The herald., 1895-10-02
OLD POLICY WIPED OUT
The Mayor Officially Declares a
New Deal
REFORMING POLICE METHODS
The Commissioners Confer Power on
Chief Glass
REFORMING POLICE METHODS
Licenses Granted Where Old Owners Violated
the Law-Will Fry to Place the Chain
Gang Under Police Control

Mayor RAIDER, officially representing
the present municipal administration,
formally wiped out the old liquor license
policy regarding violations of the Sun
day closing ordinance yesterday morning,
by voting with the majority of his col
leagues upon the board of police COM
m issi oners to grant license to three out
of the five applicants upon the premises
where licenses were ordered forfeited
while the mayor was absent 10 the east.
His honor, however, took occasion to ex-
plain publicly that the licenses were
revoked while he was away and for that
reason he did not care to actively either
oppose or to favor their renewal. He
wanted, however, to be understood that
any license hereafter revoked will not,
while he is at the head OF the city gov
eminent, be fever again returned to its
original ssowner. Commissioner Guy B.
Barham expressed himself in a similar
strain regarding future licenses SO far s
they may pertain to yiolators of the or
dinances. Commissioners Cook and Long
said never word. They simply voted.
Cook later expressed himself as being
anti.saloon in his tendencies, but as his
colleagues were in favor of favorable
action and as the chief of police had re-
ported favorably in the matter of the
granting the licenses, he would stand by
the majority.
The places upon which favorable action
was taken W ere at 103-105 South Los An.
geles street, where Joseph Cochenus is
the new proprietor; the place at 665 New
High street, where the new owner is
Nj. H. - m
First street, where the new owner is W..
G. F. Borsum. The application OF F. +.
Miller for a license at the southwest cor
ner of Vine and First streets was de-
ferred for another week. The first three
were stated yesterday to be genuine
transfers, while the last is looked upon
by the board as a bogus arrangement,
whereby the former owner intends, SO it
is alleged, to continue doing business at
the old stand.
Commissioner Barham introduced a
rule at yesterdays meeting that hereaf-
ter no license be granted at all upon the
premises where there has been viola.
ond to his motion. The mayor thought
that such rule would work an injustice
to innocent properly owners, and Bar
hams idea died a-bornin'.
The chief reported a list of ninety-two
saloons, supposedly all OF the bars in the
city, whose prorrietors or bartenders had
been notified between September 25th
and 9th of the boards final ultim alum
that the Sunday closing ordinance must
be observed.
The application of Samuel Hess for a
saloon license at Palmetto and Mateo
streets was denied and the applications
for license at $50 Upper Main street, $50
Upper Main street, and at No. Olympia
street, were referred to the chief for in
vestigation.
The board appointed J. M. Msthvin oil
inspector, and referred to the CHER
grocery bill presented by an East First
street firm against Police Officer Hugh
Dixon. The claim is for 1913, and is
alleged to have been owing for over three
years.
Ex-Superior Judge Cheney wanted to
make an argument before the board for
some one prospective oil inspector, but
the requisite permission for the purpose
was not granted.
The chief was instructed to have all
officers properly uniformed while on
duty. This rule is intended to apply
more particularly to the chiefs off &C
force than to any other officers. and is in
line with the proposed reforms in the
polics department regarding dress and
general department., the full particulars of
which were published in the columns of
The Herald some ten days ago.
The BOARD intends at an early day to re-
quest of the council that the chain gang
be transferred from the control of the
superintendent of streets to that of the
police department.