The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-02

ferred to the family physician, 4T94
referred to the family dentist. 7.T43
we're treated and $40 escorted TO the
dispensary by the nurses The school
nurses themselves gave s,067 treat
ments, made 4.25S home visits. and
+ gave 2,229 talks to classes and moth
| ers' clubs.
Police Department.
| The report OF the Chief OF Police
| shows l2,72S arrests made or these
Ilf.T52 we're for msdemeauurs, and
| sTs for felonies There were 5,795
violations OF ordinances reported, and
4205 miscellaneous reports made.
! OF those arrested 4992 were white
males, and 412 white females; and
| $3.50 were colored males. ana l,73l
! colored females, As usual, July Au-
| gust September and October furnish
more than any other third II the
| year; and. also as usual, nearly haf
of tho arrests We're OF persons be-
tween the ages Of 2 and 30.
There were 4 changes in the force
| during the year. caused by thcc1 re-
/ tirements. four designations, two
| deaths. and five dismissals. a total
! of 12l reports and charges were maze
/ against policemen, 50 of which were
/ tor being late at roll call. which were
! charges not sustained 10, and pun
! ihnments were inflicted in &c cases.
! The value Of property repobed lost
| or ST. eE WA given as $T3,S'5.Uf, or
/ which tia of the value Of $3),AnH ~
was recovered and restored to IT'S
/ owners.
I There was total OF 3.5S7 DAYS
/ Of duty lost by tho force. a follow:
/ on account of fLrloughs. J ,098 sicn
ness. liza; sick family, III, aud sus-
/ pension. B.
There were l2.G14 calls answered
! by the patrol wagons. and 20, 421
! prisoners conveyed by them. Police
i men on beat duty made 27l,3l1 in
! ward calls to the signal Office over
the police telephone system, the mean
/ ing of which Is that the signal OPP
orator was in touch with police
man on beat duty at an average in
tervai Of something less than Two
minutes.
! BY appropriation made by your
1 Henera bile Body during the year tha
/ Board of Commissioned was enabled
J to adopt plans and let a contract for
the erection OF new police station
/ for the Second District. The work
! Is fairly well under way. and we hope
! to occupy the new station before the
! end of this year. The plans and speCi-
fcations call for a station that, while
/ simple, Will be modern, comm OdiouS
and usefuily arranged. and its APP
pearanCe viii reflect credit upon the
! city and department.
The report OF the Chief Of Police
/ is accompanied by the report of the
Juvenile Court. which shows a total
/ Of S12 cases before the court during
the year. involving l,2l7 children. as
follows: White boys. 6Sl; white girls.
! 10. colored boys. asa. colored girls,
I104, being 220 more children than
were before the court the previous
year.
OF the total, there were lls cases
/ Of dependent and neglected children,
an increase of e over the previous
year.
The report Of the Matron Of the
white Detention Home shows that 408
| chiidren-27S boys and 125 girls
were received for detention, and that
they were detained a total of 2,l0b
days This gives an average daily
detention Of s. % children, for an av-
erage period of "a days
The average daily cost Of feeding
these children, the matron and other
attendants. was = cents. or cents
for each meal served. The diet while
! necessarily economical. seems TO be
wholesome and plentiful Up 10 this
time the colored children detained
have been held under an arrangement
OF several years standing with William
II. Thorps, a worthy and reIa bic
cQlored man. who houses, feeds and
guards them upon all allowance Of 30
cents per day per capita. This ar
trangenent, while the best that could
be done under all the conditions, has
not been wholly satisfactory for a
long time. and, upon the recommended
tlon OF the court officials and Others
interested in Juvenile work, l have
ARRANGED for the lease OF a suitable
I coiored detention home. where the
coIored wards Of the luvenile Court
viii he kept as soon as poSsessto may
be had. Daring the year this court
/ which had been previously held as
! separate division Of the Police Court
of the city. was Established as sep
arate court as, and under the name
/ Of the Juvenile snd Domestic Rela-
tons Court. by ordinance approved
/ Deeenl Der n, 1915, adopted under the
/ provisions OF an act Of the General
Assembly OF Virginia The new court
was organized by the election By your
hnNorsh Bile body OF Mr. !. Hoge Kicks
formerly chief probation officer Of the
Old court. who has since directed It's
, ~ oCeedtuE<.
The report of the probation officers
in charge Of adult prohatione~s shows
ar total Of 400 persons on probation
during the year, OF whom 245 were
released so sent to the roads or 10
jail for violation OF probation or for
neW 0ffenses. leaving 1928 pychatIoners
on hand at the end OF the year.
These officers Investigated 216 cases
and made - arrests dlIring the year,
They paid 5.334 visits to persons on
probation, and go calls upon persons
in distress, bat not on the probation
list They collected from non-support
prohationers and turned over 10 their
families the sum Of S13221.47
Death removed two of the old mem
hers OF the force. Sergeant !. p letter
a member OF the force since 1870 and