The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09
TO LIMIT PAWN
OFFICES TO SIX
Police Board Recommends
Stringent Ordinance About
Local Pawn Shops.
KELLAM AND KUHN PRAISED
Officers Who Performed Brave
Deeds Receive Formal Vote
OF Commentator.

! More stringent regulations for the
government of the city pawnshOps. in
/ Guiding the limitation of the number
here TO six. were contained in an ordl-
nance which the Board OF Police Com
/ missioncrs drew up at its regular
meeting last night and recommended
to the City Council for adoption The
/ restrictions placed upon the pawn Of
( fees in the new ordinance are strict
aud are calculated to facilitate the eff
! forts OF the Police Department TO keep
accurate tab on stolen articles sold 10
pawnbrokers.
The most important feature OF the
/ ordinance is the restriction OF the num-
Der Of pawn offices in the city to six.
At present there are thirteen licensed
pawn shops in Richmond, which is a
greater number than Washington and
Baltimore together have \ further
/ article provides that the six pawn
brokers must be voters of the city.
In addition, the ordinance provides
that 10 pawn Office license can be
rranteG except upon the recommen da =
ticn of tie Board Of Police Commits
Z sicLe;s. a:;er an eNacting inquiry has
: determined the desira bility and re-
sponsibility of the applicant for license.
/ l'his places the Police Board in full
makes scrupulous behavior on the part
OF the six brokers necessity.
Moreover. the six brokers Will he re-
/ ouired to II AXE daily reports of articles
! bought or taken OH loan. on form
! designed and approved by the chief oil
/ Police These reports are to be for
, warded to the police headquarters
daily and will be kept on file Tor refer
encc The present form of report is
not satisfactory TO the department.
Call system for Brokers.
OF special interest is the article OF
: the ordinance which provides that the
six pawnbrokers must establish a cali
system connected with police heaS-
quarters from their Offices, at their
own expense This private system VIII
enable the dealers to summon detec-
tives from headquarters when sus-
picious character offers goods for dls-
posal without arOusing the apprehen-
sion of the prospective customer
\ bitter fight over the provisions or
! this sweeping ordinance is certain TO
be precipitated by the introduction OF
il into the Council. The fight Will be
gin in committee. when the pawnbrok-
ers appear to urge reasons against the
adoption of the measure. The wedding
out OF the thirteen brokers now in the
city will be left entirely in the HANDS
of the Board of Police Commissioners
Commentator for bravery and eftl-
( cheney was voted unanimously by the
! board to Detective-Sergeant l.. r. KEEL
lam and Patrolman W. G. Kuhn. OF
! the First PolGe station kclCm was
praised for his bravery in the recap
! ture last week OF Webster Morton. the
a Ascending negro bank messenger OF
I Washington. who escaped once from
/ Detectives Wiley and Kellam, after a
J hand-to-hand encounter in negro
I toarCinS house. The negro was finally
/ shot. though not fatally. by kellam-
Officer Kuhn's public reward was ioi
! his bravery at fire OF seventeenth
, street last week, when he rescued
woman and several children from
! blazing building.
q. I. Cash. chauffeur Of the tirs'
; District. was transferred to the Second
/ District. while 7. =. kerse. chauheui
or the Second District, was trans
I ferred TO the FIRST.
: / 3 Marcusson. of clay Ward. was
; elected to the police force. to succeed
, W. :. Brantlv. Of the First District
Who has resigned. His resignation De
comes effective January IL.