The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-02
CITY COUNCIL.
The Finance Committee
Reports.
MR.. F.TzHuaHs OPINION
ON PRIVATE SEWERS.
Mr. Bradford Resigns Prom Street Commit
tee Mr., Rowe Appointed in
His Place

The City Council met to receive the re
ports of the Finance. Gas, and Auditing
and Claims Committees on Friday night.
Present Mayor Willis, Councimen En-
hrev. Rowe. Bradley. McC'racken, llur-
kamp. Jones and Bradford. Mr. Me
Cracker, of Light. reported total collec-
tons for year from gas as ~, l93.Ol ana
expenses for conducting works T1,9i $3.50.
Interest on bonds, 81 900. Superinten-
dent salary, $40. Total cost Si,t13-
50. showing net earnings 81 ,439.l6-
The cost of lighting streets with gas =
CHS 10. Geo. A. Mills salary for lighting
lamps S175, making total cost OF street
gas lights 81 .Sl31O.
The cost for electric lightsis =, lOO.19
The balance uncollected of the total sale
of pas from the gas works is Sll.63.
MIR. Embrey. of Finance, reported
the treasurer's report of total receipts
for wear as so, 79S.lS; total disburse-
ments have been S40,635.O3. leaving n
balance in the treasury of -, l63. 10.
The report shows the bonded debt of the
city to he az follows:
per cent. bonds due 1906 SID, l2O,
; per cent. water bonds $50, 600, per
cent bridge bonds $1,000, 1 per cent
gas bonds $4,000. 1 per cent.
sewer bonds SlS,0 900, per cent electric
ight bonds $4,000. making a total OF
$229.42O The report also shows the
amount due To the city 10y the estate OF
the late treasurer, K. W. Adams, TO DE
S4.6O4.72 with interest. The sinking
fund isestimated at $S,S73.51 The com
mirtee recommended that the sum OF
50 900 I've added TO this Thecommittee
recommended that this sum of $1,000
be Immediately invested.
The report Of City Collector H. /. Rowe
shows total collections 10y him OF ST.
1854. This is the largest collection
ever received by this officer in year. The
report was ordered filed and will he pub
lished in this paper on Thursday morn
ing next.
Mr.. Embpy, chairman OF Joint commit
tee. presented paper from City-AttOr
new ST Geo. II. FitzhugE in regard To the
relation of the city to the private sewers
laid in the streets. Mr.. titzhugh says,
in his opinion. that under the acts OF the
General Assembly, 1T is clearly within
the power of the City Council TO take the
absolute control and regulation OF all the
Driyate sewers in the streets OF the city, or
To REQUIRE the same To be removed rom
the streets and suggests that ~ suita-
BILE ordinance to cover the same be
adopted bv the Council. The paper was
received and ordered filed for future nc
ton by the body.
MIR. Hurkamp, OF Auditing and claims,
reported as follows: We, the Auditing
Committee. have examined the books OF
the city treasurer, gas and water works
and have found the same 70 be correct.
We find balance of ~, l63.lI due the
city i'm the hands of the treasurer, X. ].
Knox: signed ". III. Hurkamp, W. T..
Bradley. committee.
The report was ordered to be spread
ON the records of the Council. Mr.. Brad
ford rendered his resignation verbally "a
q member of the Street Committee ana
insisted on its acceptance. Mr.. bradley
moved that the resignation he received.
The Council, by vote OF > To 2 refused
To accept. Mr. Bradford then stated he
would not perform the duties az ms
private business would not admit OF his
| loss of time topublic affairs. Mayor VIII
lis said the Council had placed him IN an
embarrassing position. IL had refused
to accept the resignation Of member
who refused to perform his duty on
committee. Onmotion of Mr.. McCracken
tbe vote was reconsidered and Mr.. Brad
ford's resignation was received.
The Mayor then appointed Mr. Bad
lev in his place who asked to be excused
az he already had his quota OF commit
tees. The Mayor appointed Mr.. }. L.
Rowe. who. also declined, but at the
urgent solicitation of the Mayor ac-
cepted. The Council adjourned.