The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-07

Ia the bill embody ing these suggestions
which your committee has h I'd prepared
the maximum rate of interest is fixed AZ
> per cent. and provision Is made for the
placing IN sinking fund an amount
equal 70 : per cent. ofthe total bond issue.
Al this maximum rate and provision for
the sinking fund. IL will he necessary In
increase tn total amount of taxes bv
SEVuu.oo. to realize this amount With
'ue present valuation of real and personal
property OF : 300 Ogg 90 the tax rate
VIII have 10 be increased by 1916 cents
on the : 10000. In other words il will
he necessary 20 make the road levy a lit
tle more than four times the present levy
There is not a farmer in the county who
a" iii not save many times the increase in
his taxes
Henry Warden.
NJ b Rowe.
T. T.. Payne.
NJ r. Waite
When this was read Mr.. Warden also
read MIR BILLIARDS report. which il A.
follows
A. member OF the good roads commit
Tee from ierkeiey district. | hereby beg
Leave To offer minority report a. to the
action ot sa:d committee and would
state that am opposed 10 bonding the
county IN any way for the building of
public roads. and believe that the present
rate OF taxation il all that the people
can stand at the present time have
given the matter but little thought. and
haven any thing 70 offer at present a. a
substitute
VIC. billiard.
hen the opposition 10 the majority
report, through Or. ". j. Davis. in n
speech foil of objections. moved that the
majority report Ice rejected lie was A.
= q fa4fN u h.sA I
II. DeJsrnette, W q billiard and
Others This led 10 "A heated discussion.
Kew. }. Hawk ins and Others sustain
ing the majority report. Capt Rowe
was loudly called for TO give astatement
ui " nat he had seen Of the good roads
experiments in North Carolina in his late
visit u Charlotte. and warmly ad vocat-
90 the movement IN the county of Spot
sylVania. Mr. Warden was kept busy
swerlng questions from the opposition.
which he did in clear, business-like man
ner, which had good effect The discus
SOU eliminated ia "a motion from Mr. f.
II. DeJarnette to adopt the minority re-
port The vote was first taken.viva voce
and the result was in doubt when q di- I
vision was called for. The chairman ap-
pointed the two newspaper representa-
fives present ae tellers, who announced
the result rs follow. Rs for it's adoption
and % against it The question then
came NJ on the majority report, and il
was adopted without division
Ga motion of MIR. A. ". Massey the
thanks OF the meeting were rendered Mr. |
Warden, Capt. Rowe and other members
OF the committee for the trouble they had /
taken IN securing data, formulating re-
ports, etc The meeting then a 1jnurned |
COURT PRO -EEDINGs.
C2Tuhca'e and declaration OF Board of |
Election Commissioners as to re suit of
local option election held in the county
on April l4th 1903, duly ent cred of record
The estate OF James W McCalley com
mittcd To the hands of the sheriff for al !
minisCratiOn
The estate OF Francis Banks. deceas ed.
commit to the hands OF Il A Harris |
shel # for administration nd appraise, |
ment order, /.
The state OF Ni"ey Johnsoncommittei |
to the hands of T. A Hai.is, sheriff, for
a 'pistration
George W. C 'opp ordered to be relieved |
OF the pay meat OF cepitation tax on &C
count OF old age aud bodily i1frmity.
The last will and I ,stament OF John G. /
Miller, deceas I'd, proven aud ordeIed to |
be r. .or1cd.
The last will and testament OF George
Garnett, deceased, with codicils annexed |
~ eN'N w 4 W TIC -OIut u. y L
I'll Cl.smond qualifc "a executor and
an inventory and appraisement orderc 4
Commonwealth VS.. Arthur Brown on
an Indictment for felony. nole prose
qui emf red in the case and accusei dis
charge !.
Petition of o. ID. Foster presented ask
ing that the roa / running in q no, n
west ri y di! ection from Craig church. in
Spotsy lvania county, to the Ridge roe
which forms the line betwt en- this and
Orange comfy, be ms lie a public county
road, and VIM. s Buchanan and John i
Puli'am AID ". G. Hicks and L. c. Hart
ing and W. II. PeT..y, any thIsa OF whom
may sct, appoint q comm ;ssi Dners to
view the same and report at the June
m next whether the said road she'll be
me ie "a public county road, &C. Colemen
aud DeJarnette for appellant and Graves
and Eos r for appe'b y.
Arthur Brown. app Giant, VIZ. Board of
SnperV sors, Spotsylvania county, apr ell
lees. Appeal rom the Board of Super Wis
ors for BIRDS cain submitted to iuy.
who iai' To b,.ug in a verdict and were
discharg' !. And parties by counsel
a2r' 10 submit the CT se to the Judge OF
the court. who gave Judgment for the ap-
Pellant for the sum Of 500, OF which
Sll9.ls ia order to be.paid to the
Southern Foundry and Machine Works.
and 1924 is ordered to be paid to Thos.
III. Harris and the cost Of the appellant
about his suit expended.