The herald., 1895-05-22
The Police Commissioners Pass
Over the Black Hole
SUBJECT IS NOT CONSIDERED
Police Commission Meets in Weekly
Session
Only the Regular drist of Saloon Licenses
Granted and Sim;,sr Business Transacted.
Female Prison Question Next Week

Contrary to general expectation, owing
to the great Importance OF the subject
and because of the recommendation of
the council made on Monday, the matter
OF temporary new quarters for female
offenders arrested by the police did not
come up at yesterdays session OF the po-
lice commissioners. Mayor Rader IN
formed Herald reporter after the ad-
journment of the commission that he had
intended to introduce the subject and IN
vite the members of the commission TO
visit and personally inspect the Black
Hole put the matter had escaped his
memory. The councils urgent rcoInnen-
dat;on in the premises will not reach tho
notice commission until the next regular
weekly meeting on Tuesday next.
The su ct of big gas bills at the CEN
tral station opened the proceedings Of the
police ommissioncrs yesterday morning.
Two companies owning rival regulators
had representatives on the ground each
q considerable money in the monthly light
bills. The matter will be fully inquired
into before final action is taken.
The application of W. A. Ossood for the
transfer of saloon license from }. w.
Griffith to himself. from 126 West Second
street To l4S CeHIcr WIS lhlu ofcI
for one week.
The application of Kohl e. McGrair for
saloon license at 81 East First street, on
the corner of Vine street, was laid over for
one week.
kpProtestants appeared before the COM
mission with the statement that there are
at present eight other saloons in the
neighborhood, which they thought ought
to be enough for one locality.
The application of Rogues e Vial for a
transfer OF their license from one por-
tion of the National hotel to another was
granted. although the transfer had a mar
row escape, as the applicants had antiCi
patcd favorable action by moving their
premises before they had right to do so.
The application OF A. Raphael for a
half months rebate on alleged overcharge
in the payment of his license, was re-
ferred to the chief.
. The application of George Harrada of
126 North Main street for q saloon liquor
license was referred to the chief
The mayor at this point remarked to
the board that he had vetoed the new
Sunday and midnight closing ordinance
because there are at present enough laws
upon the statute books to protect the city
if properly enforced. He believed that
these various ordinances might be en-
forced to the letter. The mayor also
thought that the resolution of the board,
adopted three weeks ago making police
court anti-clOsing conviction the basis for
the revocation of saloon license had
turned over the powers OF the commits
soin to other hands, which was not fair
to any of the parties concerned. Commits
sloners Barham and Field coincided with
the mayor. while Commissioner Pirtle
stated his views as published in The
Herald several days ago. He was in ia
vor of a fixed policy in dealing with the
Sunday closing question and was opposed
to dilly -dallying: Here everybody is
laughing at us. " said Mr.. Pitrtle. be-
cause we are doing neither one thing or
the other"
The application OF G. Morino to be al
lowed to act as special officer in Sonora.
town to serve without pay, was referred
to the chief OF police.
The application of Dan Moriarty for a
half months rebate in the license for his
Oriental saloon, on South Spring street,
was allowed.
The usual grist of weekly bills was Or
dcred paid.
The Fourth of July executive commit
tional salute on the morning Of Inde-
pendence day.
A. Pierpich. whose commission as
special officer in the Alameda street dis
trict was recently carpeted for al
legged Intox Ication, made a dialect Also
street plea for reinstatement. He wanted
to be ex-on-er-a ted. and to have his star
returned, as in his 25-years' residence in
Los Angeles he had never been
''drunk-a." but had soma TINA vouce-a-
lila. taken glassa wilma. Pierpich's case
was taken under advsemcnt, and then
the board adjourned