The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-02-22
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| proposed improvements of the police
and fire departments.
| During the debate Councilman Burd
sail remarked that complaints had
been made to him that the police tour
ing car had been used for "joy-riding"
| purposes. Burdsall said he did not be-
| lieve these reports were true and paid
President Eversman a high compll-
ment for his supervision of the police
department affairs.
Weishaupt had also heard reports
that the police car was used for 10y
| riding" and adding that perhaps
these reports are true, perhaps they
are not" then declaring that If the city
OF Dayton only needed three machines
for it's police department the city OF
,e2ichnend could certainly get along
with only one machine. Furthermore
Weishaupt charged that the police
used poor judgment in responding to
ambulance calls, some times sending
| the police car when the horse ambu-
lance was required. He cited one In
| stance, where woman was badly in
! iured, that the machine had been sent
| to the scene Notwithstanding the fact
| that the patient could not be hauled in
! it.
Touring Car Needed.
Mr. Weishaupt does not know what
he is talking about" shouted President
Eversman when an ambulance call
comes in we always inquire whether
the machine or the ambulance is want
| ed took the call Mr.. Weishaupt
speaks of and was told that the ma
chine was wanted. We do not use
the ambulance except when absolute
| ly necessary because it is not fit to
use and because it takes too long to
get it to and from the scene of the
accident. That is the reason we are
asking for modern motor ambulance.
AS far as the touring car is concerned
that is an absolute necessity. 1t per-
| forms services that a combination
ambulance-patrol could not be put to.
! It is used for emergency calls con
stantly If that machine is sacrificed
| for the combination car then there will
have to be five or six new officers
added to the force, and the police
hoard has the authority to make these
increases.
! Councilman White urged both the
motorization of the fire department
and the purchase of the ambulance
patrol. He declared 1t was a disgrace
! for this city to continue the old horse
ambulance in service. He said that
no less than three people had died in
this wagon recently when their lives
J might have been saved If they could
| have been gotten to the hospital soon
er. Councilman Handley also urged
the improvements proposed for the
two departments.
Mayor Robbins took occasion to re-
mark that if the Improvements pro-
posed were ordered another bond
issue. would be required.
The question of paving Richmond
avenue, from Doran bridge to West
Fifth street, and paving Fort Wayne
avenue, from Main street to North D
street came before council on remon-
strances The two ordinances were al
lowed to take their regular course.
Council in the meantime will make an
inspection of the two streets. Council
was informed that these improvements
can be provided out of the public i'm
provement fund
After an ordinance had been passed
repeating an ordinance authorizing
temporary loan of $4,000 for the elec-
trio plant purchase. the ordinance
authorizing an $4,000 bond issue for
| the same purpose came up for third
reading and was passed without dis
cussion. The first two readings were
given at the special meeting last Sat
urday night.
| Chief Goodwin sent a communica-
tion to council asking for an appropria.
| tion to meet his expenses incidental
! to attending the convention of police
chiefs at Newark, N. j., the latter part
of May, which he has been ordered to
attend by the police board. This mat
ter was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
On complaint of Councilman Burd-
sail council ordered an inspection
made of the Washington avenue bridge
! to determine whether it was safe The
city attorney urged this action.
Waidele suggested that some action
be taken to prevent the fast driving of
automobiles near school houses.
Tuhorcu1Ccic iS tho chiaf cauco -