The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-23
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40 ACT rs M SEES III.
The saloon " lnforsncr system Discussed
alta Meeting 81 The Eoard-The
Duty of the Patro men.

The Police Board hold a coccial session
last evening for the tsiaI OF Sergeant
Jotcr and OMccr Vest. upoa trivial
charges. which were promptly dismissed.
and incidentally went into discussion
OF the Sunday liquor traffic Mayor
Taylor filled the chair. aud all the mem
tcrs were ia their seats The discus
sion upon the Suuiay-openng question
srcw out Of the talk upon this matter
before the City Council on Thursday
night. Much was said about the re-
s>inding about a year asO OF The regula-
non ADOPTED by The board directing the
ponce 10 report AN persons observed COM
l"s out OF or going ,u places on sunday
wherein ardent spirits were sold. Ref
crchce WAS made 10 the records. and 10
was demonstrated. from what could be
learned from one OF the police commits
s.oncrs last n!ght that TO resembling had
ever been dcuc. About a couple of
weeks after the above sweeping rule
had been passed pressure was brought 10
bear upon tho board ns "a number Of
prominent citizens. whose families were
out of town at the time, 20 have the mat
ter 50 amended as 10 make 10 possible FOR
them 60 go into restaurants and get their
aA'dlr OF the SaNUaiIt WITHOUT I'liE SUM
moned before The, Police Justice.
The statement made in tho meeting of
the Council that a committee from the
Liquor-Deaiers Association appeared be-
fore the board IS sad 10 have been err
roneOus. Captain Alex. b. Guig0n was
at the Chiefs Office 20 20 before the board
IL is said. as the representative or the
idQuor Dealers Association. but tine
board respectfully declined o. hear him.
whole Sunday-or ening question at that
time and the board DECIDED that ID was q
hardship upon these people a. report
them for going into a restaurant having
a bar attached on the sabbath. and an
other regulation was agreed upon as a
sort of Substitute for the formerly adopt
al sweeping rule The second regula-
non instructed the chief Of Police 90
select three men from each police district
put them iu citizens dress. and clOtho
them with authority TO go into an bar
rooms found omen on Sunday. 10 report
the prOur'cfOrs Of such places and all
other persons found violating the state
laws or city ordinances. This rule also
contained "a clause instructing the chief
20 gay special attention TO the gambling
houses in the city.
10 appears. however that these orders
did not reach the members of the force
in exactly this form. The police cap
tairs DO is claimed. were instructed not
20 report persons seen going in or coming
ouf Of these places on Sunday. yet the
three men from each district were put
I'm citizens clothes. and told TO go into
an saloons found open on the sabbath.
The object % the board, as tie members
expressed their views last night. was not
20 pat stop 10 the reporting but 10
leave that matter within the discretion
80 the officers. 10 carry ont the law 10
The very best Of their al ility.
Since the passage of this regulation,
mo- action has been taken touching this
question. and tho force has been coerat-
ine under the old verbal orders. which
were evidently given under a. miscon-
coptiop of the rule adopted. When
Captain Howard became chief. ne CON
tinucd 10 have the order executed as II
had been before, by the men in citizens
clothes. though ne admitted last night
that hc had never before been fully adj
Viscd what the regulation passed by the
board was The board further discussed
the question and agreed that the second
rule upon the books was exactly what
was the proper position for that body
20 maintain. as IL simply left the Chiefs
hands united. and placed him in a po-
sition 70 carry out the laws within his
own discretion. This Chief Howard as
surod the body he would do. and no ac-
ton was taken