The morning call., 1892-06-02
HOT AFTER THE DIVES.
AStOng Presentation Of Facts
to the Supervisors.
TIE LICENSE COMMITTEE At WORK.
No Liquor Now Sold at the CremOrne
TheateT.
HaIIiBaR e. HVman Have No License
SOda.Water and Lemonade
Epoch.
TIE LICENSE COMMITTEE At WORK.

VIII the Supervisors support the dive
keepers IN the fight now before the board
over the striking out of the property-own-
ers' consent clause from the liquor license
order?
That is a question which all interested in
closing the dives are aow asking.
The eyes Of all respectable San Francisco
are on the Supervisors and an evasion Of
the subject or any long delay will create
great distTust.
Never has the public been so aroused over
the dive evil as 1t is just now.
The license committee of the Supervisors
met Yesterday afternoon to discuss the mat
ter, all the members being present. The
committee consists Of Henry HeyeT, Joseph
Antiques and p. j. Coffee.
Before the committee we're Mrs. Rose
French ana d number Of other ladies Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
Father Montgomery, Rev. Dr.. Buck, Rev.
DR.. Hirst, Joseph G. Eastland, Michael
Flood and others.
Mrs Rose French, was the first speaker.
She said that the Police Commissioners had
presented a resolution to the Supervisors
for their adoption, striking out the twelve
pToperty-OwneTs' consent" clause from tie
license order Of the board. This, she said
would give the Police Commissioners full
power to grant consent for all liquor IL
eenses, and the people would then know on
whom the responsibility rested for certain
disrepu;able dives.
Father Montgomery then delivered a
most eloquent and telling address on the
subject, showing himself to be fully in
formed, and creating profound impression
on his hearers. he urged the committee TO
favor the amendment 10 the order on the
ground Of eommon-sense. The police
he said, knew better than the Supervls-
OTs or the citizens whether certain
dives were very dlsrepUIable or not,
and whether they should be granted
licenses. The license for a vile dive, II Il
we're to be granted at ali. should be granted
By persons who know what they are doing.
Tie PUlics Commissioners know; the cit
liens do not know.
Under the present law, where the keeper
Of low dive was refused license by the
Police Commissioners for gOOd cause" be
could still get the license If he could get
The sign atures Of u men who owned prop
eFty IN his block.
There were a number Of Tlaces tab0Oed
By sthe Police Commissioners. How could
the Supervisors or the citizens get all the
necessary information showing they were
ft or unfit TO he licensed? But the police
could get the information easily.
He believed there was not a shadow Of
doubt as TO the legality Of the proposed
amendment, hut still il had been called
lHt0 question. Anything could be called
into quesu0n-even TO the existence Of
God. But that did not alter the truth.
Il want 10 put a stamp on all those who
take the opposite side IN this matter. They
are not friends OF society, but destrOyeTs.
! happen to be priest but / do not come to
you now as priest, but as a citizen"
Father Montgomery went on TO say that
unhOly influence was being brought 10 bear
upon the pTopeTty-owners to get them to
sign for tile developers. 1t was a sort of
boycott. If a man would sign he could
paint the dlvekeepeT's house, or pave his
street. or sell him coal. II not lie would be
boycOLted. We don't want man TO de-
pend for bis bread and butter on these peO-
pie, said he. Evil influence had been
brought 10 BEAR he said, and miSTepresenta-
lions have been made. One man who
signed had told him that he had not seen the
red letters at the top stating that the Police
Commissioners had refused to grant their
consent to the application Tor license "fOr
good cause" Blackmsiling arguments had
been used.
The speaker wanted to know why y citi-
Zens should be able TO override the judg-
ment OF 500 OF more, and concluded by say
wise than amend the resolution for passage.
Hiram L. Gear, the attorney, then made
strong argument IN favor of the legality Of
the proposed amendment The order as il
stood was not strictly in accordance with
the State Jaw In two important particulars,
aud it was not a sound argument for any
enc to declare that the amendment could
not be made.
Z. J. G. Eastland made brief speech.
ANY one else want to be heard ?" asked
the chairman.
George Bahrs, an attorney. stepped to the
front
do you represent the dlves?" asked the
chairman
Mr.. Bahrs turned red and said he did not.
he represented the liquor interest, 10 which
terrible things would happen if 1.-THE trium-
Vlrate commission" should take the power
OF licensing the dives away from the u
easily wOn-Oyer DrOpeTty-owner who sign
Tor the disTeputable resorts
man named Harrison also spoke to the
same effect
Bahrs then said that be did not know any,
thing about the dives, and spoke sneeringly
OF those who did.
Father Montgomery replied: "a man
who does not know what these places are
doesn't know how to take care Of his fam
ily."
The matter was taken under adyisement
by the committee.
Supervisors Burling and Taber road ,ba
arguments pro and con and took much in
teTest In them.
Mr. Taber is bound that his resolutions
shall not be shelved or delayed by any long
Ealt Tor an opinion from the City and
County Attorney. He is anxious to hiring
the matter up before the whole board and
place each member on record concerning H.
lie thinks that it Is an important issue and
enc that no Supervisor can afford to dodge
MessTs. ElIert and Jackson also take con-
Siderable interest In the MEASURE