The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-21
STRONG PLEAS FAVOR
NEW JUVENILE COURT
Citizens Urge Establishment of Such
An Institution Before Council
Committee on Finance.
TO WIDEN HRIDGE APPROACH
Southsidc Citizens Ask for Fire Pro-
tection--Speakers Advocate Ex-
tension of Monument Avenue--Wo-
men Police OfIlcerS.

A large delegation of interested cit
liens appeared before the Fina nee
Committee of City Council last night
to urge the adoption OF resolution
providing for the establishment OF a
Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court,
The delegation was headed by Rev
DIR. Maclachlan. who introduced Seg-
erai speakers. including George
James Buchanan, superintendent Of
the Associated Charities: O. A.
Hawkins and w. C. Blakey.
These speakers urged the import.
ance of the movement toward the es~
tablishment of such a court, as we'll
as the importance OF having n Judge
who could devote his entire time to
the work. II wAs shown tina. the court
now is conducted by the justice OF The
Police Court, assisted by several pro-
baton officers. but that the time Of
the Justice cannot be as fully given to
this work as II should be.
Mr., Bryan said the growth OF the
city necessitated an enlargement OF
the duties and powers of the Judge
of this court.
Mr. Hawkins represented the AS
ISOLATED Charities and the Railroad
Y. NJ. C. A., and urged the commit
Tee 10 establish the proposed tpuFl.
for the good OF the community. the
hayward children and the disunited
families.
Mr.. Blakey represented the school
teachers. He said such court
would help wonderfully in keeping
the delinquent children In line and
would aid in the carrying out of the
compulsory education law
DIR. Maclachlan stated that the
he ~nrIpcADI no
malnder OF the year without addi-
tional appropriation.
Monument Avenue Extension.
Following this discussion the COM
mittee heard a number of citizens
on the proposed extension OF Monu-
gnent Avenue, from Roseneath Road
to Horse Pen Road. over the Belt
Line tracks and on into Henrico
County.
Alderman Fuller introduced Ne
speakers, who were Robert Peyton.
John C. Easley and Eppa Hunton.
Messrs. Peyton and Easley favored
the immediate extension OF the av-
enue, and explained that land had
been dedicated for almost the entire
distance. and that II the work were
begun now Il would cost the city
very little, and would open up vast
tracts Of land for improvements. Mr
Fuller. also, urged the committee TO
act at once. -
Mr.. Hunton. representing the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company. said that the COM
pany wished to act in conjunction with
tho city. so far as the crossing of the
pait Zine tracks 10 concerned. and
asked tho committee not to act too
speedily, or until the company and the
city could get together without hav-
ing to resort to the courts
Rev w. A. Cooper. Mrs. Tyler Johsop
and Mrs G. v. Meredith addressed the
committee in favor of the appointment
of two women to the police force Mrs
Jobson spoke at some length, and de-
clared that women could better handle
many cases in which women and chill
dren were concerned than could police
men.
MIR. Cooper thought women officers
could largely help prevent crime, and
handle Juvenile offenders with better
grace than men could handle them.
Major Bowles and Captain Cutchins.
of the Richmond Blues. asked for an
appropriation Of $500 toward the fund
needed by tho Blues to take the trip
to San Francisco AS escort to Gov
ernor Stuart They showed that IL |
would take $4,000 to make the trip.
three -fourths of which they already
had In siKht--one- fourth from the
state. one-fourth from the individual
soldiers and one fourth from tho
bazaar
Want Fire Protection.
George f. Wise, Of Forest Hill,
asked the committee to do something
In the shape of Are protection for the
people OF the Southside in the vicinity
Of Woodland Heights. Forest Hill, Oak
Grove and Swansboro. He referred to
the bond issue Of s5a6.ooo for impsove-
ments In the annexed territory, and
aAked that portion Of that be used
at once for the purpose mentioned.
Commissioner Beck presented a
statement showing that II Would cost
372.7s2 to pipe the territory annexed
from Chesterfield County, and &7b.72o
for that taken from Hsnrico.
Mr.. Seaton, OF the committee. moved
that the Administrative Board furnish
tho committee statement showing the
cost Of naming all suburban territory.
including SCOTS Addition. ~ wsll ~
the 6outhsids territory.
Councilman Carter G. Jonas, with .
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