The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-22
IMPORTANCE OF
POLICE COURT.
Justice John Has Many Little Things
to Keep Straight.
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAYS FIGHT.
Appeals From a Fine Imposed Tor Not
Obcying the Mandate of the City
Council 10 Maintain FIJI
teen Minute Schedule
THE ELECTRIC RAIL WAYS FIGHT.

People are behaving with cons-derao'e
propriety during the heated term anu
either through lack of energy or because
tnev are more out Of doors, they are
not as nussy as in cooler weather
violations OF ordinances and little busi-
ness regulations. however. make inc
Police Court a very important part OF
the clty's machinery, even If the people
are COOS.
HIS BUSY DAY.
Justice John hung out his lnis-ls- my
busy-day" card I'm conspicuous pitle
Yesterday and went to work Win TIC
confidence OF Il man putting Gown ~
first carpet 49,. 30 ,,r,os,
more than he could chew ana N,'"n
,brough with the criminal docket had
only tive minutes recess before the biz
civil docket for the day was called.
ror-NCIr.' AND STREET RAILWAYS.
Tho Richmond Railway and h-setric
Counanv was reported for falling To con-
form 10 an ordinance Of the c''F. re-
nuiring them to run electric cars on
First street on a ffteen-mnute scHeuule'
AIR NJ r. Meredith appeared for 'he
connonv lie admitted that the company
was only making a twenty-mlnute 'cHe'-
,fo and hold that the schedule ln use
r.,s falr to the public. John u. Rose
p.,, Dr L IA. Put and Commonwealth
Attorney 4. II. Sands, of HenTlco' ie7u-
fled that for some months the cars H'a
run regularly ON tweniy-mlhu'e sN".N-
ule. and that they considered inc 9eiF'oe
fair and satisfactory.
council were the judges of the service
and that the Council had no right TO pre-
scribe am unreasonable schedule.
Citv Attorney II. r. Pollard represent
cd the city and made a clear statement
of the city's rights and the city's power
no compel the railroad company TO obey
IT'S ordinances.
The minimum fine OF so was imposed
as IL was understood that it was test
case and an appeal was 20 be taken.
Each of the electric companies are
lighting every inch of the way IN oppose
ton to the new ordinances.
THE FIRST VICTIM.
Mr. Geo Powell was the first victim 70
the rule established this week 20 fine any
person who fails TO place "a signal hghJ
ON distractions in the street. and paid
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lecture on the subject and held that the
matter had reached a point where con-
tractors must be held strictly to the or
dinanco requiring lights ON any building
material left I'm the street, or an ordi-
nance would have TO be passed prohibit
ing The deposit of such material IN the
street az all. He reahirmed his determi-
nation 90 let no guilty man escape.
Nessrs. Miller and Winston were re-
por.ed for obstructng a water metre so
that Ct could not be read By the inspec-
tor This is another new requirement.
of citizens arising from new conditions.
The case was dismissed with warning.
and other people had as We'll make a
note of st.
a KNOTTY QUESTION.
0r Oppenhimer. President OF the
Board of Health was reported by citizens
ON Seventh street. with creating nul-
sauce by dumping paper and otner an
nammable matter on the SeYenth-sree1
dump.
chief Fuller, Of the Fire Department
testified that property was endangered
bv fire from this cause. and that the
| department had been called four times
this week TO put out fire on TINS aui"'''
Col Cutshaw suggested that the paper
ana other light material bee raked out
and burned I'm small piles az the bottom
/ of the dump.
This plan was agreed TO and the case
| wa dismissed.
Florence Cottreu and Florence Eng
/ land. two young white women. who nave
| been living the pace that kills for many
months and returned time and again.
/ charged with drunkenness, were picked
up drunk on the street last night.
They went TO jail for sixty days.
William Wilbur just out of jail after
serving thirty days for drunkenness, was
up on the old charge and went down
/ again with the promise of the chain gang
on the next round.
BICYCLES STOLEN.
| Walter Williams. colored, stole h.cy-
Gle which was left standing on Broad
| street. and was given four months in
| ial. He had also another wheel. which
| Is supposed TO have been stolen. and
awaits an owner I'm the office Of the
| Chief Of Police.
! John Harris, col0red. paid attention to
| one woman too many. Eliza winston
] and Lille Taylor were at outs about u.
and Lille made an attack on Eliza.
while John was talking TO Eliza.
He parted them and slapped Lille, and
/ all three were in court.
Lille and John We're fined $3.50 each.
| John only had enough money TO pay
! for one. He CALAMITY paid for Lille, and
! himself went 10 the pen.
! Various other sinners paid small sums
into the city treasury Tor small Of
| fences.