The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-09-19
CITY COUNCIL.
The College Appropria-
ton Passed By a Vote
of 7 to 4.
MATTERS BEARING ON THE
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
a Street Sweeper TO Be Purchased
Mr.. James 7. Layton Re- ELECTED
Member Of School 6osrd-A New
lockup. Etc


The Council meeting Thursday night
WAS a long and interesting session Inc
discussion Of the continuation or non
continuation oi the College appropria
ton consumed much OF the time. When
the President OF the Council called the
Committee on Schools, Mr.. Bradley the
chairman, sent two papers 10 the rierA
desk which hr asked Co be- read. One
was the resolution endorsing The cnniln.
nation Of the College contract, passed by
the Bu-iness Mems Association. the
other "A petition along the same iine
signed hy thirty.eight business men.
With the reading oi these papers the die.
cna-jon commenced with bradley and
nannehl for the appropriation. t,lr aud
Embrey against Sir Bradley made u
statement regarding the college giving
figures showing what benefit the u ~titn.
ton had been 10 the city and spoke ~
it, history. lie cited the city attorney,
MIR fitihugh, ~ authority Tor the state
ment that the contract could be lgaiiy
made aud appealed Ia the Council Co
stand by the tOllege'
Mr. Cole. the President, called Mr..
Wroten 10 the chair. and took the lloor
He said there were reasons which im'
pelled him 10 speak lie had been q
friend OF the College. had sent hi- chi'-
dren TO that institution, but he cOuldB I
violate his oath aud vote Tor Al Illegal
nupropriation. The contract WAS, h.
thought class legislation 10 that It gave
preference 20 ten children. ana thecoi0red
children have an equal right To be- repre-.
=ented in proportion 20 The amount oi
taxes y AID 10y the cOlored people.
MIR. Dannehi followed Mr. Cole and
maj a strong speech Ills remarks were
interrupted by applause. but he asked
that the applause ccare Win great
earnestnes- be- made "a plea Tor the tol.
lege and appealed to his COLLEAGUES TO
stand by thu institution.
Mr.. Embrey- opposition was hased
entirely on the legal phase of the quer-
ton. II legal he would vote FOR u, but
there were other lawyers just n abe A.
Mr. Fitzhugh. he said. who have dcclar-
ed 1t Illegal MIR Cole again reierrri u
illegality and the discussion became AM
mated MIR Danbehl asked Mr. Cu'e b.
he would vote for it L proven legal and
he said be knew il - be- illegal and Ouli
not vote for H.
The vote on the appropriation Of Sl'u
for the ten scholarships resulted;
Aye--Brsdley. Rowe, chancellor. he
we're. Mills. Brent and Dannehl, I. Nnes -
Cole Embrey. WrOten and Wallace. !.
Mr. NcCracken was detained ir'm the
meeting by sickness
The chairman oil the Finance Commit
tee. reported paid out II the gr, err
fund up 10 this time the sum VI S5.i'b
- for sidewalks ami cellar dOOrs
A discussion Of the place in which To
connne men found in the street under
the Influence Of liquor came up ard the
matter was left 10 the hands Of the Pubiif
Property Committee.
An ordinance giving additional power
% the Mayor 10 the matter OF providing
extra police for places 0iamusement.r te,
was introduced 10y the Ordinance Com
mittee, and under the rules will lay over
for thirty days
On motion If Mr. Dannehl the tax on
dogs was liked the same A. last year.
The Public Interest Committee report
cd on the matter Of the kappohanuock
Electric Light Company using the streets
without franchise While there exi-ted
no franchise. get the city had "a lar bacs
as lss6 made q contract for lighting the
-treefs with said company, and IN doing
80 had gisen IL the right to use The
streets The committee Recommended
that the matter be left in allegiance Tor
the present and reported that ia franchise
would be applied for. The report wa
adopted
Mr. Cole brought up the matter OF iron
purcha-ei by Contractor Guide under
plans Of Engineer Dickinson To Ne on
the streets AZ crossings, and said Lngi'
neer Myers mad recommended that same
be- not nsed and il was 10 the hands o'
the committee lie stated that the iron
cost about - 100 aud that n could
prnbably be- sold for between $500 and
$500 bot that the Joint Committee hec
saved money by using Myers plane 10
stead 81 Dickinson = Tue matter wa
lelt to the Finance committee with pow
er % cell.
Mr.. JAS T. Layton waz excited
school trustee 10 sucreed himself.
The matter ~ purchasing a stree
sweeper then came up and Nj. Emhre!
made some vigorous remarks IN cOhnec
tion with the newly paved stree,s. h
said that merchants on Main stree
seemed not 70 care about appearance
that they swept trash on the streets
used il for warehouse Tor unpaehiol
goods, piled boxes in the gutter, and TIL
will continue unless the Mayor eniorcs
the Low.
Mr. Cole was about to speak oi III
duties OF the police officers when th
question was called and the Street Tom
mittee authorized 10 purchase a sweepe
b for not exceeding $500.
Mr Geo W. Helm was awarded 10
/ contraction running a sewer on Main II
from the present sewer end TO APPOINT
low the gas house, at a cost Of si,lv'
1 80.
> A communication was received Iron
! Mr.. Ii. II. JOhnrton calling attention I
the dam age dome his property 10y th
recent street improvement and the maj
ter was referred 20 the Finance Commit
% tee for action