The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-06
WILL NOT Increase
The POLICE FORCE
Report of Commissioners Voted
Down by Committee.
NEGRO DAVIS SEES MINISTER
Is Said 10 Have Made Partial COMES
sion OF Crime for Which lie WH
Harg = Robberies Committed
by Eoys-Mancheste Notes
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.


No. ll42 Hall Street
BY a vote of seven to two the Finance
Committee last nlstEt .'r!usad 10 comply
wIlh the request OF the police commits
s!ouers. made through their chairman,
The Mayor. TO Incl ease the police force
by TWO regular men. deferring the ques-
uJn uui!! AMER the budget uI ucXl A.;!r
IS made out. There was considerable dis
cuasion by members. Messrs Rudd and
TaNerly NunnaIIy arguing that TWO men
sl.udld be aGded to the regular force ana
the usual Sin extras tor The Christmas
holidays be dispensed with. The com
missioners sent the Mayor before the
committee TO make tile request, and he
briefly stated his mission. MIR. Wakefield
opposed The appointment of the two add
tional men untII alter the budget is made
out
G,he matter will be brought to the at
teniiUn OF the Assembly Tuesday night
anC viii there be argued at length.
The committee asked why such small
amount OF The dog taxes had been col
leeted Mir. MaGricc explained that at The
1egular time for the listing one of the
officers was very sick and the other dld
net have the time. After the of11cer re-
covered an ordinance had been introduced
In the Council bearing on the question.
II the ord nance is defeated the taxes VIII
be at once collected.
During the discussion MIR. Owen said
that me increase OF the liquor license IN
Richmond would possibly force the worst
dives there across the river. he thought
1t a good idea TO have committee APP
7o;n,ed TO look into the question OF the
ii,uor TAX and make report by the time
the budget is made out. Many bills ior
The mas, month were ordered paid
those present We're Messrs. ". B. Brad
lev. John E. Utz. r. L. Patrarn, j. 7. Alb
ION. A. w. Fair, ". Nunnally, J. S.
Wakefield, R. Y. Owen and j. ". Bar
retL
Ffther some saioonist OF the city has
been violating the Jaw in selling whis-
key 10 minors or the boys nave gotten
p grown person to buy Wh!sheH Lol
them Several days ago tour sTnali
bows were seen in the front OF f1uIl
rect merchants store with large
bc.fie ~ wEjskey. In speaking Of it
last night. one gentleman Saiu Ili"t -, '.v
would Ike very much 10 KNOW 10"
:hev obtain the liquor. and Would GER
talnly see TO II himself that the nun
caught selling it would be prosecuted.
YOUNG ROBBERS.
Whether theory for the numerous
robberes committed of late in the cry
has been found is not certain. hot tHieS
houses on Decatur Street were enter Gu
Thursday night by white boys, anu
they are Manchester lads. The hotnes
OF Mr. Sampson NIr. Goodman and MI
Robertson, near Eleventh and Decatur.
were all entered Thursday night by
white boys. Mrs. Sampson saw them ana
drove them out of her house. He ponce
VIII be made acquainted with these
facts. and may proceed against the
robbers along an entirely different line
from that heretofore pursued.
SEES 4 PREACHER.
Ernest Davis. the negro murderer
confined IN a cen OF the city jail await
Ing the 18th Of this month, when he will
be put TO death. was visited yesterday
by Rev. Ferguson. OF a color"d church
in Fulton. The minister baptized the
condemned man when he was a boy.
They were left together for some time,
and II is said that confession was
made by Davis. The minister said that
he made partial one. Deputy Ser
ceant Herbert Ferguson who is at his
Mace of duty now. having been i'll for
about ten DAVIS. extended the coored
minister the privilege of coming TO sec
the prisoner every day until the exc
cution.
MR.. DOZENS DISMISSED.
Acting under orders from the Fire
Committee 10 enforce the ordnance gov
e-niny the erection of houses on or with
so one hundred and sixty-five fee, of
1gyn street. prov'Sing that they be fire.
-,-oof. and that plans OF ne structure
.sneclfyinc the kind of material to be
used shall be presented TO the City En-
eineer. Captain Ltpsco~'b yet ay
morning summoned Mr. WI liam Dohb rs
before Mayor Maurice upon tn" specific
charge that his building going up at
seven.h and HUI Streets Is not fire.
r-oof and docs not comrly with the plan
Submitted After hearing experts tes-
nv that the rear end and he dead wall
OF the building are of weathtr-boardis &
and to be covered with corsosated lion.