The herald., 1896-07-29
TWO WEEKS REST ALLOWED
To Enable the Officer to Recover From
His Wounds
No Talking 10 Be Allowed on the Beats Of
PatroImen
They Must Finish Their Conversation Before
They Go on Duty-Action of the Chief
in suspending Officers Sus-
tsined-Routine Business

The members of the police commits
sion met at the mayors office yesterday
morning. There was the usual star
! chamber proceedings in the private
sanctum, presumably on the cases of
the members of the department who
were suspended. and also on saloon
! business.
When the members of the board fin
ally convened, the proceedings opened
with the reading of the minutes, which
were approved.
D. F. Donegan appeared before the
board and asked for {, permit to do
| blasting on a lot owned by him on
| Grand avenue between Third and
| Fourth streets. He offered to file an
indemnifying bond. as required by the
| ordinance. After discussion, the permit
was granted as prayed for.
The chief presented the report of De-
tective Moffatt on the application of
Anton Stern for a saloon license at the
| corner of Pasadena avenue and Water
street The report was anything but IA
vorable, it being stated that Stern had
| formerly run a saloon at the same place
which was frequented by rough charac-
ters and that he also conducted the sa-
loon known as the Bakers Home, which
also had an unsavory reputation. Be-
| sides the necessary frontage had not
| been secured and a strong protest was
also filed The application was denied
by unanimous vote.
The chief transmitted a scorching re-
port on the application of Bartolo Ball
erino for saloon license for place on
Niger alley. Short work was made of
Bartolo's petition. 1t was the unani-
nous opinion that there was enough
vice in that vicinity to satisfy the most
exacting demands and the application
| was unanimously denied.
The application of ]. Mackel for the
! transfer of the saloon license for No.
347 South Spring street, now in the
name of ]. II. Keifer, was granted, as
was also the application of Tony Zorb
for the transfer of the license for No 115
South Spring street, now in the name of
| Gilmore & Zorb.
At the request of the applicant the
application of VIM. j. Carin for the
! transfer of the saloon license for No.
! 109 Commercial street from James A.
| German, was allowed to be withdrawn,
as was also the application of Henry
Timm for a saloon license for the north
west corner of Fourth and Los Ange-
| les streets.
The application of John ]. Treat, Geo.
/ Loomis and John A. Frazier for posi-
tions on the force were read and filed.
The applications for saloon licenses
of D. Curcio, for No. 662 Buena Vista
street, and P. F. Gibbons for West
Washington street, at New Hampshire
| street, and J. Nordstrom, for No. 113
| East First street, We're referred to the
| chief for investigation,
4 protest against the granting Of the
Ito II
| license for New High street was re-
ferred to the chief for investigation,
and similar protest against the grant
| ing of a saloon license for the block on
/ Los Angeles street or Ninth street, was
| filed for future reference.
a number of applications for permits
under the hitching ordinance were ra
ferred, and will be granted when they
are in regular form.
Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Craig, wife of Police
| Officer David L. Craig of the East Side.
flled a written statement to the effect
that her husband had driven her from
her home, and since May last he has
1allec to contribute anything to her
| support, leaving her dependent on the
charity of her friends. The matter was
referred to the chief for investigation
and If the facts are found to be as al
legged, then Craig viii be removed from
the force.
An application was received from the
managers of the Peniel Gospel mission,
on North Main street. for permission
to mold short open-air meeting every
evening in front of their building before
their regular services. The clerk was
instructed to notify the applicants that
such meetings would be a violation Of
the ordinance, and they could take no
action -'N
Chief Glass transmitted the report of
| j III
july 18th he had suspended officers
John Stephenson. r. l.. Henderson and
Alfredo Arguello for violation Of tho
regulations. The officers were caught
Qilnklng coffee and neg'ecting their
dutles and were suspended by their SUI
p9rl9r ofhcer After short debate, the
Whole matter was postponed until the
next meeting. Tuesday at which time
the officers were instructed to be on
hand TO make their statements.
mayor RAIDER called up the matter of
the killing by Detective Bradish, and
suggested that in some manner the
bravery of the officer be recognized b1,
the board. There was some general IA II,
in which the action of the officer was
commended, and on motion of Commits
sioner Long Detective Bradish was civ
en- two weeks additional lay-off, and the
action of the board was ordered trans
cribed on the minutes.
Commissioner Cook called up the
matter of officers talking on their beats.
and especially on the corners. He said
that he did not consider this action in
line with the best interests of the force.
and suggested that some action be TAX
en-. On motion the chief was instructed
to enforce the rules and see that the
practice complained of was stopped.
The commission then adjourned un-
til Tuesday next at 10 o'clock.
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