The herald., 1898-09-28
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS ACT
AND THE SCANDAL OF THE DEPARTMENT is
LAID TO REST
Chief Glass Is Satisfied With the New Rues-Branch Police
Stations in the New Engine Houses-Regula-
ton of Saloon Licenses

Los Angeles newspapers hereafter will
have access to all Information relative to
the arrest and Imprisonment of criminals
or persons charged with crime. This does
not necessarily mean that suspicious which
are not yet substantiated by actual devel-
opments and are to be the subject of fur
ther investigation will be mode public
property. The following resolution was
passed by the police board yesterday:
Rule 1885, All information as to the
business and procedure of the police
department desired by the public shall
be given out by the chief of police or
some one designated by him to give
out such information. The order or
the chief Of police designating the
proper person or persons to give out
such informati tion shall be made public
by being posted in come public place
in the office of the clerk of the police
department. The chief shall see to 1t
that some person authorized to give
out such Information Is at all times
present at the headquarters of the po-
lice department, and that such person
shall have such access to all the
books, records and reports Of the de-
partment as will enable him to answer
inquiries as to information. All ap-
plicacrts for information shall receive
courteous and considerate treatment
and shall receive the information re-
quested, except where. In the Judgment
Of the chief or the person designated
to give out information, 1t will be
detrimental to the efficiency or disci-
pline of the department to furnish the
same Excepting the chief and such
members Of the department as may be
Ill 49, Awyt - 4&vvN Nhn
sons for giving out Information to the
public. no member. officer or employe
of the police or detective force shall
give amy Information whatever con-
cerning police business or procedure to
any one but superior officers.
Rule 106-It shall be the duty Of
the officers on watch and in charge
of prisoners at the police headquar-
ters upon demand of any person
who has been arrested and brought
to police headquarters to permit
such person the fullest opportunity
of communicating with an attor-
ney, and to see that persons under
arrest shall be accorded all their
p legal rights.
The resolution was prepared by Com
missioner Gibbon and introduced by Com
missioner Wyman, who Immediately
moved Its adoption. the motion prevailing
by unanimous vote. As originally pre-
pared, the last paragraph did not include
land to see that persons under arrest shall
be accorded all their legal rights" that
phrase being added by agreement between
the members of the board at an executive
session held Just previous to the open ses-
sion. The settlement of the matter on this
basis was entirely amicable, Chief Glass
entering no further demurrer to the pro-
ceeding and expressing himself as perfect
ly satisfied with such an arrangement.
A number Of resolutions had been pre-
pared for presentation by the members OF
the commission but the one passed was
agreed upon as the most desirable.
Branch Police Stations
Commissioner Preuss called the atten-
ton of the board to a most important mat
ter. When the proposition to issue bonds
for the Improvement of the fire depart
ment was under consideration, 1t was un-
derstood that should the issuance Of the
bonds be authorized, some provision for
branch police stations would be made in
the construction of the new engine houses.
As the plans and speciflca tions for these
buildings are now under consideration by
the fire commissioners, Mr.. Preuss felt
that 1t was the proper time for commit
tee of the police board to appear before
them and urge the carrying out of the
combination engine house and police sta
ton project He made motion to that
effect and Messrs. Preuss, Gibbon and
Glass were made the committee.
Saloon Regulation
According to developments yesterday at
the police board meeting, Messrs II. Alt
house and ]. E. Waldeck attempted to
play smooth game on the commission.
Some months ago Mr.. Waldeck, who was
then conducting wholesale liquor house
at 319 South Broadway, made application
to the commission for O permit to sell at
retail from what was termed sideboard
representing that a regular bar would not
be conducted. The required consent of
the property holders was not obtained
but on the applicants representation that
a regular saloon business was not contem-
plated the permit was granted. Yester-
day Mr.. Waldeck made application for a
transfer of the license from himself to
Waldeck & Althouse. This looked very
much like a genuine saloon business and
the board denied the application until the
usual consent of the property holders Is
obtained. H. Althouse formerly conducted
the United States hotel bar.
Application was also made by Charles
Pike for transfer of the 3O1 East First
street license from F. NJ. Harris to him
self, he having gotten possession of the
saloon by the foreclosure of a chattel mort
gage. A communication from e. Laven-
thai & Sons showed, however, that F. NJ
Harris had been the last proprietor of the
place and it was charged that he still owes
the Messrs Laventhal $109. .O5 for stock fur
n!shed. Under the circumstances tho board
could not grant the transfer and the mat
ter was laid over.
Transfers In the following instances
were granted: 325 North Main, William
Peyrene to Joseph and Constand Pedretti;
1903 North Main, Frank Lulfing to Adolph
Spadino; All North Main. William Ware to
Rudolph Calm. Calm is said to have for
merly been the proprietor of the notorious
White Wings saloon, but was reported as
never having caused the police any trouble
Miscellaneous
The trouble between l.. Schmidt and F.
Conrad over the 127 E. Fifth street license