Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-31
THE POLICE COMMISSION.
1t VIII Not Cut Down the Force
More Than Five.

| II
More Than Five.
| The Board of Police Commissioner
met in regular session yesterday after
noon in the Mayors Office, Hon. H. T
Hazard in the chair, and Messrs. Collins
Dexter. Knox and Lewis present. In
order to curtail the meeting as much as
possible the usual reading of the minutes
was dispensed with, on motion of Mr..
Collins.
The Chief having reported favorably 10
the matter of the application of Joe Man.
ming for permit to obtain license fol
q new saloon at No. IA Washington
street, the same was granted unani.
mously; and the application of A. Belli
for license at No. 125 Requena street
was also granted on the Chiefs recon.
mendation.
A communication was received from
Humane Officer M. V. Wright, calling
the attention of the board to the condi-
ton of affairs at the saloon on the corner
Of Buena Vista and Walters streets, stat
ing that on Saturday and Sunday nights
the place was frequented by the lowest
classes OF humanity. The matter was
referred, on motion of Mr.. Lewis, to 9
committee of two members and the
Chief, whereupon the Chairman ap-
pointed Messrs. Collins and Lewis as
such committee.
The applications Of the following per-
sons for transfers of licenses were granted i:
w. S. De Garmo, from Steinfeldt &
Wendt for No. 36 North Spring; Bernard
McCone, from r. 6. Alvers for saloon at
corner of Seventh and Regent streets
A. F. Noble, from John Yates for No.
116 West Sixth street; II. w. Cooke,
from No. $50 East First street to corner
East First and Chicago streets, and
Hans Forster from Romer and Silver
burg for No. 239 North Main street.
The application of W. Westenhagen
for permit to open a new saloon at No
$50 North Main street was referred to
the Chief for investigation under the
rule.
A petition was received from mum
ber of residents on San Fernando street
and Downey avenue, asking that @. G.
Smith be appointed as special night
watchman fer that part of the city with
out pay. The matter was referred to the
Chief, with power to act.
The payroll of the department for the
month OF January was approved.
] The committee appointed to investi
gate the matter OF the charges preferred
by ex-Oficer Phelan against Detective
Bosqui recommended that the same be
dismissed, es they were without merit
in the opinion of the committee. The
report was adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Lewis with the permission of the
Board withdrew bis resolution recon.
mending the cutting down of the force, as
the Council had already acted upon the
matter, and the subject Of retrenchmeut
was generally discussed, after which Mr.
Dexter offered the following resolution
i WHEREAS, the City Council of Los An
seles deemed it best to reduce the police
force from ninety to eighty men, and the
pay from $50 to SO per month, thereby
rs we believe, impalring the efficiency Of
said most important arm of our city gov
Iernment,
Therefore, Be it resolved as the sense
of this Board, that not more than five
men should be taken from said force
making the number at least eighty.fve
The resolution was adopted, and afte,
another brief discussion Of the matter the
Board adjourned.