The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-20
CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting Thursday Night
Old Bonds Destroyed.
THE REPORT ON LAND DAMAGE
For Extending Washington Menue-Publlc Inter
est Mattes-kctlon In Reference to Public
Building Slte-The Improvement to National
Bouleyad-Schools, Etc

Building Slts-The Improvement to National
Boulsad-S Schools, ETC.
The October meeting OF City Council
was held Thursday night with President
f.. d. Cole presiding, and Councilmen
Bradley. Lane. Rowe, Mills, Garner,
Somerville and Young present.
Col Cole, of Finance, presented bond
of \. Z. Rowe, city collector, for $40
600 which had been approved by
CITY Attorney St George X. Fitzhugh,
and ordered deposited in National Bank.
several small bills ordered paid, among
which was one Of A. b. DonahOe, for
dog collars, $500.
Col. Cole presented bill of court costs
against W. +. Brooks, growing ont oil
sale of u hog caught on the streets and
sold 10y Officer Tansill amounting To
1910. Officer Tansill was acting under
city ordinance in selling said hog, which
ordinance has been declared uncOnstltu-
tional by Judge Mason. In the opinion
OF city attorney itlwas encumbentior the
Council to pay said bill and 1t was so
ordered.
Col. Cole also presented tax bill
against Mrs : :. Bradford for Sil69
This hill was for granOlithic paving IN
front of the Bradford Building.
1t was brought out in the discussion
that the pavement taken up To be- re-
placed by granolithic had been newly
laid when the city granOlithic paving
was done; that the Joint Committee had
agreed to make no charge for the new
work in consideration OF this fact But
the city was to have the bricks OF the
Bradford pavement which bricks had
been sold by Mr. Bradford. 1t was
ordered that the tax bill be discharged,
Mr. Bradford returning the amount nal
lied from sale of bricks
Col Cole reported that OF the 81 go OF
the percent. city bondsnot refunded in
to per cent bonds ON May 1906 he held
1920 returned 10y city treasurer to be
destroyed In these bonds was a ccrtiti
cate for $50 issued in 1876, on which
their was an accumulated interest oi
$42 This certificate had been held 10y
The city Of Richmond. and no interest
had been collected for 30 years The
interest was more than twice the amount
of the original certificate Messrs. Lane
and Rowe were appointed a committee
10 burn all of said bonds in the presence
Of the Council, which was done.
4 letter WAS read from Mrs. Gloss,
claiming damage from street work on
Washington Avenue 10 herpropDrty con
tigiou- To same. and asking relief. The
clerk was, on motion Of CD. Cole, in
structed 10 notify Mrs Gloss that the
matter will be- acted upon by commit
tee OF the Council AZ once.
The report OF the committee 10 ascer-
tain the probable amount Of land dam
age for opening and extending Washing
ton Avenue showed the following esti-
mate: Capt VI b Rowe, SlGO: Mrs.
Flora Swift, 5000; llurkamp estate,
$50, f. T. Convey, Sl32. Total SJl2
| The report was received and filed.
4 report from Mayor Wallace, stating
police officers had lone their duty tho
past month. was received and salaries
ordered paid
Mr.. Lane called attention 10 the pres
ent hog ordinance declared detective and
it was referred TO the Ordinance Commit
tee for revision.
Mr.. Mills. OF Public Interest, having
read a letter from the Treasury Depart
ment stating that an agent will be- sent
here in a short time TO examine sites Tor
the proposed new public building, and
that he would ask for meeting ui the
City Council at an early date to make "a
recommendation by said body Of "A site,
Mr. Bradley offered this resolution,
which was adopted
The chairman Of Public Interest Com
mittee having notified the City Council
4 t...t. nd
November | he will ask for called
meeting OF the City Council to consider
recommendation for a site OF the public
building 70 be erected by the I. 5 Gov
eminent In this city, it Is resolved that
the Public Interest Committee OF this
Council notify Secretary Shaw OF the
proposed meeting OF seid Council.
Mr. Mills also read lettsrs from Quar-
termaster Generals Departmentinre regard
TO proposed improvements on National
Boulevard, which letters expressed the
intention OF said department TO build the
Boulevard roadbed - feet instead of 40, !
and the gGanolithic sidewalks > feet with
parking instead of six, as originally de- |
cded on.
This resolution was offered by Mr.. |
Somerville and unanimously adopted:
Mr. + W. Mills, chairman of Public |
Interest Committee, having laid before |
the Council two communications bearing |
date October Il. 1906, from the Hon. |
Quartermaster General, in one OF which |
communications is suggested that the
road bed OF the National Boulevard IN
this city shall be restricted To width oil
% feet, and that granOlithic pavement
Of width OF , feet be constructed along
said Boulevard
Resolved by the Council, That the said
Public Interest Committee be Instructed
to urge upon the Quartermaster Depart |
ment the great importance Of establish
ing a 40 foot road bed as originally de-
signed, since a25 foot road bed would be
Inadequate to the needs OF said Boule-
ward in the near future.
Resolved further, That since the gov
eminent owns a sixty foot Boulevard
the original design OF having sidewalks
of ten foot width and road bed OF 40
feet should be strictly adhered to, and in
the event that the present appropTia-
ton should prove inadequate to cover
the cost of q foot granOlithic pavement
and 4 foot parking and to complete
the improvements of the 40 loot road
bed, that then the government construct
the said sidewalks and parking and de-
vote the surplus Of the funds in hand as
far as it will go to the permanent I'M
provement OF the road bed.
Mr.. Somerville, of Schools, reported
progress in the matter OF a new public
school building; that his committee and
the Public Property Committee Jointly
had appointed su b-committee 10 eX-
anime the present school building; that
said subcommittee and their architects
had reported adversely OF the old build
ing and recommended a new building;
that plans were now being drawn Tor
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