The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-29
WANT MORE POLICEMEN.
THE COUNCIL TO BIZ ASKED FOR
TWENTI.FOUR ADDITIONAL MEN.
r,onor,apt Action Of the Police Commit
tce-ToEx oud,he Tciephon" on 'hureh
uil-s,rect improvements.


cider the advlsab.Uty OF increasing the
poJlcc force 10y ten men. There were
nr,seai Mayor r. NJ Taylor. Police COM
m.ss.oncrs Laubc. Bosher Fgg and VEN
, hmm. and Mossrs Blanks, Deane ana
I.awdcr Mr.. Walerstcin, Who ouei't
me resolution in question az inc '3a'
ncctiuz Of thc Common Council. was Also
on hand. a.. Oh
sir. WaUcrstcin explained tnat nus %,
lcct In offering the resolution W"a ~
Drlng about "a better police service i"
,.nI many reputable citizens having cN-
messed ne idea ;hat the police iorce .!
richmond was not as c:iicithl as 80
,hot,lt bo The solution iHfendtd 10 D'
the means Of hdyinE Sixty me" on 80
Al ulght-iIme. lie said groups v' 90"
or four policemen could De iol"o "~' US
tho hours of 30 H. 81. ana nlH"'-"' 'l'
ouep,lv at the corners OF seventh uHu
1,rosd streets. Finh and Broad streets
I'd Xlnfh and Main streets Keeping cacH
II. ,.,,,,pauy. while 10 was said that
,,ot moro man twenty -nve 20 thirty po-
u.cmcn were on duty at one ume.
N,ator Poe. who was called IN 10 give
1is views. explained mat one-naH OF lhe
relief came on duty al Z T. NJ ana ''e
.,ne-s az A. VI. Whenever the men
We seen together they were at theT
,.li.f rolufe Besides there were TWO
non drfaicld on Man street every night
"a look after the banks ana stores.
t-ron thirty 70 thirty-threc men went
an dsiy at j. NJ. and the same number
at NJ In order 10 put 90 per cent.
OF the men on night duty the Guy orui-
nance would have TO De changed. which
. t,,.,.ide. that not more than Onc-fourth
- enc force shall be on duty during day
Comrts.ioncr Lauhc stated that the de
calls reduced the regular force from one
hundred t0 n.ucty-fuur men.
Major Poe thoIght the beats 81 the
men iu This ciiy were OF about the came
eiza as elsewhere. The police force was
expected % watch over the business part
90 the city. while the citizens were eN-
pecfeI 20 guard their own residences.
Mr. Iaube thought the resent system
Of patrolug was the only feasible one
with the force at the disposal of the
authorities. The average strength OF the
force ON actual duty was about SEVENTY
men. and 10 was. therefore, questionable
whether am increase Of the force by ten
1utu would be- sufficient
Captain Peasants. OF the First pre-
cinct. thought the only way 10 have 90
Der cent. on duty at night would he 10
make the men do Twelve hours duty, ana
that would be entirely too long cap
tain Angle. of the Second, and Captain
Hulcc. of the Third precinct were OF
the same opinion. and all three aSre,d
that no man cou1 do twelve hours du'y
permanently. II was also stated That
under the present arrangement every
man had 10 do six hours duty every
night and also six hours every other day,
making an average Of nine hours
Major Poe explained that the same sys-
TEN was carried out I'm other cities ana
the Increase Of the force by ten men
would be Of no avail; there should be an
increase Of at least ten men for oach
precinct.
After some further discussion. Commits
sioner Fieg suggested that the Council pe
asked 10 increase the force by twenty
four men.
The members of the Council committee
Major Poe and the three police captains
then withdrew.
Commissioner Welsh thought it was
more necessary TO secure an appropriation
for a now statioE-house and an addition
al patrol wagon than to increase the
force by ten men at this time. 1t was
thought that the addition of another sta
tion-horse would shorten the beats to be
patroled. and this would practically have
the effect intended by an increase of the
force.
on motion of Mr. Figg, the board de
ci ed that the Council be asked TO in
crease the police force by twenty-iour
men. ana Messrs. Fig and Boshcr were
appointed a special committee to draw up
a report to that effect. The board then
adjourned.
The Committee on Streets held it's reg
ular scmi.monthly business lest evening
In room No of the city Hall The fol-
lowing members were present: Messrs.
Allen chairman. Blanks, BoyNn, Brock,
Diacont Ferriter, King. Mcdowell and
Mann.
4 petition was. considered from the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company,
asking that Clay street be- terminated At
the land line Of the company west o.
Shockoe creek. The matter was finally
referred 10 the Ward Committee and city
Engineer for report.
Mr.. Campbell appeared before the COM
mittee on behalf OF John r. Williams =
CO.. asking that the curbing and paving
be reset and relaid around their new
building. on Ninth and Cary streets.
i Permission was grantcd 10 the South
FERN Bell Telephone Company 20 erect adj
slitional POLES for the extension Of rs
lines on church hin. The poles have TO
De erected under the restrictions imposed
BY the city ordinances.
& Colonel Cutshaw stated that the sub
committee on ordinances had agreed on
D report. which would hc presented in
proper shape at the next regular meeting
I The usual number of bills were ordered
10 be paid. and the pay-ro4 of the de-
partment for the past two weeks was APP
proved
A communication was read from Dr.
W. W. Parker I'm regard TO the erection
OF transfer sheds by the Richmond Rail
way and Electric Company and Messrs
Ferriter. Mcdowell. Blanks Boykin King
and the City Engineer We're appointed a
special committee 10 consider the matter
4 communication was also received from
Or. W. T. Oppenhmer. president of the
Board OF Health. recommending tnc run
aing Of culVert from Chafu street
through the alley towards Beverley street
between Beech and Reservoir streets.
The City Engineer was directed To give
temporary relief.
on motion of Mr.. Mann. the clerk was
directed TO ask the city Attorney for his
opinion as - condemnation OF the proper-
~ necessary to open an alley between
Thirueth and Thirty-frst and Broad and
Marshall streets.
On motion of Mr.. Diacont. il was de
Cided 10 construct "a sewer in an alley be-
tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty-hr-l
streets.
on motion OF Mr.. Boykin II was decided
10 ask the Council for an appropriation TO
construct sewer on Randolph street near
the site Of the new school building
The question OF putting down curling
and guttering on Vine street was referred
20 the ward committee
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