The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-21
BOTH BRANCHES
MEET I HIS NIEEk
Special Sessions OF Common
Council and Board Of Alder
men to Be Held.
ORDINANCE AGAIN
UMLAUF ORDINANCE AG
AGAIN
Friends and Admirers OF Justice
Crutchfield Urging Increase
in His. Salatysp 90,
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The Common Council has been called
in special session for Tonight to consider
two specific matters, the adoption OF an
ordinance making the city tax rate of
$l.40 applicable to the territory annexed.
and the approval of the action OF the
Grounds and Buildings Committee in let
ting contract to ~. c. Bedford for the
auditorium.
1t was enormously announced yesterday
that the Common Council would take up
the Umlauf ordinance for the early closing
of saloons. President Peters Is authority
for the statement that this matter is not
included in the call. and can only be
taken up by n suspension of the rules,
which will require twenty-four votes. 1t
Will be impossible for advocates OF the
movement to take the matter up to com.
mand that many votes.
Aldermen to Meet.
The Board of Aldermen Is called 10
meet on Thursday night for the purpose
OF taking action on the motion to recon
slider the vote by which that body passed
the Dabiley amendment to the early clos
Ing law. A spirited fight is expected
when the question comes up.
The joint special committee to inves-
tisate the methods Of instruction in
the public schools and to consider the
matter of salaries of teachers will meet
Jointly Wednesday night with the
Board of School Trustees in the school
BOARD room to continue its work. The
matter of salaries of teachers win he
first taken up and disposed of. and If
IS then possible that the inquiry into
the methods of instruction will be begun.
me weeks business in the City Hail
WI. be rather light this week, though
heavier than last week
TO Increase Salary.
The friends of Police Justice John ].
Crutchiield who for so many years has
fneted out justice to vIolators of the
laws and ordinances, are urging upon the
Council the matter OF advancing his
salary by reason of the heavy increase
OF business before that tribunal and the
prospect of still greater increase by rea-
son or the extension of the city limits.
The salaries of tho city Judges were re-
Gently increased to $3.50, but that of
tho Police Justice. who has to hear thou
sands of eases OF a criminal ma
ture, besides warrant trials, is hardly half
mat sum. An ordinance proposing Il sub
stantal Increase of his remuneration was
recently introduced into the Council and
referred to the Ordinance Committee. but
that body has not yet disclosed its re-
port. Its recommendation will go to the
Finance COMMITTEES. and finally must rnn
the gauntlet of both branches of the
Council.
The reputation OF Justice Crutchdeld
as a swift dispenser OF Justice, whose
rare common sense and great knowledge
OF human nature and OF tho criminal
classes of the city enable him to deal
most effectively with cases before him,
is widespread, and those who frequent
his court declare that he IL rarely wrong
IN his judgments. Certainly he is re-
yersed by the appellate courts about as
rarely asgany jnrist on the bench.
liz recent speech 10 the Board of
Aldermen, President William NJ. NTurpin,
Of that body, himself n sound lawyer,
paid n high tribute TO tho Police Justice,
and publicly asserted that his DISPENSE
ton of justice would compare with that
OF any trained iurist In the class of cases
with which he dealt, Hes,furtller de-
cared that he did more work than any
other Judge In The City tIp!l, with pos
slbly one exception,
Favorable action by the, Council al
proposed salary Increase is. regarded as
assured since the salaries of the Judges
have recently -een, supplemented sub
tuntiallH,