The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-22
THE CITY COUNCIL
Dogs Must Wear Collars
and Tags or Be Shot.
TO REGULATE SALE OF LIQUOR
City viii Probably Furnish incsndss-
cent Electric lishts-The Citys
Ten Scholarships For Another
Sewer. Etc.

The City Council met Thursday night.
Reconsideration T. d. Cole, Council
men WrOten, Revere. Rowe. bradley,
McCracken, Embrey, Dannehl, Mills,
J Chancellor and Brent.
Mr.. Cole, of finance, presented arenew-
o. OF the bond Of City Collector A. J..
Rowe. which WAS ordered to be placed in
the hands OF Mayor, TO be deposited In
| National Bank and also stated that the
$1,000 ordered borrowed for street i'm
proyements had been obtained from the
National Bank at q per cent. and pre-
scented receipt OF Treasurer Knox Tor
same. lie also reported that SSO.IO had
been received by the Finance Committee
for taxes on Forbes. Wexford lot and the
committee had received the delinquent
taxes on same without interest or pen.
atty and asked endorsement for said nc
ton by Council. which was given. lie al
so reported bills OF = ; Tor pay oil regis
tration officers in both wards, ana sever
al other small bile, which were ordered
paid. He presented the receipt OF Treas
nrer Knox TO Mayor NJ q. Willis for
sos. 90, it being for fines in the past
month. and stated IL WA the largest
ever received for the same In one month.
He also reported $780, 30 in the Treas
urer's hands To credit of street improve
ments
MIR. Dannehl presented an ordinance re-
ouiring all licensed dogs TO wear a collar
and metal tag and record kept OF all
dogs 90 licenced, and all dogs not licensed
or not wearing collars and tags alter
the time limit Is passed Tor obtaining
license to be shot by proper officer, said
officer TO receive one dollar Tor killing
each dog. IL was passed by vote Of :
To 3-Reverr. Rowe and Bradley.
Mr.. Met racken. of Light, reported the
rereipts from the Gas Works materially
diminishing. which he said WAS due To-
competition with the city gas works Of the
private incandescent electric light plant
now being operated in the city, and rec
commended that the committee he in
structed TO take steps looking 10 the in
PRODUCTION OF AL incandescent system in
connection with the are system now
operated by the city.
ON motion it was resolved that the
Light Committee obtain an estimate OF
the cost of putting in an incandercent sys-
TEN at the Guys arc plant and report
said cost 10 the Council.
MIR. Daunehl offered resolution, which
was adopted, instructing the Public
Interest Committee 20 ascertain what
franchises are iniorce for using the streets
of the city for electric light and other
purposes.
MIR. Bradley. OF Schools. offered reso-
luton continuing the ten scholarships Ia
the fredericksburg College the coming
wear under the same conditions and
regulations Of last year.
Mes-rs. Cole and McCrscken opposed
its immediate consideration and asked
its poriponement with view OF ascer-
taing IL legality. On motion OF Mr.. I'm
brey the matter was laid over until the
next meeting by the following vote:
For laying il oger-Messrs. Cole. Ne
Cracker. Embrey, Mile, Brent and Wro'
ten. Against-Messrs. Revere. Rove
Bradley, Dannehl and Chancellor.
The ordinance in regard 10 the sale
oflquor and regulations governing same,
which was presented at the last meeting
of the council. was taken up As passed
il was very materially changed. ltleaves
the nrrest OF drunken man To the dis
erection OF the officer. changes the hour OF
closing saloons from IL to II O'Clock
and allows screens TO be used except on
Sunday and election days. II WAS taken
I'D in sections. and on it's adoption as
whole received $ votes in it, Isyor and
| 3 agaiast-ilessrs Cole, Chancellor ana
I Bradley.
Messrs. A. b Towering and NJ q. VIII
/ lie were elected school trustees Tor the
lower and upper wards respectively
Mr.. Brent offered resolution looking to
the building of "a sewer on lower Main
I street from the r. +. \ PR. X tracks To
the Gas Works. An estimate OF cost
was read showing the work could be
done for about $1,000. Messrs Embrey
and Cole thought the estimate too low,
and said they believed II will cost more.
ON motion OF Mr. Mills authority was
given the Joint committee on water and
finance TO advertise for bids for building
said sewer, with power in the council to
accept or reject all bids, and il IL il
demonstrated that the work can be done
from the money 10 the credit OF the special
sewer fund the council will probably
order il. Itnot il will lay over. This
work, under an order Of the council at a
previous meeting, will be the first sewer
work done.
The water committee was instructed 70
place two fountain hydrants. al coal
not to exceed 800, az points to bt
, named. for the purpose OF watering
horses. The council then adjourned.