The herald., 1893-08-16
A FARCE COMEDY WELL PLAYED,
The Police Commissioners in
Their Speciality Acts.
Grand Success of "The Side Entrance,
or, Catering to the LOnghairs."
Mr.. Bradish as tho Chief Comedian, Wen
Assisted by the Mayor and tho
other Members of tho
Commission.

other Members of tho
Commission.
The side entrances to saloons were
struck hard blow yesterday at the
meeting OF the police commission. This
question has been agitatipg the COM
missioners nnd the city for long time,
and yesterday denouement was in
augurated. Saloon reform was advo-
Gated in various manners by the COM
mission, and they were pleased on final
ly passing rule to control the eide
entrance evil.
The resolution of~the mayor against
admitting women to saloons was
defeated.
THE ADOPTED RULE.
Commissioner Eradish presented the
following rule, which was adopted.
mo entrance shall be maintained for
use of patrons except those entering d.
rectly into the room where the saloon
bar is located. No liquors shall be sold
or drank in any booth, side room, back
room, upper or lower room upon the
premises or connected by use thereto ex-
cept those where the interior is in plain
view of the saloon bar. No persons
other than the proprietor or his en-
ployees shall be allowed in the saloon
during the time the law requires the
saloons to be closed"
Messrs. Bradish, Tufts and Bosbyshell
voted for the rules and Messrs. Rowan
and Weldon against 1t.
THE MAYORS RULE.
The mayors plan as submitted and
defeated is as follows:
"After careful consideration of the
whole matter, the endeavors that have
been made in San Francisco and other
solution of the question of the side en-
frances to saloons seems to me to be
to altogether exclude females from visit
ing saloons; and therefore offer the
following rule:
"No female shall be admitted, either
as customer or visitor, into any saloon
or place where liquor is sold as a bever-
age, or into any private room or place
connected with saloon. A violation of
this rule will involve the revocation OF
the permit for license of such saloon"
ANOTHER IDEA.
Mr.. Bosbyshell's idea of saloon regu-
lation was submitted, thus:
''First-No person engaged In selling
spirituous. malt or fermented liquors or
wines in quantities less than one quart
in any barroom or saloon, shall sell or
in any manner dispense any LIQUORS or
any admixtures thereof to bs delivered
or used in any side room, upper or lower
room, booth or back room or other
apartment in the same or any adjoining
building connected or used with such
barroom or saloon, or shall have or
maintain any such side room, back
room, upper or lower room or booth for
use of patrons in any manner, or shall
b I'VE or maintain any private or separate
entrance for any particular class Of GUS
toners.
"Second-No gambling or gaming of
any kind or in any manner with cards,
dice or anything else for money shall be
allowed or permitted in any bar-room or
saloon.
"ThirdAAlf entrances or doors to such
saloon or bar-rooms shall be 80 con-
structed that one-third of all the euper-
fetal area thereof shall be of clear glass,
and no curtains, ground, frosted or
painted glass or screen partitions or
other constructions shall at any time be
maintained which shall in any way pre-
vent outsiders from having free and
unobstructed view of the full interior of
such saloon or bar-room at any time of
any day or night. And such glass and
unobstructed view shall be arranged and
maintained at height between four and
eight feet from the threshold of such
doors or entrances."
THE PLANS DISCUSSED.
A full, free and continued discussion
was INDUCED in after all the plans or
rules were read. In opposing the
mayors views of the subject, Mr.. Bos-
same right as men to enter saloons and
drink.
Mr.. Weldon opposed Mr.. Bosbyshell's
spectacle and first-class saloons as we'll
as the side entrance evil.
A woMAN's RIGHT.
Messrs. Bradish and Bosbyshell yiQor-
ously opposed the mayors plan, the
former saying it could not be made
effective, although he favored abolish
ment of booths from saloons the other
gentleman was Of the opinion that no
woman could be kept away fl ON saloons
if she demanded to be served with
drinks. He said the courts had settled
the point.
THE Mayors SPEECH.
The mayor contended that his rule
should be adopted, saying, among other
things, that either of the other plans
would, if adopted, cause the confisca-
tion of saloon property in so far as the
revocation of licenses is concerned. The
revenue of $4,000 year from the ga
loon business could not be cut off, but
there must be proper regulation Of the
business. He demanded to have his
rule brought to vote separate from the
others.
THE AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
Mr.. Bradish moved the adoption of
his plan as an amendment to that of the
mayor. The amendment was defeated.
The mayors plan of regulation was
then presented, but defeated by Bradish.
Bosbyshell and Tufts.
Then the rule Of Mr.. Bradish was
adopted as before noted.
WHY THE REMARK?
During the discussion at the presenta-
tion of the rules against gambling, Mr.,
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