The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-10
RAIDERS POUNCE ON
70 MORE SALOONS
Inspector Bolsn's Squads Visit
Alleged Lawbreakers in
Eighth Avenue.
MANY PROTESTS GO UP

A dozen saloons and cafes in Eighth
avenue from Fourteenth TO FortyNecond
street had their names entered in police
notebooks early yesterday as the result
Of the raids which started early yester-
day and we're finished several hours later
by Inspector James Bolan.
As a consequence the proprietors are
expected to hear from the police for keep
Ing open on Sunday. They form the
latest targets for the flying expeditions
which the inspector has sent through
the region known as the old Tenderloin.
Previously the details Of seventeen ar
rests for liquor Law violations had been
placed on the blo.ter OF the West Thir-
tieth street station.
These charges have all been made in
the last three weeks. the period in which
Inspector Bolan has been installed N
the Third inspection district. He came
there from the upper East Side to re-
place Inspector Frank J. Morris. who
went to Bolan's old bailiwick. Al the
time OF the transfer Police Commits
sioner Woods said that IL was BY mutual
agreement.
Inspector Bolan was preceded by a
reputation for rigor in pursuit of law
breakers. although the modishly dressed
official had the unassuining aspect Of a
clerk rather than an enemy OF evildoers.
Blu he lived up to his reputation fully
through the raiding excise squads he
sent out In his territory. which lies be-
tween the two rivers from Fourteenth
TO Forty-second street.
Bolan's men devoted their attention
particularly TO the saloons OF the West
Side. On Sunday OF last week they
drew their dragnets along Sixth and
Seventh n from Fourteenth to
Twenty-seventh street. warrants fol-
lowing in their wake. One Of the men
whom they charge with keeping open
On Sunday 10 William M~cClenahan
owner of a cafe at Nineteenth street
and Seventh venue and president OF
the local liquor dealers association.
An instance OF the thOroughness with
which Bo'an has undertaken to nut the
Tenderloin right" is the fact tina In
every case where three saloons occupy
the corners OF intersecting streets the
proprietors have all received warrants
for violations. instead OF having one case
singled out. Last night II was said that
Chelsea village was more quiet han II
had been for years oil "A sunday.
All the ~saioonkeepers. II Is understood.
are protesting 20 their organizations and
'HV dSSo'idAipuS u eNe tndt tne wave
OF reform is being overdone. II IL
charged that little attention IL paid "a
the cabare's. which are going full bias,
on sundays and late at night or the
East Side of the district from Fourteenth
to Twenty-third street. II IL expected
that representatives OF the liquor inter-
ests will ask for a conference with Com
missioner Woods.
Inspector Bolan asserted that he was
not acting under orders. lie said ne
simply felt that this spring cleaning was
needed in view of tho numerous com
plants received lately about law in
fractions.
As part OF his programme he announced
that the new patrol system worked
out; by Commissioners Woods will go into
effect at s o'clock this morning. and tina,
hereafter tho Tenderloin will be kept un.
der surveillance By police booths. These
watch towers are the kiosks. formerly In
use by the bridge squads.
Eight Of these have been distributed
in III. section BOUNDED by Seventeenth
and Twenty-ffth streets. They vii
seI- e as sub-stations for three patroimei
in each case. the beats intersec,ing al
their location. One policeman will he
on duty at the booth while the two
others are on post.
The men in the booth will act as al
information bureau for passersby. with
a telephone at his elbow leading 10 the
station house.