The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-17

The Committee Have at Last Decided to
Erect the system.

The Committee Have ut Last Decided to
Erect the system.
It's wel-known fact that for some time
past the Board of Police Commissioners
have been contemplating the ACCESSIBILITY Of
erecting police patrol system IN tins city.
This paper on Saturday. the 5th instant
published a full account of the system 70 be
adopted and is usages.
There was a ioint meeting yesterday alter
noon M the office of the Chief Of Ponce OF me
Board OF Police Commissioners and the To-
lice Committee There were present Hon.
j. Taylor EnysOn chairman, Messrs. D. W.
Iaube. &. O.. BOsher. J.. G. Flgg. Charles
Phillips. James b. Welsh and j. L. Jacob OF
the board and Messrs. Ferriter, Davis,
Gray and 1rower of the Police Committee.
Chief-of-Po Poe and Justice Crutcnheid
were also present.
On the Ist of February last the Council APP
propriated 81 500 Tor the maintenance OK
such system as the board would adopt.
The board were determine not TO MAKE q
purchase until the money was IN hand 70
pay for it, and 10 tins end they have
enough. lacking about $1,000 10 pay Tor the
Gamewell system. which Will be the one
used.
In other words. an officer arrests
drunken man IN Rockets IL would TAXA
two hours probably to Get the man 20 the
station and then get back 10 his beat, thue
leaving bis boat unprotected during thein-s
term. Another point was that any citizen
could get an officer al any point ID few
minutes by calling for the patrol wagon,
which would under all circumstances be ac-
compauied by policeman.
MaySr fIlysOn stated that the object Of
the meeting was TO place before the Police
Committee a plain statement Of the facts
and asked that they give $3.50 Of the $1,000
that has been appropriated by the Council
70 the board to be used IL the purchase If
the plant. The 81, 500 was appropriated for
maintenance during 1892, and as half the
year is gone and the money bias not been
used for this purpose. because there was no
system. this seemed to be good place 10
use the money.
Mr. Gray objected 10 tho money being
thus used and also objected 20 having pa
troll system lie was the only member not
IN favor of the enterprise. Messrs. jacob
Laube, BOsher and lrOwer oil spoke IN ia
vOr of il. One point in particular that was
made by the advocates OF the plan was that
thepoice officers would not be taken off their
beat ia order TO bring "a prisoner 10 iau.
1t is the intention of the board to start
the system with ten stations. which will be
placed at remote points. The entire city
will be wired SO that at any time the city
may deem it expedient they can add other
stations.
After some further discussion the CON-
mttee, in company with Mayor Ellyson,
adjourned into another room. and alter a
short conference, they returned. Mayor
EliysOn stated that tho committee had de-
cided 10 allow the board 30 take the $50.
Mr. LAube then moved that the sub-cOm-
mttee from the board be instructed 20 pur-
chase the Gameweu system AMI have the
same erected al once. The motion was
unanimously adopted, after which the
meeting adjourned.
police patrol system is something very
much needed here, and will prove of great
benefit not only 10 the police but to the
citizens.