Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-15
Proceedings at the Meetings
of the Commissions.
Charges Against officer Todd
Referred to the Chief.
The Matter of Locating the Women
of the Half World Discussed.
A Number of Saloon Licenses Acted
UpOn-Routine Business-Fire
Chief Moore Suspends
Driver.

The regular meeting OF the police
commission took place yesterday after
noon in the mayors Office. Present
were Commissioner Dexter, Lewis and
Snyder and Chief Glass.
The first business taken up were the
charges against Officer j. D. Todd, in
which the latter is charged with drunk
enness while on duty. The accuser is
A. j. Stone of Harris's patrol, who
claims that Todd was drunk at the time
of the burglary OF Lask & Fisk's liquor
store, about week ago. Chief Glass
was instructed to investigate the merits
OF the case.
P. E. Woodwork was made special
officer, and will be sworn in today.
The petition of Emil Schoenmacher
for license to open saloon at 426
North Main street, which was referred
to the chief last week, came up again.
Officer Moffatt of headquarters reported
that in his opinion the saloon would be
run under Schoenmacher's name in the
interest of P. Ballade, whose license was
revoked. The petition was held over
until further investigation could be
made.
S. X. Anselmo was granted permit
to open a saloon at 624 North Main
street.
S. M. Kipka and George Scorgie APP
piled for transfer of license of saloon
at 245 East First street from Joseph
Levy. Granted.
James j. Donovan petitioned for a per-
nit for transfer OF license of saloon from
226 East Fifth street to $50 East Fifth
street. Granted.
John H. Kennedy petitioned for trans
fer of license of saloon, 1Ol Requena
street, from Valentine Huber. Granted.
Rappel & Hion petitioned for transfer
of license of saloon at 719 North Adams
street from Savage 4 Soule. Granted.
Charles Goerger petitioned for license
OF a saloon at 251 East First street from
Joseph de Millargo. Granted.
German Pedespan was granted trans
fer of license of saloon at 2l0 Also street
from f. de Torerter.
Chief Glass reported suspending
Officer G. A. Vignes and the action was
confirmed and the resignation of the
officer ordered.
An animated discussion of the recently
revived question of driving out the
prostitutes from New High and Buena
Vista streets, and that region, as we'll as
Alameda street, ensued after the routine
business had been disposed OF. The chief
reported that he had not as yet ap
pointed special officer on New High
street, but that his officers had made
fourteen arrests for soliciting since the
last meeting of the board. He will make
a report of the raid already made, with
the results of the trials, before the next
meeting. The question Of setting aside
some street, place or dietrict for fallen
women, so as to keep them out of re-
spectacle neighborhoods, was also talked
about, but OF course no action could be
taken.
FIRE COMMISSION.
At the meeting OF the fire commits
sioners yesterday there were present
Messrs Kuhrts, Broderick and Stern and
Mayor Hazard Chief Moore preferred
charges against Driver Charles Coil, OF
the hook and ladder truck, for careless
driving on August Oath and October Sth'
On the first date, Golf collided with
curb stone, sprung the axle of his vehicle
and tore the breast-beam off the truck.
| On October 9Th, he had another collision,
which caused further damages. The ex-
penses of repair had been $50. Driver
Golf was accordingly suspended for
week, with warning.
The chief also reported the following
changes in the department during the
past week:
D. Brown, driver of engine No.
4, transferred to engine No. 6. j.
Springer, driver OF engine No. 6, trans
ferred to engine No. 4. w. E. Stoermer
appointed callman, vice George W.
Hood, Of engine No. 2, resigned. The
changes were approved.
Mr.. McGarry's motion in the cisy
council that the city engineer prepare
plans for building two cement cisterns
holding 1000 gallons each, one in zanlaa
No. l, at Seventh and Mateo streets, and
one at Ninth and Alameda streets, was
referred to the chief.