The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-19
CITY COUNCIL.
TAX ORDINANCE PRESENTED

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New Pavements are to be Paid For.
More Street Paving Confer lated
Preparations For Enlarsins Water
Works and Gas Work Progressing.
The March term of City Council was
held Thursday night. Vice President u.
W. Wroten presided during the aession'
after PRECEDENT Cole called the body to
order. and Mr. Bradley WAS elected clerk
pro TEN. Every member was present
except Mr.. Wallace.
Col. G. lie. of Finance, presented the iol-
lowing oils. which were ordered PAD:
Expenne of Officer Hall to South caro-
LING. to 90 after a man supposed 10 De
Burns. VINO committed murder here last
fall, $27.Sl; \ Sydney Bradford, 500 Tor
engineer work at Z. F. \ z. X. t.. plat
ting the territory adj icent to the L. + u
T.. X L. terminus in order To locate the
property OF said company at sad terml'
nus aud furnishing map Tor same;
Charles ID. Foster, $40 for legal services
in defending Charles Washington and
Joseph Terrell. -,
Fines for month as reported by Mayor
Willis amounted TO $iS.
A bill for 500 due by the Peoples
Steamboat Co for city taxes was pre-
sentsd by Col. Cole. He had read a let,
ter from President W. D. Carter, OF said
line. in which he declined to pay the bill.
He asked for instructions. On motion
of MIR. Rowe the matter was referred To
the Finance Committee to dispose OF 10
such manner as 10 their judgment seemed
proper.
The Finance Committee presented the
tax bill ordinance for l904-l9OJ, which
will lie over until next regular meeting.
On motion of Capt McCracken fifteen
type. written copies were ordered ior the
benefit of the members Of the Council.
The following letter was read from
City Counsel ST. Geo. K Fitzhugh Ia re.
gard TO Bradford building and property
OF Messrs. Johnston x Pearson on conner
ofCommerce and Princess Anne SITS which
explains itself:
fredericksburg, Va, March II, 1904.
To the Joint Committee on street I'm
provement
Gentlemen: You referred to me Tor
my opinion whether Mr.. ) ; Bradford
should be allowed anything for the re-
moyal Of the steps leading into the Con
way. & rdon 4 Garnett National Bank,
which were comparatively new when the
GRADE of the pavement was changed am
Of the opinion that he ia legally entitled
TO an allowan-e OF $50, but the city
will in fact only pay $40, since Cart
right 4 Davis has allowed $50 for the
steps removed.
You also left it discretionary with me,
subject 20 the approval oil the Council,
20 make such concessions a. deemed ex-
pedient to Mr.. ii. II Johnston, by res
son of his peculiar case in reference to
his store-hOuse at corner vi Commerce
and Princess Anne streets.
1t was. think, demonstrated In the
trial his case against the city in the
light Of the law, as correctly expUunded
by the court, that be has no legal claim
against the city, and do not think any
precedent will be made II the Council
shall recognize the exceptional nature OF
mis- case aud make him small allowance.
advise that the sum of $40 be donated
10 him.
Very respectfully,
ST. Gro. Il. FITZHrGH
The recommendation was unanimous
y adopted
An ordinance was presented determin.
ing the amounts to be paid by owners OF
property for sidewalks along Main and
Commerce streets where the late improve
ments have been made IL provides that
two-thirds of cost be paid by property
owners and one third by city.
Payments are to be made in three in
stallments running through 1904, 1903
and 1906. This ordinance will be acted
On at april meeting.
MIR. Embrey advocated the condemna'
ton OF the street improvements on the
three blocks from Charlotte street down
Main street TO railroad tracks and oil ing
Prussia to Princess Anne He said the
work could be done this spring from the
general fund without increasing the
aoating debt or interfering with the pro
posed extension of water works or i'm
movements to gas works. Looking to
this. Capt. McCracken offered the hollow
ing which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Joint Committee
on Street ImprOyem Mt aec srtain aud re-
port 10 the next meeting OF the Council
what will be the cost dip avinR the road-
bed aud walkweys on three blocks OF the
city "a follows:
The two blocks on Main street extend
ING from Charlotte TO Prussia street and
the block on Pru STA street from Main
street to Princess Anne and in add ion
thereto that portion Of Main street from
Prussia street to the tracks OF the X r.
&P r. Il said paving OF roadbed and
walkways to be OF similar material TO
that OF the six blocks already paved
And that the Finance Committee shall
at the came time report whether said i'm
provements can be now carried out and
their cost met out OF the general fund OF
the city
MIR. Chancellor, Of Water, stated his
committee had almost perfected the
plans and specifications OF enlarging the
Water Works. Said plans will be pre-
sented to the Council in a few days. and
he was pleased to cay that his commit
tee fad secured the services OF an en-
oineer who was up to-dete in every re
spect. and that he believed the " hole
work will be done at less cost than was
first estimated.
MIR. McCrackeD, of Light, had just re-
ceiyed foil plans and specifications Tor
improving the Gas Works, which will be
submitted after consultation with com
mittee and engineer. ,
Mr.. Mills, of Public Interest. reported
he had corresponded with Congressman
W. A. Jones in regard to dredging the
river near the wharves In this city and
he had replied that work will be com.
menced between March 10Th and April
1st.
Mr.. Revere, of Fire and Police, present
ed bills amounting to 500 Tor nozz'es
etc, for Fire Department, which were