Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
MAT VI TER z.O|l.[|RA!!C|:I1iY'
JOUNCTL,sIEN FIERCEBY DEBATE
THE POLICE CONDITIONS.
WON'T y 7 GIVE THEM ]. UNIFORMS.
Committee Appointed at Request Of
Richmond CHAMBER Of commerce
to Consider the Annexation Pro-
position = Would Be SATISFIED
With Transfer system Propos

position - Would Be Satisfied
With Transfer system Proposed.
The City Assembly last night disposed
q. lot Of important business, the most
salient fea tures Of the meeting being the
appointment Of a. special committee. To- D
pear before the Committee on: Counties.
Cities and Towns of the Legislature; the
rejection of the resolution requesting
that the sum Of s10Ozbe expended for new
uniforms for the policemen Of the city,
and the tabling of the. special report in
regard to transfers from the Manchester
l1nessAto the Richmond lines Of the Pas
senger and Power. Company. (
ACQUISITION of veracity wa s. raised when
the request from the Board of Police
Commissioners in3regard to .ncwsuniforms
for the officers was being discussed. Some
members seemed dubious as to the re-
marks made by President. Wakefield after
he: had called Mr. Sampson to the chair.
In thus arraYing himself again the reso-
luton, Mr. Wakefield contended that there
had been great lawlessness and disorder
in the streets of the city during the hoIi-
days, ION account of. the inadequate POI
projections.
MR. WAKEFIELD'S# SPEECH.
/. Il am opposed to- the resolution said
Mr. Wakefield. II do not mean; to: belittle
the work of our police. They did ex-
traordlnarily well during the holidays.
The City, Council has no right to donate
the 500, except fol. extra police. and 1t
was the preroga tive OF the Mayor to ap.
point them. The city was in the worst
condition during the holidays that ever
witnessed. The police, officers were in-
adequate, because there was not enough
of them. I say, gentlemen you are: aking
the money of the people of this town and
giving it away. Il say that our officers
are well paid, and are as good as any
officers in the world.sI say that mis-
take was made by not putting on extra
police I, say that there were men knock
ed down who never went to- the police
COURT ST s. =5 5,sE5..
Judge Clopton said that If the City
he did not think there was any doubt
but that the body had the power to do 1t.
SsOPPOSED 1T.
Mr.. Nunnally opposed the resolution.
He said: Il do not want to see
the money given away. We have mo
money to give away IS
Messrs. Gill and Cox also opposed the
resolution
Mr. Ferguson moved tina t the request
of the Board of Police Commissioners be
granted, but his & motion was not sec
onded. The resolution was defeated by
the following vote:i
s. Ayes-J. D. Reams. G. L. Petit A. L.
Sampson, and AID. Fergusson-4.
Noes-W. E. Gill, Jr.,. J. S. Wakefield,
w. B. Bradley, R.-:.V., Owen, C. C. Cox,
and Waverly Nunnally-6,
COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED.
Mayor II. A. Maurice, or. mot ton of Mr..
Bradley, was allowed the privilege of, the
floor to explain accommodations he: had
just received from Mr.. R. "A. Dunlop, sec
rotary Of the Chamber. of Commerce. OF
Richmond, requesting that the City Coun-
ell Of Manchester appoint a, special COM
mittee to meet with the Committee on
Counties. Cities and Towns. of the Leg
islature tomorrow, to discuss the ex-
pansion of city limits and matters that
are calculated to build up the cities.
Judge Clopton said that the expansion
Of the cijes is a matter that is going to
be vigorously fought by the counties. Tho
Henrico people will make bold fight
against the acquisition of it's territory by
Richmond.
President Wakefield appointed the fol-
lowing committee to appear in Richmond
tomorrow: Mayor Maurice.SW. B. Brad
ley,SR. " Owen. and A. L. Sampson
On motion Of Mr.. Sampson Mr.. Wake
field was member Of the committee.
OTHER MATTERS APPROVED.
The report Of the Finance Committee In
regard to the taxes on the, property of
Silvia Reams, at Sixth and Stockton
streets. was approved. Two-thirds Of the
taxes were eliminated making the amount
s1c3.72
The report Of superintendent William
Allen. showing the receipts and expendl-
lures Of Maury Cemetery for the past
month. was approved.
Mr.. Pettit's motion providing for an
increase of SO in Mr.. Aliens salary was
referred to the Finance Committee
The report OF the Almshouse Commit
tee, signed by Chairman j. T. Abbott.
showed that ten inmates We're kept: there
during tbs last month alta cost OF sS0.99.
The report was approved:'
The communica ton of Superintendent
w. Il. West, of the Southern railway, In
regard to the arc. light Z at Second and
Stockton streets, was, on motion Of Mr..
Bradley. offered to the Light Committee.
The report of City Engineer ELipsconh
was approved, as was also that of Mayor
Maurice, which showed that the receipts
of his court for; the past month We're
s76.o5:
AS TO THE. TRANSFERS.
The special committee appointed to con-
fer with the Passenger and Power Com.
,pany In regard to- a more. equitable and
satisfactory transfer system for the PEG,
pie Of Manchester, whereby they can OBJ
{ tain transfers that may be accepted on
any Of the cars connecting at Seventh
and Main, and at Seventh and Broad
streets. in Richmond. made their report
They stated that they had learned Of the
universal system Of transfers. as pub
.lished in the Richmond papers. which was
satisfac Glory and acceptabl to them. They
believed that the system would be salts
factory and beneficial to- the people { Of
Manchester. and Recommended that such
a system be put into effect.
MI. Wakefield said he hoped that the
report would be laid on the table.
Mr.. Petit. who was q; member OF tn
special committee defended the report
He said: Gentlemen. dosnot let us Ia lag
behind in asking for these transfer
think that the company will give & them zen
to us at once. If you will go before t l!sa
and ask for the transfers.
The report was laid on the table OF
motion Of Mr.. Cox :. =,
LIGHT COMMITTEE TONIGHT =; 1'l
An important meeting Of the Light Com Com
=, fttee win be held Tonight egPassen'