Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-01
BLOCKS
SA LOON
LICENSE
Council Fixes Rigid
Restrictions on
DramShops
Balks Efforts to Start
Place Adjoining
City Hall
Filibuster Houehton Falls Into Line
After Admitting That He Notified
Brewery Interests of Impend-
ing egisIation-M ayor
Will Sign Bill

without fireworks and with no back
ing and filling on the part of any
councilman, the council yesterday, at
special session, passed the ordinance
requiring all applicants for either
Wholesale or retail liquor licenses to
have the consent of two-thirds of the
property owners on both sides of the
block
The ordinance passed yesterday was
much stronger than that proposed the
day before, as the previous ordinance
called for but majority of the 'front.'
age. The ordinance passed yesterday
Will make it extremely difficult for
saloons to obtain fo!thold in any
part of the business section where they
are not now located.
Seven mebers of the council voted
for the ordinance yesterday. They
were Smith, Summerland, Hitler, Ham
mon. Kern, Houghton and Ford.
Houghton Backfires
Yesterday Houghton, whose untimely
departure from the council room in
company with representa- tives of the
Maier & zobelein brewery prevented
the passage of the ordinance Thurs
day, was the first councilman at the
hall. On his arrival he had one of
4 the stenographers at the hall draw up
a call for a special meeting of the
council to be held at o'clock and he
was the first one to sign it.
When the ordinance came up for
adoption yesterday afternoon Hough-
ton 90 aenr itc- oil
most before the clerk stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting and voted in no
uncertain tone when his name was
called
Y Notifies Brewery
He explained that he had himself
notified the brewery people. whom he
said We're his personal friends, that
the contemplated ordinapce was com
Ting before the special meeting of the
council Thursday afternoon, in or
der that they might be present, as the
case involved their interests as much
d as 1t did that of the property owners.
In explaining his leaving the council
when he was needed to complete a
A quorum he stated that he was stall
fling for time in order to prevent what
he believed was hasty Legislation, and
pointed to the change in the ordinance
from a majority to two-thirds of the
frontage as ample vindication of the
delay.
Every effort will be made to rush
the ordinance to publication, for, as
1T bears the emergency clause, it will
become a law as soon as it is in print.
Mayor Will Sign
Mayor McAleer has promised that he
will sign the ordnance as soon as 1t
comes before him, and added that he
had no fi1rthar tnfacaef n, tho ID
Roberts license for 22O South Broad
way that precipitated the hasty action
OF the council other than as chairman
of the police commission he had no
choice but to put motion made and
seconded and declare it carried by a
ma 1ority OF votes
This action will effectually prevent
the saloon from becoming established
at 22O South Broadway in the Copp
building. Immediately adjoining the
city hall.
Holds Roberts License
While the police commission has
granted the license. City Attorney
Matthews has ordered City Clerk Le-
lande not to issue II until such a time
as he gives the VOID. and it Is extreme
ly improbable that Mr.. Mathews will
ever give the word. 1t is expected
that Roberts attorney will mandam-
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sue the license hut the city attorney is
confident he can defeat any man
damus proceedings
G. M. Staub FIN. Coulter and A. ].
Copp, three of the Broadway business
men who are interested i'm preventing
saloon being esta blished IN the
tabooed district, rallied on the MAYOR
Yesterday morning and We're closeted
with him for AM hour. but when thew
left the executive chamber they an
s peared very much dissatisfied about
Something althoagh each refused TO
say what 1t was4
a. j. Copp, owner of the building In
which il was prdfosed to establish the
saloon. sent the following letter to G.
III Mcfarland lossee OF the building.
Yesterday The hitter clearly states
MI Copp's position
.pear sir-As owner of the copp
continusa on page two.