Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
PUBLIC WELFARE FUNCTIONS
.cnlth, Charities nnd Mnrkct Eurrnus
Are Review. In Dctulf In
NcnOri.

:ial welfare work o. Inc city. IL is
recommended that a department -: 30
cial welfare be created under - com
missioner OF public welfare appointed
there "s Should nG' be the solow Gs Guaaus
J. a bureau Of health ,. bureau Of
charities Getty lone. virginia Hos;pi-
rcau Of markets. 4 y bureau -; public
employment.
made the director Of the bureau OF
health. and che commissioned Of INC
department of public welfare sh"rid
act ex-otiIcio as director ~ the bureau
OF charities. \ dirrcsor Of :he hurcuu
OF markets shoUit i've appointed. and
the manager .! IA. present public EN-
pioymcnt burv,; should hs the oiircc
tor Of the burcou OF pubic r'npluEinc..
OF thr proposed Department;
juvenile and ijunrst.r ErIaiion. toIrt.
The city Of Richmond. in establish
ING Juvcnil. and Domestic relations
Court. indicated rs desire :" SURROUND
NC . deltnuuGnt or nntoriunn ,t .esh,iilia.
only by well-managcd jnNenilc court.
But ia falling to max ;hiS :, curt
protection 10 the child who has been
wronsed through no fault Of its own.
and II atiil leaves such y child 60
posed 70 the atmosphcro aud surround
incs OF the criminal courts in serious
s cases ~ the jaHke "f the Juvenils
which the community evidently be.
l!cvcn the child should have. he should
be provided with broad powcr. OF IN
and into crimes committed by adults
that affect Tho child. He should be
sons guilty uf contributing 10 the do
limUuency OF the child
Therefore. i; il recommended that
law be enacted e.tA.iish...ts me
Juvenile and domestic Relations Court
for the selection OF tho judge Of Tho
court In the same name" as Judges
arc selected Tor other courts Of record.
be set forth TO require That cases
aEnins: children be ss9nhuc;ed in chan
The defendant. but be tho ward Of the
state. and tho proceeding be- TO deter
mine the cause Of the rhilds de!in-
Quency. In this connection IL might
be possible. and II would ccrtainly be
advisable. to allow the appointment
particularly for cases involving girls.
The constitutional provision aEains,
in this instance II it were interpreted
/" mean shat , master In ohanc"ry is
ing OF the Constitution.
The court requires Tho ae:vices of
,wo additional probation o'iccIs, ~
ne present probation officers have en-.
t,rciy too many cases TO handi.. and
IL is recommended that ono male and
pointed. The services of competent
physician Quolihrd To attend and ca-
Sm,"G r ,n'l"rSa a shonld Tse h. reianed
"niccrs who arc ASSIGNED ns probation
"n 1s,I,,. IN eonnts:i%n With domesiic
active police duty and their places
taken by three civi!!"n urooa,!,, o.-
:, The onn business methods OF The conr,,
r"Hssd AND n is mend he
this be done as outlined in the text
OF the report.
Detention Homes.
There are two detention homes one
for white and one for colorad children
which are subject 10 control by the
jude OF the Juvenile Court end the
ployees and directs the nanage,ncnt.
but the court is held responsiblc for
OF responsibility should he ended by
swing complete control OF the homes
condi}ions in The I home for To% White
children were not OF the best II owl
a ans y05 REQUIRED a NOR; sars and soap
y, 10 MAKE soa, them more attractive, and
the ideo OF fSHnsssr a should sna ee
on detention" The home for colorcd
c cin was found to be scrupulousiy
u "naid,Taetiy %o. as the home for white
given to the meals furnished the chill
.ed s charge per Sf day 1oniS
Justice. of the Peace.
Hichmond has a civil court for the
a arinl OF G,v,i suits of minor char
lSi. ~ i'oilCc court Tor the hearing
Domestic Relations Court. There an: an.
nne earS TO be no logical reason for the
continuance OF twelve justices of The
peace or magistrates. In connection
viii ci%il warrants; the magistrates
into the city treasury and go towards
ene support Q; the civil court. The
tanned from justices Of the peace in
police and criminal cases hecnuse tho
fhafr rates, denend on these fees for
a,iEht regard for the right of liberty
or persons ms; The magistrates exercise
posing the fine that they believe M IS
s oeey c %nesed an Sf sT 4g 4 ,ss
prisoner 'r on payment OF the 'f1ne. The
M mfaGi nnoi,. accent bail; and the record
G ,n,,. that the magistrates are not
sHrH careful about the quality of the
noIi eS c oerGu ana IN many cases The
outy could do at least ms vol, Ia ~.
the position Of magistrate mr ei i,s nn ~
6" war Inc neace be abolished, thai civil
me ci,iI De issued by the clerk OF
. and p police; justice at the Police Court
no W p%iicf e. captains no and serseants en-
Civil Court.
AS already recommended. tho Law,
should be amended so as TO nroviJc
LnaI AL warrants In civil cases bo fs
Sued by the clerk of the Civil Court
ana the fees therefore be turned into
the city treasury. The amount noi2
lected by the magistrates for the is-
s MsI as, or these warrants, during 1916
hood Of $4,000. which, il paid inio ' the
city city treasury would more than pay for
ane maintenance OF the Civil Court.
The procedure followed In the court
and tho records kept are in accordance
with good practice. but tho clerk
shoulq make more detailed annual
report as suggested in tho text.
Commonwealth Attorney.
the Commonwealth Attorney is an
compcnsation should not be dependent
upon fees or upon his success In So
curing convictions. He Is limited to a
maximum Of $3.50 a year in fees from
criminal cases and is allowed to collect
refuses to do 80. In addition, tho city
pays him 81 600 year. The foo sys-