The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-06
A PUBL|CAN'S POWERFUL PLEA
The Big Petition for the Vienna
Buffet.
Some More Lightning Police Changes
Made.
The Police Commission Hears State
ments from saloon Keepers Whose
Licenses We're Revoked at
the Last Meeting.

The police commission met yesterday
morning. and on the report of the chief
of police che license applications OF
Ernest Kenig, DOL West Sixth street,
and McMaroney & Hoffner, 623 South
Spring street, were granted, and the IL
cense OF Arnold CordeH for the former
location was revoked.
The following communication, signed
by 100 prominent citizens. was read and
filed amid profound silence on the part
OF the board:
We, the undersigned residents and
citizens of Los Angeles, respectfully rep
resent that we are visitors. patrons and
customers of the Vienna buffet at liz
Court street. F. Kerkow proprietor, and
that the place has always been con-
Quoted in an orderly, quiet, respectable
and decent manner and we have never
observed, nor has it come to our knowl-
edge that any of the city ordinances re-
lating to the sale OF wines, spirituous and
malt liquors or that any law has ever
been violated there. The house is
frst-class eating place, furnishes high
and unexceptionabls musical and
variety entertainment, and its bar anc
drinking connections are by no means
its chief characteristics, but they are
only incident to its other and more
prominent attractions.
We further represent that we enter
tain high regard for the probity, in.
tegrity, honesty and general good char
acter OF its proprietor, F. Kerkow, as a
good, law abiding and public spirited
citizen. And moved solely by these
considerations we most respectfully re-
quest that his license to conduct and
carry ON the said Vienna buffet as he
has conducted and managed the same
in the past be reissued to him.
The board then accepted the resigna-
tions of Officers Mersch, Coutts and
O'Reagan. the latter saying that If his
case had been more fully investigated
he would not have been asked to resign.
Az the designations OF Officers Cadman
and Valencia had not been handed in
az per request of the board, their places
were declared vacant.
Mr.. Arnold withdrew the name OF
Longstreet. as an applicant. on account
of sickness, and nominated ]. W. Black
burn as special; Mr.. Bosbyshell NOM
mated F. M. Dyke as q regular, and L.
George az a special; Mr.. Weldon nom
mated w. FL. Heidi as a regular, and
Mr.. Bradish handed in the name of j.
Richards in place of GILES as special,
and the above nominations were con-
frmed.
Detective Bosqui submitted q special
report ON the salonn and lodging house
at Fourth and Main street. kept by Mrs.
Reese and Mrs. Burns. He found the
place quiet although there had been
some lewd women on the premises. The
most Objectionable of these, however.
had left the premises.
i'll. White handed in q long type
written communication in which he
charged Officer John Stevenson with
having used violence toward him as the
outcome of "a quarrel resulting from
Whites chickens going into Stevenson's
lot. As the matter is now in tine courts
it was laid over for the present.
Rudolph Stuttig, proprietor Of the
Pacific saloon and restaurant on Spring
street, made a statement before the
board as to why his license should be
reissued, claiming he had not violated
the law, and several prominent citizens
put in pleas on his behalf. 1t was de-
cided to make his case the subject OF q
special inquiry.
The following license applications and
transfers were referred to the chief of
police: Frsidenberger & Schmidt, ITO
North Alameda street; Maricicino Ran
disc, 727 New High street; Hong On,
400 North Los Angeles street; and the
board adjourned,