The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-14
CITY COUNCIL.
STREETS, WATER AND GAS.

ing Paving OF Ihree more 5ioeks
EnIarains Water Works and I'm
proving Gas Works All Adopted.
A ralled meeting of the City Council
was held Tuesday night TO CONSIDER
street paving, enlargement of watei
works and improvement tn gas works
President Cole presided, and Councilmer
Wroten, Revere, Rowe, McCracken, Elm
brey, Dannehl. Mills, Chancellor, Brent
and Bradley were present.
Mr.. Embrey, of Joint Committee on
Street Improvement, presented the FOL
lowing
STREETS.
To the Hon City Council OF Frederick
burg.
The Joint Committee On Street I'm
proyement, to whom was referred the
resolution adopted by the Council at it,
regular meeting on the 18th March, 1904,
in relation to the fartherextension OF the
Improvement OF the road bed and side
walks on Main and Prursia streets In
fredericksburg, beg leave 10 report:
Fret. That To pave Main street from
Charlotte street TO the right OF way OF
the r. +. x 7. X. r Co. where the same
crosses Main street, and to pave Prussia
.treet from Main street TO Princess Anne
street. layirg granolithic sidewalks on
both sides OF the blocks paved, with the
exception Of the south side OF Prussia
street. will, according To the estimate
carefully made for the committee by T..
! 4. II. Myers, Jr engineer, not cost more
than $12 900, and may cost much less
| In lieu OF the laying OF granoithic
sidewalk on the south side OF Prussia
street along the property Of the r. +. Il
+. r. Il. Co said company should be re-
auired TO lay at It's own expense a suit
able walk way from it, passenger depot
to the intersection OF Princess AnEe and
| Prussia streets where the above con
/ templated city Improvement terminates,
80 that there may be continuous sale
aud clean walk way from the X +. 4 +.
! r. r. depot To the heart OF the city.
Second The Finance Committee. who
are members Of the Joint Committee on
Street Improvement, beg leave, in pur-
suance of said resolution OF the Council,
to report that the funds necessary to de
| fray the costs OF the proposed extension
of street Improvement can be supplied
out Of the general funds OF the city.
Thirdly. The Joint Committee respect
fully recommend that said street I'm
provements be ordered by the Council.
and that the Joint Committee be au-
thorized TO proceed without delay TO OBJ
tain bids for the same.
Respectfully submitted,
W. s. Embrey,
+. D. Cole,
Y. McCracken.
D. 7. Rowe,
David Hirsh,
H. III. Wallace,
Is. j. Marshall
On motion OF Mr.. Dsnnehl the report
was received and unanimously adopted
by a recorded vote.
Then MIR. McCracken offered this reso-
luton, which was also adopted by re-
corded vote
Resolved, That the Joint Committee
on Street improvements be and the same
il directed to proceed without delay to
have plans and specifications drawn to
carry out the recommendations of the
Joint Committee in their report adopted
tonight, and 80 coon az said plans and
specifications are ready that the com
mittee proceed to advertise for bids for
the execution OF said work, and the said
bids be submitted TO the Council. reserv-
ing the privilege TO reject any and al bids
and the committee is hereby authorized
to employ an engineer to enable II to
carry ont this work.
WATER.
Mr.. Chancellor, OF Water Committee, had
read by the clerk a communication from
Engineer G l.. Rutiin to bis committee,
which he said contained some valuable
suggestions rs to the proposed enlarge
ment OF the water works. Then Mr..
Chancellor presented the following report
from Supt. S. j. Q1inn:
To Messrs. NJ. S. Chancellor, Z. d. Cole,
Geo. W. WrOten, Committee on Water.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ruffin and have
gone over the recommendations OF im-
provements in the water supply OF the
town made by me, and he suggests some
changes, which have readily agreed to
II they shall be approved by you. lie
suggests:
/. To abandon water power direct as
applied to the pumping machinery, Ind
use electric power from the present cleo
trio plant.
2. This transfer would do away with
the necessity OF larger turbine wheel
and ilume for conducting the water to
it,
3 Instead Of purchasing a new and
larger pump, repair the small one we
now have idle, and use 1t In connection
with the one we now have. 1t Is believed
that these two pumps will be able to
furnish the town for several years TO
come.
4. Dispense with the 10.inch supply
pioe from the Dump-house to the reser.
yoir. and run an S.inch pipe from the
pump along Washington avenue to and
connecting with the S-inch main on Com
merce street. This pipe would serve the
double purpose OF q discharge pipe and
also for furnishing better fire protection
10 the western part OF town.
All the other improvements recon-
mended, including the piping OF those
parts OF town now very deficient Tor do
nestle supply, and fire protection are
approved as necessary for the use OF the
citizens and the protection OF prope- ~
from fire.
The Approximate cost OF these improve
ments is as follows:
Suitable building at pump house. 81 800
Enlargement OF reservoir........... 500
Generator, motor and lineto pump 5000
Repairs to small pump.........."..-. 200
Replacing mallpump and gearing 100
40 h. p. engine and 80 h p. boiler 1850
s inch pipe to Commerce street
valves and fire plugs (3)..""...". 1913
s. 576
Piping complete In Dos.
wells field..................$l, 62l
For Scattereville and
lower end oftOwn",.., 3,4f4
Line OF pipe on Willis
street to Boulevard ! 300
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