The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-13
CITY COUNCIL.
The Twenty Thousand Dollars Of
Street Improvement Bonds Sold
Above PRr-Woife and Weedon
Streets and Washington Az
erue 70 be Opened Bids
For Street Paving
Called For

Called For.
j The City Council was called bv the Fl
nance and Street Committees Tuesda,
night. Mayor Willis presided aud Coun
cilmcn Cole. Embrey, Dannehl, Jones
chancellor, Wallace, Perry, Mills and
NcCracken were present
Mr.. Cole, of Finance, stated that at the
last meeting of the Council instructions
were given the Finance Committee to ad
vertise for bids for sale of $40, 900 OF 4 Del
cent. City Bonds, the proceeds to be used
t,r street improvements. He submitted
bids a. follows: Conway. Gordon and
Garnett National Bank, by G.. W. Shep.
herd, Jr.. assistant cashier, the entire is
sue AZ SiOO.2j; First National Bank OF
Columbus. Ohio, the 100000 at 500
less per cent. commission: W. :. Lowe
Jr $1,000 at SiO3h, and :. 4. Keene. oi
Chicago, SlOl 10, whose bid was made
basing the bond at > per cent. instead OF
per cent. After some discussion. the
whole Issue was unanimously awarded
To Conway, Gordon < Garrett National
Bank, interest TO begin Dec 1902.
Mr.. Embrey, OF Streets. reported that
the commission composed OF Messrs W.
ID. Scott, II. III Wallace and A. VI. Gar
ner, which was appointed some time since
TO assess damages on Wolfe and Weldon
streets and Washington Avenue extend.
ed, had completed their report and pre-
scented the assessment; that there was n
marked difference in some of the cases be.
tween the owners and commissioners as.
sessments, and If an agreement could not
be made between the parties an appeal
would be made TO the Judge OF the Cor.
poration Court for condemnation pro
ceedings The assessment il: Wolfe
streets A. keane. $3.50, owners esti-
mate. Sl0O; W. II. Hurkamp. $50, own
er's estimate not given; G. ". Shepherd.
$40. owners estimate not given: Freder-
icksburg Manufacturing Co, $50. own
or X estimate. 500; L. NJ McCrackep
S25. owners estimate not given Wash.
ington fredericksburg Mapufac-
turing Co $40, owners estimate. 800.
Weldon street-W. 5. Embrey. SIO7.
owners estimate not given: Matt Gar
nett. SlOl, owners estimate. 5000; Mrs
Lucas, $2t, owners estimate not given:
Glrs. Honey, STA, owners estimate not
given; j. L. Woody. $50. owners est
mate not given; Henry Miller, Sly.
owners estimate, 5000; James G oodrick
800. owners estimate, 500: Mrs
Goodrich. 5000, owners estimate. 5000.
Mrs. Goodrich = residence. $500, owners
estimate, 1919. Total-Wolfe street.
500; Mary Washington Avenue. $50.
Weldon street, 1881. Grand Total.
81 611.
On motion Of Mr.. Wallace the Commit
the was instructed to have the thre..
streets opened, settle the difference be
tween the eity's and owners estimates
OF damage, il il can be done ga tisfacto rilv
20 both parties without condemnation
proceedings. II this cannot be done then
20 apply to the Judge Of the City Court
for condemnation proceedings
Mr. Jones asked for Information "A 10
tho bids made for street paving. &c. as
he was not present when the contract
was approved by the Council. This led
to a lengthy discussion. The Council
took a recess while the record books Of
the Council were sent for by Clerk Corbiu.
IL looked as il their was going to be
some warm work, and Mr. Fitzhugh
City Attorney, was sent for to pour oil
on the troubled waters The information
could not be obtained from the record
books as To the bids made by the several
contractors aud il developed that when
the award was made to Mr. Guide the
other bids were returned to the bidders
No member OF the Committee remember
ed the price per yard of the unsuccessful
bidders, and when Mr. Jones offered a
resolution, seconded by Mr.. Perry. to in
struct the Clerk TO have brought to the
next regular meeting Of the Council
copy Of the several bids, it was defeated
aud the Council adjourned