The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25
l PEACE TREATY OFFERED
Proposals Made to the City
Administration
THE LIQUOR INTERESTS PL AN
A Select Committee to Handle License
Matters
Copy Of the Resolution Recently Adopted by
the Los Angeles County Auxiliary
Branch Of the Protective Association

The present city administration is evil
IDENTIFY believer in the doctrine OF pro-
lection in all things. All infant industries
must be properly nurtured so that they
can expand and become of value to those
most interested. It was this policy which
turned over to Theodore Bauer monop-
oily of the saloon and attendant business
in the district hid by the Alameda street
fence. and now an alliance bids fair to
be contaminated between the administra-
ton and the organization known as the
California State Protective association,
Los Angeles county branch.
Yhe association is com posed of all of
the liquor dealers. both Wholesale and re-
tail, in the city, and at meeting OF its
members held few days ago the execu-
two committee of the association agreed
to the formation of special license COM
mittee OF the organization, to whom it
10 to hereafter turn over all applications
for saloon licenses and the revocation
thereof. At the same meeting the asso-
citation drew up the following resolutions:
Whereas, 1t is the purpose of this or
ganizaton to promote the interest Of its
mem bers by assisting, as far as practi-
cable, in reasonable and proper regula-
ton of the liquor traffic and thereby sup
pressing Objectionable and obnoxious fea.
lures incident thereto. and thereby pro-
tecting the business, property and vested.
riEsts Of the respectable persons and
firms engaged in the business; and
II Whereas, The promiscuous and general
granting of liquor licenses, and the abuse
of privileges rnder thuse already granted
is most calulsted to iniure the business;
therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this
ASSOCIATION that the proper and conserva-
tive regulation of the granting and MAIN
tenance OF licenses is the most important
and etficacious method of reform that
could be inaugurated: that at present
there are. hume rically as many saloon
licenses in proportion 10 the population
as there should Je, and that the nun Der
thereof should not be increased except in
very special and meritorious instances;
therefore be 1t
Resolved, That there shall be added to
the standing committees of this associa-
tioD further committee, to be known as
the COMMITTEES on licenses; that this COM
mittee shall consist OF three members be-
sides the president, secretary and attor-
ney; that it shall be the duty OF this
committee, with the assistance of the at
torney, to keep informed as TO all appli-
cations for license. ana shall investigate
the financial standing and moral charac.
ter of the applicants and report the same
to the executive com nittee at each meet
ing that thereupon the executive COM
-llttee shall determine whether in its
opinion the license should be granted or
refused and that If it be determined for
any reason that it should not be granted.
then this association shall, by its pfesi-
dent and secretary, file q protest with the
police commission or board of supervisors,
IS the case may be. a sainst the granting
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be presented by the attorney OF the asso-
cation urged to the full power. ca
pacity and influence OF this association;
and be 1t further
Resolved, On the other hand, that this
committee on license shall Investigate
all instances of infractiOn of state or mu-
nicipal laws or misdemeanOrs that come
to its knowledge of mem bers or other per.
sons or firms engaged IN the traffic, and
make report of the same to the executive
committee, and If upon consideration
thereof the executive committee con-
cludes that it is to the interest of prop
er regulation of the business that the
license of such person or firm should be
revoked, then petition for such revoca-
ton shall be filed with the police COM
missioners or board Of supervisors in the
name of the association by the president
and secretary. and presented by the at
torney and urged as in the case OF protest
Resolved, That the board of rolice com.
missioners and board of supervisors be IN
formed of the purport of this resolution,
and that said board be requested to M AXE
such rules as TO the consideration of APP
plications for licenses and revocation
thereof as will permit the purpose of this
resolution being carried into effect.
Resolved, further, That the proper au-
tborities be urged to strictly enforce or
dinances prohibiting persons and firms
having no license and selling either as
wholesalers or retailers.
The new license com mittee of the asso-
citation will, should the city and county
authorities avail themselves of its good
offices, be the most powerful com bina-
ton in the city. During elections will
its power be felt the most. Should its
offer of assistance be accepted, the whole
liquor traffic in the city and county, will
pc centralized in its hands.
A copy of the resolutions above was up
for consideration before the police com.
mission yesterday, and was filed. The
board has practically agreed to the alli-
ance offensive and defensive proposed by
the association. and the treaty between
the city administration and the liquor
dealers has been all but consummated.