The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
Councilman Pitcher Introduces
Measure Asking Commits
oner to Get Out
HIS EFFICIENCY is
DECLARED IMPAIRED
Committee on Ordinances Viii
Meet to Act on November
Is Mass-Nieeting Letter Is
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shortly before the adjournment
OF Common Council last night at
11:45 O'Clock, Councilman Phi
cher presented ii resolution .nlIing
upon Police Commissioner Ciin
we'll to resign from the Police
Board. The paper WINS, on re-
quest OF MIR. Pitcher, referred to
the Council Committee on Ordin-
ances, which meets on November
IS.
Accompanying the resolution
was n letter from committee
named at the mass meeting re-
Gently held at John Marshall
High School, condemning the
Police Board for its action In fail
ing to re-elcst Detective-Sergcant
krcngei. and in reducing Sergeant
Shoemaker to the ranks.
The resolution presented by Mr..
Pitcher follows:
Whereas. the Council of the City
OF Richmond believes that the eff
ficiency of Clifford We'll. "A member OF
the Board of Police Commissioners.
has been impaired by his conduct as
a member of said board; therefore.
be /.
Resolved by the Council of the City
of Richmond. the Board of Alder
men concurring.
That Clifford We'll be, and ne IS
hereby, requested to resign as a MEM
Der Of the Board Of Police Commits
sioners Of the city OF Richmond
The letter accompanying the reso-
luton. which also carried with 1t the
resolution adopted at the mass meet
ing at John Marshall High School,
follows:
People Heard From.
ITO the Common Council and Board
of Aldermen of the city of Rich
mond.
GentIemen,--As YOU are aware. a
meeting of the citizens of Richmond
was recently held at the auditorium
Of the John Marshall High school TO
consider and TO protest against the
conduct Of certain members of the
Board of Police Commissioners OF this
city. The actions immediately calling
for this meeting took place subsequent
to your proceedings on the report OF
the special committed appointed to
investigate the Police Department
The meeting was large one, the
hall was filled TO its capacity on a
RAINY night. and those present were
PEOPLE who have the interest of this
CITY at heart. and who showed by
their manner that they were In real
earnest. without a dissenting vote
they adopted resolutions requesting
Won to call for the resignation from
the Board Of Police Commissioners of
MIR. Clifford We'll Having been ap-
pointed by the chairman OF the meet
ing as committee for this purpose,
we herewith present copy or the
resolutions.
I'm addition to what is said therein,
we venture to subynit for your con-
sideration the fact that the usefulness
of Mr.. Well as a member Of the Board
os Police Commissioners is ended Inc
revala tons in connection with the IN
yast,Ration held last spring have nor
tended to raise Mr.. We'll in the opin-
ION Of the citizens of this CITY. HIS
action in voting TO drop petectlVe.
Sergeant krengel from the rolls OF
Tho Police Department and to reduce
Sergeant Shoemaker to ranks, under
circumstances which are known 10
Won, was such as tn forfeit the con-
f,dence Of the community In the I'M
rar4ial,t, Of his actions as member
tc| the police Board and. of course,
such an act must have utterly de-
.troyed all confidence on the part OF
lthe members Of the police force thai
Ithev would receive fair treatment al
his hands, II their actions were al
any time contrary to his interest OF
wishes.
The reasons given by Mr.. Wen Tor
his action as to Sergeant krengel DC
not stand scrutiny. and he does not
even pretend to give reason for ms
action as to Sergeant Shoemaker. IN
addition to everything else. his act