Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-06
BOYS ENTER HOUSES.
YOUTHS HURGLARIzE
HOMES IN MANCHESTER.
THEY MAY BE ARRESTED SOON
rne Finance Committees Votes Down
the Proposition for Moro Police
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Death of Mrs. c. NJ. Johnson.

After considerable elaboration over the
resolution providing for an Increase Of
.wo men for the police force, the Finance
Committee last night voted against the
proposition. and il will come before the
City Assembly Tuesday night as orgi-
,al1y presented.
Messrs Waveriy Nunnaily and J. B.
susd arraycd themselves against the
adoption Of the resolution. They also op
.osed the employment of six extra police
hen during the holidays, contendng that
~o additional men would make the force
adequate enough for guarding The city.
The request for the additional men had
,or7e from The Police Commissioners. and
vas made through Mayor Maurice. who
mggeStcd that two regular men he placed
IN the force after December ztth.
Mr. J. S. Wakefield claimed credit for
nis position in regard 10 the employment
Of more policemen. but he wanted the
committee TO wait until the time for max
ing out next years budget to provide for
thcln Ilc advocated The proposed in
crease in the force long ago.
The presence Of one or two extra police
men in uniforms would DO mere than
>.-1 men in citizens clothes. Messrs. Nun
.alls-. tt,;dd and other members con-
tended that il was important 70: the Off
cors to have uniforms.
II is likely that the resolution proNid-
irE for the employment Of six extra 20
l.ccn,en will be adopted by the City AS
se8lbiy Tuesday night The provision for
the Increase Of additional men for the
regular force may not be made until the
budget IS prepared by the Finance Com
nittee next wear.
AN INADEQUATE FORCE.
Mayor Maurice, who was present at the
meeting was asked WHY such SrT7T.i
amount Of taxes had been collected from
persons Keeping dogs and goats. Mayor
Maurice said that IT the time for the list
Ing Of dogs and goats one Of the officers
of the police force became IL! and the
force was handicapped Just about that
time Mr. Rudd was preparing ordi
nance providing for the pounding of dogs.
Pending the adoption of the ordinance
other members Of the force We're i'll. or
had suffered accidents one of the brave
members Of TIC dcpartment-Captain
smith-risked his life in trying TO save a
little girl who was burned. and Sc
vercly burned himself L the dog ordi-
nance is defeated in the City Assembly
the work OF collecting the taxes on I'M
without further delay
SOME YOUTHFUL ROBBERS.
The police of Manchester believe that
there are q number of youthful robbers
anC vouij-he bandits il the city. who
will soon land behind the bars unless they
make their escape i'll time In fact. the
police believe that the homes Of Messrs.
Sampson Goodman. and Robertson. at
Eleventh and Decatur streets. were rob
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and drunk whislzey Whenever they could
got either It is q well-known fact that
some OF the saloon keepers have been VIC
at.ng he law by selling liquor To boys,
and they will he prosecuted as soon as
heir names can he learned. Only last
Monday Captain Lipscomb had large
7Urabor Of boys in his office who had been
gambling and drinking in the vicinity of
the car barns on Se-nmes street. Almost
nightly boys may be seen along Hull
street in an intoxicated condition
THE NEW NATIONAL BANK.
Mach interest centers in the opening of
the new national bank in Manchester
carly next month. Dir. Clarence Walden.
who is 10 be at the head of the institli-
ton has been assured by hundreds Of
business mon that tho institution would
:,c d great success, and that q handsome
dividend would be declared after the first
year Of business. Mr.. Kenneth Smith will
he ono Of the new directors. He is d we'll
known railroad man.
EfeIei eIeTd7rE E!RF%TsT-n
The next thing that Will be heard OF
the Carnegie Library scheme said Mr.
Gilbert Pollock. one Of the most ardent
supporters Of the plan. when il was be-
-ore the Common Council. will be in
the courts
The matter is being looked into now.
md the plan OF procedure is being franz
q Exactly how the suit will be brought
is question that has not heen deter
mined. but ii will probably he through
some private citizen. Who tho citizen
will be has not We: been thought out
The name Of Mr. s. S. 2. Pat'eson. is
mentioned as the probable champion of
the project in tho courts. and Mr.. G. y.
Meredith with the city attorney the
representatives Of The unwilling munich
paIity.
4 number of prominent lawyers were
seen yesterday and asked for express
sion IF opinion to the feasibility of
the intended move
A majority Of them appear to agree
that while there was certainly a valid
contract between the city and MIR. Car
negin that contract could only be en-
forced by one or other Of those parties
Mir Carnegie is not i; is thought at
accept his s1fl.G0o and the city Council
having sat squarcly down upon the pro-
position viii not likely open any issue of
the sort. The lawyers approached have
merely given the opinion off hand not
having had time to investigate OF con-
suit authorities. but they believe that the
idea OF q private citizen bringing suit
against tho city to compel it 10 live up 10
the contract would be absurd. This could
not be done they agree, unless the cii-
zcns in question could show that some
damage had been sustained by them by
the failure to live Up to the contract.
Mr. Robert Whttet. ST.. who induced
Mr. Carnegie to make the offer to the
city Of Richmond and who has all along
been the s,aunchest supporter Of the pro-
iect has declined to be the one to In
stitute the proceedings. and he is orpos-
ed to the course. There are many others
o. the same opinion.
TWO MORE ROBBER1iGS.
The home OF Mr.. John Robinson. at
Eleventh and Decatur streets. was en-
tered and robbed at an early hour yes
tcrdaG morning The thieves broke
through the window and robbed every
bureau and wardrobe In the house. A
lot OF wearing apparel and other Taluables
were carried away. Another home at
Tenth and Stockton streets was also
robbed.
THO u.er, -aporfEj a Chief