The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-23
CITY COUNCIL.
Annual Reports of Committees Received


The regular meeting Of the City Ooun-
Gil to receive the annual reports OF COM
mistees was held Thursday night.
Mayor Willis presided Present-Ooun-
oilmen Cole, Wroten. Bradford, Brad
ley Embrey Rowe, Hurkamp. Perry
Knight, Lane, MoOraoken and Chan
cellor.
Mr. Cole. OF Finance presented bills
Of j. " Adams for s. OF and The Free
Lance for $40 %. which were ordered
paid.
Mr.. G. W. Wroten. Of Public Property,
reported total expenditures for year
81. FOG. 10, OF which 052 % was for Pub
lilo property, 1868 Oh free bridge. and
$40 05 park. Also recommended paint
ing of bridge and new shingle roof for
JOurt-house building
Mr.. Embrey, of Streets. reported total
expenditures 81. 72l DO, which was $40 .
% in excess Of appropriation, and said
excess was ordered TO credit Of commit
tee
Mr.. Cole. Of Water, submitted the
superintendent report as that Of the
committee The receipts for year were
50 295 81 expenditure and interest on
bonds. s. GOl 70 showing net revenue
81 G94 81. I'm the list Of expenditures
was an item Of 81 600 paid for fire plugs,
which is an extraordinary expense
without this the revenue would DO -,
694 2l
Mr Lane. # Ordinance, reported ex.
perditures $3.50 96
Mr. McCracken. If Light receipts from
gas works SIC. 242 43; expenditures and
Interest on bonds, 81, 457 % netrevenue,
IS 7Sj 3S
COST of lighting streets with
acknowledgements" s2,Ol2 iC
COST Of George A. Mills for
lighting lamps. ......, 10 w
COST Of Electric Light...... 2,293 4e
Total cost Of lighting streets Si419 s,
HIS committee recommended the re-
duotl0n Of price of gas from 81 90 60
SL2jpsr thousand de also stated that
lmmittee had deemed IL advisable tC
reiaot all the bids made fer the erection
OF new electric light plant.
Ny Embrey-DOes that mean that
We are % have no electric light plant
Mr. McCracken No sir One Of the
bidders failed 90 put up the required
forfeit az 81 200io time and he was the
lowest bidder. The money was put ur
afterwards. but there were circumstances
connected with the bid that caused the
committee to decline It The electric
plant will be built st an early date but
As the present bids are oil of and as theTe
Will be . change Of committee on July
1t we deemed IL advisable to defer &C
tion until after that time.
Mr. Bradley. # Aims House. report.
ed expenditures at Aims House, 1928 81,
which was $7l - less than amount ap.
propristed He also reported $3.50. 20
expended for the city poor daring past
winter. The sum Of S30S ~ vas order.
ed to credit Of committee.
Mr. Knight. Of Police, reported ex'
penditures Sl60 So. Appropriation
800 The excess $50 SO was ordered
T. credit Of the committee
Mr.. Rowe. of Schools. reported en-
rollment for year 500 scholars that Il
medals had been awarded that a school
census was now being taken and indi'
cations pointed - an increase OF those
eligible for attendance on schools of
400 for next year He read a letter
from President x smsay. Of the college.
fhankinR the CIuucll for ITS urtsey
e. him during his stay hre, aud re
ported that Miss Annie Nichols 70 had
the best general record In the college
for the past year and was entitled u
free matriculation the coming session.
Mr. Chancellor, Of Fire Depart
mens, reported expenditures SAB. an
excess Of S2i % over appropriation.
which was ordered 20 credit Of com
mittee
Mr. Cole presented vouchers for ex.
pensas incurred Ia the entertainment Of
the Society Of the Army Of the POtO-
mac omouuting 20 81. 264 So. The
vouchers were ordered in charge
Of Treasurer Knox and the committee
discharged.
Council then adjourned 70 next Thurs
day night az O'Clock when the report
of the Finance Committee Will be pre-
sented