The herald., 1898-06-01
Saloons Burning, Gambling Machines
to Lose Their License-Police
Commissioners Busy

The petition Of Alex. Ackerman for a
transfer Of the saloon license now held by
Joe Sanders at TAG East First street to HIM
self and the petition of Phillip Slatrl for
transfer of the saloon license now held by
Adoiph Slatri, at 215 West Fifth street. were
referred to the chief of police.
The resignation of John M. Hoeflng as
special officer at the hall of industry, he
having joined the regular army, was ac-
cepted and filed.
James Murray, night Waterman, was
granted permission to carry a revolver.
An Emphatic Kick
And Then came the kernel of the nut. A
committee from the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association had been in waiting
In the corridors of the city hall until such
time as the commission had disposed of Its
routine business. They now filed in, with
Judge c. c. Wright at their head.
A noticeable change came over Mayor
Snyder as the committee entered. The
mayor has been suffering from lumbago
and that tired feeling" ever since he re-
turned from visit to Bakersfield. and pre-
vious to the appearance of the committee
from the Merchants and Manufacturers as
ISOLATION had been a listless member of
the commission. AS soon as Judge Wright
entered, however. he woke up. The
tired feeling was gone, for the time being
at any rate, and the lumbago, if not gone,
did not prevent his honor from Strengthening
up his back and putting on the severest
Of judicial frowns.
Judge Wright lost no time. The attor-
ney said that he was present to protest
against the manner in which the hitching
ordinance passed by the city some four or
1--WE months ago was mot enforced"
1.-THE police made a great splurge at
first" said Judge Wright, land arrested
everybody violating the hitching ordinance
except the men who own or run hired We
hicles. These men were let alone, and
have been let alone ever since. There has
been no effort made by the police to enforce
the ordinance against them, and 1t is time
The Mayor Replies
Hold on" said Mayor Snyder, who had
his war paint on. "There has been one
effort made to enforce the ordinance against
the hacks. An arrest was made, and the
case, as I understand, was tried on Monday.
When the arrest was made, the attorneys
agreed to suspend action against the hacks
until the case was tried"
EDO T understand" he said, that an
agreement between two attorneys stops the
enforcement of law passed by the council
of the city? Why. sir. If that is the case"
"Hold on" said Mayor Snyder, and all
pangs of lumbago were now undoubtedly
gone. Don't lecture any attorney here"
he said. "If you want to lecture the city
attorney. go and talk to him. Don't de-
liver an address here"
I'm not lecturing anybody" said Judge
Wright, "but 1 am here to say that think
the police department, over which you
gentlemen have control, develops remark
able state of affairs when the officers of
the force refuse to enforce law because
requested by attorneys to wait their pleas
ure. AS to delivering an address, I am
here to represent the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association. and propose to full
MI the duties of my office. I shall GER
tainly deliver my address to This commits
sion as see it,
Back to the Attack
GAS I said before continued Judge
Wright, " when this hitching ordinance
was passed the police made a strenuous
effort to enforce it against everybody
but the hackmen. Against these men
poth,np has been done Now what We
~,ant r. know is what is the matter? Why
do the officers refuse to enforce the law :
who is II that has strings on the police
asnartment9 The wav in which the hacks
are blockine I'M Spring street is shame
s,,l. with the improvements going on,
tba street cars. etc. tn ehacks block the
.treet II Is against the law and we are
here to ask whv the ordinance is not en-
forced against all alike"
Commissioner Gibbon said there was no
ouestion that the hacks on Sprinr street
,nterfered with the traffic. and the ordi-
nance should he enforced. .I move Won
M chairman" he said. "that the chief
of no,;ce he instructed to enforce the or
d;nance vigorously. But want to add
that mi. commission asks of every citizen
a notica giving names number of hack
time. Mace and all other details. whenever
fhe citizen notices a violation of the law"
This motion was passed.
The Retort Courteous
Mavor SNYDER. who had been nursing his
wrath ana lumharo. again came to The
front :" want to saw" his honor said
.that the man who said I instructed the
notice not to enforce the hitching ordinance
tells a falsehood. Mr.. Horace Anderson
told me that he had heard had done so