The herald., 1897-04-14
ON THE CARPET
Police Commission Shakes
Up Matters
NO MORE FOOLISHNESS
Two Officers Heavily Fined for
DereIiction of Duty
PENALTIES TO BE ENFORCED
THOSE LONG EXISTING vAcAN-
CIEs TO BE FILLED
That Is, as Soon as All the Commis-
sioners Can Get Together-Sa-
loon Business Attended to.
PENALTIES TO BE ENFORCED
THOSE LONG EXISTING vACAN-
CIES TO BE FILLED
That Is, as Soon as All the Commis-
sioners Can Get Together-Sa-
loon Business Attended to.
Regular Routine

LbCS 0Aee4 AsSoeAAAS
The police commissioners evidently
woke up yesterday morning to the fact
that the discipline of the force was very
lax, and that something should be done
to remind the men that they are still
on earth. 1t is true that the general
public has known for some time that
many of the officers, believing that they
had a lifetime cinch on their positions.
have become careless and the action of
the board has to a certain extent en-
couraged them in the belief. For some
months there have been several vacan-
cies on the force, but for some reason
known only to the commissioners them
selves, they have never been flied. The
commissioners, as the public has been
informed, have adopted certain castiron
rules governing applicants for positions
on the force, one of which is that they
shall be between the ages Of 25 and 80,
and any applicant who has been either
a day under or over the age limit has
brought down upon his devoted mead
the wrath of the board, and the unfortu-
nate has been summoned forthwith TO
explain what he means with thus trifiing
with an official ukase of the board. But
in the meantime the vacancies have not
been regularly filled, but the gaps have
been temporarily stopped with extras.
some of whom are under age and some
over, and some people have been un-
charitable enough in the first instance
to charge that some Of the commission
ers have a partiality for the young men,
and are waiting for them to reach the
necessary age limit before making the
appointments. Be this as it may, the va
cancies have not been filled, and the Eek
tras," who would not be eligible for ap-
pointment as reguler officers, perform the
duties after a fashion and draw down the
emoluments of a full-fiedged policeman.
But the board, as has been stated, woke
up yesterday morning and fell with vio-
lence upon couple Of unfortunate de
linquents; jumped stiff-legged on an
officer who had failed to liquidate a
clothing bill, and General Forman ac-
tually gave notice that as soon as Com
missioner Preuss returned from San
Francisco, that gentleman having stated
that he contemplated a two-weeks' visit
to the city, during which time he would
take counsel with Commissioner Nose
Gunst on how to run police depart
ment on metropolitan lines, he would in
sist on some steps being taken to fill
those long-standing vacancies, and there
the matter stands.
OPENED QUIETLY
There was nothing to indicate that the
session of the board would be anything
out of the ordinary yesterday morning
when the commissioners filed solemnly
out of the mayors private office, where
they had been having their regular ex-
ecutive conference, and took their seats
about the council board. All of the mem
bers were present except Commissioner
Wyman, who was absent on account oi
sickness. Clerk Todd quickly disposed
of the minutes and then the grind COM
menced.
On the report Of the chief, the applica
ton of George P. Pfrrman for the trans
fer of the saloon license for No. 400 AlisC
street from Karl Reiman to himself wa:
granted.
The chief presented the report of De.
tective Moffat on the application Of Ru'
dolph Calm for license for the salooi
at No. 33 East First street. This is thu
notorious White Wings saloon, whicl
gained such an unenviable reputation
under the management of the mellow
ellis, and for which the license was revok
ed. The report is to the effect that tn,
old proprietors are men apparently en-
tirely out of the place, and. as the appli
cant for the license is apparently a re-
spectable man and promises to do hi
best to conduct the business on re
spectacle basis. a favorable report is re-
turned. On motion of Commissioner
Preuss the application was granted, on
" Commissioner Forman voting in tn
negative.
On motion Of Commissioner Forman
the applications of Ferd c. Gottschall
and George B. Beebe, respectively licens'
inspector and license collector, for spe
cial stars, designating their positions
were denied. Gen. Forman said that i
was the duty Of the tax collector to fur
nish these officials with commissions
and that lettered star was all that wa.
necessary.
A communication was read from F. A
Weinshank, complaining about the in
mates of a house of prostitution at IA
San Pedro street, corner of Second anC
San Pedro streets. and asking that tn
nuisance be abated. The matter was re
ferred to the chief for investigation.
The city tax and license collector re
ported that the following saloon license
are delinquent: ]. Mackel, No. 347 Soutl
Spring street; Jean Rappet, No. 740 Nortl
Alameda street.
Mr.. Mackel appeared before the boart
and stated that the reason he had no
paid the license was because he was TEN
rorarily out of business, becaus
the building in which he had been 10
Gated had been torn down, and he wa!
waiting until the building could be re
built. He was told that he must eithe
pay the license and trust TO the none
being refunded or the license would b.
revoked. He promised to pay at ono
and action was deferred for one week.
The matter of the Horseshoe saloon Ii
cense was taken up and on motion o
Commissioner Forman the license wa