The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-19
CITY COUNCIL.
ERRONEOUS cAPlTATloN TAXES
ORDERED REFUNoEO
Communicated From Mayor Wal
laee-New Ordinances Presented -
Reports Of Committees and Many
Subjects Discussed.

Commune From mayor wal
Iaee-New Ordinances Pressn -
Reports OF Committees and Many
Subjects Discussed.
The City Council meeting Tor \ 'Vember
was held Thursday night, Nic--PrtsiIen'
l. NJ. Young, Jr presiding E'trJ mem
/ Der Oi thu Council was present
! Col. Cole, OF Finance presented several
email bills, which were ordered pa1.
Tie reported dog licenses collected 10
amount Of SI97, and fines Of - during
| he time Acting Mayor " $ Embrei per
/ formed the duties. On his motion loo
was allowed him on ca COLLAR Issued
Her p0rtet city capitalOn taxes Tor
| 1903 erroneously assessei AMI collected
to following amounts: S2lS less - per
cent. aud SD with . per cent added.
As the State had also collected this sum
II was ordered refunded 60 th' parties
paying C.
He also reported the floating debt eur
tal-d 50 500, which reduced 10 10
ZIG. 73j 60
Col Cole presented report Of Mayor T.
+ Wallace showing Slol - r tiner
collected by hun. Tnr report vas
lengthy one, naming .he parties fined,
eve IL reported. by reason oi phy-ica.
disability. Officer e. A. G1.c. who has
been b years in service, and now uaabl,
co fatty perform h.s duties ami recon
amended that he bee given q position
where the duties will ba less aruuOu-;
that he had for sufficient re6eons aus
pended Officer W " Tanei,l ipf % dals;
paid high compliment 90 the iii ienc}
81 Officers He'll AID Robinson, aui ~
turned thanks u Acting Mayor Embrey
during his late illne-s
Mr. Bradley, Of Pnblic Property, 70
ported the purchase in open market oi
81 900 feet Of bridge timber, rs author
lzed by the Council, at q saving ut SloV
80 the city.
MIR Morrison Of Light, reported en-
glneer engaged on plans and speolura
tions OF new Gas Works aud that the
supply OF gas ia the old woras is AIDE
quate for present needs
MIR. fmbrey. OF Streets made a state
ment in regard 10 proposed work on Lee
avenue. The matter was referred back
% the street Committee, with instruc.
tons 20 bring in report 81 costs, NC.
Nc Mills. Of same committee askel
rtme for report on proposed street work
10 the Upper Ward.
Nj Chancellor Of Water presented al
ordinance on the subject Il water rent,
collections and penalties. which was re-
,erred 10 Ordinance COMMITTEE
MIR pannehl a Ordinance. reported On
several ordinances
That Of the proposed ordinance dehn-
ing the duties of the President oil the
Council. a. offered by Mr.. Mills at pre-
yious meeting The committee recon
menced the rejection q the ordinance.
which was done
AZ 20 the ordinance defining tGe IN
Ties salary fees 80. OF city engineer. The
committee recommended that an orii
dinance j. unnecessary unless the office II
created. which received the approval oi
the COuBcl!
The ordinance ordering AL p0.ra, g. OF
the several telegraph AMI telephone com
ponies 10 the city painted ainr q note
Ut ~ days under penalty OF - 10 $40
each day. was adopted.
Ordin anc, Hay scales u BE- rented Oh
Jauuary / II each year. Laid over
Ordinance Fee Of Id centsilresch dog
collar issued Laid over.
Col Ccle presented an ordinance Tor
hilding the raising Il ~ III this clty
R-lefre1 70 Ordinance COMMITTEE
Mr Morrison presented app'csu"n
from the Fredericksburg Water Power
Co., through Messrs Cartright aud ia
Wis. Tor franchise to operate an electric
neht system, are and iucandssccut r.
tered 20 Ordinance Committee
Mr Mils II Public Interest, reported
M,ior Mckenzie had recommended So
900 appropriation 70 the Responsiveness
river Tor next year, and he Wac IN hope
that his committee. through Maj Me
K-rz,e. wouli have il increased 10 800
600.
The Public Property Committee was
instructed 10 yet bids for building 10
the market yard. 10 which u put sp'ink
lers street sweeper and street plOw, aad
10 report same O. Council In 10 daJs.
Mr. L II. Randall, oi Stafford, wh"
proposes to move here, was elected Iity
Sur, e, or. receiving all the votes except
that Of MIR. Mills, who voted 10 because
the duties and charges for WORK. 10 his
opinion. were not clearly defined.
The Water Committee wAs ordered To
construct IA sever from Amelia street
down Charles 20 CONNIE {, street, unJer
the supervision of Super .ntfnient ;. )
Quinn
Col. Cole presented . letter ststine
that the 4th Immune Regiment, / :. v.
which served through the spsnish Amer
lcan War and when was organized here
in 1898. would boll 2 reunion here ID
the spring Of 1903 The Council extend
Ell 40 invitation tn hold said reunion
and Mr.. Mills, Of Pub.ic Interest Com
mittee, was instructed to notify said Gee
rotary Of said action.
An application for the use u the court
house building by the Peoples Mission
ror a lecture to be delivered by DR.. Han
non was rejected on the ground that to
DO 20 would be contrary TO the city or
/ dinances
MIR. Mile made motion that the re
port OF Mayor Wallace in regard to po-
1 lice recommendation be taken up, which
was lost and the Council adjourned.