The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-28
JUVENILE COURT
IS RECOMMENDED
Cost to City Will Be But Three
Thousand Dollars Per
Annun.
SMOOTH PAVE GROVE AVENUE
Finance Committee Provides
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
for Great Improvement.


Provision for a Juvenile court AMI
Tor detention of children under the
age or seventeen while awaiting trIui
is effected under terms of an ordi-
nance recommended to the Council last
night by the Committee on Finance
carrying an appropriation for the
operation OF the court, employment of
matron and probation officer of
$4,000.
The ordinance authorizes the COM
mitment of minors under seventeen
years of age when arraisned In the
Police Court under the terms Of
State law approved March &c, 1910
provides for the expenditure of the
fund and the operation OF the Juvenile
Court under the express supervision
of the Mayor. who must approve all
vouchers. and authorizes the Juvenile
Protective Society of Virginia to
make arrangements to provido "a home
Tor the detention of any child under
seventeen years OF age, committed for
trial, ana II necessary to prov de for
matron. 10 be appointed by tho
Mayor, to care and have the custody
of such children.
Gives Private Trial
The matron is to receive $3.50 pcr
annum. y companion ordinance has
provided for Il male probation officer
and for separate hours for the trial
of Juvenile dcliuqucnts. which may. II
the Police Justice so decides, be heard
in chambers without The presence OF
the usual Police Court rabblc
The Finance Committee gave final
approval to the pending proceedings
for the acquisition by condcmnat ton
of the property of 7. c. Williams. need
cd to straightcn sewer alon;, tho line
OF Bacon's Quarter Branch. 81 the in
tcrscction of Lombardy Street, being
about three acres. The committee also
approved the condemnation awards for
land TO open an alley between Broad
and Marshall, Second and Third
Streets.
In view of what is regarded as ex-
ccssve valuation by tho prescn, own
or. Andrew Plz2ini. Jr.. tho committee
recommended to the Council that con-
dcmnation proceedings be instituted
for acquisition OF the old Rathskellcr
property. needed to enlarge William
Byrd Park. The property has on IL a
fine grove OF old trees. and would
make handsome addition TO the park
nc annual budget provides $4,000 for
It's purchase. but HIr. Pizzini holds out
for $4,000. The whole tract, IT IS saIi.
could have been recently acquired for
$4,000.
Health Inspector.
An additional inspector in The Health
Department was recommended In lieu
OF the request OF the Health Board
for Two more men. Authority was
also given for appointment OF a
deputy clerk OF Hastings Court. Part
. at $500 per annum.
The ordinance fixing the salary OF
the members OF the Administrative
Board was tabled. was the resoiu
ton providing for music IN the parks
and the plan 10 open Fifteenth street
by tunnel under Broad street The
request of certain Councilmcn for an
huto fire truck. To allow the establish.
ment Of hook ana ladder trucl. com
pany IN South Riohmond. was passed
by for constellation later in tho year.
An additional lneman IN the Fire
Department was authorized al $500 per
annum.
NJ request of MIR. Butler, the resolu,
ton ordering condemnation OF land 10
Twcnty-trist street was taken from
the table and accommodated for adop-
tion.
smooth Pnvc Grove Avenue.
smooth paving on Grove Avenue TO
cost $4,000 Was recommended in lieu
of the former plan TO widen the Rose
meath Road, which failed OF adoption.
me tuna, II WttS SlHtcu, WOulu lie sui =
iicient 10 pave with asphalt block the
roadbcd of Grove Avenue from the end
OF the present smooth paving at Lom-
hardy street approximately TO Robin
son street Some objection was raised
that many OF the property owners
along this section of Grove Avenue
have not seen lit 10 provide sidewalks,
and II was argued that the city ehould
not make so expensive an Improvement
where the property owners show so
little interest In the bettcrment OF
the neighborhood. At the request of
Mr.. Richards. Chairman Pollard was
directed to arrange for an inspection
tour on the part Of the committee 10
pass on plans for improvements at
Thirty first and Grace Streets. incluI
ing extension Of tho Chesapeake and
Ohio Tunnel, and the opening Of Grace
street through to Chimporazo Park.
together with such other improve
ments as VIII put an end to the dis
astrous slides which have greatly
damaged the park, two of which have
occurred in the past week.
On account OF the death OF Chairman
John j. Lynch OF the Electricity Com
mittcc and the fact that that com
mttee has now no chairman and be-
cause Of the absence from the city OF
Chairman Mills, Of the Water Com
mittec. the ordinance regulating the
mana cement of the municipal electric
plant was not taken up y number of
minor salary increases were recon-
mcndcd for adoption.