The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-06-18

the plague ridden territory. but the vii,
things there encountered had dlssuaded
him from his purpse. He disclaimed any
intention on the part OF the Ministerial
association to secure the removal OF
either the police commission or the chief
OF police. unless these officers refuse
finally to do their full duty.
Rev. John r. Andrews, who said that
he represented 1000 of the Scandinavian
population of the city, endorsed all that
had been said, and Rev. j. A. Mcmillan
told the assembled councilmen that the
ministers were not supporting Constable
Johnson or Detective Bosqui in their cru
sade.
Rev. J. W. Hall wanted the laws en-
forced, so that sin should be made to
hide its head.
Councilman Kingery at this point Sc
cured the floor for the purpose of present.
ing the following resolutions:
That it is the sense of this council that
the police commissioners are requested
to make report to this council at once
as to their success IN removing houses If
prostitution from Alameda street, and
that when the council passed the ordn-
ance to remove houses of prostitution
from Alameda street this council was in
earnest, and we still insist that the law
De enforced.
Councilman Snyder seconded the above
and after Councilmen Savage and Snyder
had formally endorsed the resolution, al
though the former took exceI ton to
its construction, the matter came TO a
vote, not, however, before Savage had
sought to amend the motion by seeking
to have embraced IN the provisions of the
kingery resolutions all of the Eighth
ward. President iced stated that he had
seconded the Savage amendment simp
to bring the matter properly before the
house and he himself would oppose it.
The amendment was lost by vote of 6
TO 2, the affirmative votes being those of
Counciimen Savage ana Blanchard. The
kingery motion then passed by vote
of to none. The assembled minis tiers
and their friends greeted the result with
clapping Of hands and then the big lei
egation flied out of the room and the
matinee of the day was an end.
The discussion was replete with stirring
incidents, some of them rather oomlual.
President iced was compelle to deny
al one stage of the proceedings that he
had ever been on Alameda street, in rear
of that now notorious high board fence.
Councilman Sndyer and Kingery hav-
ing alluded to trip through the White
chapel district, which Mr. iced had made
in company with his colleagues from
the Fourth ward, during which visit both
of the gentlemen only saw the outside of
the walls.
Councilman Savage at one point in the
debate informed Rev. Mr.. Knighten that
he was not the only good man in his
(Savage's) ward, the Eighth. That there
are other good people in the ward, VINO,
although they are compelled to labor for
a livelihood. have, besides their poverty,
no failing. Savage remarked that the only
millionaire the ward ever had had long
ago sought pastures new. He wanted it
understood that he did not uphold i'm
morality. He was, however, anxious to
have the lewd houses removed not only
from Alameda street, but from the whole
ward.
President Teed took occasion during the
discussion to say OF the Scheffer brothers
that they came of an excellent family,
and outside of their owning crib prop
erty, both OF the boys were pretty good
citizens