The herald., 1895-08-31
stiIl no one paid any attention ito their
clamorings.
THE HERALD STEPS IN.


go THE HERALD STEPS IN.
Things had changed somewhat in the
meantime and the changes were cause for
hone of a success of a move for decency.
The Herald opposed the granting TO Bauer
of the saloon license which he had re-
quested and fought against its issuance
with some degree of warmth. NO one
supposed that the license would be voted
him by the reorganized podrd OF poiice
commissioners, but 1t was.
Then The Herald began its light IN
real earnest and today the contest is prac-
tIcally ended with the honors on the slue
OF decency and morality.
Yesterday afternoon Colonel Ieed
ouietlv intimated that he would very
much like to have as many members OF
the council and the police COMMISSION
gather in his office as could posslply at
Tend. Executive Clerk Walter +. Parker
states that the conference later held was
purely the result OF accident and not by
preconcerted effort of anyone. BE that
as it may, shortly after ; O'Clock there
gathered in the mayors private office
Colonel Freeman G. Teed, Councilmen
Munson, Stockwell, Savage, Ashman,
Pessell and kingery and Police Commls-
sioners Barham Wirsching and Cook:
The door of the sanctum was closed ana
locked from the inside and then among
ell hands began an interchange OF
views regarding policy in the enforce
ment or non-enforcement OF certain ordl-
nances. The conference lasted nearly
two hours and at its conclusion everyone
who had been in attendance was as dumb
as an oyster when questioned as to what
had been accomplished.
Colonel Teed was the only one who
would talk at all about what had trans
pred and the information obtained from
him consisted of generalities OF the most
glitterng character.
''We discussed the social evil and the
saloon licenses" said iced, land decided
to enforce all the laws. More than that
can t tell YOU The whole matter will
probably become public property when
the police commission meets on ues-
day
What the conference really resulted in
was. first, an agreement all around that
the Alameda street fence must s o; second,
that the blocks in which are loca,ed the
cribs on the street mast be cleaned out,
and third, that the ordinances pertaining
to Sunday and midnight closing would
be hereafter strictly enforced. When the
latest batch of re solutions from the Min
isterial union, transmitted 10y the cuun-
Gil TO the board of police commissioners.
comes up for consideration by the latter
body next Tuesday. all Of the three prop
ositions bove are to be publicly ventlla-
ted, and the chief OF police Will be then
given his orders relative to carrying OUT
all of the law, as il was yesterday agreed
to hereafter interpret il.
The Alameda street fence is to come
down at once and the clearing out OF the
women will follow later. AS soon as this
result can be brought about.
The several councilmen and police COM
missioners who participated i'll yester-
days conference made trip through the
disreputable sections oi the city after
their meeting had adjourned. They went
to the plague spot in swos and threes so
as not to attract too much attention. 1t
was after o'clock when the party was
reformed near the fence, and the sights
and scenes witnessed made all OF the in
vestgators nearly sick with horror. Had
anything been needed to bring about tie
decision of removal arrived at earlier in
the day, that personal visit would have
done the business.
The counclmen who did not attend
Yesterdays conference Were Messrs.
Snyder and Blanchard. Police Commits
sioner Long was also absent from the
meeting.