The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-23
CITY COUNCIL
Business Session Routine Matters Main
~ Considered.

The Dity Council held the regular meet
ing for November on Thursday night
Present Mayor Willis and Couucilmen
Cole. Bradley Rowe. Embrey hcIrackeh
Hurkamp. Jones. iarely 'hanceilor.
Bradford aud Perry
Mir Cole. OF Finance. presented several
4mal bills for work done aud also bill
of tity Attorney st. Geo Il titzhugh Tor
S35O. il being for his services from oct
1900. To Nov / 1901 They wer" All
ordered paid
Judge A. " Wallace lost coupon oil
"a 5000 r percent rity bond, AMI asked
that council order same paid. hr
giving tie city Treasurer 3 iudemnny
ING bond for more than value oi saId
coupon il it should be- presented bf th'
finder IT was ordered
MIR Embrey asked for Appropriation
of 500 to complete the work on l"nnr b
hill Granted
Mr. Embrev also stated thar The City
f1uncI will be- called some time q
week. when the Committee ON sewer Gt
and street paving VIII present oril
nances and suggestions Tor the governing
of the City Sewerage system
Mr. Met racseu. OF Lighr. asked for an
,ppropriation oi ~GlG sci tD pay NI,sSrs
Livingston and Mullen i0rr work
dome ou electric light plant Granted.
Mr. Doir presented rhr bill contracted
hv thr lienlfl lommitt'' for fumigaung
t.ie residence of llrJ Do Ray when there
were two ra-c- obi dphtheria at .hls
home and which Hii. Ar Ray refused To
uav Mr.. Cole stated that hartman
0tteIv pit personally bound for this bill
and The Council was asked I'D pay 10
MIR Bradley asked 10 any legal steps had
been taken to collect the hiil from Mr..
Raw Nr Cole said mo- Mr. Bradley
-ad .r would be- bad precedent for the
Council to SET the law is very plain that
the health officer has a right 90 order
iumlgatIOn in cases Ol Injection AM make
tne PARTIES m whose home the Injection
exists gay Tor same The bill. was or.
derei paid by majority vote OF me
Council
Mr. Hurkamp presented a petition
from The fredericksburg Milling tom-
panv asking for permission to construct
d side track to their mill on Water street
which was granted under the supervision
0i the street Committee
MIR Gately asked that an ordinance be
PASSED requiring physicians M care OF M
icrtious diseases 10 report same to
Mayor. and that said Mayor be- granted
tine right t1 order iumigatIun when nece--
-arv 40 the cost Of the party at whose
house rhe Injection EXISTS. Referred to
Ordinance Committee
Mayor Willis reported ines Tor month
$40
uerition. numerou-ly signed vas
presented asking that the louucli buy a
street -urlnkler Nessrs Cole and Brad
.tv advucarrd the purchase OF two
horse >tudebaSer sprlnk.er. Mr. cole
sand it viii bee very necessary next sum
mer especial alter street paving IL com
pIpfed. On motion of Nr Bradley the
Water Committee was requested to rs.
certain cost 0i sprinkler and report ro
Council
Nr lolracapu ASKED Il me proposed
street paving was dead de- -aId } SEQ
money u-e.e~-Iy spent un commerce
street hi.l ami now "a street sprinkler i~
wanted r. looks to me chat such action
ho.irS 100 f0rstrect improvements
Nr Embrpv said the street paving
question is very live one. that n soon
a- the sewer was disposed of the Joint
committee viii take action AZ once ON
street paving
letter was rpceivei from Mr.. Me-
Ninev acknoW Ieiging the resolutions
passed bv the lity Council on the shoot.
Ing and afterwards on the death oft
President Mckinley ON motion oi Nr.
Al.' racArn the letter wa- spread upon
rhe records