voting
negatively. At this juncture, however,
President Frankenfeld entered the
room, and the members of the board
questioned him upon the subject. After
he had stated that the ordinance was so
worded that the board could appoint
whomsoever it saw fit, and that Mrs
Watson's name was purposely omitted
from the ordinance, Mr.. Knox
moved to reconsider the matter, and Mr..
Collins again suggested the propriety Of
putting off the election until July 1st,
but Mr.. Lewis demanded an immediate
election, and his motion to that effect
prevailed. On being put to the vote,
Messrs. Collins, Knox and Lewis voted
for Mrs. Gray, and Messrs. Dexter and
Hazard voted for Mrs. Watson, and the
former was declared elected.
Mr.. Lewis then brought up the ques-
ton of selecting a summer uniform foi
the police force and suggested that the
matter be left in the hands of the Chief
Chief Glass, however, asked that COM
mittee of the board be appointed to con-
fer with him on the matter, and the
chair appointed Messrs. Knox and
Lewis as such committee, whereupon
the board adjourned.