The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-01
CITY COUNCIL.
Rep ort on Sewerage and Street Paving
Both Unanimously Adopted.


Both Unanimously Adopted
The meeting Of the Oity council
Wednesday night was one OF the most
impoftaut sessions ever held by that
body. Mayor Wills presided and there
was not member OF the body absent
The subject If the meeting was sewer
age and street Improvements Several
weeks ago a Joint committee Of the
council ara citizens comp 1sed q
Messrs W. 5 Embrey, 5 Bradford /,
E ID Cole sud +. McOracken OF the
council, and Messrs X. IL Wallace II
Il. Orismond and b j. Marshall, OF the
citizens, was appointed 70 take up this
subject and submit report to the
council hen plan had been decided
on. The committee often reported
meetings ard long sessions in which
they gave much thought and time TO
the subject and finally agreed upon q
report, which was unanimously adopted
by the council.
The report Will be published in pamph-
let form and every citizen Will have
so opportunity to read and digest II.
Mr.. W. s Embsey who Is the chair
man, In brief speech presented IL
IL provides for the expenditure of
68S. GOO. Of which 1913 90 will be
devoted 70 sewerage and s27 600 60
street improvements. This money viii
be raised Oy an act Of rho Legislature
at the coming session authorizing the
city 20 issue It's bonds for S3S 600 under
IN act Of the Legislature passed several
years sRo Authorizing the CITY to ex'
pend $50. 600 for street and other im
provements. OF this the city has
already issued SIP, 600 Of bonds for the
new electric light plant which leaves
$3S 600 available under said act.
THE SEWER SYSTEM.
The proposed system embraces main
sewer along main street from the silk
mill 90 Wolfe street (Griffin's store
oorner) down 30 Sophia street along the
river bank TO Hszsl ran, the outlet
Next, the western seweg which com
mences az the canal on Commerce street
along the south bank Of the canal
through Hazel HUI property. intersect-
ing with the Main street sewer at
point below the gas house. Next, tho
Commerce street sewer. connecting AZ
Main and running up 90 the canal oou
Meeting with the western sewer Next,
a sewer commencing at Willis street
down aud along Mercer. Weldon and
Charlotte, connecting with the western
sewer along the canal at she Charlotte
street bridge. The cost OF the Main
street. sewer will be Sc. 5s940 One half
If this cost shall be assessed against
the real estate benefited thereby. The
-
between Prince Edward street and the
river. The other half OF the cost Is 60
be borne by the city.
The cost Of the western sewerage will
be "a 273 60. The real estate benefited
will be assessed with the payment Of
part OF this sum, bat the assessment
should be- so made that this real estate
will not pay more on a 800 Of value
than is paid by the real estate benefit
ed by she eastern sewer Balance OF
cost will be borne by the city. Cost OF
Commerce street sewer will be 5000
Cost will be equally divided between
property benefited thereby and the
oitS. The city will have to advance Of
the outset all the money required for
LAYING these ssWers-viz, fll.3l3.0O.
1t win get back Ia assessments: From
Main street sewer, 50 269. TO- western
sewer, $780, Commerce street sewer.
$3.50 making in all 81 4l97O, making
cost to the city 81. S93 30
The assessments against real estate
for sewerage will be Boots on the 500,
and will be paid annually commencing
October /, 1901, in iDstallments OF
33 per cent without interest, gill paid
STREETS.
The report recommends that Com.
meroe street from the City Cemetery
to the Free Bridge and Main street
from Amelia to the r.. f. q p. K. r.,
be paved with vitrifed brick or granite
spails The cost is estimated at s27,-
600 and half the cost is 20 be borne by
the city aud half by the property own
ers along the line This assessment 10
also 10 be paid in three years without
interest, 33 per cent each year.
After reading Of the report By Mr..
st George r Fitzaugh, counsel for
the city, by whom IL was drawn, Mr..
Bradford. a member Of she committee,
who dissanted, offered q minority re-
port which was the report OF the orig
mai committee CuupJhcu VI hCooA"
Esnbrey, Cole and himself. There was
no motion made for its adoption.
Mr.. Perry then moved the adoption
Of she majority report, which was sec.
ouded BY Mr.. Jones and IL was adopted
unanimously. Mr. Bradford saying
that if he could not get ell be want
ed he would take what he could get.
AZ the request Of Mr.. McOracken q
resolution was prepared by Mr.. Fitz.
hugh referring the report, which had
been adopted. back 70 the joint COM
mittee. which Is directed to report TO a
lied nesting Of the Council the
plans and proceeding which shall be
adopted by the Council for the i'm
mediate carrying # the recommenda-
tions of said report into effect. and they
shall take all necessl ry preliminary
steps for carrying iuto effect the Will
Of the Council when the same shall be
| declared.
The Council then adjourned.
NOTE.
The j1int committee will have the