The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-11-18
CITY COUNCIL
No f'caiing Debt-..RepOrt on New
Gas Works.
Ospohsmthi 4 Mercer Monument UnysiIlne
Approved Other Matters.

The City Council met Thursday nigh
in IT, session tor November. Present. +
ID. Cole. president. and CouncimeI
| Young. Watson. Sumrryille, Rowe, Mas
trrs. Mill, and bradley. Vice President
Young was call,d to the chair
Col. Cole. ol Finance. reported the hill'
uf thr water power for water rent at th,
pump house and electric light plant paic
a- Irr terms agreed ON between city and
Water Power Co. Several small hill,
were ordered paid 4 blIl OF $50 Tor pay
oi Judges of election IN the Lower and
/ pprr Wards. at tie late election. wen
Ordered paid H. also reported the 81
+ 600 ordered borrowed an the last meet
/ my ui thr Council paid. and stated that
! tlrUfy is Tree from floating debt. For
/ the Information OF the Council. he said
/ zine hundrd indebtedness ui the city L.
/ S29i TO AMI the Interest account an
uualiy is sij.6J9lO. lie presented a
report rom Mayor Wallace, stating the
police bad done their duty and asked
That their salaries for the month be- paid
II was 80 ordered.
NEW GAS WORMS
Engineer Egner. 81 the new city gas
works. was present and gave IN inter
eStiug description oi the new plant. lie
presented 90 statement showing the entire
cost % boz % little less than SO 900. and
said there was no plant in the country
of it, size superior tOit many particular.
Mr. Mills. Of Public Interest, presented
u bin of = 60 for work doncat the Opera
III use incidental 10 the Mosby reunion,
which was ordered paid.
The sum oi 500 was ordered 10 credit
oi committee ON Health and Police
Mr. Masters. Of Fire Department, ~
p ,rtcl "a shortage of hose lie was in
= .rurted to ascertain cost of 800 feet and
report to Council
Chief Robinson. of Fire Department,
tndered his Do siguaiiJu Civ ing a. li-ra-
son for 80 doing a rule governing the
police force requiring "a policeman not to
hold office oth,r than that of policeman.
| was stated that {. is dii not apply in
this ease. a. one OF thr duties oi police
mau Was to Boz on duty during the prog
r.-- of fire. H. Withdrew his nrsigna-
On
Mr SomeryiIr. of schools. addressed
the tounr ou tht prosperous condition
Of the public schools. and also spoke of
the necessity OF Increased school room
for thecoustautIy increasing attendance.
H. was very complimentary 10 Supt.
Willis ami the school trustees for their
work. and said while uo appropriation
would Boz asked for this year. the time
was not FAR distant when il would be-
done
Col Cole offered the following. which
was unanimously adopted.
The Executive Committee oithe Mercer
monument having reported 10 this Coun-
cil that thr pedestal and statue will not
be- received here until some time IN De-
cemh-r. when the iucemrncy Of the
weather and tie Nma- trade would nn-
der the unveiliug inrNprdient, and the
said committee recommending 10 the
Council. with thr approval of MIR. Nalen-
time. that thr uuyciiug be- postponed IN
til Spring. therefore % is resolved 10y
the Council that ibis recommendation of
the committee is approved hy tlN Coun-
90 and said committee will communicate
said iurt tp th- S.cntary of War with
the request that the Honorable Secretary
Wili concur iu said po-tpOncmcut
The Council then adjourned.