The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0UTHS|DE
Ordinance Committee Rejects
Measure to Increase the
Police Force.
Mr.. RUDD IN THE MINORITY
Claimed, However, That City
Was Often Without Proper
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,
tuo LJ,,II StrcaY

!
Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch,
| No. 1902 Huff street.
| The most interesting discussion
| Ordinance Committee last night was
on the question of increasing the po-
! lice force. Mr.. j. B. Rudd made a
| strong attempt to have the committee
report favorably to the City Council
| tonight for two additional officers. He
said that he did not think the present
| force sufficient to handle emergencies.
and cited recent case where man
| who had become suddenly insane was
allowed to go free for some hours ow-
| Ing to the policemen being elsewhere
| attending to their duties He also ex-
planned that owing to the duties OF the
Chief of Police as City Engineer it
| was often impossible for him to look
after the force, and that very often
| there was no one present in the sta
ton house.
Mr. Rudd complimented the present
force very highly, and in answer % a
laughing remark of Mr.. Reams to he
effect that the present force could
be found sitting around the station
house any night. said he did not won
der that they could, because men who
mad to stay up half the day testifying
in police cases could not be expected
to be very active at night.
me greatest opposition to the in
crease was offered by Mr.. Reams. Mr..
ABBOTT and Mr.. Adkins spoke against
It.
On vote Mr., Rudd was found to be
In the hopeless minority. the commit
tee refusing to report for the increase
by vote Of to L.
Gave birthday Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Lucas celebrated
| the birthday of their daughter. Bena
Wednesday night in their home. No.
III West Ninth Street. Parlor games
were played and refreshments served.
Miss Lucas received many handsome
presents.
Among those present were Misses
Bena Marion and Nellie Lucas, FlossIe
McGruder. Mary Neisler. Laura
Neisler, Kate Dyson, Mabel Tombs,
Irma Thomas, Mrs r. C. Butler.
Mrs Abbey Blackburn and Mrs A. G.
Lucas, Messrs. John F. and Russell
schad, j. Lynn Bryant, w W. Pace.
Richard III. Jenkins. Linwood T. Holt
Cecil Tombs r. C. Butler, Abbey Black
burn. Carroll Isaglee, A. G. Lucas and
MI Harris, of Richmond.
Personals and Briefs.
j. r. Tunstall father OF Paul Tun-
stall. of this city. died at his home,
ir Burkeville. early yesterday morning
of heart failure, Mr.. Tunstal was
seventy-four years old, and is survived
BY his wife and seven children.
Mr.. Paul Tunstall left yesterday at
II o'clock for Burkeville.
A large crowd attended the enter
tainment at the Central Methodist Epis-
copal Church last night, and much in
terest was shown in the talk by Mr..
D. l.. Pulliam on "Hymns-Thcir 4Au-
thors, Beauty and Significance" a Sc
lection OF famous hymns was rendered
on a grnphophone.
The Second Ward delegation of the
Street Committee met yesterday even
ing and arranged for expenditures for
streets this year.
They will report to the Assembly,
which meets tonight.
Mayor II. a. Maurice is spending
few days in Chesterfield county, re-
operating from the effect of the cam
paign. In his absence Squire Jordan
will deal justice to the unfortunatcs
who come before the bar of Justice.
Mr.. Willard Martin, City Treasurer
and Deputy Jailer, reports that the
jail was almost depleted of prisoners
Yesterday by the arrival of Guard
Johnson of the State convict road force,
who took away five men with SEN
fences ranging from one month up.
G. c. b. B. and T.. S. Valentine,
executors of the Mann S. Valentine es-
tate, sold to c. S. Wells a lot on
Porter Street for $1,000
Mrs. Il. r. Brown has purchased
from Augustine Royal and others lot
on West Twelfth Street, near the rail-
road. The price paid was $500.
Royal Arch Chapter Masons met last
night and initiated six candidates to
the Royal Arch degree.
The young ladies of Central Metho-
dist Church gave shadow party last
night at the home of Mr.. w. w. Poole,
40. 900 cambridge Stree. A silver
offering was taken at the door.
The pumping engine broke down at
the filtration plant Wednesday, and
for a while it was impossible to OBJ
tain clear water. bu. Superintendent
Sharp had the engine repaired, and in
operation by 10 o'clock Wednesday
night
Postmaster IT. II. Smith and Mr.. r.
b. Howle, who attende'. the Rcpubli-
can Convention in Lynchburg, re-
turned home yesterday.
The Street Committee will meet this
afternoon at A o'clock, and go on an
inspection tour of Stockton and
Semmes Streets, after which it Will re-
port to the Assembly tonight.
Mrs. I. l.. Gill, of No. 206 East !
Eighth Street, who has been sick for
some time, is improving.
Bishop C. c. Penicl1, missionary of
the Episcopal Church, will deliver an
address at West End Methodist Epis-
copal Church Sunday night. His SUBJ
ject will be the Awakening of the |
Nations"
Tho funeral, of John Henry Parker,
who shot himself near Drewry's Bluff |
Tuesday, took place yesterday morn
ing at II o'clock from the home of |
his brothor-in-law, Ernest Wcisiger, /
on Perry Street,
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