The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-13
No REGULAR POLICE,
SAY THE Al DERMEN
Realizing Defeat A derman Rudd
Withdrew the Measure.
S|XIEENFIRE COM MiSSIONERS
This Leaves On,y Four Members Of the
Council, and They are Commission
ers of the Police-BIoodnounds
for Chcstel fed Soon.
SIxTEENFIRE COM MiSSIONERS
This Leaves On.y Four Members Of the
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No. 1lUy Hull Street.

| Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No 1lOy Hull Street.
Until the annual budget is made out by
the Finance Committee Manchester can
expect no increase OF the police force
the sense of the Board OF Aldermen last
night being to vote the action OF the
Assembly down, or refuse TO concur IN
their action in recommending the reSu-
ar men to so to work on >--e 24th OF thls
month and remain on duty certainly I'M
I'll the budget was prepared. L ne actloh
OF the lower branch in passing recon-
mendatiOn providing for two regular men,
while not killed, would have been II
put to a vote. and Mr.. Rudd realizing
this. withdrew his motion for concurrence
in the action, Offering another that the
matter be laid on the table until the next
meeting which will be so near the time
for the budget that action will be unnec-
essa,.y. There We're only five members
present last night, and three OF them
stood for defeating the resolution tor an
increase and two for cOncurlnS IN the
action Of the Assembly.
MAY COMPEL ATTENDANCE.
Other matters transacted We're OF equal
IMPORTANCE to the members and the pub
lie generally..A nice question was brought
m in a communication from Mr. j. D.
Reams member of the Assembly and
chairman of the Health Committee. re-
garding the members of this committee
not attending. For five times Mr.. Reams
said he had tried to get a quorum, ana
each time had failed. Upon motion OF
Mr. Patram. the matter was sent to the
Ordinance Committee with instructions
that thew pass an ordinance governing
all committee meetings. and If possible
imposing a fine upon the members Tor
non-attendance.
City Attorney Judge William I. Clopton
laI there
any law to impose q fine upon a member
for not attending meeting. None Is
given in the rules governing the two DO
dies and il is thought that 1t VIII be
some time before the Ordinance Commit
tee passes such an ordinance. Mr. Alb
hott as a member of the committee and
rs chairman. said that the body could
request but not command attendance
He thought though, each Councilman
should feel in honor bound. not only to
a tend the meetings of the main body. but
also the committee meetings, where very
frequently most of the business was
transacted.
The ordinance of Woodward & Son
passed by the Assembly was concurred
in unanimously. Committee reports from
the lower body We're passed without
dissenting voice. The resolution Of As
sembyman c. L. Petit, providing that
the City Attorney draft a bill to carry
into effect section l25 Of the new CoHstl-
tuition. was concurred in the City Attor-
ney explaining the necessity for 1t.
When the increase in the police force
came up there was much discussion,
Nessl,s Rudd. Patram and Hooker lead
ing Mr. Patram claimed that the streets
were in need of Improvement and until
Trey were fixed he thought the city could
get along without more police he
streets here are not III for citizens TO
walk upon. and don't know what police
u-pIyF,, 81 ia the genial Alder
l. man froon tho Third Ward.
MORE. FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
JTron motion Of Mr.. Hooker the fire COM
rr;ssionerS were increased from five to
sixteen This leaves only four members
of the Council out and these four are
ro7ice commissioners. The passage Of
this resolution means the fire and police
departments are to he under the govern
ment OF the City Council.
In regard to the desks for members OF
the press and instructions to the clerk
TO pass over all resolutions and the like
t. the reporters. the Board unanimously
corcurred in the action
Those present were Messrs. Perdue, Pa
tram. Abbott Rudd and Hooker.
EXCITEMENT a PLENTY.
There was all kinds of excitement on
HUI Street last night between 10 and II
o'clock, when two negro men got into
row over a woman OathS We're heard
other different names. y crowd was soon
atfra cted to the scene. and suggestions
tor a fight were plentiful. but without re-
suit
A small negro boy in Newtown has the
Giphtheria This is the first case of the
disease among the colored people. though
there have been several white Children
stricken with the malady.
ELOODHOUNDS FOR COUNTY.
Bloodhounds for Chesterfield county is
what the officers want in order TO put a
stop to the numerous robberes being
committed daily. Constable Grant. OF
he county. yesterday morning said that
he had circulated a petition calling upon
the officers and a few of the best citi-
| zens to ask the Board of Supervisors
to purchase two bloodhounds.
Mr.. Grant has two warrants for Gu-
| MUS Smith (coloredD and Lewis Gavrun-
sl1v. a white man, charging them with
breaking and entering an engine house
! of Messrs. Kenny and Mcintosh. near
| Granite, and stealing a lot of tools.
WITH THE POLICE.
Isal1iaI Maybre (colored) will have
=. hearing before Mayor Maurice this
| nornig upon charge Of beating Mary
| Robertson, a negress OF the city. Since
| he warrant was issued Afaybre has not
| been seen in the city, but was arrested
| in Richmond Thursday night by the po-
| ice of the Second District. Officer Jones
| brought him ever here. and he was de-
| MED bail. He said he didn't mind the
officers timing him. for Mr.. Swatz, OF
| Richmond would pay 1t for him and he
| co-ld payit back In installments.
| Virgin Coles paid $3.50 for allowing
his horse to run at large through the
| streets at night.
| Valentine Mathews left his wagon In