Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-23
To ENFORCE THE LAW
The Police Board Again Considers the
Sunday LQuOr-SelIlnS Problem.
...rtegHs ~ CIVILIAN DHEss.


stood.
r..rl OF Police Commissioners held
,no ( three hours last evening, ana
. considered the question OF how best
-r, out the Sunday liquor law.
.,.,rnc was special one for the
..Iof @ couple Of officers OF the ioree
trivial charges. but when these had
DISPOSED Of a general discussion
tfe sunday opening matter ensued'
.. out OF what was said about
..,,,r IN the Council meeting on
...,y evening. The result OF the
Mas % definite reteration OF the
regulation IN this connection
...I tr the board about a year ago,
.. Major Poe was chief OF Police.
...tue was attended by every
...~ o., the board. Mayor Taylor
tr. chair. The officers under in
..tan were Sergeant Jeter and lo-
Nt-t. who were up on unimpOr-
.t.rets growing out OF misunder-
. Id both cases These officers
, ...v ,iniicated before the board,
t..-Irony showing that they mad per
. tUr.r duty
THE SUNDAY MATTER.
r t..rI then incidentally drifted into
....a of the Sunday-liquor law.
3d.. manner OF It's execution. There
liam mach talk about the resembling
OBJ. rf..afi0n adopted by the hOarC
....r. tr. police 10 report all persons
~..I coming out Of or going In places
-.,... wherein ardent spirits were
r..ruce was made 10 the records
u.. demonstrated from what
.f d.. earned from one Of the police
r... ..trs last night, that no rescind-
.-I.. t.,r been done. About coupe
e.... after the above sweeping RAJ,
tu passed pressure was brought
fr ulon OBJ, board by number
...r.mfr.ut citizens whose families were
- of town O, have the matter g.
......I as to make IL possible for them
tl restaurants and get their meals
.. tt. sabbath without being summoned
.f-. OBJ, Police Justice. The statement
.. .g Che meeting of the Council thai
committee from the Liquor Dealers As
....t.p APPEARED before the board is iai1
. have been erroneous. Captain Alex.
r cuean was no the Chiefs Office u
.. n.fr. the board. IL IS said. as the
preventative Of the Liquor Dealers As
.a.afiou. bat the board respectfully de-
.aei 90 hear him.
THREE MEN ~ CITIZENS DRESS.
Tho board went into an elaborate dis
crsHnu AZ the whole Sunday opening
Question. and decided that IL was hard
chin upon the people TO report them for
going into restaurant having a bar
attached on the Sabbath. and another
regulation was agreed upon as sort OF
..h-titute 10 the formerly adopted sweep
v.trffIutf4fl Instruct
I'd the Chief Of Police 10 select three
mon from each police district. put them
n citizens dress and clothe them with
authority 10 40 into all bar-rooms found
open on Sunday and TO report the pro-
ur.et0rs OF such places and ail other per
SONS found violating The STATE laws or
city ordinances This rule also contained
% clause directing The chief 10 pay special
attention % the gambling houses in the
cry.
Do appears. however. that these orders
800 not reach the members of the force
n exactly this form. The police cap
tt.ns. 30 is claimed. We're instructed not
ta report persons seen going IN or coming
nut of these places on Sunday, yet the
three men from each district We're put
u citizens clothes and told 20 go into
aI saloons found open on the Sabbath.
The object ~ the board. as the members
ltfIl Ni'NN last IAN4AAf was AbN
r. rlt stop TO the reporting. but 10
iaaye That matter within the discretion
Of the officers 10 carry out the Jaw TO the
worry best of their ability.
$50 FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY.
since che passage OF this regulation
p. action has been taken touching this
question: and the force has been operat-
ir- urIer the old verbal orders. which
u.r. evidently given under misc0n-
.'r.0rUl of The rule adopted. When
Captain Howard became Chief he con-
fn..i % have the order executed as II
liI been before. by the men in citizens
.0trss though he admitted last night
f..f t- bad never before been fully adj
Ne,l what The regulation passed by the
board WAS The board further discussed
fte question and agreed that the second
l... upon The books was exactly what
vas fhc proper position for that body
ta maintain as IL simply left the Chiefs
hands united. and placed him In po-
ft.u t0 carry out the laws within his
'nr discretion This Chief Howard as
sHrl tnr body he would DO, and no
tOD Uas taken.
rHE RESOLUTION APPROVED.
Nay.r Taylor has approved the reso-
lHa offered IN the Common Council
ft .r. a-t meeting by Mr.. :. l.. Bloom
l.'- and adopted by both branches.
rt restricts the powers of the Board
'. I.tr Interests. The measure is as
f..Ve.
BE r resolved by the Council Of the
i Richmond. the Board Of Aldermen
rne That the City Attorney be
A.i N f.t.rv requested TO prepare amend
i..N', I A.. charter Of the city OF Rich
d . Tar as 10 take from the Board
Public Interests the nominations of
members c, The Board Of Police Com
les.'10fs ana members of the Board of
'r COMM. toner's, and providing that
'.HI.ie 20 these boards shall be elected
N i Council from nominations made
f .r.r
49, le 10 further resolved, That a copy
.. Ns ra-1 ution be- forwarded 10 each
.f r.lfese natives I'm the Senate and
n' delegates, with the request that
.r tnrr best endeavOrs IN securing
i'ou OF the amendments By the
STATURE
tuition was passed by an aye
.t Vote iu the Common Council and I
DOB by the following vote In the
U. Aldermen:
Ayes Nessrs Bahen. Blake. King. /
Reeve, Snead. Vaughan, and Presi- /
L... .urr.r-N
N- Messrs. Allen. Burton. Hard I
"t. Moore. Starke. and Tanners.
Musicale at the Womans College.
tupis Of Misses Lenore Duke and /
it.Ne larrahee gave a musicale at the ]