The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-20
CITY COUNCIL
City Water Works to Be
Enlarged.
the IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED

Electric and Street Railway Fran
ohises-Mayor Willis vetoes Spit
tina Ordinance Member OF School
Board EIeeted-couneil Declines to
Create Office Of Police Justice, Etc.
The regular meeting OF the City Coun-
cil for FEBRUARY was held Thursday night.
President Cole raped the Council to or
der and called Vice President WrOten To
the chair, who presided during the SEES
sion.
Col. e. ,ls. of Finance, reported a list OF
DELINQUENT and worthless tax bills run
ming from 1876 TO 1900, inclusive, prlD'
clpally capitations. in the hands oil City
Collector Rowe, which, be said, were
dead timber the parties being dead,
insolyent or having moved away before
the bin was collectable The Finance Com
mittee. he stated, had been carefully over
The list and had passed on each name
separately. The bills amounted to 81
$50. | & for the 70 years, and 1t was recon-
mended that they be turned over To the
city treasurer aud his receipt taken there
for. On motion Of Mr. Mile the collect
or was instructed 10 turn over tue said
worthless tax bills to City Treasurer
Knox and take his receipt for same.
Several sundry bills amounting to
S24 10 and bill OF Sll.iO for expense
of Normal school Committee u Rich
mond were ordered paid. Col Cole also
reported $40 fines collected 10y Mayor
Willis ana turned over TO treasurer.
A communication was received from
Mrs. Mamie Hicks asking that al apprO-
priation be mace TO defrsy the iuueral
expenses of her late husband, Edward
Hicks. who was killed by contact with
an electric wire last fall while In the EN-
ploy Oft city. The SUN OF S51 p was
on motion Of Mr.. Wallace appropriated
for the purpose.
Aeommunicatinn was read from James
t. Jones asking that certain vacant lots
bounded by The Boulevard and " Hills
street be enclosed temporarily or at the
pleasure OF the Council. Granted
Mr.. Embrey, districts, presented alegal
opinion from City Counsel st Geo X. tits-
hugh az 10 the right of the city TO open
/ Prince Edward street across the tracks
of the p. + &P. K X. and Il. r. \ L.
lRR The report was an exhaustive
one and carried data from 1894, about
the time the Orange and Gordonsvllie
railroad was commenced. ltended thus:
Hence c. include, and so advise the city,
that il has no right TO open Prince Id
ward street extended. over the tracks or
the rights of way OF The 7. + X 7. X Il
O. and the r. r. X L K. K Co. until
/ they have condemned the land requisite
for such purpose and made compensa.
/ ton therefor TO both said companies.
| The report was received and ordered re
corded on the minutes OF the Council.
Mr.. Chancellor, Of Water Committee,
presented an estimate OF the cost OF ex-
tending and improving the water supply
of fredericksburg at a cost OF SIT. SOB.
ga follows:
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers OF the City Council of the City oil
fredericksburg.
Cientlemen:-Yo tint committees oil
Water Works aBd Finance have had
under consideration the matter referred
TO them touching the supplemental re
mort of the Committee on Water Works
recommending certain improvements u
the City W aterW orks, which reference IL 10
the following language, towit' Refer
red back TO the Water and Finance tom
mittees To make recommendation
touching the report and To recommend
WAYS and means for carrying it into ct
feet and report to the Council and would
respectfully report as follows: We rec
ommend-
lat. That all the additions and im
orovements TO the City Water Works
, recommended by the superintendent anC
approved by the Committee on Water
be made and that the work be proceeded
with at an early day, that Is to sag
The erection of a suitable pump house
the purchase and placing OF new du
plex force pump, a new turbine wheel
, fiume for conducting water to the wheel
a steam engine and boiler Tor supple
mental power. enlargement OF the reser
yoir at the pump house, connecting tn
!, new pump with the distributing reser
: yoir by a new lioe OF cast iron pipe AM
the ley ing OF water mains, recommends
10 said report, on boswell Field and o.
Washington Avenue, with necessary pip
connections, and also of laying large
II water mains in the western portion {
a the town with proper pipe connection
8 and the erection of the necessary tir
/. plugs. 90 as to give those parts OF tn
/ town ample water supply for domesti
v use and also for fire protection.
!. End. That the machinery be ordere
} at once. 20 be delivered here ss soon q
possible. and that il be paced in pos
zion when received without delay.
3rd. That suitable pump house ;
constructed at once, to take the place {
the present decsying one, large enoug
, to cover and protect the entire pumpln
4 machinery, the first story to be OF brio
J, and the second story to be constructe
y OF wood.
4th. That the site for the extension {
the reservoir be purchased without d.
Law by a Joint committee hereinafts
d provided for at q reasonable price II sue
p can be obtained, and failing to agree vi
! on price, they be Instructed to apply I
the Honorable Judge OF the Corporatio
Court of fredericksburg for the appoin
D. ment OF commissioners TO condemn an
r sppraise the said site and such contig
u Gus ground az may be necessary for q
" propose OF said reservoir extension.
1tn. lndV hJ tue prOpof timcj soy
the middle or last OF September, the sa
8. joint committee shall proceed TO enlarl
= the said reservoir as recommended by u
: Committee on Water.
r 9th. That for the work mentioned, Q
=. cept lay ing Of the water mains, includir
- payment OF all machinery-say in rouI
d" numbers $11 ,000-the Finance Comml
tee be authorized, empowered and
he structed to borrow money from Il
" banks of the city for sixty or ninety day
At with the privilege OF short renewals
q such be necessary, on the best possit
O. terms.
y 7th. That when the Legislature
n. Virginia meets 10 the fall, that the
nance Committee be authorized and
structed to apply to said body for gu
legislation as may be necessary to a
tborize the town to issue bonds to t
ar amount Of SIS 900, to meet and deir'
.ly the expense of the entire improyemel
We enlargement aud extension OF the Wal
he Works as herein provided for.