The San Francisco call., 1906-06-23
LIQUOR TRADE
IS REGULATED
Applicationsfor Renewal
OF Permits to Be
Made.
Board Adopts Rules Gov
erning Grocery and
Bar.


met yesterday afternoon and took ac-
tion upon the liquor license question.
Several saloon men were present and
took lively interest in the proceed
ings. The separation of the grocery
and bar led to considerable discussion,
and IL was finally decided that the en-
frances to the grocery and bar must be
at least Is feet apart, and the partition
must be of brick, concrete or lath and
plaster.
Another important point discussed
was the transfer of licenses from the
burned district to the unburned dis
trict. Commissioner Reagan said he
was unalterabIy opposed to any such
transfer. but the sense of the meeting
was embodied in clause of the follow
ing resolutions adopted:
The Board of Police Commissioners
OF the city and county of San Francis
co, in regular meeting assembled, do
resolve as follows, TO wit
First-That every person engaged in
the business of saloon keeper on the
18th day of April, 1905, under permit
from the said board, be notified to file
az once his application for renewal of
second-That, every person engaged
in the business of keeping a combine
of April. 1906. under permit from the
said board. who desires to engage in
the business of keeping a saloon or
bar, separate and distinct from and
without communication with the said
grocery. be notified to file at once his
application for a permit to engage in
the the business Of fl keeping saloon or
without communication with the said
grocery.
APPLICATIONS CALLED FOR.
Third-That every person ngaged in
the business Of keeping restaurant,
hotel boarding house or lodging house,
and who on the 18th day of April. 1906,
was dispensing liquor under permit
from the said board, be notified to file
at once his application for a renewal
of such permit
Fourth-That every person engaged
rating a bowling alley or billiard par
Tor. and who on the 18th day of April,
1906, was dispensing liquor under per-
nit from said board, be notified TO file
such permit.
.Fifth-That every Incorporated club
which on the 18th day of April, 1906
from the. said board be notified to file
at once its application for renewal of
such permit.
18th day of April, 1905, Was dispensing
liquor in less quantity than one quart
not to be drunk on the premises, under
from tba fad hgs permit ee s9falsd
at once his application for the renewal
of such permit.
nat every person who
the 18th day of April, 1906, was selling,
dlsposing of or otherwise dispensing
liquor under permit from the said
board be notified to file at once his ap-
plication for renewal of such permit.
Eighth-That all permits granted on
application for renewal shall be grant
ed for the location designated in the
former permit. but under special cir
cumstances which in the opinion of the
said board may justify the same the
application for the renewal may be ac-
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transfer to some neighboring location
A question was asked the Commits
sioners IS to grocers and others holding
a revenue license selling liquor in ouan-
titles of not less than quart not to be
drunk on the premises. and the answer
was given that they were entitled to do
so until an amendment to the charter
was voted upon and carried as specified
in the new ordinance. What constitut-
ed quart was discussed, but the board
decided not to commit itself
POLICEMEN ON TRIAL.
Policeman Michael Balm was tried
for intoxication and unofficerlike con-
duct at Eighteenth and Valencia
streets on the early morning of April
10. Two of the Commissioners voted
for his dismissal and two for fine of
500. AS the board was divided final
action was postponed till next Friday
to see if there would be any change
Corporal William Ferguson was con-
victed of being absent from duty for
three days without excuse. He was
fined 500 and informed that If ii had
not been for his wife and two children
he would have been dismissed. Another
charge will mean his dismissal.
Policeman w. T. Hooper was tried
for insubordination in not obeying an
order of Captain Duke to deliver a
horse and buggy to the secretary of
the Pacific Humane Society. Hooper
contended that he had lien on the rig
for s45, and If he had obeyed the order
of the captain he would have waived his
lien. He was let off with a reprimand |
The trial of Policeman Daniel NJ
Owens, charged with being intoxicated
while reporting off duty on the after
noon of June 16, was at his request con-
tinued for two weeks.
j. Williams, 240 East street; Richard |
Jordan, 1901 Fifteenth avenue south. !
and Fritz Ernst, Grove street and Cen |
trail avenue, were tried for selling
liquor without license and a decision |
till each applied for renewal |
of his license
FIRE DESTROYS FOUR HOUSES