Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-22

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wherein the trouble lay.
THE LAW WAS PLAIN.
Mr.. Snead made quite sca,hing
speech. in which he said that a great
deal had been said aboL,, the discretionary
power the Board ~ Police Commissioners
had. The law was very plain and simple-
stating that no person should keep his
bar-room opcn OF sell liquor on Sunday,
ctc. The men who would inform upon
such vi0iatofs had been criticised but
there was not AN honest harkceDer IN
the city OF Richmond who wss afraid of
either the infoTmer or the policeman. Jhe
man who WIS informed upon Was as bat
as the informant. AIr. Snead IN speaking
Of the position OF the Board OF Police
Commissioners. said that he knew "A GER
tain member OF that body. whose name
he would not disclose, as lie was absent
who. when he came up for reelection
not long ago. told him ,Sread) that oniy
two men OF the board were trying
to break up the Sunday liquor traffic.
We'll" said Mr.. Snead. II know certain
men In this city who keep their bars
open regularly. and don't care how many
people watch them. Why: because they
obey the law. | want to see the idw en-
forced or done away with Repeatedly
steps have been taken 10 enforce il, but
just as soon as the hue and cry was
raised about It all Efforts stopped
ENFORCE THE LAW.
Mr.. Snead took the ground tEr, The
board had no right TO make any restric-
tion OF give any directions or rules con-
cernng the eNcise-law of the state. That
body should simply say 10 the Chief Of
Police: You enforce The SUNDAY law.
Said Mr.. Suead: II know that this IS not
done. II only two members out Of six
were willing. how could THE law be IN
fOrce1?"
MI. Wallerstein said great many of
the barkeepsrs Of this city We're not even
naturaiZcd citizens. and he thought II
was important that the city should see
10 II that the liquor traffic In Richmond
WAS in the hands OF responsible citizens.
There Were now 3sO bathrooms in Rich
mond. and this question was deserving OF
attention and investigation.
CHIEF Howard, spraking further. by re-
quest said that he had reported forty
nine cases OF sunday violation since he
became chief last July. I'm these cases
the Police Justice imposed tine of So
and sent the guilty parties 10 the grand
Jury Of the Hastings Court. where the
minimum line Of SO ana costs was usually
the punishment.
Mr.. BlOOmNrfE spoke bllrnA. saying tudl
the license should be- raised Ia 81 DjV and
lh. number OF saloons limited. Mr.. Tur-
PIN stated that he was opposed TO any
"informer clause" under any oircum-
stances. and moved that it b. stricken
out. This was unanimously agtced 10.
leaving the matter just where II has
stood for about year
NO BANDS on SUNDAY
Nj. Bloomberg offered an ordinance
prescribing that no band or bands OF
musicians shall parade through the
streets between the hours Of II =. NJ.
and . 4 NJ. or on Sundays, Withou,
written permit from the Mayor. The
measure. which was agreed 10. was do-
signed to prevent the noises Of playing
nights after II O'Clock. Tho fine i'm
posed FOR violations - to be- not less Than
- nor more thsn So.
An ordinance. coming from the Board
OF Police Commissioners. and amending
the old ordinances 80 a. not 10 locate the
station-hOuse WAS agreed 10. The OBJ
i.ci vi this IL 10 allow the board 10 locate
the police-staiions.
Mr. Eloombere here presented an
amendmcnt 10 The ordinances concerning
liquor -iiceuse, providing ior the grading
Of the saloons into three classes. the
license-tax to be 1900 $50. and 800. re.
spectiycly. per annum. There vas some
discussion upOn this matter hut h was
finally. on Mr.. Aliens motion. referred
to the Committee on Finance.