The record-union., 1898-06-01


Saloon 313 K street, and offer the fol-
lowing reasons for the same:
1.-THE Klondike is one Of the worst
places on the Pacific Coast, and in the
past two weeks we have had COM
plants Of several parties being robbed.
The City Saloon is also a resort for
prostitutes and thieves, and has given
the Police Department great deal of
trouble. I can produce competent
witnesses to prove my statements
should your honorable body see fit to
Investigate this matter.
II ask you to give this your careful
consideration, and recommend that the
licenses be revoked. Respectfully,
"THOS. DWYER, Chief of Police"
Trustee Dolan started the ball roll
ing by moving that the licenses be re-
voked, in accordance with the recon-
mendation Of Chief Dwyer, ans that
the license moneys be returned to the
proprietors. He called attention to
Section z of Ordinance 276, which pro-
vides for the revocation Of licenses on
recommendation Of the Chief Of Po-
lice, in q summary manner, provided
the money paid in for licenses be re-
turned.
Trustee Tebbets seconded the motion.
The manager of the City Hotel Saloon
addressed the board, and declared that
within the past eleven months no
trouble had occurred at that place. He
said It was case Of persecution on the
part Of Chief Dwyer, and that every
policeman who had been on that beat
since he had had charge Of the place
would bear him out in the statement.
He said he was managing the place for
Mrs. Mccall, in whose name the license
had been issued. Since he had been
in charge no robbery had been COM
mitted in the place.
Then Trustee Tebbets called on Chief
Dwyer to enlighten the board, and the
Chief did so in no doubtful manner.
He said the Police Department had al
ways had trouble with the City Hotel
saloon. Only the other night he had
gone there to see about a case of con-
densed milk that had been stolen. The
man in charge-he who had addressed
the board-acted in a surly manner,
told him that he only did business with
the Captain, and wanted nothing to do
with the Chief. He was insulting, but
a threat to lock him up brought out
the case Of milk, which had been open
ed and sixteen cans taken.
The Chief said the place was continu-
are many fights there, that those in
charge always protected criminals by
refusing to give the police information,
and that a. great deal of trouble origi-
mated there.
Then a man named Barrett got the
floor. He said he had worked at the
City Hotel Of nights for eleven months.
He proclaimed that he was an Ameri-
can citizen and thought he had a right
to work. The saloon, he said, was an
orderly place. and there had been no
robberies nor trouble of any kind there.
He said he had informed Chief Dwyer
about the case of milk that had been
stolen from Mebins & Drescher's store,
but was unable to account for the six
teen cans that We're missing
Chief Dwyer asked the board to hear
Officer Fishers account Of the place.
and Fisher made the effort Of his life.
He said the City Hotel saloon was one
OF the worst dives in the United States.
and that the worst people who walk the
face OF the earth congregated there.
The police. he said, are never able to
get information fronsthe place. and the
men who run It are ex-convicts. Bar
rett, he explained Che who worked
odet,ts). lived with a female outcast.
Other uncomplimentary things were
told by the officer. and then Trustee
Devine began asking questions as 10
whether or not.the man in charge knew
the case Of milk had been stolen, or
knew what had become of the sixteen
missing cans.
Devine said the motion was very
sweeping. He knew Mrs. Mccall, the
proprietress Of the place. to be an es-
Unable woman, who had no visible
means OF support except the saloon. He
thought she might get other parties to
run the place for.he If those in charge
were Objectionable, but he did not be-
ueve in such a summary proceeding.
He offered an amendment to the mo-
ton that the matter of the City Sa-
loon be referred to the Police Commit
tee in conjunction with the Chief OF
Police.
trustee Kent seconded the amend
ment.
Trustee Dolan said he considered it
the duty of the board to sustain the
Chief of Police without question. He
had put the motion in order to dis
nose of the matter without delay and
called for vote on Trustee Devine's s
amendment.
Trustee Tebbets was emphatic in
sustaining the Chief of Police, as was
also President Mckay.
Kent arose to explain his vote. He
said there are too many saloons on X
street. and that he would gladly vote
for a resolution TO revoke the hcenses
of everyone of them. but ne ala not
believe in revoking that Of the CITY
Hotel saloon and next week issuing an
other to somebody else to conduct
saloon in the same place. He did not
want to make fish of one ana nesh OF
another.
Trustee Tebbets said that while he
wanted women to live, he wanted them
to do so by conducting some creditaple
business. Chief Dwyer had brought no
specific charges, but the board was not
Investigating, it was merely acting on
his recommendation.
"Chief Dwyer," said President NC
Kav. has made a strong statement
He has told us that the place is IN
tested with thugs and thieves ana
prison birds and I don't know what
more you can ask.
Trustee Devine's amendment was
lost.
The man in charge of the City Hotel