The morning call., 1893-10-17
The License Committee
Is Against Them.
CITY DEBTS MUST BE PAID.
Stanton's Order Regulating the Dis
position of Bodies Where Death
Results From Crime.

Since the recent revelations commencing
with the Addie r. Gilmour case, showing
the large number of criminal operations
being performed in this city, Supervisor
Stanton, who is physician, has been study
ing how to frame some law that would
prove a check to such practices. The
order introduced yesterday is the result of
his studies. 1t was referred to the Health
and Police Committee. where it will be
considered, and any Improvements that
may be. suggested will be duly incorpo-
rated before il is again presented to the
board.
The order is described as an order to
Regulate the Disposition OF Bodies
of Pers ons Dying From Criminal Causes"
The provisions of the order make
it unlawful for any one to perform
or assist in performing any autopsy
or post mortem examination upon
the bodies of persons who have died sud-
denly from injuries. or of such others as
ar found dead under suspicious circum-
stances, except after obtaining from the
Coroner a permit to conduct such inYesti-
CATION.
The second clause of the proposed order
makes il unlawful for any one TO remove
or cause to be removed such a body from
the place where found or where the acc-
dent occurred except the Coroner, Health
Officer or a reputable physician who was
in attendance upon the deceased for at
least twenty-fOur hours previous 10 his
death shall certify that such death was
not due either directly or indirectly to
crime.
The third clause makes it unlawful for
any one unless authorized by the Coroner
or Health Officer to dispose. either by
burial. dissection or otherwise, of bodies
or parts of bodies of persons whose
deaths resulted either directly or indirect
II from the performance of or attempt to
perform a criminal operation.
The order also forbidS any one to obtain
or to attempt TO obtain from the proper
authorities permission 10 inter, remove or
otherwise dispose of any body unless he
first presents TO the Health Officer a
proper death certificate, giving the name
Of the deceased, the location where death
occurred, and in which, If death resulted
either directly or indirectly from criminal
ractices, such fact shall be clearly stated.
The new order makes it misdemeanor
to violate any Of the provisions mentioned,
and as a penalty imposes a fine of not
more than $1,000, or imprisonment for not
more than SIX months. or both fine and
Imprisonment.
The License Committee, through its
chairman, Supervisor Dund0D, presented
report protesting strongly against masked
balls aud stating that hereafter free
licenses will no longer be granted. The
report says:
Your committee. after a consideration of
many Of these applications, are of the opinion
that 1t is abuse OF authority 10 grant many OF the
applications as il appears that while il Is avow-
edly expressed that The proceeds are for cnar-
liable purposes that few of these enter
IainmenIs are conducted where this is the OBJ
iecJ.
1t seems preposterous that an association that
can afford TO pay from 500 TO 5000 for a hail,
sell admission tickets. bar aud ojher privileges
TO net a considerable sum, should apply to the
board for a gratut0us license while those who
pay less Tor a hall, sell admission tickets or pro-
vide for revenue by what is known as 'hat
checks" ar so limited in their operations that
the amount to be realized is so trivial, IL any,
that the charitable disposition OF the proceeds
amounts TO little or nothing, and the cOnSdera-
tiOn which actuates the board IN granting such
privileges is more fanced than read. and this
reason is undoubtedly simply made use of 10 OBJ
tain the gratulous privilege.
Your committee cannot overlook the re-
pealed recommendation of the Chief OF Police,
who recommends the repeal OF order No. 1850,
which regulates and imposes license on bal
masques, or masked balls, and that an order be
passed prohibiting all such entertainments.
The Chief OF Police, whose experience and
knowledge of this class OF entertainments are
great, concludes his recommendation by stating
that "tbey are scenes OF debaucbery, demoral-
1Zlne TO the youth OF both sexes and disgrace
10 the CITY,"
That being the case your committee, desirous
of restraining all entertainments affecting he
morals OF the community, cannot lend itself TO
concediDg gratUilOus privileges, and while
heretofore no mask ball has been held for
which license has been paid. it Is time that
some check be imposed Acting upon such
consideration, your committee have reported
against the applications for gratuitons privi-
leges, believing that IL mask balls are 10 be held
tne parties applying alter obtaining the per
mission TO bold the same. shall pay the license
imposed OF $500 for each such entertainment.
The report was adopted.
Supervisor James OF the Finance Com
mittee introduced a resolution referring to
the non-payment OF contractors who are
furnishing supplies to the city without
getting their money. La the resolution,
which was unanimously adopted, the
whole question was referred 10 the City
and County Attorney to point, if possible.
some way out of the financial bog in
which the city officials are at present. The
resolution is as follows:
WHEREAS The fact is that when the present
Board OF Supervisors came into Office ID found
large number OF contracts made aud entered
into by the late board and immediate prede-
cessor OF this, for legitimate PURPOSES and for
work, labor and materials expressly authorized
by law TO be done and furnished for the city
and county; and whereas some Of tile contracts
had been completed and finished, aud materials
goods, wares aud merchandise furnished The
city under said contracts and some OF said
contracts were by the terms thereof incomplete
and all OF the work. maj erials, goods wares aud
merchandise had not been furnished under
said contracts. but the same were completed
the labor performed aud the goods, wares and
merchandise furnished IN due time and accord
ing TO said contracts; and whereas, as the
board, after having examined each of said con-
tracts anu having ascertalned that the sew
eral contractors had In good faith per-
formed the labor and had in good
faith supplied and furnished to the city
ard county the goods wares aud merchandise
called for 10 said contracts, this board, as ii
was its duty 10 10. simply performed the min
isterial duty OF allowing the claims for said
contracts; and whereas, owing TO the fact that
the officers of the last administration OF the
affairs of this municipality made and entered
into contracts Tor the payment Of sums OF
money largely IN excess OF The amounts ap-
pT0priated, and set apart TO the several funds
under the law for the payment of said con-
tractors, and that by reason thereof said
funds have become exhausted, leaving large
deficit and leaving the lawful claims OF many
creditors unpaid; and whereas, the good name
tatb, credit and reputation OF this municipality
is involved If lis honest. just and equitable in
debtedness IS to be repudlated and 60 unpaid.
Hi 'refore be IL
Resolved. That the City and County Attorney
be ana he Is hereby requested and directed to
examine Into The who'll mailer, especially the
Indebtedness created by he Election Commits
sioners OF moneys expended by them, and re-
port o this board.
First-As TO whether or not there be any law
ful way or means by which the hone st and