The herald., 1895-08-29
They JUMPED ON snyder
Second Ward Residents Are on
the Warpath
A VIGOROUS OBJECTION
The Saloon License of George Beren.
stein
Il Was Granted by the Police Commissioners
Last Tuesday and Is to Be Revoked
Next Tuesday

The people of the oil district are up
In arms, and if a police commissioner
should turn up missing one of these
fine DAYS it will be because he has met
with lust punishment at the hands of
tho residents IN AMI about the vicinity
of Second-street park. The board at it's
last meeting granted license to George
Berenstein to open a saloon at 1873 west
Second street. Tho application was mp
for hearing about month ago and was
then denied. Major Field then being a
mem ber of the commission and residing
IN the neghborhood. took it upon him
self to protect his constituents, and the
application for the license was
souelched. at subsequent meeting, at
Berenstein's earnest solicitation. the sub
iect was again taken up, and Commission
or Field was for some reason not so solic-
,tous about the moral welfare OF his
neighbors. When the police commission
met again, Major Field had been retired
to private life. Berenstein, however, was
as much alive as ever, and plead ana
urged that his license be granted. otto
Wannack had Just been frozen out by the
ire of the people of East Los Angeles,
and the board had just granted Theodore
Bauer a license for his proposed saloon
directly in front of the Alameda street
fence. so that fate appeared to be veer'
ing around towards Berenstein's assist
ace. His application for license was
granted without dissenting voice.
Yesterday morning the fun commenc-
ed. Councilman NJ. 2. Snyder had no
sooner gotten out of bed than delega-
tjon of citizens visited his residence with
blood in thier eyes. Snyder resides near
the proposed Berenstein resort, and ne
AL ,,3a iy,f ha II g loon
license. He made it his duty to prevent
the place from opening all the time that
he was q member of the police commits
sion. When Snyder got down town yes
terday he heard other delegations OF his
.Irate constituents saying he could not
amount to much as u councilman any
how, being as he had been unable to pre-
vent the issuance of the Berensteln IL
cense. BY noon he had been visited by
nearly every man, woman and child IN
his ward, who came to protest against
the proposed saloon. Snyder was very
nearly ready to explode when he entered
the mayors office, in company with
O'Clock in the afternoon. He had drag
ged Munson upstairs from the first floor
Of the city hall to assist him in inter-
viewing Acting Mayor Teed. Colonel
Teed explained, in answer to the queries
from the irate councilman OF the Second
ward, that he knew little or nothing
about the Berenstein license. He had
voted for its issuance because there ap
pearsd to be no objections to the place
from any quarter. Commissioner Guy B.
Barham had about the same explanation
to offer, and Commissioner Wirsching
could not be seen at ALL
There Is talk OF Indignation m ass
meeting by the residents OF the Second
ward between now and next Monday
night. but it will not bs necessary. The
board of police commissioners will at
their next meeting revoke the Berenstein
license, and tor an indefinite period after
next Tuesday there will be no saloon at
1928 West Second street.