The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-18
sa@2222 2s2asg REPORT
REPORTS BY HOSPITALS
RECOMMENDED AS LAW
Council Committee on Ordinances
Favors Suggestion Of Board OF
Police Commissioners.
PROVIDES FOR CIVIC FLAG
Carlton Mccarthy Urges Adoption Of
Official Municipal Banncr-lIeaS-
urc Rcuuires Inspectors to Dis
play Badges.


The Council Committee on Ordi-
nanccS last night recommended TO the
} Council tor passage the ordinance in
iroduccd upon the recommendation Of
, thc Board OF Police Commissi oncrs, re-
/ curing every hospital in the city to
report TO the Chief OF Police ;hc re-
ception Of all persons suffering from
bodily Injuries. 49, we'll as the death OF
all persons 50 injured.
The measure is aimed to remedy nc
difficulty the police have experienced
/ in obtaining Immediate information
from the hospitals in cases where per
sons have been brought to these in
stituti0ns 20 be treated for injuries re-
ceived in criminal encounters. While
one or two OF the hospitals have taken
; been maxim. prompt reports to the
lpolicc. others have been reluctant to
give on; this Information.
! Carlton Mccarthy. OF the Administra
tive Hoard, appeared before the com
mittcc in behalf Of the ordinance pro-
viding civic Nag for Richmond to
! be used as the official banner Of the
city on all pnolc occasions. The or
dinance WAS recommended to thc Ccun-
Tell for passage
Thc committee recommended unani-
mou:iy for adoption the ordinance in
( troduccd by Councilman English. re-
Quirimg employees Of public service cor
porationS whose duties require them to
enter public or, private buildings, to
wear conspicuously metal badges in
/ dicatinc their connection and authority.
1t Will apply to meter readers and
! inspectors employed by the City Gas,
! Water and Electric Departments. and
the Virginia Hallway and Power Co,o
! pany. to the inspectors employed by
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
, Company. as we'll as to employees of all
public service corporations whose
duties require them to enter private
or public premises.
The law is expected 10 reduce the
number Of thcfts and robhercs that are
pcrpctratcd annually by persons who
secure entrance into private homes I'M
der the Suisc or telephone inspectors
OF meter readers Each corporation,
the ordinance provides. shall keep a
constantly corrected record showing
eve.E cmploye TO whom badge is
| issued.
Ey unanimous vote the committee
! recommended 10 the Council for pas
, sage the Jones ordinance amending
| tho segregation law 80 rs 10 provide
| thst street entering, but not inter-
! scctin- another street. shall be con-
| sdcrcd as OF the same effect as - street
! actually iutcrEectinc another street.
| The Immediate Inspiration or this
amendment WAS the case OF ;he Leigh
1 Street Baptist Church. at Fifth and
.
! is attempting 10 sell TO y colorcd con-
| crcCation for use as a negro house Of
! worship. The church is located on the
I Fifth Street block. between Leigh and
/ Jackson Street which Is exclusively
, white. Jackson Street, however. merely
enters. hut docs not intcrsect Fifth
Street. and Police Justice Crutchncld
has held that the entire Flt;h street
stretch included between Leigh and
Duval Streets Is = single block between
parallel streets. within the meaning
OF the segregation law. Thus consid
cred this block would contain colored
residents in the majority and would
bc proper location for colored
church
An amendment offered by Council
! man Jones and adopted by tho com
mittoc makes each days violation of
the segregation ordinance separate
ofCcnsc The present Law merely pro-
vidcs = maximum fine Of $40" for its
: violation.
The committee referred 10 a sub
committee OF three composed OF Alder
man .Gunst anu Couucilmcn English
and <I'crgusson. the ordinance reported
from the Administrative Eoard. repeal
in. the ordinance which charges prop
and alley paving.
IN ordinance designed To relieve
I property owners from Responsibilities
/ for the payment OF delinquent gas bills
was laid Oh table Similar disposition
was made OF the ordinance creating a
municipal employment bureau.