The herald., 1896-08-26
WITHDREW HIS PETITION
E. j. Niles Will Not Open
q Saloon
THE OPPOSITION WAS TOO STRONG
Business Transacted by the Pc.
lice Commissioners
DISCUSSING THE TAX LEVY
The Members Of the Council Doing Much
Quiet Figuring
u i'll Try 10 Hold II Down to the $l.25 Mark
at Least
Expenses VIII Be Largely Increased, but II Is
Belie> ed That Sufficient Revenue Can
Be Raised at Those Figures.
City Hall Notes
The Members of the Council Doing Much
Quiet Figuring
u III Try TO Hold II Down to the Sl.25 Mark
at Least

At the meeting of the police commits
sioners yesterday morning. E. J.Niles
withdrew his application for a saloon IL
cense for No. 21S New High street, the
onestory corrugated iron building now
occupied as an Office by the contractors,
Messrs. Ramish and Marsh. 1t was Mr..
Niles intention to start novelty in the
. way of a saloon patterned after SINH
lar establishment in San Francisco, and
which, by the way, is doing land office
business. But no sooner was the petit
ton filed than strong opposition devel-
oped and numerously signed protest
was filed against the granting of the
license, on the ground that another sa-
loon on the block would seriously dam
age property in the vicinity. Mr. Trask.
as agent of the Bradbury estate, led
the opposition. There is a saloon in
the building owned by the estate, in
which Mr.. Trask has his office, and which
is directly opposite the location selected
by Mr. Niles. This being the case and
most of the other frontage being owned
by the county. Niles was unable to Sc
cure the necessary consent for his ap
plication. The matter has been con-
tinued from week to week until yester-
day, when Niles gave up the fight and
withdrew his petition.
The matter of the application Of AL
bert Fl. Ryan, of No. 2121 Trinity street.
for permission TO carry pistol, was
taken up and promptly denied. Ryan,
who claims to work at night and who
says he wishes to carry a weapon to
protect himself against footpads, for
merly had permit. Several weeks ago
the youth was feeling lonely one even
ing, and wishing to have some sport,
amused himself by shooting his revolver
much to the alarm of the quiet neighbor-
hood. The police station was notified,
and an officer sent out to the place.
when the youth produced his permit and
said that he had a right to shoot as
much as he pleased. He was warned
against repeating his artillery practice,
and the matter being brought before
the commissioners, his permit was re-
voked. Ryan's mother tried to have
the permit renewed for her son. and he
also sent in a written application, but
the commissioners did not think that
he was a proper person to be entrusted
with firearms. and he will hereafter
have to protect himself with club
A. r. Doctor was appointed'a special
police officer to serve without pay on
Pico Heights. This action was taken on
a largely signed petition asking that Mr..
Doctor be appointed. The petition sta
ted that the distance to Pico Heights
from cenral police protection and the
frequency of petty disturbance made
the need of an officer in that part of the
city very great.
The application of Joseph o. Geemen
for license for saloon at No. $50 South
Spring street was granted.
The license for the aloon at the north
west corner of Temple and Main streets
was transferred from C. Richardson to
Chris Reiman.
The application of Edwin E. Wescott
for a transfer of the license for the sa-
loon at No. 416 North Main street, from
John +. Hamilton to himself, was
granted.
The application of William Guenther
for a transfer of the license for the sa-
loon at No. 2S5 South Spring street from
Overweg Bros. to himself. was granted.
S. Ingmire was appointed a special
police officer without pay.
The application of John c. Koop for
transfer of the license for the saloon at
No. 526 East First street from koop 6;
McFee to himself, was referred to the
chief
The applications of NJ NJ. Dalton and
II. Beardsley for appointment as police
men wer ordered filed.
5 \ communication was read from the
representative CT the Gamewell fire
alarm telegraph company, stating that
he would be prepared at the next meet
ing of the board to submit a detailed
plan and estimate of the cost of an
alarm system for the police department.
An alarm system has been recommend
ed by the commissioners al a cost not to
exceed $4,000, and provision will probab
ly be made for this improvement in the
next tax levy. The communication was
fled.
The matter on range for the kitchen
at the new central police station was
referred to the chief with power to act,
and the board adjourned.