The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-24
CITY COUNCIL,
SPECIAL MEETING FIXES CON-
DITioN OF PAYMENT OF NEW
SIDEWALK BILLS.
SASS Contributed Towards Building
Bridge at EIy's Ford.


A special meeting Of the City Council
was held Tuesday night Ia hear repOrt'
OF board OF commissi Dners On Assessing
the expense Of paving sidewalks, etc
The city pays one.thlrd OF the cost and
the Admitting property Owners two
thirds. Thirty owners appealed TO tn,
CORPORATION court from the oecision Of
the board Of commissioners and IudR
ment was obtained against them, SAID
judgm mt carrying costs.
These are j. Il. Alexander estate,
Kate e. Kale's estate q pleces j. I'D
ward rompkins, Henry Williams, Mary
+ TompkIns, Il. Goldsmith e. pieces
Sally Baylor Susan Z. Pittman e
uIecrr J. Celia GOolricE, Opera House, j
n. Myer q pieceel, Marion Mcdowell,
sally A. Magrath, Marion Daniel G.
pieces) . :. S. Bradford, l. . Magreth r
estate u pieces, Mrs. John +. Monroe
(3 pieces), K h. Buz'l, l.. a. Slaughter
trustee, J. H. Bauman's estate.
Mr.. Bradley offered tnis resolution
which was unanimously adopted:
The two boards II commissioners
heretofore appointed by the Council IN
pursuance of the act OF the General Assem-
bly, Of January 18th, 1900, as ameade,
by the act Of January 2Ytn, 1901. 10 re-
lstiOn to the paving # walkways II
Frederick burg, having each made ia re-
port of assoc Bments. made respectively
under the ordinance If April 2l-t, 1904.
and the ordinance of September lon.
1904. and one Of said committees haS
lng also reported certain ssse sments,
which were appealed from, aud the de
cision Of the Corporation court up d
such appeals confirming sai asstsr
ment,
Resolved. That the three sail report
are accepted by the Couucil 10 pursuanc'
4 said statutes. and that said assess
ments shall become due and payable ar
follows: Ole-thlrd If said en- ire assess
ment on the 9th day vi u csmber, 1904,
one.th rd thereof on the 10Th day OF De
cembar, 1905, aud one third on the Ion
lay Of Decembar, 1905 But any petsoL
80 assessed, VINO shall pay the entire ~
sessment upon the property IN which ~
is interested within {, q days from th,
date of the pay mrnt Il The fret instal
ment. shall be entitled u discount Of
) Der cent The erk Oithe Council ehal
forthwith furnish 10 the THY Treasurer
A list of said assessments contained IL
said three reports, AID ths treasure
.hall furnish the City Collector with IN
same. who shall proceed 10 collect tn
same a. they become due and t. collect
the whole amount, less > per cent where
ANY persons shall elect to save the dis
count az above The collector shall re
c.iye commission Of ~ per cent. ON al
asse. sments collected hereunder
Mr.. Young presented the fJil wing.
which was adopted
Il solved 10y the Council, That thu
Joint Committee on Street Improvements
heretofore cons sting Of the tInencs Tom
mittee. Street Committee and three eth
Ems not members Of the Council, Dawn
hirsh. H. d. Wallace and r. J. Marshal
II hereby reappOinted Tor the purpose o.
concluding such matters ~ were b,i)rt
item prior 10 the Gle ton e the present
Council
Judge 4 T Embrey, not "a an Official,
but az q citiz-n. was heard in gard e.
the city contributing cum not Tn ex
coed sos towards buildiGga st. el biidg'
across the Rspidan river ~ Ely's tord
He set forth the business advantage
that would accrue 20 Fredericksburg hn
the building OF said bridge. Mr.. Fiiz
hugh also spoke earnestly 10 favor O.
the contribution. twas also atvOcSte
by Messrs Somerville, Masters and En-
brey. On motion III Mr. " stsOn, Thu
resolution was adopted by unanimou'
recorded vote:
Ii being represented to tn Council that
the county of Culpeper has agreed 10 pay
) II Of the cost Of constructing a hri 'ee
across the Rapidan river AZ Ely's Ford
and that the county OF Spotsylyauia haf
agreed To pay l. of sad cost aud tn
city Of Fredericksburg being asked t.
agree to defray II Of said Get, pro
vided the same shall not exceed the sun
Of S45S,
Resolved by the Couni That wher
the two above mentioned cuunties snail
have completed said bridge aud shai'
have betrayed II l2Ui the cost 81 same.
then the city OF fredericksburg will con
tribute to the cost oi said bridge an
amount equal to liz Of said cost, pro
vided IN no event shall her contribution
exceed the sum OF Si5S
The Counci then adjourned