The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-21
THE SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS
A License Denied for a Saloon
Adjoining the Home.
Governor Brown Makes a Strong
Appeal to the Supervisors.
He shows the Beneficial Effects which
Have Resulted from and Break
ing Up the stump Bouie-
ward Saloons.

There has been the liveliest kind of a
time recently about the application OF
/ Frank Luling for saloon license on the
Santa Monica road, near the soldiers'
home junction, the place formerly known
as "Stump'e."
The matter came to q head yesterday
before the board OF supervisors, when
there was hearing upon the spplica-
ton, Lul6ng presenting his points and
Governor Brown of the soldiers home
and DR.. Hasse appearing as pTotestants.
The place is about mile and half
from the soldiers home, and before it
was closed was much frequented by
members of the home, its influence be-
ing regarded as very demoralizing upon
the old soldiers
Governor Brown, in speaking against
the license, said that both the officers
and majority of the members of the
home have repeatedly demonstrated
against it. The place depended almost
exclusively upon the home for it patron
age.
A territory extending five miles from
the saloon as a center on three sides and
from 21a to miles in the remaining
direction has almost the entire popula-
ton concentrated at the soldiers home,
aud during the time the saloons were
run 1t was customary to see half q dozen
inebriated veterans lying along the road
side between them and the home. Since
they were closed Governor Brown stated
that this WAS very rare thing.
1t was different thing at Santa Mon
lea, where there were police regulations
and more care could be taken of the
members.
Gov. Brown referred to the soldiers
home at Dayton, of which he was gov
ernor for numb OF years. and of the
trouble this saloon matter occasoned
there until rigid laws we're enforced,
preventing the opening of saloons within
a mile and half or the home. He said
he was very much in earnest about the
matter, and did not think the supervs-
ors should grant any license within such
a distance. In Dayton it had worked
lie charm and the amount of drunk
enness bad largely decreased.
Referring to the sale of beer in the
precincts Of the home, Colonel Brown
stated that such was one of the rules
which had been adopted at soldiers
homes. He was not proud of it, but it
had been found to be an advantage. 1t
kept the members at home and brought
them more directly within the control
OF the management. No stronger alco-
holic drinks we're sold at the home than
beer.
He said that to grant licenses for these
saloons contiguous to the soldiers home
was just putting temptation in the way
a M a
purpose.
DR.. Hasse, the surgeon of the home,
stated that there had been q great de-
crease In cases OF alcoholism since the
stump" and Boulevard" saloons had
been closed up. He would estimate the
decrease at fully three fourths of what
it was before. There bad been deaths
caused by old soldiers meeting with &C
cldents on their way back from saloons
in an intoxicated condition.
Mr.. Lulting, the applicant, presented
his side OF the case briefly. He said
that he had had much experience in the
saloon business, and if he was given a
license he would keep tho very best
place in the county. He would not al
low any old soldiers to be treated badly,
and would take good care Of them. He
had always kept respectable places, and
be was cure that he would not make his
place one that would be an injury.
The board was not convinced by Mr.. |
Lulfng's eloquence, however, and vote
being taken his application was denied.
The petition OF James Gillespie and
others for the formation OF new road
in the Fruitland road district. to be
known as the Fruitland and Vernon
road, came up for hearing. The board
appointed A. R. Street. Henry A. Draper
and James Haddock as viewers.
A petition for the vacation of portion
of Ramona avenue, in the town OF La
Verne, was denied.
A committee OF residents OF Alosta was
present, and was heard by the board |
upon petition to fix the water rates of
the Alosts Land and Water company.
They claimed that the company has not
carried out it's agreement with regard to
furnishing water to the town and ranches. |
The sworn testimony of several of the |
was taken, and the hearing
was continued.
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