Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-25

that this body will see AT TO do the
right thing and revoke this license"
Attorney Argues
Attorney Mulford appeared for Mr..
carr another of the property owners
IN the district near Seventh street and
Broadway. His remarks were:
Il am not here because this is a
personal matter between myself and
Mr.. Phillippi. am here as the repre-
sentative of Mr.. Carr and to protest
against the actions Of the commission
ers in the granting of the license to the
property at 654 South Broadway.
should the mayor and the police
commissioners not see At to revoke
this license It will affect the value of
property In the vicinity of Seventh
street and South Broadway. This mat
ter should be left largely with the peo-
pie that are affected by It. They are
entitled to due and proper considera-
tion We feel that we can trust the
mayor and this honorable body to do
what is right in this matter and see
that this license is revoked.
The statement that there are now
four saloons in this district is wrong.
went down there this afternoon and
counted no less than seven. In this
affair l believe that the police commis-
sioners Will see that we are given fair
play and square dealing. If the license
is not revoked the property near there
VIII decrease about 20 per cent in value
In very short time"
Other protestants were Mr.. Valen-
tine, d. w Hanna for Mrs. Elizabeth
Hollenbeck, Mr.. Lyon of the I,yon-M Me
kinney-Smith company, Mr.. Skinner,
vice president of the Bank of Southern
California; Mr.. Frye of the Bank of
southern California and a representa-
tive from the Y. M. C. A.
Commissioners in WranuIe
Commissioner James moved that the
question of settling the Phillippi license
be deferred one week.
Yes, that's always the way with
you, snapped Commissioner Mason at
Commissioners James across the table. |
You always want to put things off al
week. The question can be settled now
as well as at any time"
We'll put 1t to vote" suggested
Commissioner James
The question was carried in favor of
considera ton next Tuesday night.
Commissioner Mason grew angry and
for several minutes James and Mason
passed several stinging remarks at each
other, while the mayor at the head Of
the table interfered three times by
trying to call them to order.
he old and can never see anything |
the way we do" said Commissioner
James.
Mason replied: THAT has been your
manner of doing business all along. |
Always continuing"
And your business of giving the
newspapers interviews about this Phil |
lippi license"
Mayor McAleer for q moment man
aged to subdue the two commissioners. |
suddenly Mason broke in and MAYOR
McAleer called his name three timas |
before Mason paid the slightest atten-
ton to the mayor.
Mr.. Mason!" said Mayor McAleer in
evaporation at last, at the same time
rapping the table with his hand. Mr..
Mason then subsided and the meeting
was continued for a short time while
the reading of several applications for
license and the applications for revok-
ing several others were gone through
by Secretary McKeag.
Following a motion for adjournment
Mason wanted another question voted
upon before closing.
''Mr. Mason, why did you not make
your remarks at the proper time?"
asked Mayor McAleer.
"All right" said Mr.. Mason. "I sun
pose it's all right. That's the way all
you people do business and have done
business right along"