The herald., 1897-09-22

planning OF the treatment they had re-
ceived at the hands of the police, were
filed with the board. One of them Is
signed by eighteen Celestials and con-
tains general complaint that the police
have been invading their business houses
without warrants, searching for evil
dence against offenders, breaking up
their furniture and carrying away their
goods The other communication Is from
c. N. 10y of S39 Apablasa street, in which
charges are preferred against Officers
Ritch and Edwards It was asserted
that these officers had entered his place
Of business by force during his absence
and searched the premises. The men,
bers of the board thought that these COM
munications should have been first re-
ported to the chief, and then if action
was required by the board it would be
time enough to act. They were therefore
referred to Chief Glass The latter stated
that he had received letters from the
Chinese consul at San Francisco urging
that just such action be taken against
these Chinese and that the manner in
which they were treated by the police
met with the approval of that official.
The following communications was re-
ferred to the chief 1t bears eighty-nins
signatures and Mayor Snyder stated that
there might be some difficulty in granting
the demand, as there was no doubt of
The right of the people to assemble, but
the meetings could be stopped if there
was any disorder:
We, the undersigned residents and
owners of property fronting on and in
the immediate vicinity of Central park
in Los Angeles, beg to notify you that
for some considerable time past various
religious bodies have held regular open
air meetings on the side walks and
streets surrounding the said park; that
large crowds of people continually as
semble to listen to the discourses of the
different speakers and to the singing ca
accompanying the same. These crowds
block the sidewalks and are usually very
noisy and disorderly, ard the peace of
the entire neighborhood is disturbed by
them. Several invalids have had their
conditions materially worsened by rea-
son of their rest being broken by the
shouting and hooting of on-lookers at
these services. Those among us who
have rooms or houses for rent firid that
these meetings injure us very seriously
in the finding of tenants for the same.
Wherefore we pray that you take i'm
mediate steps to prevent the assembly of
any boGIy of people, religious, political or
otherwise ir and around said park.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
The special committee to whom was
referred the matter of making proper
arrangements for the heating of the city
Jail building submitted voluminous re-
port in which the necessary changes
were mentioned in detail. The report
was referred to the city council.
A communication from the pound keep
er stating that he had established SUBJ
pound at the Tally-ho stables, ard re-
questing that the police be instructed to
leave all stray horses and other animals
there, called forth some bitter comment
from Chief Glass. He told the board that
the pound keeper was too anxious to
make something off every thoughtless
owner of horse or rig. He further
stated that his department thought they
knew what to do without having their
duties pointed out to them by the pound
keeper
The report of the city attorney as to
his opinion of the legality of the "tape"
games and as to the best means of put
ting stop to this method of gambling
will be presented at the r,ext meeting
of the board. Mr.. Dunn asked for
further time in which to complete his
report and his request was granted.