The herald., 1895-02-27
Saloons Need Not Be Closed on
Sunday or at Midnight
COUNCIL ASKED TO AMEND
Ex-Detective Bosqui Asks To Be Taken
Back on the Force
He Has Collected Evidence to Show that
He Was ''Jobbed by His
Enemies

and midnight closing ordinances are lame
and farcical
The ordinances, as n matter of fact are
not closing ordinances at all, for they do
not compel the saloons to shut their doors
on sunGay n r after midnight, but sin ply
to refrain from selling or giving away in
toxicating liquors.
A great many people do not understand
this. The general impression is that the
saloons must keep their doors closed after
midnight and on Sunday, and this was
the reason that Il large petition came from
East Los Angeles citizens to the Police
Commission asking that certain saloon
licenses be revoked because the saloons
were not kept closed on Sunday.
The petition was turned over to Chief
Glass a week ago, and he has been investi
eating the matter.
81 am trying to do the best | can with
this lame ordinance, he said to the COM
missioners yesterday, ''but | find these
petitioners did not understand the matter,
and while | can get all the witnesses
want to show that the saloons were open,
there is not a single witness to testify that
liquor was sold.
The commission discussed the matter for
a time, with the result that the petition of
the Eas Side citizens is to be sent to the
be amended SO as to prohibit any saloon
from being open at all from midnight Sat
urday to o clock Monday morning
Chief Glass says he can enforce such an
ordinance, and will be pleased to do it,
w. A. Bosqui, who was formerly police
detective and was discharged from the
force about month ago for intemperance,
wants to be reinstated, and presented an
application to that effect yesterday.
Bosqui has not been idle and has collected
enough evidence, he thinks, to convince
the commissioners that he was ''jobbed"
out of his job, and that he should not
have been discharged. The evidence is
supposed to be against the parties who
were trying to stop the prosecution OF the
Alexander Docter case.
The commission heard Bosqui's evidence
when he was accused of being drunk, in
open session, but now that he wants to
vindicate himself and NAV have some
thing to say about parties who have been
after his scalp, as he alleges, the commits
sion has decided to hear the evidence
secretly.
The commission held only two secret
sessions yesterday, one before and one
after the regular open meeting.
The charges against Officer J. Baker
and Officer George were dismissed. Baker
arrested Nicholas Chronis one night, and
afterwards apologized to Nicholas, saying
that he had been too hasty.
Officer George found G. Leon very much
warmed up in religious argument on
the streets one night, and took him in.
Leon was discharged by the Police Justice,
and preferred charges against the officer.
A number of reputable witnesses swore
that Leon was creating disturbance, and
the commission dismissed the charges.
very long petition was sent to the
Police Commission yesterday from the
merchants along Main and First streets,
asking that something be done to prevent
the congregation of idle men on the cor
ners OF First and Main streets, every day
and night.
Chief Glass addressed the commission
on this matter. He said it was a hard
question to deal with. His officers have
people here several times, and
try to make the loafers move
on, but it can't be done.
"One of the officers attempted to dis
perse Police Commi ssioner on that very
corner not so very long ago. he said,
.,and came near losing his head for it.
No, it wasn't member of this board;
one of the old board,'' the Chief ex-
planned.
These loafers claim they are respect
able citizens and taxpayers. They stand
in groups and discuss the deficit in the
issue, Government ownership of railroads
and the income tax. The only thing to do
Is to club them off the streets. | don't
like to do that, but | will if you say So.
The commissioners realized the gravity
OF the matter, but were all of the opinion
that the nuisance must be abated and the
Chief was instructed TO use his power as
he sees fit to keep the idlefs dispersed.
The commission has discovered another
opportunity for the use OF reform meth |
DDS, and will hereafter see that the saloon
keepers are made to pay their debts or !
that their licenses are revoked.
There has been too much of this trans |
ferring OF licenses to escape paying honest |
debts said Commissioned Barham.
They even use us to help them avoid pay
ments. >"
This matter was brought up by the an
plication of Charles Kelly for a transfer TO |
him OF the saloon license of Martin For
rest at 1888 Fernando street. The detect |
I'VE report on this application was rather |
unfavorable, intimatng that the parties |
desired the transfer in order to avoid |
debts.
The application was laid over one week.
and the parties will be requested to come |
before the commission on Thursday next |
and explain.
Action was also deferred one week ON |
the application of Conrad, the Anaheim
brewer, for transfer to him of the license |
OF Herholzer q Crone at 127 East Fifth
street. Conrad started this firm in bust
ness ana wants the license to enable him |
TO get his money out again.
The Chief reported that since L. De-
georges had been granted a license at ADJ |
New High street. about n month ago, he
had been running one of the worst dives |
the city ever had. Low Italians and de |
graded women gather there and dance and |
sing until morning. The commission
forthwith revoked the license for the
place.
A. H. Brockamp was granted a transfer
OF Saloon license from NJ E. Curran at
102 South Main street, and Charles
Engelke was granted restaurant license
at Isl East First street.
A transfer OF saloon license was granted
p. Blind at 230 East Fifth street from
Pickenbac & Topper.
The Chief reported on the petition ask
ing that Joseph Sresovich's license at the
corner of San Pedro and Eighth streets
be revoked. Sresovich will be notified to
close his San Pedro street entrance or
quit the business
Fred Arbogast was granted license at
3l1 Commercial street.
The application of Frank P. Francis for
a license at the corner of Fifth and Gaddys
streets was referred to the Chief.
Action on the application OF G. G.
brown to be appointed a special officer in
the oil district was again deferred one
week.
The application of J. J. Maloney to be
appointed a special officer for service on
oan fernando street was referred to the
Chief
The application of Ross Phillips for
position on the regular force was filed.
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