The herald., 1895-10-22
GLASS FIRED HOT SHOT
And the Ministerial Union
Promptly Replies
Do YOUR DUTY OR ELSE GET OUT
That Is What the Ministers Say
to the Chief
A BROADSIDE TURNED ON
Street Superintendent P. A. Howard Files
Brand New Bond
The Oil Tax Is Reduced to Sl.50 Per
Quarter
The City Attorney Ch1racterizss the Petition
for Union Job Work as Class Legls-
lation-Engineer Compton
Needs Big Money
The Oil Tax Is Reduced to Sl.50 Pei
Quarter

The words apparently thoughtlessly
spoken by Chief of Police Glass at the
public meeting of thu board of police
commissioners held two weeks ago have
borne the fruit that everyone excepting
perhaps the chief himself knew that they
would when they were uttered. The Miu-
literal union has come back at Glass like
a ton of dynamite. The union held a
meeting yesterday which was largely at
tended. The session was long and ex-
tremely interesting one, and as a result
the following resolutions were, after a
spirited debate, drawn up. and copy sent
to the city council which was at the
time in session.:
To the Honorsbl City Council:
Whereas. On October s, 1895, the police
com mission of the city of Los Angeles
met in business session ana discussed the
social evil question, which has SO long
agitated the public min1. Among the
speakers the chief of police is reported by
the public press to have used the follow
ing language, to-wit:
Il will not do anything or take any
action that will imperl M bondsmen.
Personally | think the agitation of this
question nv the W. c. T. T., the Min
isterial union and others has resulted in
more injury through the youths of the
city having their attention cllled to it
than the social evil itself would have
done in twenty years.
Whereas, The said chief of police is en-
ployed to enforce the laws of the city of
Los Angeles under the direction of it's
city council and police commission. and
not as Judge; that he has already been
ordered to enforce the well-known laws
OF this municipality against the Ala
meda-street evil and the awful and MOTOR
ious crib nuisance and fence and
Whereas, We, the Ministerial union of
this city. are citiZ ems and taxpayers and
representatives of the moral and law
abiding portion of the community who
favor the enforcement of such laws as
have already been enacted to suppress
this great evil and to protect the innocent
and respecta BILE elements OF society from
its encroachments and COMMUNICATIONS;
Therefore, resolved, first, that we can
didlv believe that if the said chief had
honestly discharged his duty as the ex-
ecutive OF the laws and ordinances of this
city that the agitation would have ended,
because an outraged com munity would
have felt that the laws were being en-
forced instead of being trampled under
foot.
Resolved, second, that We endorse the
W. G. 7. U. as body OF devoted and re-
spectacle and highly moral women who
are doing all in their power to purify
and uplift the fallen and to protect and
bless our homes and our fair city.
Resolved, third, that we condemn the
utterances of the said chief as being lis
courteous, lacking moral courage and be-
ing untrue IN the extreme, and as being
an evidence of official mpathy with the
criminal and disorderly elements of So
ciety and as being against law and order
and also as an expressed insubordination
to the authorities under which he acts.
Resolved fourth. that we do not be-
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above named of granting LICENSES to these
places OF sin ana making THAR crimes
pay tribute to the CITY,
Resolved, fifth, that we most earnestly
petition this honorable council, by Its
attorney, TO furnish an opinion and adj
vice according to the ordinances and laws
OF this city and that the said chief of po-
lice be required to do his sworn duty in
the execution and enforcement Of the
same or that he be requested to resign
his Office to one who will.
The reading of the resolutions caused
something Of sensation in the council
Der. Every mem Der fought shy of
the matter, until Councilman Munson
conceievd the happy idea of having the
section which asks for the city's opinion
as to whether or not Chief Glass has il
in his power to enforce the law, referred
to the city attorney. This solution of a
tlcklish situation struck every council
man excepting President iced with ia
vor. The latter was finally won over and
the difficulty was then cons .dered solved.
Are we expected to dismiss the chiel
of polce?" asked Munson.
1--WE couldn't il we wanted tor an
sered Councilman Sndyer.
Before the subject was finally discussed
Councilman kingery introduced the fol
lowing:
Resolved. That the police commission
ers be instructed to make a report to this
city council as to what progress they are
making in removing the notorious fence
on Alameda street. Also removing the
fouses of prostitution from Alameda
street as per order of the city council.
The above was duly seconded and was
adopted.