Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-18
The Alameda Street Problem
Scares the Commission.
Petitions About the Glaring Evil
Are Quietly Filed.
Proceedings at Yesterdays Meeting
of the Police Commission.
o mcer Fowler Il Removed-Saioon Licenses
Granted, Changed and Denied-Pe-
titions About the Alameda
Street EVIL.

The police commission met yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock, all members be-
ing present.
In the matter OF the charge OF Minnie
Mcdonald VS.. Officer p. O'Regan for
malicious prosecution, a hearing was
set on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
Clerk W. w. Robinson reported that
he had turned over the $3.50 received
by Officer w. Fowler for arresting a
deserter to the city treasury.
Officer VIM. Leverich, OF the mounted
police, was suspended for five days
without pay for neglect of duty, he
having been found by the chief on his
beat without his horse.
City License Collector Thompson re-
ported that Theodore Froehlinger,
No. 107 San Pedro street, and
Kipka & Scorgee, No. 245 East First,
had not paid their license. Mr.. Froeh-
linger showed good reason for not hav-
ing paid, and his name was struck from
the list until next week. The other
license was revoked.
In the matter of Francis 7. Francis 8
application for permit for license for
saloon at Washington Gardens, Chief
Glass reported that Mr.. Francis had se-
cured the consent OF only. 1900 feet
frontage out of 2340.0l feet. protest
was read from the Memorial Baptist
church, signed by large number Of
citizens, against the granting of the Ii
cense. The permit was denied.
In the matter of the petition of P. IL.
Dominguez for permit for license at No.
222 Commercial street, Chief Glass re-
ported that the applicant had secured
the consent of less than two-thirds of
frontage. The application was therefore
denied.
The application of Charles Bauer for
transfer of permit for license at 243
South Spring street from 0. w. Hunsa-
ker was granted.
Two petitions were read demanding
that the houses OF prostitution on Ala
media street, between Also and First
streets, be removed. One was signed by
several hundred citizens, while the
other was filed by the teachers
of Amelia street public school. The
mayor suggested that the matter be re-
ferred to Commissioner Synder with
power to act, to which reference the
COmuitS5lOnCt OOJCctcO
The commissioners who were interested
in removing the houses from New High
street were not nearly so jealous in this
case, although the mayor argued that
there is hundred times more traffic on
Alameda street than on New High street.
Chief Glass said that it would be unjust
to drive these women from one street to
another-not to the women, but to
the citizens everywhere. II the women
on Alameda street be distributed all
over the city, Chief Glass said, the police
department would be overwhelmed with
complaints, which the department could
not deal with. The petitions were laid
on the table. When they are taken up
again they will probably be referred
back to petitioners with demand for
suggestions OF remedy.
A petition was read from H. Glaze for
one.halfo of the amount of Officer Fowler's
reward for arresting United States de-
serter. The petitioner claims to have
given information leading to the arrest.
Officer Fowler paid for substitute " hile
on the work, and made the arrest with
out any aid. The petition was denied
and Officer Fowler will get the reward
The current demands for supplies
photographs for the rogues' gallery, etc.
were passed.
Application OF John w. Tyler for g
position on the police force was filed.