Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
PAINT MEN CLASH
WITH Commission
THREATS AND COUNTER
CHARGES ARE BANDED
Goodwin Bros. Finally Get Temporary
Permit to Install Machinery
Until Decision Is
Reached

For a. little while yesterday after
noon 1t appeared that Goodwin Broth
ers, who were granted a temporary per-
NIT for a paint shop by the fire COM
mission during the morning session,
had incurred the serious displeasure of
the commission and that as conse-
ouence the permit would be summarily
revoked.
The clerk of the commission was or
dered not to issue the permit but later
the commissioners conceived that such
action would appear vindictive and or
dered the permit issued according to
the action in the morning.
The commissioners were indignant
because an attorney, claiming to rep
resent Goodwin Brothers, had asked
Clerk McKeag under what ordinances
the fire commission operated and inti-
mated that a mandamus suit would be
brought against the commission.
Goodwin Brothers and the fire COM
mission are at loggerheads over a To-
cation for a paint factory which the
firm wanted on Donable street.
In August Goodwin Brothers put in
an application for an electric motor
for 1854 Donable street, where they ex-
pected to operate a paint making fac
tory.
Chief Reports Adversely
When the application was referred
to Chief Lips he reported that the
proposed location was in a residence
district The petition was denied.
With the report was filed a big pro-
test by property owners in the vicinity,
representing more than 1000 feet of
frontage. On this protest were the
names of William K. Hughes, 1929
Staunton avenue, and q. G.. Hughes,
1925 Staunton avenue q. u. Hughes
is a brother of Thomas Hughes, per-
sonal and political friends Of Mayor
McAleer. Both Thomas and G.. G..
Hughes are associated with. Lester L..
Robinson, one of the fire commission
ers in the Hughes Manufacturing COM
pany, and the Goodwin Brothers have
alleged that the name of G. G. Hughes
and william K. Hughes, who is a, rela-
tive, on the protest was the weightiest
factor, to say the least, in the denial
of the permit for the electric motor.
The charge that personal friendship
should have had any effect in the ac-
ton of the fire commission was another
thing to which the commission took
exception
Would Defy Commission
After the petition was denied in Au-
gust the Goodwin Brothers are said by
members of the commission TO nave de-
clared their intention of building their
plant and operating as paint factory
If they had to use horsepower and i'll
defiance of the fire commission.
They did erect the building and in
stall machinery and yesterday again
asked the commission for permit for
an electric motor.
Commissioner Schwamm was in favor
of granting the permit, but he was the
only commissioner who favored 1t, and
when it came to Mayor McAleer's turn
to vote he said that as the Goodwin
Brothers had apparently defied the
commission he did not feel he was JUS
titled in voting in any other manner
than to deny the application.
He also pointed to the fact that the
commission had recently denied Will
liam Kahle permit to install a gaso-
line engine at 1904 East Sixteenth
street, just around the corner from the
proposed paint factory, on the same
ground that the Goodwin Brothers We're
denied.
In a. spirit of leniency. however,
Goodwin Brothers were granted q tenn
porary permit to install their machin-
rey at 623 South Spring street pending
such time as an application can be
made and acted on for this locality.