The Warwickshire Herald. — 1895-10-17 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

POLICING (W ERDINGTON.  onarterly meeting of this committee was held at the Shire Hall. Warwick, on Monday morning. Lord Leigh presided, and there was a large attendance of membem—The Clerk read the following letter from Mr. W. B. Sanderson, solicitor, of Warwick, with reference to Mr. Kinchant's pension :--"As the newly-appointed trustee of the settlement of Mr. Kitichant's pension upon his wife and daughter (of which appointment you have already had notice), I have to apply to your Council and Standing Joint Committee for the payment of the sum of £192, being the amount of four quarters' arrears from the 24th June, 1894, to 24th June, 1895. due in respect of such pension, and if the same be not paid to the trustees legal proceixiings will -be taken to enforce the payment, as counsel may advise."--The Police Sub-Committee recontnencled tt. oue-horse van be purchased for conveying prisonen. front Aston Police Station to prison. The committee found that the payments out of the police pensnip fund exceeded the income by about £5OO per annum. They recommended that the whole of the net sums received in the police area for pedlars and chimney sweepers' certificates; of all fees payable to or received by any constable of the force in the execution of his duty as such, or in the exeeutiest of any other duty nhich may be required to be performed by any constable; and of the fines imposed by a Court of Summary Jurisdiction for offences under the Licensing Acts, 1872 and 1874. when coinnutted within the police area, or for any offences, be carried to the Police Pension Fund, and this should take effect as from October 1 inst. ; and that this resolution be submitted to the County Council for torfirniation.—Mr. Fisher explained that the prison van now in use at Aston had formerly been a pleasure van, and on occasion recently broke down altogether, and the prisoners had to be left very much to themselves whilst the police went to obtain assistance.—Lord Leigh said the question of Police supervision of persons who had attempted to commit suicide was brought to his notice at a reaent meeting of the committee of the Warneford Smallwood said that in the Aston district this was already done.—Mr. Yates said this was not so. and at the last meeting at Aston they had a eoninlaint from the Queen's Hospitaf at Birmingham that the police would not stay. He was in favour of the proposal that the police should take charge of tech persons in the hospital.—The (Thief-Constable also expressed himself in favour of the proposal.— Mr. Yates next called attention to the insufficient policing of the Erdington district. The district was growing very rapidly and 130 new houses were in course of erecting.—The Chairman suggested that as the matter could not be dealt with by the committee, Mr. Yates should refer it to the Police SubCommittee, who woted give it consideration.—Mr. Vickers said the police precept was £6OO in advance of the sum required a year ago, but of this £5OO was for loans. £4lO for Aston, and £9O for Nuneaton and Studley.— The report was adopted with the exception of the clawe referring to payments of fines to the superannuation fund, which was referred back for fuller consideration.—The committee also reported that the chairman had received from the Secretary of State at. order fixing the salary of the clerk of the peace, clerk of the County Council. and clerk of the standing joint-committee at £1.700, and for rayment to him of the FUIII of £250 as extra salary, in consequence of exceptional work in bringing the Local Government Act, 1894, ir to operatior. They recommended that both these orders be required to provide for the same 7n their pay order.—The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said that no county in the country had better officers than Warwickshire.--The report was adopted.