Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-22
JUVENILE COURT PLAN
WINS IN COMMITTEE
Favorably Reported, With Salary Of
Judge Fixed Mt 81, 800 and
Clerk mt 5000.
o PROBATION OFFICERS
DIR. Niachlachlan Tells Committee
New Court VIII Have Jurisdiction
In All Cases Involving Violation of
State Child Labor Laws.

After hearing briefly from advocates
OF the measure. the Council Commit
tee on Ordinances last night. with only
one dissenting vote. recommended to
inc Council for passage the ordinance
creating a Juvenile and Domestic Re-
! lations Court In the city of Richmond
The motion to recommend for passage
was made by Alderman Fuller. and
Councilman Welsh alone voted in the
| negative.
Kew. II. p. G. Maclachlan. D. D.,
chairman of the steering committee Of
the Juvenile Court. made a brief state
nnent' bringing out the chief provisions
OF the ordinance under consideration
Inc passage OF the ordinance he said
VIII saddle upon the city as an added
! expense over the cost of the present
Juvenile Court machinery. only the
salaries of the judge and clerk OF tho
proposed new court
SALARY OF JUDGE Is
FINED At si.S00 PER YEAR
me ordinance that was recommended
LOT passage was n substitute offered
last night by Councilman English the
patron, Tor the measure that was re-
! ierred to the committee from the Cuun-
| eli. In the original ordinance the sala-
| RES OF the courts officers were left
plank. The substitute fixes the salary
OF the judge at $500 u year: the salary
| or the clerk at $500 year. and the
salaries Of the two probation officers
at $1,000 and $1,000 a year, respec-
lively. 1t makes also several other
minor changes
councilman Cheatwood thought that
the matter was momcntouS enough tn
justify reference to "A subcommittee for
iurther investigation and report lie
moved that the ordinance be referred
TO subcommittee of three. Alderman
ruler moved as substitute to this
motion that the ordinance he recon-
ine1ded Tor passage, pointing out that
the measure will have TO go to the
/, FINANCE Committee for it's approval.
where ii will be aired again. The sub
stitutc motion was carried with only
Councilman Welsh voting in the mega
tive.
Chairman Gunst, OF the committees
was of the belief that the salary fixed
tor the Judge was insufficient. He
suggested that an amendment be in
corporated making the salary at least
$1,000 year. but foreborc to press
the amendment last night. He wanted
1t recorded, he said. that he regarded
the judges salary as too small, and
That at the proper time he would move
an amendment to increase il to the
amount indicated.
COURT WILL HEAR
DIR. Maclachlan told the committee
that Attorney-General Pollard has
rendered an opinion. in which he holds
That the proposed Juvenile and Domes-
tic Relations Court would have juris-
diction in all cases involving viola
tons of the State child labor laws.
This class of violations. thought Dr.
Maclachlan. would probably add about
100 cases year to the courts bust
ness.
supporters of the new court ex-
pressed themselves as highly graft
heu iast night at the promptness with
which the ordinance was recommended
by the committed The committee
| room was crowded with men and wo-
mon interested in the measure, many
! or them delegates appointed by va
rious organizations that have taken
a hand in the campaign.
| 1t is admitted that the real test will
come in the Finance Committee
| Workers in the interest of the ordI-
nance make the statement that they
are prepared to show the Finance
| Committee that the establishment OF
annual increase over the amount now
appropriated to the Juvenile Court, and
/! that its creation will answer a genuine
| public Secd.
The following organizations have
adopted resolutions indorsins tho Gre
alton OF the new court: Juvenile Pro
tective Society of Virginia, Fedora
tion OF Social Workers, Federation Of
Mothers Clubs, Young Mems Christian
association Instructive Visiting
! nurses Association, McGill Catholic
Union, Catholic Womcn's Club. Minis
terial Union. Richmond Glorious, Equal
Suffrage League. CRY School Board,
BOY Scouts Of America. Nurses Settle
ment. Richmond Ncighhorhood Club,
ana the Carpenters Union.