Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
BOARD FAVORS NO
AQUEDUCT SALOONS
Chamber of Commerce Presents Reso-
Iutions to Supervisors, Requesting
Adoption of No-Liquor
Ordinance

"No saloons along the line Of the
aqueduct! is the slogan of two-scorc
or more prominent business men whe APP
peared before the board of supervisors
in meeting yesterday. That the presence
of licensed saloons would prove great
detriment to- the project and be the means
of causing great delay in the progress of
the work, besides adding to the cost Of
the big waterway, was the unanimous
opinion of all who attended the meeting.
Headed by President William d.
Stephens, the directors of the chamber
of commerce went in a body to the. court
house, where the following resolution,
adopted by the chamber, was submitted
to the supervisors. 1t is as follows:
Resolved, That the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce, through its
board of directors assembled in spe-
cial meeting this day, September %,
1907. do most respectfully request the
board of supervisors of Los Angeles
county to adopt such legislation as
will prevent the sale of liquor within
four miles of any Owens river con-
struction camp.
BY order of the board of directors
of the Los Angeles chamber of COM
MERGE. VIM. D. STEPHENS, Pres.
The greatest stumbling block, the
clause resembling the two licenses al
ready granted at Elizabeth Lake and
Neenach, which were included in the or
dinance as drafted by Chief Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Hartley Shaw, was the
means of postponing the matter for an
other week.
Board Favorable
When the reading of the ordinance was
finished the whole board was unanimous
ly in favor of it's being passed, except
the resembling clause. Here Eldridge
and Patterson baked, and neither threats
nor cajolery could induce them to desert
the cause of keeping intact the two IL
censes already passed.
They did not advance much argument
in favor of the. two saloons already es-
tablished. simply maintaining that the
licenses were granted and they would re-
sist to the last ditch any measure which
tended to withdraw them.
Finally Supervisor Alexander became
impatient with the chickering's. Sudden
ly rising in his seat he chided the re-
calcitrant members of the board. When
the matter of granting the licenses was
before the board, Alexander tried to pro-
vent 1t from passing. His efforts were in
vain, he and Manning having to abide
by the vote of the majority.
s'rrhose two licenses" said he, never
should have been granted. If 1t were not
for the building of the aqueduct l would
vote for saloons In every district where
the wet ticket carried. But the interests
of Los Angeles are greater than those
of few liquor men.
"You pretend the protests were not
made soon enough. but let me remind you
that the protests were received Two
weelxs before YOU voted to grant the Eliz-
aheth Lake and Neenach licenses"
"Well, you know 1t has not been the
nolicy to refuse licenses in wet districts,
interrupted Eldridge in low tone.
Take care what you say. or | Will read
the records on you" was Alexander
reply.
The members of the chamber OF COM
nerce then addressed the board, asking
them in fairness to the best interests OF
the city and county to rescind the licenses
already granted and to pass the ordi-
nance without amending 1t.