The herald., 1897-03-17
STAR QUESTION SETTLED
Whole Matter Lies With
the Commissioners
They HAVE FULL POWER 70 ACT
Only Regular Officers Are En-.
titled to Free Rides
USUAL SALOON BUSINESS
USUAL SALOON BUSINESS
A Vigorous Opposition to the Mt. Pleas
ant Hotel Application
The People Of Boyle Heights Want No Sa'
looms in Their Section
The Usual Transfers GRANTED on Favorable
Reports Prom the chief-Aiterations and
Changes Suggested for the New
Central Police Station

The members of the police commits
sion did not meet until three-quarters
of an hour after their usual time of yes
terday morning, being occupied with
private conference'in the mayors office
II is not known just exactly what was
talked about, but 1t is believed that the
matter of appointments, of which there
are several, occupied their time.
When the commissioners filed into
the outer office, headed by the mayor
they were in apparently very happy
frame of mind, and if anything unpleas-
ant had developed there, was no visible
sign of it. All of the members of the
board were present, and Chief Glass
was also in attendance, resplendent in
a gorgeous uniform.
Immediately after the reading OF the
minutes Chief Glass said that he had
several minor matters that he wanted
brought before the commission. The
chief said there were manNlittle changes
and alterations needed about the CEN
tral police station that would materially
improve matters, besidesIwhich the jan
itor service should be- improved. He
stated that the steam heating pipes
should be supplied with shut-off cocks.
so that when any portion OF the building
was sufficiently heated IT could be shut
off, which would result in a great saw
ing in fuel and the expense he did not
think would be more than SIS or $50. He
also asked that the windows of the re-
ceiving hospital be barred, and a door
cut into the main body of the prison. by
" hich means the, jailer could have gem
eial charge of the jail and hospital, and
the chances of TRUSTEES escaping would
be very materially reduced. The build
ing was already wired for an interior
telephone system. and the chief thought
this should be put in. Twelve instruments,
the chief said, would cost but $3.50, and
after they are once in place the only
additional cost would be an occasional
renewing of the batteries. In regard
to the janitor service, the chief said 1t
was very unsatisfactory, and there
should be sufficient help to do away with
the use of TRUSTEES outside the jail proper.
On motion. it was ordered that the re-
port be sent to the council, with the
recommendation that the changes sug-
gested be made. and that the members
of the commission appear before the
finance committee and urge immediate
action.
On favorable reports from Detective
Moffet. B. J. Gardiner was granted a
transfer of S. j. Gilmore's saloon license
to himself. The saloon Is located at III
West Third street. Like action was taken
with the application Of A. Ducos and A.
Roques for a transfer from Fred Erb,
329 North Main street, TO themselves.
In the matter of the application of
Charles Gollmer for saloon license
FOR No. 233 Ea!s First street, Detective
Moffet reported that the place was the
old White Wings saloon, the license for
which had been revoked for persistent
violation of the regulations. while under
the management of the McDowells. Coll
mer was the owner of the building and
his reputation as saloon man was
good, but from the fact that he had
stated that he intended to retain one
of the McDowells as bartender, and
would himself be at the place but little
he felt that the application was really
in the nature of asking the commission
to rescind its action in revoking the
White Wings license. The applicant
had also failed to secure the consent Of
the property owners. as required by the
rules. On motionfof Commissioner Wy
man the application was filed, at least
for the time being.
The following applications for trans
fers of saloon licenses were referred
to the chief for investigation
Alfred Desmaret, from j. Rappet, at
740 North Alameda street, to himself
from Alfred Desmaret, from Jean Rap
pet. at 719 North Alameda street, to
himself; from FIJI. Taggert, for trans
fer from James A. Walsh, at 552 South
Main street, to himself; from NJ L. Star
In, for transfer from L. c. Cobbe, at
534 South Spring street, to himself
The application Of ]. H. Paulin, for
saloon license for the Mount Pleasant
hotel, at the northwest corner of First
street and Boyle avenue, Boyle heights,
was next taken up, and several numer-
ously signed protests were read against
the granting of the license on the ground
that Boyle heights was residence sec
tion and the people did not want any
saloonsin their ward; also on the ground
that the place for which the license was
asked was really the gateway of the
heights. and that ladies and children
had to stand at this corner to wait for
the cars.
Ex-Mayor W. H. Workman then ad-
dressed the commission in opposition to
the granting, of the license He declared
that he was not opposed to saloons in the
business section of the city, but he did
not want them scattered out in the resi-
dence sections. The place for which ap-
plication for license was made was
particularly Objectionable, for the rea-
son that ladies and children had to STAND
on this corner to walt for the cars and a
saloon would attract an undesirable
class of people to that locality.
Mr.. Paulin said that he wanted the
bar primarily for the benefit of his
guests Every hotel in the country had
a bar attached and it was almost a me-
cessity in order to secure and retain
patronage. 1t was his intention to fur
nish up the basement of his house, with
an entrance at least thirty feet from the
corner on First street and another
through the hotel 1t was his inten-
tion to conduct this bar as he did his
hotel, on strictly first-class lines. He
would not tolerate any disorder, and if
he did 1t was an easy matter to revoke
his license. The matter'was in the hands
of the board.
Yes; but you will have crowd Of
Mexicans about the place getting drunk
and that will be bad" said Mr.. Work
man.
Il will do nothing of the kind" warm