Arizona republican., 1907-11-01
TOOK A RAP
 AT SALOONS
The Last Work of the Ter
 ritOriaI Grand Jury
Recommendation to the Board of Supervisors lte- lative to tho TenderlOin.

thS anu Juiy us report yesterday afternoon and was discharged. This installment of the report had been awaited with great in terest for it had been widely under stood that it would deal with the charges of disorderly character which had been lodged against two saloons in the Redlight district. The grand jury went somewhat further than this and included several other saloons in it's investigation and put the further dis position of them up to the board O, supervisors. This part of the report Is in full as follows:
 Tn pursuance with the request of the district attorney and in recom- mendation of the court, this grand jury investigated into the conditions of the two. saloons conducted in what is known as the Block Al District and designated as the Redlight and Cottage saloons. the Redlight saloon being con- ducted by the Magnane brothers and the Cottage saloon being conducted by Prosper Bordone.
 From the evidence submitted to us We find that twice since the session of the last legislature there has been liq- our sold to minors in the Cottage sa- loon; that almost continuously up to within two or three weeks ago in both the Redlight and Cottage saloons liq- uor has been sold to women and pros- titutes in the rooms entering into and barely petitioned off from each of said saloons.
 We also find from the evidence submitted 10 us that said saloons, and the manner of conducting them in con- nection with houses of prostitution. have created in both instances a busi- ness in the house which disturbs both the peace and the decency of the inn mediate neighborhood within a dis tance Of three or four blocks; that the peace of the nelghborhood is disturbed by reason of the continuous noise oc- curing at late hours of the night and early in the morning at both of said places: that the decency of said neigh borhood is disturbed by the conjunc- ton of houses of prostitution and sa- looms in one and the same building.
 We further find from the evidence that the Redlight saloon and the houses Of prostitution in connection herewith are conducted by the same person and that the cottage saloon and the houses of prostitution connected herewith are conducted by the same person.
 We further find from the evidence that said houses are disorderly in this That numerous crimes and offenses are committed in and in the neighbOrhood of both of said houses and it has been reported to the authorities and to the police that several persons have been robbed. or what is commonly known as rolled" in said houses and that vari- ous assaults and affrays have occurred in said houses, but that whenever the authorities desired to obtain informa ton in regard to said crimes that it was impossible to obtain such informal ton either from the person conducting said houses. their employees or the in mates of the same.
 We believe that both of said sa- looms. conducted in the manner in which they are, are a menace to the decency. reputation and well being of this community.
 We further believe that the con- breeders of vice and crime.
 We furthere believe that the con- ducting of any saloon in close prox imity to a house of prostitution con stitutes said saloon a menace to so- ciety and to decency and the reputa- ton of the city.
 We therefore recommend: That the district attorney proceed to lay complaint before the board of super visors of this county against both of said saloons. and that the board of su- pervisors, if they deem the evidence sufficient. shall revoke the license of the proprietors of bott the Redlight saloon and the Cottage saloon.
 We further recommend that to pre- vent a repetition of the same state of affairs that the board of supervisors of this county make rule in the fu- ture to refuse and decline to issue any license to any person to conduct any saloon or other place where intoxicat- ing liquors are sold within one hundred yards of a house of prostitution.
 During the course of our examina- tion into the matters of the two saloons in the Redlight district, our attention was also called to a saloon known as the Senate saloon. located opposite the city hall From said evidence sub mitted we find that said saloon Is a disorderly saloon, that since the session of the last legislature liquor has been sold to minors in said saloon, and that said saloon, because of the noise and disturbances raised there. disturbs the peace. quiet and decency of the inn mediate neighborhood.
 I've further find that on several oc- cas'ons when officers have gone into said saloon for the purpose of arresting offenders therein that said officers have been interfered with in the dis charge of their duty by the proprietor of said saloon.
 We therefore recommend that the district attorney file a complaint against said saloon. and that If the board of supervisors find the evidence sufficient. that they revoke the license granted the proprietor of said saloon.
 We further have investigated into the conditions of affairs existing in the saloon known as the Porto Rico saloon. and we recommend that the district attorney and board of supervisors take the same action in regard to the Porto Rico saloon as has been recommended in regard to the Senate saloon.
 At the request of citizens who have appeared before the board of super visors. we have investigated into the