The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-11
CURFEN MAY RING
IN RICH1l0NDS00N
Measure Considered III
Committee.
PATRONS ABLE PLEA
He Argues Strongly for a Favorable
Report.
ORDINANCE MAY BE ADOPTED
Iessrs. Murrc!I, Bryan and Foster See
the Necessity for Il New Dcprt-
urc-Hcfc.rcd TO City
Attorney = O,iicr
s-.s Committee
Meetings
ORDINANCE MAY BE ADOPTED

The Committee on Ordinances held a
meeting at 6 O'Clock yesterday evening,
and after hearing argument in favor Of
Councilman Glenn's Curfew ordnance, re-
ferred it to tne City Attorney for a report
in time to be considered by a called meet
,ng Of the committee before the next
meeting of the Council.
There is every indication that when the
ordinance has been passed upon by the
CITY Attorney it will be favoTably reported
to the Council, as three out OF the I'VE
members Of the committee have expressed
themselves as being in hearty sympathy
with the objects which M. Glenn see"5 70
accomplish through its passage IheEe
we're present at the meeting Asesis-
Bloomburs jchairman Camp, Dro1yiy ava
Thomason.
Ar. Glenn. the patron of the measure,
was Oh hand as were also Messifs JohA
D. Murfell, George Bryan and Policeman
". T. Foster wuom Mar. Glenn hstl sum
rnoned before the conmittee
Before taking up the Curfew matter the
committee ordered q favorable report upon
an ordinance amending the law in regard
TO fire escapes, ana providing that ;hey De
put on all nublic buildings, over Two
stories high, where labor is employed y
favorable report was also ordered upon
All ordnance requiring the City Attorney
20 submit an annual report OF his ONCE
to the Council.
MR. GLENN S STRONG SPEECH.
After the reading Of the CUrieW ord!-
nance by the clerk, Councilman Glenn
TOOL, The floor, and made an exceptionally
in, of the measure.
Mr.. Glenn said the object of h-s ordi-
nance was not to prevent the ch!idTen
from enioying themselves, but 1t was IN
the interest of morality and of humanity,
He said that h!5 observations In the
Police Court of boys in knee pants. who
were arraigned for crime, and the lettering
of boys around public places at night,
in bad company, had led him TO submit
the ordinance, and he thought its passage
would be of great benefit to the morals
of the young.
He cited cases where he has seen boys
under the age Of twelve years hanging
around the theatres of the city at night
picking up cigar and cigarette stumps.
and begging for checks that they might
see the play. He said he actually knew OF
cases where young boys had renamed out
all night in goods boxes on the streets and
alleys rather than be detected coming
home at an unseemly hour in the night
IN FOUR HUNDRED CITIES.
Mr. Glenn then referred to the fact that
such a law was in force in about -four
hundred cities and towns in the United
states and Canada and said III all ne hat
been able to hear from. it gave entire sat
5Sfacticn He read letters from MaYo-
Tasgart of Indianapolis; the superintend-
cnt of Public obstruction IF New Yorh
state: the mayor of Des MotneS, Iowa
l~and Roanoke. Va. where such q law is II
force all of whom most heartily cam
menied It to the Council Of Richmond
and said its operations had had whole.
some effect upon the children of all taos
places.
He then read a long list of cities i
| 1ifferen. sections of the country that have
. Curfew law submitted editorials from
Virginia papers commanding ltz PassaG
here ana closed with an ELOQUENT plea fo
a favorable consideration by tfle com
n1ittee.
He said Major Howard and Detective
! Gibson an1 Wrenr and all The police ofii
GERS whom he had been able 10 see fay
ored the law. and he had no doubt of tn;
| GOOD effect of IS passage.
MR.. MURRZLI FAN0PS.
AIr John D. Nurrell next spoke in favo
| of the law.
He said he appeared before the commit
| tee for two reasons-srst. because he WAS
| deeply interested in the matter. and seq
| ond, because having reported the proceed
! ings OF the police Court for nearly nine
years he had had an opportunity OF ob-
serving the need of such law. Mr.. Muir
rell said that he witnessed nearly every
! week the appalling sights OF children be-
| ing brought into the Police Court on the
| charge of committing Petty crimes in the
night time, which he thought the passage
of such q measure would largely prevent
! People don't know their own children,
lesaid Htr Murrel.. and he thought much
| of the misery brought to parents would
! be obviated by keeping the young ones out
| of the streets after a reasonable hour a.
| night Mr.. Murrell most heartily en-
| dorsed the law and spoke earnestly II
favor of its passage.
! Mr. BRYAN SPEAKS.
The next speaker was Mr. Georgs
| Bryan, who said he came before the com
! rnittee at Mr.. Glenn's request rather as g
witness than as an advocate. He saie
| he had lived some years ago II Titusville
| Pa. where prior TO the passage OF The
| Curfew law boys had organized for thf
! systematic destruction of private properly
| in the night, and had caused some. citizen:
| to give up Their homes and move to othel
/ sections of the city. The cunfeT law has
| been a happy solution of the pro5.en, sait
| Mr.. Bryan, and the people OF TttusvAl'
| would not be without IL.
SAYS POLICE FAVOR.
| Policeman ". T. Foster then gave hi
| exper:ence with hoSs congresatias abou
! street corners late at night, ana said n
! believed the entire police force tavors:
the cprfew law.
/ Rail;n Larry Gibbons. OF the Poiiot
/ Court. said ne heartily endorsed all Mr.
| Murrell had sad on the subject.
Captain Thomasen thought the law a
drawn was probably uncoasttu5ionai, ailt
for that reason moved thai II oe sreferre'
10 the City Attorney Win 1is request ina
i he considered Mr.. Glenn's ordinanc,
,,,.anst rational that he draw one t,
cover the ground and submit it to a callet