The herald., 1896-12-30
THE MAIN STREET ENTRANCE
Must Be Closed BY the Counter Of q
Cigar Stand
The Hatraaes win Be on First Street Just
~ -.s'i East Of Main
A License Also Granted for the Horse
shoe Saloon on Alameda Street.
Complimentary Resolutions
Wind Up Business.

The closing session of the police COM
missioners was lively one, and the last
meeting will long be remembered by
those. who took part. Mayor RAIDER pre-
sided. and Commissioners Long, Wir-
sching and Cook were promptly in their
places. as was also Clerk w. F. \.
Parker. sr.,as 10
The feature of the meeting was the de-
bate over Coykendall's Main street en-
trance to his First street saloon, which
matter occupied most of the time
of the last meeting. DR.. kurtz
was on, hand reinforced by his
son, DR.. Kurtz, jr., of the poara
OF health, and repeated his arguments
in favor of the protection of property
owners on Main street near First. The
doctor alleged that they deteriorated
propertyi there. He Furthermore stated
that the patrons of the saloon were not
of a higher character than those ire
ouenting other bars. This was oenleo py
several gentlemen present
Another speaker said that as long as
beer was sold at 5 cents per glass az
Coykendalls place. as 1t is in all the
neighboring saloons, buns and loafers
would congregate at the corner OF Main
and First streets. 1t seemed impossible
to move them away, and he ascrlbed
the presence Of these undesirable tobac-
co-chewing and foul mouthed fellows al
together to beer halls.
John Hauerwaas promised that as
soon as the improvement work on the
saloon was completed there would be
cigar stand on Main street, and the en-
trance to the bar would be from First
street.
The protestants seemed to be suspic-
ious that this pledge would not be kept
by the proprietor.
More suggestions were made that the
police make the loafers on the corner Z
Main and First streets move on" FL
nally the discussion was ordered closed
for the time being. Then other business
was taken up, and the Coykendall mat
ter again came to the front on the favor
able report of the chief in the matter of
the transfer of the saloon license at
Main and First streets, in the name of
G. A. Stewart to c. B. Coykendall. This
started the debate anew, but the matter
was finally settled by the granting of
the transfer on the condition that the
entrance be placed twenty-five feet east
on First street and that the Main street
entrance be closed by the counter of the
cigar stand.
license on Kuhrts street beyond the
bridge was then taken up. An old SOL
der named D. S. Van Slyke, living in
the neighborhood of the building, ap-
peared to protest. He said that the
character of the applicant was too we'll
known in this city. and that fear exist
ed among the residents in that vicinity
that the place would not be properly
kept.
I. Laventhal spoke in favor of Lenert.
He stated that the man intended to keep
first class saloon and grocery, and that
he had put up a $4,000 block in antic-
patton of receiving license. If it were
denied it would leave Lenert in a bad
shape financially.
Commissioner Long said that this
matter had been before the board for
some time, and that no protestants had
appeared, and he thought the license
should be granted. Lenert had spent his
money building a block on Kuhrts
street, that he had taken the precaution
to ask for the necessary signatures cf
property holders in the vicinity before
building, and that he thought it was
nothing but right to grant him his IL
cense. II he did not keep the place
properly the license could be revoked at
any time Mr.. Wirsching seconded the
motion. and the application was
granted.
license at 1885 and 1887 Mission road.
was, after reading the report of the
chief Of police, and protest from prop
erty owners in the vicinity of Eastlake
park, taken under advisement
On motion of Commissioner Long. Sec
onded by Commissioner Wirsching, a
saloon license was granted to Jean Rap
pet for the Horseshoe saloon, on Ala.
media street, only one vote being re-
corded against it, that of Mr. Cook
The applications of Joseph Reiman for
transfer of the saloon at No. 416 North
Main street from E. C. Wescott to him
self. and Of w. c. Walker, 124 North
Main street. from Rogers & Walker to
himself, were granted. Henry Koch was
also granted a license at the corner of
Thirty y-second and Main streets, as were
Guiras & Chick at 304 South Sprine
street.
John G. Robertson and Jacob Klein
felder's applications for positions on the
force were ordered filed
committee from the Parkhurst so
ciety. consisting of Rev c. c. Mclean
p. n. Bodkin and G. r. Pattee appeared
and asked that the license of Mcdowell
OF the White Wings saloon on East FRS
street be revoked. on the ground thai
he had been convicted of violating the
Sunday ordinance
on motion of Commissioner Long. ac
titioners being fold that it would he nee
essary to file certified transcript of the
order of the judge before final actor
was taken.
Bouquets were then in order. Mayo
RAIDER returned thanks to the board fo
their kindly cooperation. Then Com
misisoners Cook. Long and Wirschins
each expressed their kindly feeling fo
each other. and then the whole boar,
Joined in highly complimentary reso
luton to Chief Glass, thanking him fo
his assistance and expressing their con
nQence IN his ability. Commissions
Wirsching. who will be supervisor afte
theshrst Of the year. handed in his forma
resignation, and after mutual regrets al
around at the disruption, the board ad
50urned sine die.
THE HORSESHOE LICENSE
When 1t was learned by the Parkhurs
society that license had been granite.
the Horseshoe saloon on Alameda stree