The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-12
POLICE BOARD ADDS
Fifteen men TO FORCE
VIII Begin Prompt Patrol Duty in
Territory Recently An.
nexed.
TO REMODEL SECOND STATION
Additional Houses to BE Purchased
for Suburban Service-Inspection
IL Made OF Entire Force by Police
Commissioners.

The Board of Police Commissioners
additional men as members of the
Richmond police force after a session
az Police Headquarters lasting nearly
three hourg. The men who were Sc
lected from list Of seventy ciigibles
were as follows: &. H. Desk!ns. ID. W
Dullns. c. y. Posenau, p. d. Bass, r.
Il. Gary. +. G. Williams. W. V. Nc
Donough. a. B. Anthony, $. s. Mat
thews. W. T. Major, F. L. Hord. IT.
WtzgaH. j. W. King, T.. s.. Waller
and T. y. Shorteli
Major Werner issued an order i'm
mediately after the selection of the
new policemen that they were to re-
port TO him at his Office this morning
promptly at Q o'clock. At that time
they viii take their final examinations
and viii be measured for their uni
forms. The preliminary work of be-
ginning their education as Richmond
policemen will also be begun at this
session with the chief ArcDonouFh
and Anthony have already seen SCR
vice OH the local force and are famil-
lar with their duties. but all OF the
other men will have to be trained in
the fundamentals OF the work before
they can be assigned to beats
NEW MEN WILL
GO TO WORK At ONCE
IT is planned TO get the new men
Into harness at the earlicst possible
time. Major Werner announced last
night that ail Of them would be as
signed to work in the annexed terri
! tory. and that nine of tho new men
would be added TO tho mounted squad.
This will give Richmond a, mounted
force of nineteeA men. The chief also
announced that seven of the additional
/ force would She. sent TO the. Second
Precinct. four to the First and four to
the Third Station. The large mum:
Der assigned to the First is caused by
the greater amount OF territory which
, there is to DO patrolled In that Sec
| ton OF the CITY.
| Special county officers. yho have
! been In charge Of the territory while
| II was part OF the county, will auto
inatically cease to hold office when
the representatives OF the local force
assume charge. The new territory IA
already being .patrolied by motorcycle
4 and motor car:policemen. and the nu-
| thorities arc laying it off into regular
peats Tor the. mounted men. s
| The police board yesterday also, au-
!! thorized the purchase of eight add.
: tlonal, horses and the fitting u3 Of the
stable mt the Fret Precinct station ~,
! their use. 1t Is said that several
! changes will have. to be made in .the
! station. and that a number o.. new
stalls viii have to y. supplied. rs tiS
quarters arc much too small to ac-
coinmodatc The large horse squad which
will hereafter be a part''of the police
| equipment
PLAN TO REMODEL
J SECOND PRECINCT STATION
AS was announced by this pape,
| some time ago, the de partment Is plan
! ming TO improve the Second prccinc,
| Station, and the police board VIII hold
a special meeting Friday to pass upon
the plnns which have been prepared
for the new station house. No an
nouncement has been made yet as to
/ where the station force will be ac.
! comm odated while the new building IS
being erected. Several selected build
! ings have been refused because OF ono
reason or another. and ii Is under.
stood that no location has been
| definitely sclected.
! Previous to the meeting Of the board
| ut police headquarters yesterday after
noon. various members inspected the
! police force at the respective stations
Major Werner said that the inspection
| was q most satisfactory one, and that
| even fewer causes Of complaint were
discovered than the small number
! lions were found to be In good order
| with complete and up-to-datc equip.
! ment while the outfittings OF the men
! were in the best of shape.
| The appropriation bill giving $4,000
! to. the Police Department for main
| tenance until the 1915 budget is pre-.
| pared was passed by tho Board Of AL.
dermen Tuesday night. II was pre-,
scented to Mayor Ainslie carly yester-
! day morning; In order that the selcc-
!. lions Of the new men might be made al
once. The Mayor promptly signed the
| bill. thus facilitating the immediate
J action OF the commissioners.