Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-08
FIVE NEW MEN ARE WANTED
Connect, Asked to Make an Arpro-
printion OF $4,000 to Cover the
co.t-Entire Payroll of the Depart
mcnt Vow About 100000.

The Board OF Police Commissioners met
IN adjourned session last night. The
members present were Messrs. Landerkin.
Bosher. Jacobs, Manning, and Mccarthy.
After being in session for an hour the
board decided 10 so into executive session
snd the representatives of the press were
asked to retire,
After sitting behind closed doors for
another hour. the board adjourned to
meet again this afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The members OF the board, after adjourn
ment. refused absolutely to say what had
been discussed or what would Se taken
up at the meeting to-day. Mayor Howard
was present with the board during its
executive sitting.
a NEW POLICEMAN.
Mr.. George E. Pollock was elected a
member of the police force and will be
new member understands stenography
and typewriting. He will be detailed to
this work this morning.
The other applicants for the vacancy
were Messrs. Charles P. Hill. H. II. Dun
bar. and ". w. Dunford. All OF the APP
plicauons We're considered. but MT. Poi
lock received all Of the votes cast.
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board to The fact that the police force
has four men doing sanitary duty, and
one officer detailed in the Police Court.
costing the board about $500, for which
the department gets no credit. He moved
that the City Council be asked to give the
board an additional appropriation of Si,6o0
10 enable the hoard to put five new meT
On the force. Captain Shinberger explain
I'd that it would he necessary to get per-
making the entire payroll 100000 in
round numbers. and not $4,000 as claimed
st the recent meeting of citizens at the
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Jacobs suggested that a committee
should go before the Council to show that
the board was not getting the services of
Ill the men on the force, asking that
something be done TO let the board have
fun credit for all the money expended by
the board.
The Mayor appointed Messrs. Welsh ana
Jacobs as a committee to confer with the
Committee on Police Elections, ana
Schools.
APPLIED FOR NEW PISTOL.
officer Murray. through Captain Whit
Jock. made application for a new pistol
10 replace the one that was carried away
by d negro at Second and BYRD streets.
when several negroes assisted the negro
TO replace the weapon.
Consideration of the charges filed by
Mrs c. BeIlenut against Sanitary Oflcer
Walton. claiming that the officer had
Disseminated against her in the discharge
of his duty. was postponed until the No
Vember meeting of the board
COUNCIL MUST ASK.
DR.. w T Oppenheimer, president of
the Board of Healtfa,9addressed com
,,,rnico zion 70 the hoard asking that
police powers be conferred upon the IN
spector Of Plumbing, Thomas Landers,+ IN
order to enable him to more effectively
carry out the regulations of his office. 1t
was the opinion that such requests should
cor,1e TO the board from the City Council.
For the vacancy in the number of act-
ing serseants in the First District Com
missioner Welsh moved that r. E. Brown
be elected to the vacancy. Applications
were on file from Officers Brown, john
son, and thinner. Mr. Brown was elect
ed unanimously