Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-03
MORRIS OPPOSES CITY
PENSION FOR EMPLOYEES
President OF Police Benevolent AS
ISOLATION Says Its Work Has Been
More Self-l.espccting.
PROVIDES FOR Disabled MEN
Case of Former Sergeant Krengel is
Debated, but Association Is sOi,.
posed TO Allowing City to Assume
It's Duty.

rhc annual meeting of Tho Police
Benevolent Association WAS held yes
,erlay afternoon At O'Clock IN The
Hastings court chamber IN Tho CITY
Han. The annual Usage 0r I'resi:
dent u. II. Morris ana til" report Of
Captain George IL. Pollock, secretary.
showed the association To In ia fnr
cUhditi ion. Th" nssbrirtiJn has more
titan 3i3t.0un invested in rclI; ri. bonds
and is paying aux NOR. thai, tTpc
iiiUnthly Int pensions.
number nj PROPOSITIONS were
brought before the meeting. but none
created more discussion than that Of
Tered by Signal officer Gentry. who
submitted 1t resolution asking that Il
committee be appointed to confer with
the PROPER city authorities. askihg TINT
the department he Increased by one
man and that Fred IL. Krtn;;cl be spc-
ciieh ns that man.
The chairman Of the meeting pro-
tested against this action. II" s;,iG
that the association had no moral risht
10 ask the city to take care Of ono or
tho men. fic said only once had this
Dtrh donc--in the ease Uf l'ntroluian
Minoi-ahd he explained TINT thnre
wbH no benevolent association ~ that
time. ana that citizens asked for the
continuance Of the officers pay ANA not
the police. n. demanded TIM, the AS
ISOLATION assurn" its du;. and pay Air.
during GOOD bchrvior-tit provisions
OF the by laws
Air. Gentry withdrew tho motion
SPECIAL PROVISION ron
POLICENit:S IS HOSPITALS
\ motion wac offcred by Cmltain
Wright. asking that $4,000 Of iho funds
OF The association he withdrawn ana
placed ~ interest. tho interest 10 be
used 10 enGuw "A rooin in one OF the
tNfIEt 4 Sal -
who hrs compelled Ia have hospital
treatment
Sergeant iiOl,lcrnft opposed the with
nihwal OF any FUNDS from the treasury.
lie argued ,hHt ouc. the practice is
started other schemes will Arise
AZ II substitute IL Was suggested that
each officer phy = cents per day. out
OF his salary, tho amount to ba /, spr-
cihl fund TO-. hospital expenses FOR any
policeman Who riuy neri H. There are
2o3 niembcrs Df tho :ssocia.iuu and
'his would hmou2t - nice sum an
nuhllr Both the substitute AVID .ho
original motion were rcfnc:en 10 tba
board OF hIrcetuis FOR conaiiDra, ton
Upon motion OF sir. Gently me Gy
laws were amended and The persbrnpl
OF the hcnrn OF directors WIS indrensed
hy the addition of the three precinct
captains. Al present being Captnin
sherry, OF tho First station: Canaan
II, a l.
tain Wri:,ht. OF the Third station. The
bohr'i rs hcwIv constituted Incline c
me th'hf Of Police fou, life members
'he thre" captains ana twelve nc,iyr
men ma king total uf twenty "A,
Fiiihe OF ms selection as treasurer of
NC association. Scrr.An, Il H Jura.,
ncto'ncs {. member from tho Second
iolice station. This WAS the only
chanse, the former members being re-
cisctcd
PRESIDENT NORRIS
OPPOSES PENSION pI.>>
ia his address TO the assoei,,,.n Nr
Morris SAID:
The flight of time has hroueh, ~.
tosfther-As In the annual ,n.ettnr
Tor The purpose Of reviewing our trans.
actiohs OF The past year ana takinc
counsel for the future.
was the aim OF It's founders +,
establish this association on solid
basis and TO set before /, hirb ideals
There can 10 no more ttuIy i,rnjs,i,
purpose than that of snnothinc ~,
pathway for your comrades who hay,
reached the evening Df life rim, wt
have succeeded su well. eye. even he
yohd expectation. is due 10 orr rolir,
OF usin" our funds only for pension.
!" me disabled aid aged With Iii,
increase Of resources we enlarged ,,,,
behefaotions. Starting with Il month";,
pension Of SOS we gradually raised II :,
Si". ana. III addition. took up the car,
81 the widows uf our members wb,
die while In active service: the widow
peiHe given an nNuuut equal to sucl
pension for twelve months after In,
demise Of her husband W.. have sue.
ccSsfully demonstrated what can bs
done by persistent. Intelligent and hon
est work We frequently hear al