The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23
CITY COUNCIL.
LICENSE TAX FOR isoA-fso5
FIXED.
New Side~aiks-5oaru Of Street m
arovensnt Commissioner Named
Petitioners f4eara-Otner Matters

New Sidewaiks-5o Of Street. I'm =
arovensnt Commissioners Named
Petitioners f4eRra-Otner Matters
The regular meeting Of the City Council
xas held THURSDAY night Present
o. eriient +. ID. Cole and Juunriimrn
Nrutea. Revere. McCrAeksn. Embrey
DAnnehl. Nils Wallace. Chancellor,
nrent aud Bradley
Dsl Cole. OF Finance reported lines re-
oeired by Mayor Willis ana turned over
% Treasurer Knox curing past month
So H. lie reported several small bills
which were ordered paid.
Communications were received from
Ae--Fs So q Willis. DOggptt * scott
G ArnAud and ChRTiss lOWles, asking
the Council for action 10 regard 90 alleged
damage 90 property by tne recent in
pr1vement % the streets They we're on
motion oi apt Me- raeken referred 90
Joint Committee for report.
Ny. toie reported the license tax bill
Tor 1904 ana 1905 There was some
discussion on certain sections a. report
I'd amended by the committee sinre 10
vas introduced sc the last regular meet
iug With some few exceptions the bill,
which is absut the same 49, iast yea,
vas adopted Among the changes and
new subjects are the following
"Oa eacn company or person engaged
10 the trading stamp bneiness IN Tbs city
there shall be q license tax Ut $3.50. which
shall not he pro rated. IN each agent
of any sucn company or person having
such agrury 10 THIS city there shall be a
license tAx Of $500 which shall rot be
pro rated any pers n who receives and
~ hihits or distr. butes prifss for am such
company. or VINO receives and distributes
such stamps Tor said company. Or who
Ter compensation receives IRON such com
usny money or stamps snail be deeme1
10 be- al agent for such company.
Tne license tax on livery stables % 500
The license tax on retail malt by itseii
r. raised 90 $500
Every person delivering bread from
nouse 90 house ana not ncenscd ~
bakfr % taxed SD
Fouudrie=. repair shops cleaners ana
1yers of CLOTHES arr not taXei.
A license 0i SsI= put On horse snoers
and blacksmith Work
Planning miiis ARE taxed $40
License 90 professional meu and incur
auce COMPANIES IS reduced 90 saline a.
at year. si-, snd SO respectively
The rrguiAr tax rate. sl25 on the
: leo value for city taxes due 10 the Tall,
r. unchanged.
rHE NEw BONDS
A. to 500 900 OF bonds Tor WAter
u orks and Gas Works On motion 90 Mf
dct rscken the following resolution wa
unanimously adopted.
Resolved. That The FiDAnee Committee
nave thr bonds provided for by therr~ent
act ri the General Assembly March
1904 namely. $50 900. autographed 10
accordAure with provisions oi said set
The denomination Of said bonds % b. %
sluu ana $500 Ssid committee viii
nave said boHds prepared under the d
rectiou Of the city attorney
H0w SIDEWALKS AXE TOO BF PAID r0n
SIR Embrey offered the following.
anlch WAs unanimously adopted
Resolved by the Counrii, That the or
dinAnce introduced a. the lAsi regu lAr
meeting Ut the Council 10 RELATION o as
-essment oi the reai estate abuttinE on
The blocks IN The city thaf hayr granO.
itnic sidewalks .sl1. tor the pas Dent by
SAID sbutting property IT two. thirds Of
tn cust Of SAID sidewalks. be- and the
same Il hereby adopted
On motion o. Mr D.nnshl u Vas r.
solved 8F the Council that q board a az
. HrIa.Hra|ar N' IT,
Emurpy. r. Mclracken. T. \. Wallace
3 ! Marshall and David hirrh. ne and
be sane II hereby appointed bT the
0uucii ID pursuance Oi the act Of the
General Assembly. January II, 1904, d
TITLED 81 act 10 authorize the city OF
8 red ericksburZ 70 appOrrlon the eIprnre
"a streets and Other local impro vemeuts
1etWeen the cry treasury and ths real
state benefited thereby, whose dutF q
al be. 10 pursuance % said act And the
ordinance adopted tonight IN relation 20
paying the cost ~ granOlithlc sidewalks
ana cellar doors. 20 assess tE0-thirns 81
TIE cost e the cellar doors along az
blocks Of ihr city upon the property set
.ortn 10 such oruinA0ce - especially bene-
itte1 Dy such improvement IN scror
dance with the method 0i assessment 81
.orth 10 such ordinance ana IA srCor.
dance with the ssi1 act Of the Gensra.
A asem bly,
Mr. Emhrey askei for $500 for streets.
whicn was granted. He also presented
q petition from the fredericksburg spoke
R0rEz asking the city Tor $50 iset OF
sever from their works 10 thecity mains
"a motion IL was resolved that the pet
uon % The fredericksburg Spoke Works
Ds accepted and referred 10 the Water
Committee with Instructions 70 secure
estimate Of cost for constitution OF same
and report back as soon 80 necessary 10
formation il obtained
Judge 4 T Enhrey Wa heard N ~
gard 20 s grade for the sidewalk in irOnt
qi bic property ia rear OF 5OhnstoDs
drug store. On motion OF Nh Bradley.
tbe Joint Committee on street Improve
meuts wss authorized 20 have establish
ID grace for sidewalk on Princess Anne
street IRON Commerce TO Amelia street.
Authority was also granted Judge I'm
1rey 70 build a vault under the SIDE walk
tor coal and other purposes under the
supervision a. tns street Committee
A communication was received IRON
lerk 5 J Q1ian. Of the School board.
notifying the Council Of the expiration Of
,erms 81 Nessrs. lsaac Hiruh and ". n.
Hurksmp. school frnstees for the gpper
and lower Waris. respectively. They
were both re elected.
Mr. Mills. Of Public Interest COMMITTEES,
gave notice that the Southern Farm
agency would insertin their new pamph
et write-up OF the advantages Of Fred
.ricksburg. On motion OF Col i'ole the
Public Interest Committee was instruct
ID 20 thank the company and get NJ tn
Data The sum OF 50 was appropriated
for the purpose. TIE Council adjourned