The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-18
VERY MANY
!. DELINQUENT
Police Report Scores of IL
Censeless Vehicles.
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
EIghtyt.nlne Reported in the Second
District Looks Like Largo Sum
Will Be Melted the City
Thereby

with tho expiration OF the license tags
on vehicles In the city and the notifsca,
tions OF the owners and operators OF the
same through the newspapers. the police
yesterday became active. as result OF
which $50 cases were yesterday reported
to the captains OF the three stations. and
this morning Justice John Crutohheld
will be notified OF this procedure and
issue summons against the alleged guilty
parties.
Under the ordinance OF the city fall
urs TO procure the necessary license for
any public vehicle is punishable by q
fine OF not less than two nor more than
ten dollars. Even II His Honor sees ct to
t,x the minimum fine in the event OF a
conviction. It would seem that the city OF
Richmond Is bound to benefit to the ex.
tent Of several hundred dollars
LARGE SUM LIKELY.
But such an event or happening is de-
cdedly improbable. inasmuch as many
old blenders have been reported by the
police. Thus, It is improbable that Justice
John will place the smallest fine upon
those who appear In answer to tile
wholesale crusade against tho violators
will net the city sum In excess Of the
amount named.
AS is to be supposed. tho Second District
leads with the number Of reports, having
eighty nine to It's credit Patroman Fin
negan. one OF the old-umers Of the pre-
cinct. leads the list with seventeen names
credited to him. He is well acquainted
with the draymen and the cabmen, and to
this fact Is largely due his success along
the license report line.
In the Third District seventy.one We.
hlcles were reported. This Is considered
quite good, and is above the average. All
of the officers shared about alike. and II
1t safe to say that no wagon or carriage
without license tag was overlooked.
In the First District Captain Shin.
berger and his men exceeded former re-
cords. reporting In all over twenty vehicles
for violation. A diligent search and close
inspection OF the wagons and carriages
was made, but usccess did not crown the
efforts OF the officers because majority
Of the wholesale houses In the district
were prepared for the emergency, They
had taken the tags in advance. immo-
diately after the expiration OF their for
mer licenses.
DID FINE WORK.
went forth from Chief OF Police Howard's
office no later than yesterday noon. This
fact considered. the number OF reports =
considered truly remarkable. for only
such vehicles as show themselves after
noon were caught. and 1t was impossible
for the officers to Invade private places
for the purpose OF making reports.
Although the police. as yet have made
no reports In regard to dogs. It may be
stated on the best of authority that next
week every officer In the city wiltib
Instructed to report the owner Of every
canine In Richmond not wearing badGe.
Simplifying that his license for year la,
been paid. =
When the edict goes forth from The
office Of the Chief in regard to dogs the
different captains will divide their dis
trlcts into dog BEATS as result o.
which 1t will be only a matter of time
before every tramp canine in the CITY will
have been reported. AS natural conse-
auence the said owner will take out q
the Police Court $3.50 IA