The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-16
kREAGEL CASE IS
SUBJECT OF DEBATE
Ordinance Committee in Doubt as TO
Its Actual Powers in the
Premises.
SETTLE MATTER MONDAY NIGHT
City Attorney Requested to Come BE-
fore Committee at That Time ana
Aid i'm Securing Legal solution or
Problem.

There seems to me to be Niger
IN the oodpile," Councilman umlaul
declared last night before the ordl
nance committee in urging them 10
place former Sergeant krengei on the
police force again. Mr.. tmlauf, as
patron of a resolution TO adopt inns
means OF relief for Krengel. who was
injured and rendered UNIT Tor ser
vice when he was accidentally shot IN
the summer of 1912 while discharg-
ing his duty.
The Krengel matter. occupying the
limelight for considerable period
OF time. has been delayed unneces-
sarily, Mr. Umlauf thinks and he sees
no reason why the incapactated de-
tective cannot he given some posi-
ton by the chief of police in which
- may be able TO earn an adequate
living. He recalled the cases of GER
tain policemen. injured while on the
force, and pointed out that they had
received benefits from the city. either
by pensions or by being retained on
the force why are some men of
this kind appointed to positions on the
force. while others are denied this
right" he asked, and declared that
there are other men on the police
force who are no more physically able
than Krengel is"
Mr.. English stated that he was In
favor OF granting a pension to kren-
eel. but that adrices from the city
attorney had convinced him that II
could not be done, since the city's
charter did not give authority to the
council to place men on the police
pay roll without duties, except when
they have been on the force for TWEEN
~ years or more But that upon the
request Of the mayor. by majority
vote of both branches of the coun-
ell, any officer may be pensioned, and
the means for doing this may ne Sc
cured by a special pension tax, II
= necessarS
No Right 10 Act.
Mr.. puller, claiming that the Coun-
ell has no right to put krengel on the
force. according to the ruling OF the
city attorney stated that he was In
favor OF a general ordinance founding
pension system to cover all cases
OF disa bed policemen az well as tire-
men His suggestion was that the
anauoe committee be asked TO recon p
mend a proper ordinance, with suf
fcfent funds. to take care Of all such
persons injured. retired. or super
animated Mr. Christian took the
stand that It was absurd 10. admit
iaat there - nothing IN the CITY that
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