The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-09

The Grand Jury yesterday occupied its
session in discussing the anti-dive order
and the anti-saloon sde-entrance order,
object being to secure a better enforce
ment or these two laws.
A number Of communications have been
addressed to the Grand Jury, calling atten-
ton to the fragrant violation of the two
orders which were passed by the Board of
Supervisors in the interests Of decency and
morality.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Su-
preme Court has sustained the validity Of
both the orders, complaints are many and
various that the Police Department is eX-
ceedingly dereGct in enforcing the TWO or
deTs which were the result Of much fight
ing on the part of the moral element of
the community. Saloons have been pointed
out to the grand jurors which are being
conducted en- the principal thoroughfares
IN the same old manner as II there were
no laws in existence TO stop the evil
Nightly the cOuDtTyman aud visiting
stranger are luTed into these places aud
robbed of their money. Girls and women
are employed in open violation of the law
10 soliciting orders for beer at 81 a bottle,
While the police RAISING IN front of he
shameless deus Of vice simply wink the
eye and pass On.
When these complaints were made to
the Grand Jury, the committee on vice Of
that BODY paid a visit 10 the dives. The
result Of tueir investigations took the
shape OF scathiug report fled yesterday,
] n which the fact was made only too plain
that the law was not only not being Ell
forced, but was simply being ignored, the
old objectionable places running as before
10 fun blast
The grand inToUs deprecated the laxity
o. the Police Department in falling to en-
force the city ordinances passed in the
interest Of morality and decency, aud
adopted the following resolutions as a
first step toward the enforcement of the
ordinances:
WHEREAS, BY The ordinance 2696 persons
engaged IN The retail sale OF liquors IN the city
and county Ia DarrO0US or SalOOuS are prOhb-
TIED from having or maintaining any private or
separate entrance for any particular class of
customers. or any words or signs upon any en-
trance SluguIiylug such entrance As for ladies'
or families, or Tor any particular class OF per
sons. Or rs a private entrance 10 such GaTOOm or
saloon, or 10 any other meuJ used in con
urctIOD herewith: and whereas 10 many such
saloons and DarrOOuS IN bis city, the locations
oil which are perfectly well noWn, lewd women
are suffered upon such premises which become
resorts for ieWd and immoral purposes; and
whereas, under the provisions of subdivision
80 Of order 5O29 imposing municipal licenses.
10 retail llquoT-deaief's licenses are TO be
granted under the prov >loas OF ~uch order 10
Hu4 lSou " b has Cdl leu vi Is CHl ltlE OF IS
about TO carry on such business in the manner
above mentioned; the efure,
hesoLUed. That the Grand Jury hereby call
upOn the Chief of Police aud request him tO
close ali saloons dud barrOOmS conducted IN the
manner above referred 10 and enforce the or
dlnanceS above mentioned.
The Grand jury also took up the Cress-
weil-LewiS fracas at the new City Hall on
last Wednesday morning. Without going
into the merits of the bloom question the
jury passed the following resolution of
confidence in Oscar Lewis, who is a men,
Der Of the jury:
Eesolrcd, That we have all faith in the hon
esE aud integrity OF Oscar Lewis.