The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-23
CITY COUNCIL.
Stunt, Brooke, Of Electric Light Plant
Resigned -Rssisnatic" Accepted
Other Matters.


Other Matters.
The CITY Council held its regular meet
inc for ,luly Thursday night at so clock.
Present-E. ID. Cole, president. and Coun-
cilmen Embrey, McCracken, Danheni'
Mills, Chancellor, Brent and bradley.
MIR. Cole. of Finance, reported hneS LOT
month $g4, which had been turned over
to Treasurer Knox by Mayor WINE nc
also presented bill of $2l.oo, cost ol
judgments obtained on water deIin-
onents which was ordered paid to May or
Willis He presented the bond OF A; T.
Rove Collector of City Taxes, for So
O1O which WAS ordered turned over TO
the Mayor. and to b, deposited IN the
National Bank for safe keeping. IN Vol.
Coles motion it WAS ordered that MIR.
Bradley be paid for services as Acting
Clerk Of the Council from the death OF the
late Clerk James Parke COrbin at the
same salary to Sept. /, 1904
Mr. Embrey offered the following which
was laid over for three days, aH required
by law:
Whereas, the city ia indebted for work
and material in connection with the
street paving now in progress, and the
ordinary revenues of the city are not I'm
mediately available 90 meet said indebt-
nenesS,
Resolved by the Council, That the
Finance Committed be, and IL hereby, Au-
thorized and directed 10 borrow the sum
OF (S50OO) five thousand dollars on short
time and to execute the obligation OF the
city for such loan.
"And the said committee is authorized
TO renew the obligation executed Tor said
loan from time 90 time until the SHINE ID
paid, and to likewise renew the Oh iga
ton executed for the prior loon ioF SAID
street paving.
And the said amount abuSe d. &c ed to
be borrowed shall he placed to the crtdit
of the Joint Committee on Street In
prOyement and be paid out upon vouchers
signed by said Joint Committee aud the
Finance Committee Of this city"
MIR. chancellor, Of Water Committee,
asked D rmissiOD to make brake Test ol
the Wat,r whet l5 at the City Electric
,iSht Plant 10 dstermine the amount OF
pnwer that can be obtaineh from them
Mr.. Rullln, the engineer, explained the
manner Of making said test. GA motion
of Capt. McCracken, the permission 4
make the test was granted.
Mr.. McCracken, OF Light, reported that
hia committee had been unable up 20 the
present time 20 Gecgre the services OF a
pOmpetent engineer 10 commence the
improvement OF the Gas Works. lie
also presented the following letter.
City Electric Works,
Fredericksburg, Va, July II 1904.
To the Electric Light Committee and
Members OF the Council OF the City 81
Frederick sburg, Va;
Gentlemen: Considerable dissatisfac-
ton having been expressed in regard to
the management of the Electric Light
Plant, and having been informed that
the management is worse than before |
took charge, herewith respectfully ten
der my resignation aud request that 1t
be acted upon at the FIRST possible oPpor-
tunity. and be relieved Of further duties
as soon as such action IL taken.
Yours respectfully,
5. :. Brooke, Jr,
On motion Of Mr.. Bradley, the resignR-
ton was received, 10 take effect Mt once.
On motion OF Mr Chancellor, the Light
Committee wss instructed to employ a
competent electrician to take charge Of
the Electric Plant until a superintendent
is elected by the new Council, on sePtem
Der 1st.
On motion OF Col. Cole, the Council al
journed to Monday night. July 2jth, at
y nrlOck.