The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29
GIVES TENDERLOIN
A DEATH BLOW
Police Commission Votes
to Close Side-Door Sa-
looms and Remove Boxes
CRESWELL GETS BUSY

Side-door traffic of saloons and main
tenance of boxes must come to an
end. The Board of Police Commits
sioners yesterday adopted a resolution,
fathered by Commissioner Creswell,
instructing the police to report viola
tions of the law on penalty of dis
missal in event of failure to make re-
port Of infringements.
There were present at the meeting
Commissioners Leahy. Creswel and
Umbsen. Commissioner Hagerty. who
took occasion TO censure Captain OF
Police Mooney for the performance of
his duty in reporting violators of the
law, was absent. There is no certain
". however, that the resolution jam
ming the lid down tight on the tender
loin will be carried.
The actions Of President Leahy after
the resolution putting the lid on was
passed indicated that he was in no
haste 10 have the side entrances closed
or the boxes removed
There were before the board fifty
six complaints made by Captain OF Po-
lice Mooney. Il move" said Commits
sioner Creswell, that these complaints
be taken up at once and that they be
heard ten at a time"
The motion was carried, but when
the time of trial was 10 be fixed Presi-
dent Leahy suggested that the matter
go over until the next meeting of the
board, next Thursday. 1t is possible
that the hearing of the cases will
Commissioner Hagerty will be present.
and if he and Leahy vote together
there viii be q deadlock.
The action Of the board was taken
on the receipt of an opinion from City
Attorney Burke. in which he said that
the ordinance passed in 1893 prohibit
ing side doors and abolishing boxes
had not been repealed or amended.
There was nothing tor the board TO do
then except enforce the law, and the
hope Of the tenderloin will be reposed
in Commissioners Leahy and Hagerty.
Commissioner Creswell after his res
olution had been adopted took occasion
10 administer a rebuke to Commits
sioner Hagerty by stating that any po-
liceman making a complaint would be
sustained, and If he made kick"
against having the complaint pigeon
holed he would be sustained still fur
ther. The remarks Of Creswel were
inspired by the fifty-six complaints
which were pigeonholed- Commission
sr Hagerty had at a previous meeting
found opportunity to reprove Mooney
for doing his duty and informing the
Commissioners of what was transpir-
ing in the tenderloin-
A rebuke was administered to Presi-
dent Leahy by Creswen when ten sa-
loon men accused of violating the law
were called Creswen had instructed
Secretary ]. George Boyne to have the
saloon men cited to appear in the pre-
else order of the complaints made by
Captain Mooney. Leahy before the
meeting, however. made new ar
rangement of the complaints, so that
none Of the administration favorites
would come before the Commissioners
at the first hearing. Secretary Boyne
was made the subject of two-minute
lecture by Commissioner Creswen for
neddling with the arrangement OF the
complaints, but was forced to keep 81
lent to protect President Leahy. When
CresweIl had finished with his ha-
rangue on the viciousness Of trying TO
protect favored saloon men 1t was
agreed, without words. by the secre-
tary and the other Commissioners that
al Of the complaints should be taken
I'D in chronological order.
The resolution which was adopted
follows:
sioners VIII sustain each and every officer Of
The Police Department of the city and county
II San Francisco In the enforcement OF the law.
state and municipal and viii take action TO
discipline or dismiss every OFFICER falling In
his duty. when such failure shall become
-nown this board
The saloon men cited to appear be-
fore the board to show cause why
their licenses should not be revoked
we're:
A ". jackson, 1872 Eddy street; John Ford,
POS Hayes street; Dave Becker, 1856 Eddy
gtreet; ". c. & o. Fl. Schwartz $3.50 Devisa-
Zero street; John Auenberg. McAllister and Fill
more streets; Rudolph Herman Harbor View
s5.s Park gsek s Hunt sal S5 sStdr 2EsrTe street
Jack Mertes. 740 Laguns street. and Openheim
e. Williams, 7I215 Franklin street