The herald., 1897-10-06
The Limit Placed at Two
Hundred in the City
AND THERE ARE NOW 1873
NOSBACHER DENIED A LICENSE
ON WATER STREET
Transfers and Applications Consid-
ered-The Four Hundred in
Court-Bates' Pension

If the police commission lives up 10
resolution adopted at its regular meet
ing yesterday morning there Will be ior
some time TO come not more than zoo
saloons in the city at one time. Acting
on the lire suggested editorially by The
Herald yesterday the board passed
resolution declaring it 10 be the sense
of the commission that there were more
than enough saloons in the city and that
limit should be placed upon them.
The matter did not come up until near
the close of the session, when Mayor
Snyder called Commissioner Wyman
to the chair and then offered the follow
ing:
"Whereas, There is now in the city of
Los Angeles ore saloon to about every
five hundred population; ann
"Whereas. An increase in the number
of retail liquor establishments canno;
rebound to the best interests of our city;
be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
commission that in future the granting
of applications for retail liquor license
be so regulated that the total number OF
saloons in the city of Los Angeles shall
at no time exceed zoe"
In support of the measure Mayor Sny-
der stated that the city would be better
had some such resolution. been passed
and complied with long ago. There was
no dissent when the matter was placed
upon its passage, the roll being called
so that the vote of each member would
g on record.
Speaking of the matter afterward
Mayor Snyder said: There are now
1873 saloons in this city, or approximately
one 10 every 500 residents. This is much
too many ard I think it is high time that
a stop was put to what appears to be an
inclination to increase the number SO
far as am concerned the resolution will
be strictly enforced, and l will not vote
for the granting of any application for
saloon license when there are already 200
in effect. There may be vacancies from
time to time and l shall of course be
willing to fill these vacancies. but am
unalterably opposed to any increase in
the number of saloons beyond the 200
limit. One reason why l am of this
opinion is that with the present police
force we are unable to give to the people
the patrol service that an additional
number of saloons would make neces-
sary for there is no use Disgusting the
fact that the two go together.
Another reason for the passage of the
resolution is that when the saloons are
making money there is not the same In
cliration to violate the laws as when they
are not making expenses. II a man is
losing on a saloon. business he will in
majority of instances adopt other
means to make money and those means
are not always lawful. The temptation
to have gambling, to keep open or to
wink at the robbery of drunken persons
is greatly increased when there are so
many saloons that only few of them are
making money. There will now be a
scramble for the two licenses remaining
at the disposal of the board, for after
they are granted there will be no more
granted with my vote"
ROUTINE BUSINESS
Charles S. Smith was granted a trans
fer for a saloon license at Main and Ala
media streets from Smith & Hoepner to
himself he having purchased the inter-
est of his partner. The application Of
CIV. Merry for a transfer Of the license
at 1874 South Spring street was granted.
This matter has been in the hands of the
COIuDllSSlOll lOl StNCla4 WStho PciIull4 ;
the removal of several wine rooms from
the saloon. The application of Henry
German for license at the northwest cor
ner Of Eighth and Spring streets was
referred to the chief, as was that of c. C
Kierne for a transfer of the license al
Yves. Washington and New Hampshire
streets William McFee was appointed
special officer to serve without pay
o;t 10 ic n hf. a. N n "a
Waterman at one of the banks.
Mr.. Gibbon stated that he had been in
formed that an officer named Baer had
shot man. and asked Chief Glass about
il. The latter stated that the man re-
ferred to was deputy constable aDt
was rot subject to orders from the po
lice department.
Mcclure Bros. Transfer company ap
piled for permission to keep an express
wagon near their office on Third stree
between Spring and Broadway, present.
ing the written consent Of one of tnt
firms near whose place of business the
wagon was to stand. Tha application
was not grarted, as it was desired 10 in
vestigate the matter first.
AS there is now in the courts law
suit over the possession Of the building
formerly occupied by the notorious Foul
Hundred saloon at Fourth ard Mair
streets, the vote granting Mr. Maxwell
license for that place was reconsideret
and a new license was issued to take eff
feet November l. This was at the re
ques. of Mr.. Maxwell, who is now liable
to obtain possession Of the place.
For several months A. 3. Bates hal
been drawing s41.6e from the police pen
sion fund per month, 500 Of which wen.
to his wife When the demand was pre-
sented for last months payment it wa.
stated that the couple had been di-
vorced and that possibly the wife wa.
not entitled to her usual allowance o.
was entitled to all of it. No change wa.
made, however as the money was du,
for time prior to the securing of the
divorce. Next month one or the othe
of the parties will get nor.e Of the allow
ance.
A LICENSE REFUSED
The application of Robert Mosbachel
for license at 153 Water street was, af
ter much discussion, denied. Chic.
Glass presented long report on tn,
matter In which it was stated that thre,
former applications for license at thi
place had been denied, as the applicant