The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-04
Bill Passed BY Legislature Pro-
yiding fol: SUBTRACTION.
A FULTON MAN is MISSING
Fire Commissioners to Meet Tonight
When Site for the Engine House
Willie Chosen-City Hall
Notes and Gossip.
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Commissioners yesterday afternoon the
draft Of the bill passed by the Legisla-
sture authorizing the Police COMMISSION
crs to require all police officers to contri-
butte to the Police Benevolent Association
under certain conditions was read. The
bill was suggested by Commissioner Man
ming, and provides that hereafter, when
a man is appointed to the police force, he
shall, the first year of his appointment,
contribute $40 a month to the associa-
ton, and for the second and third year
So a month, and, thereafter, the regular
dues fixed by the association, which are
81 a. month.
A blank application will be printed by
the Board, embracing the substance of this
bill, to be signed by every appncant for a
place on the force
Two additional acting sergeantS We're
chosen for the Second District, N1essrs.
L. NJ Farley and Forrest c. Bailey being
selected. The acting sergcants will be
known numerically as follows: l, M. ..
Sutton; ., VIM. Fl. Wyatt; D l.. Nl AZ
ley; 4, +. c. Bailey.
The Board expressed it's dsapproval of
members of the force in any way taxing
! an active part in politics, and instructed
the chief to see that rule Ii, relatlns 10
| the matter, be strictly enforced.
The question of the need OF more
! policemen was informally. discussed, ana
| If was determined to take 1t UP 1orIna!!
At The next regular meeting. 1t VIII DE
| suggested at that time that two men pc
| taKen from the sanitary force and placed
| ~, regular duty, at the suggestion OF the
| chef who fees that there is urgent need
| for more men.
| Another station-house was also referred
| to informally. It was the sense OF some
! OF the board that PROVIDED ti.e asheuA ~,
| increase to the force be given py the
| Council, an additional station be placed
| in the West End. Other members OF the
| hoard thought that one central station
| would be enough, from which all the
men should go on duty, with substatlons.
Those present were Mayor LAY lol,
,Iessrs. Bosher, Jacob, Manning and
! Welsh.
| The National Association Of Chiefs of
Police will meet in Louisville on May 1th
for four days session. MAJOR m! 5ioW vars
zens of Louisville are making great pre-
parations to entertain the chiefs.
| Detective Gibson has recovered a pawn
/! ticket for a ring taken from q negro IN
! Washington and supposed to have been
stolen. The ring is an amethyst and mas
| the words '.Nemo Fideior' engraved on
| the inside. Information can be had at
| the office of the Chief of Police
Mrs. G. W. Baker, Of No. lilo Graham
| Street, Fulton. is seriously alarmed at
| the absence Of her husband, who left
home on the morning of the 9th OF
| March, saying he would return that day.
| She has not seen him nor heard from him
| since. He is twentv-siN years old, five
| feet six inches in height, weighs about 147
pounds. has light hal blue eyes, two
front teeth broken. il scar on left
hand and of light complexion.
/ IN
regular session tonight. At this meet
ing the board will select a site for the
] new engine house ana make arrangements
for purchasing the engine Fifth and
Duvai Streets will probably Ec selected as
the site.
! chief w. G. Fuller Of the Fire Depart
i ment, who has been confined to his room,
/ for several days, is reported as improving.
/ = still alarm of fire at 1915 o'clock yester-
day was caused by the burning of a por-
ton of the fireplace in a house OH Mayo
Street. The damage was slight.
The residents in the vicinity of Four
teenth and Marshall Streets are dis
| turbcd over the gradual wearing away
Of the hillside near that point. They as
sert that buildings are in danger, and will
ask the Street Committee to do something
to avert catastrophe. The matter will De
Brought before the City Engineer.
Work on the new city Jail was resumed
yesterday. A slight delay was experienced
because of a lack of bricks. That was
overcome yesterday by a large supply Of
material.
The Auditors office was busy yester-
day Issuing warrants for various sums
spent in the different departments of the
city. About $4,000 was paid out in sums
: ranging from 81 to over $780,
In the license list as prepared by the
Finance Committee. twenty liquor
dealers were placed on an increase