Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-28
INVESTIGATORS MAY
FINISH WORK TONIGHT
Stated That Report to City Council
Will Be Constructive in
Character.
MEN SEEK EIGHT-HoUR DAY
Believed That Change Would Add to
Efficiency OF Force-Committee
Said to Disagree as to Accused Po-
lice Commissioners.

Ihough no information has been
given out by any member OF the coun.
citnanic committee investigating the
official conduct Of Police Commiss,o,-
ers MCCARTHY, Well and Goode, and the
management and discipline of the
whole Police Department., 1t is general
oeheved that the report will be con-
structive In Its recommendations.
IN It's Investigation. as the evidence
VIII show. the committee was care>u,
10 inquire what the department needed
10 Increase its efficiency and what
would be required 10 aid the individua I
men In giving greater devotion To tboIr
uul!cs. This limo OF investigation re
suited II is said. in two suggestions
which Will probably be conveyed in
both reports OF the committee shori,,
there be two. 1t is generally accnnt.a
thet the Council will be asked 10 in
crease the force and to install tho EIGHT
hour system.
IRREGULAR HOURS NOW
CAUSE OF COMPLAINT
me PriVates OF the force have lonr
quietly agitated the question OF q
chanBe In the present scheme. which
Is SO arranged that the hours are irreg-
hiar and mealtime comes. not AT N a
convenience Of the patroiman. hut ~
the convenience of the system Tbo
present arrangement was evolved nnd
maintained because OF the Insufficient
size OF the force. But. with NOR. men
IL is SAID that the eight-hour system
could be installed and greater efflcjencv
established. II the size OF the force
were Increased It would not be until
next year. when the extra appropria
ton needed would be contained in the
1915 budget. The city's finances are not
now In condition to care for larger
force. II is stated.
mas been suggested. too, that the
Board OF Police Commissioners be aboI
ished, and that the department be man.
aged and operated by one commission
er. with the Chief OF Police second in
command The commissioner would
exercise general supervision of tho
torce' as is now done by the board, and
the authority and powers OF the chief
would not necessarily be lessened. He
would occupy the same position in rela-
ZION TO tho one commissioner as he now
occupies In relation to the board. Such
a change would have to be brought
about. however. by change In the city
charter. and the ACCESSIBILITY OF the in
novation would likely be one OF the
questions to be considered by the pro-
posed charter change commission.
COMMITTEE MAY
FINISH WORK TONIGHT
The rumored division of the commit
tee is believed to be concerned only
with how the report shall deal with the
three commissioners who have been
under Are. II there be two reports, It
is generally accepted that the commit
tee report will recommend that the
three commissioners be e1onerated and.
perhaps. that one be rcprimanded. The
minority report. on the other hand may
recommend that one commissioner be
exonerated, and that one, or possibly
two. be removed. 1t Is generally be-
lIeveo that 1T will. be recommended that
one commissioner. at least, be entirely
exonerated of all the charges pre-
ferrcd against him.
The committee meets tonight at &
o'clock, when 1t is probable that tho
final report, or reports, will be made. 1t
is known that the committee is anxious
that It's work be completed before the
July meeting OF the City Council.