Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-25


report to the Trustees on Monday list OF
such saloons and dives as, in his opinion,
should be deprived of their licenses, but he
had it ready the next day. and the report
will read as follows:
SACRAMENTO. June %, 1890.
10 the Honorable Board of Trustees Of the City OF
sacramento: In compliance with an order issued
TO me by your honorable Board in relation to
your considerations:
John Bowman, LOG street. L. c. Chandler.
agent for property This place considered to be
Mary McQuinn, 2O5 K street. Has sslady',
sort for thieves.
;, Veto Saloon, 800 L. VIM. Higgins. Mr.. Pei
tier, property owner. Resort for thieves.
The Chicago Beer Hall and ]. D. Smiths sa-
loon. Headquarters for hobos, toughs and
thieves. and said to be two of the worst places
City Hotel Saloon, R. Il. Mccall, prophet Or.
headquarters for drunken walters and at times
quite disorderly.
The Progress Saloon, K, Fifth and Sixth.
Concert and band; often complained of by the
residents of that vicinity.
Francis Goulart's saloon, 100 L street. P.
Herzog, property-owner. Has card-room and
J. Abbott, 1119 Second. Mary McCurdy prop
erty owner. Back room and dance hall.
saloon and dance hall, Ills Second. Dubois,
Joseph Joseph's saloon. HOS Second Concert
hall. Whittier, Fuller & Co., property owners.
Norton Bros, 12S K. Has a piano. At times
chas Yates saloon 81 E. Very yn disorderly
w. P. Coleman agent OF property.
John Thompson's saloon, 316 L. Is a very
disorderly-keps place. Mrs. Bergart property
owner.
D. Lazzarini. 23l L. Ladies' entrance and
lounges. Enrich estate owners of property.
Peter Rossi, 81 l. Back room with lounges
Il Md Stxrfh etrn
"ladies." Mrs. Joseph property owner.
NJ Noegefs saloon. SIG K. Has back entrance
for ladies" Mrs; Blink property owner.
on N. rc :; Gastmans saloon. SIG K. Back door
FRITZ Schurman, 10l7 Eighth street. Has back
room and lounges Tom Clunie property owner.
Thomas CaIolan, $50 K. Has back room with
lounges. A. Coolot property owner.
Queen Anne Cottage, Fifteenth and N streets.
John Toland proprietor. Has one back room
with beds and others with chairs and tables,
owner
The above list is supplemented bv
statement to the effect that the list had
been made up from such facts as the Chief
had been able to CLEAN concerning the places
named. He says he has endeavored to be
perfectly fair and impartial, and that if he
has omitted any that should be named he
Is ready to act upon complaints.
Chief Drew further informs the Board
that he understood that he was to report
concerning such places as maintain rear
room attachments, where young girls fire.
quent in company with dissolute men, and
rendezvous for thieves"
The RECORD UNION reporter who was
present when the Trustees, on the 18th,
took action in the matter, understood the
request of the Board to be that the Chief of
Police report to that body list of dives
that should be closed by having their Ii
censes revoked. In either case, the list
seems to be remarkable for its omissions.
Ii the resorts of thieves" are to be closed,
all of such places surely have not been in
cluded in the above list, as the members OF
the police force can readily testify. The
Chief concludes his report as follows:
Unfortunately, it has been found, in some irf.
stances; that residents in the neighborhood Of
against them, have declined to do so. In these
cases inquiry shows that sometimes selfinterest
and sometimes unaccountable indifference has
been the cause Of such refusal. In connection
with this deplorable fact cannot help observ-
ing that wholesome public sentiment will do
more to abate these disreputable places and No.
mold the law than whole volume of statutes
and an army of officers. The order of your
honorable Board has stirred up innumerable in
fuences in behalf of the disreputable places in
quarters that are little dreamed of by the pub
lie. Recognizing my duty as a public officer L
have endeavOred to ignore them and act as NV
official obligation demands
With the assurance of my hearty sympathy
with the effort to close out the low places wher
ever they exist, am, respectfully,
WARREN F. DREW, Chief of Police
Allowing for omissions that will doubt
less be brought to Chief Drews attention
by the publication of his report, it is graft
flying to know that he has found at least
score of places which he thinks should not
be allowed to continue. The proprietors
of some of these may be able to show that
their places are not of the "disreputable'
class, but the beginning is good one, and
for every one that may escape the charge
perhaps others may discovered against
which the indictment will stick.
One man whose place is included in Chief
Drew's list. F. Borman, of the Progress
Saloon-publishes card this morning, in
which he contends that his place is not
disreputable resort, and that it belongs to
the class of respectfully conducted saloons
The publication of the report will have
good effect, however, as 1t will draw public
attention to the subject, and perhaps Chief
Drew may receive such light on the subject,
before the next meeting of the Trustees, as
will induce him to enlarge or amend it.