Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-25
POLICE AND FIRE.
PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY OF THE
TWO COMMISSIONS.
A Considerable Amount of Routine Busi-
ness Transacted-The Chief Doubts
the Authenticity of Some Published
Letters.

Messrs. Dexter, Bryson and Snyder
responded to roll call at the police COM
mission yesterday afternoon and pro-
ceeded at once to business.
A petition from H. T. Hollingsworth,
asking permission to erect post in
front of his store, was referred to the
chief.
A transfer of license was granted from
F. Chichiseli to w. R. Marotti, at 800
Upper Main street, and from Trabuco &
Bacigalupo to George & Cordano at $50
Upper Main street.
Officer Appel was granted an eight
day leave OF absence to attend the we'd
ding OF relative in Arizona.
Louis Stengel, nurseryman of East
Los Angeles, asked for permission to
discharge firearms on his property.
Commissioner Dexter explained that
Mr.. Stengel was much troubled by the
neighbors' chickens, and they (the
chickens) being of the long-legged vari-
ETY., Mr.. Stengelwas unable to run them
down and wiring their necks as he de-
sired, consequently he wished to use
little bird shot. The commissioners all
svmpathized with Mr.. Stengel, but it
was suggested that he might, in his
wrath, not take sufficient precaution
against injuring passers by with the
shot gun, so the permission was de-
MED. 1t was suggested, however, that
Mr.. Stengel might knock the poultry
out by a judicious use Of stones without
violating any known ordinance, the
chickens being troSDaSSerS
j. III. Murphy. an officer of Kearney's
Patrol, applied for appointment as a
special officer without pay. He was
duly appointed.
The chief reported in the matter of
Officer Todd that he would pay the
butcher bill referred to him at the last
meeting.
Officer Johnson, on the sick list, was
granted half a months pay.
The monthly pay roll of $583l.9l was
approved.
The table being clear of business, the
chief spoke at some length with regard
to several letters that had lately ap-
peared in the HERALD, in which he was
taken to task for allowing the saloons to
remain open on Sunday in defiance OF
the ordinance. He was prepared with a
statement signed and sworn to by the
officers, to the effect that they knew OF
no saloons open on their beats, and al
leging the general untruthfulness of the
letters in the HERALD. The chief then
declared that he must have the moral
support OF the commission, or he would
not be able to keep the letter OF the law.
He asked them to pass some motion COW
ering the case.
The commissioners thereupon passed
a resolution to the effect that persistent
violation of the Sunday law would result
in forfeiture of license.
Adjourned.
FIRE MATTERS.
The board of fire commissioners met
in regular weekly session yesterday
morning. There were present Commits
sioners Kuhrts, Brodrick and Stilson.
The motion of Councilman McGarry
in the city council, on Monday, that the
fire commissioners be requested to place
fire alarm box at Seventh and Walter
streets, was referred to the chief en-
gineer.
Mr.. Stilson moved that the chief en-
gineer notify M. C. Marsh, agent of E.
@. Burlingame, to repair the sidewalk
in front of engine house No. Z.
The pay roll for June, amounting to
$3230, was approved.
A number OF requisitions were allowed
and bills approved.
There being no further business, the
board adjourned.