Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-19
POLICE AND FIRE.
THE PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY OF
THE TWO BOARDS.
A Number of Saloons Forfeit Their Lii
censes-The Chief and the Chinese Lot
teries-Fire Matters Acted Upon.

The police commissioners met in the
mayors Office yesterday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, with Commissioner Dexter in
the chair and full board present.
The petition of the District Telegraph
company to erect sign in front of their
Office on Main street, was referred to the
chief with power to act.
The city tax collector reported the fol-
lowing saloons closed and the licenses
unpaid F. nerkow, Main and Requena
streets G. Raphael & Co., Olympia and
San Fernando streets; F. Rothiano, No.
SO4 Commercial street; Frank Bevione,
No. $50 New High street; L. Hirsch-
field, No. III Court street. The licenses
were declared revoked.
The petition of Last & Fisk for the
transfer of the saloon license held by
Joe Bayer was granted, and also the
petition of David Purcell for the transfer
of the permit for saloon at No. 1925
North Main street, now in the name Of
Purcell & Willig.
Applications for positions on the po-
lice force were received from E. Q. Lyon
and John A. D:tewig, which were placed
on file.
The matter OF the suspension Of Of
icer Van Cleve for drunkenness was
called up by Mr.. Lewis, who moved that
the position be declared vacant and Sam
Dugan be appointed to fill the vacancy.
Carried.
Chief Glass presented the following
letters from Senator Carpenter and
Assemblyman Mathews, with regard to
the proposed amendments to the code in
regard to Chinese lotteries:
Your favor of the 9th inst, in ref
erence to the amendment of section 320
of the penal code, received. Sickness,
and absence from the senate in conse-
Quence, has prevented an earlier reply.
could have presented the matter in
the senate if you had formulated bill,
but will do SO myself and present it
Monday.
very truly yours,
"R. B. CARPENTER
''In answer to yours of the 9th, amend
ing section 32O OF the penal code cover
ing the abominable lottery cases that
you have to deal with, will say that l will
upon Monday look the matter up, and, il
possible, have the law corrected as pei
your letter and that OF Judge Owens. Isee
by the papers that you are getting into
| hot water. have every confidence in
the bill that it will come right, and
believe that the people, as a rule, in oul
city have the utmost confidence in you
and shall, for one at least, give you the
benefit of the law by saying that you
are innocent of any dereliction until
proven guilty.
Hoping that you are we'll, and that the
war has ceased upon you, l am very
truly yours, JOHN r. MATHEWS.
The chief ANNOUNCED the death o
Jailer Clayton of pneumonia, and on mo
ton of Commissioner Collins, it was de
cided that all of the members of tht
board who were able should attend tn,
! funeral and that the chief detail as many
men as he could spare to attend in
body.
Mayor Hazard entered the room a
this juncture, and the board adjourne'
and held an informal conference witt
Mr.. Hazard in another room.
FIRE MATTERS.
The fire commissioners were called t.
order at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning il
the mayors office, the full board being
| present.
A communication was received from
the city clerk stating that no further
efforts would be made by the city tG
clear its title to the plaza engine house
and the chief was instructed to confer
with the owners on the matter of rem
and report at the next meeting.
| In the matter of the new fire district
| it was decided to recommend the passagt
of an ordinance as petitioned for by the
Southern California OIL and Supply com
| pany, to be known as district No. 5, ant
to be cut off from district No. 4.
| The proposal of Weld & Kingwell t.
make bell 1000 pounds in weight wa
read and ordered filed.
A number of demands were read ant
ordered paid, and the department pay
roll, amounting to $3230, was approved