The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-18
CITY COUNCIL
JIdseship Question Acted Upon
The Body Declined to Postpone
Consideration of the
Matter.
TO RETAIN CORPORATION COURT

TO RETAIN CORPORATION COURT
Report Of Normal School Committee Received
Mr.. Mills Moves For a Public Building fOI
Fredericksburg.
The City Council was called Monday
night nj the request OF Mr.. st. Geo. H.
Fitzhugh. The object OF the meeting
was the consideration of abOllshing IN,
office oi Corporation Judge OF the city oil
fredericksburg. There were present Pres
ident Cole and COuncimen Young, Vat
son. Morrison, SOmerville, Chancellor,
Dannehl. Masters, Mills, Rowe and Brad
lev. MIR. Embrey was the only member
ahseat. Mr. Fitzhugh read lengthy
article-the same that was published III
the last issue Of this paper-settlng lortH
reasons why the iudgeship should be
abolished. Then Mr.. Bradley Offered the
following resolutions;
The Common Council of the city ol
fredericksburg. deeming it unwise, mex
pedient and against the very best inter
ests of this city To abolish our Corpora
ton court, do hereby
Resolve. /. That it is the sense Of this
Council that our Corporation court
should not be- abolished. but that the
Legislature. now in session should elect a
Judge to preside over il.
Resolved. >. That copy oi these reso-
/ lutions be at once forwarded 10y the clerk
of this body to Hons +. W. Sims aud
q. r. Swift. 49,,
Mr. Bradley made remarks in which he
set forth his views in advocacy OF the r.
tention of the office of Judge, the injury
| il would do fredericksburg, aud read
a telegram from Hon. r. j.
Byrd. member of the House of Delegates
| from Winchester. stating that the peopl,
/ OF Winchester have NO intention oi abol
/ ishing the Corporation court oi thatcity
/ Mr. Bradley also presented tins resolu'
ton. passed 10y The Business Mems Asso.
citation of Fredericksburg at it, meeting
/ held Monday night.
The Business Mems Association al
| fredericksburg. believing that our Cor
poration Court Is of great convenience
and value to all our people aud that IT.
/ abolition would be- step backwards
and Would be- detrimental 10 the progress
aud development of our city, and IT.
best interests do hereby record our oppO
sitiOn to any movement looking To the
abolition of said court. and earnestly
urge the election of some proper ana
suitable person To the ludgeship OF ou
! Corporation Court.
] Il flhpf Tlf
do at once send copy al these resolu
tons to our senator. Hon. /. W. sims
and Delegate. Hon. q. K. Swift.
Signed,
Henry Warden. LIST Vice President.
J. Garnett King. Secretary.
Mr. Dannehl spoke against the resolu
ton of MIR. Bradley. and argued that II
would do no harm To postpone consider
alton until the views of the p ople wer'
/ known on the subject. He offered TIM
resolution a. "a substitute - the Bradley
resolution. which was seconded 10y MIR
Mills:
Resolved 10y the City Council OF Fred
ericksburg Va. That III the Judgment o
/ the council il Is ineNpedient at present u
Iel,ct a Corporation Judge for tredeTlcks
burg. aud the council therefore requests
our senator and delegate in the Legisla
lure 10 prevent any action 10y the caucus
of the legislature on this question untl
the council has had an opportunity t.
/ learn the views of the people. when tht
council thprcommunicate with the
senator and delegate in full time Tor ne
ton by the legislature Oh said question
Col. Cole spoke in advocacy OF the
Bradley resolution and stated that he
had canyassed among the people and
/ had never seen such unanimty Ol sentl
ment in favor of any proposition, when
/ had further been evidenced 10y petitions
/ from business men sent 20 Senator SINS
and Delegate Swift asking Tor tlecontln
nance OF the judgeship.
4 vote was taken on the Dannehl sub
stitnte which was defeated n follows
For-Messrs. Dannehl Mills and Rowe
Against-Messrs. Young, Watson, Nor
ri-on. Somervile Chancellor. Masters
Cole and Bradley.
/ Tie Bradley resolution was then ear
ried by the following vote: tor-Cole
| Young. Watson, Morrison, Someryille
| Chancellor. Masters and Bradley
Against-Dannehl, Mills and Rowe.
FORA PUBLIC BUILDING.
Mr.. Mins.of Public Interest Committee
offered the following, which was second
ed by Mr. Rowe and unanimously
adopted.
Whereas the City Council OF Fredericks
burg. Va. has learned that the Commit
tee ON Public Buildings and Grounds o
the House Of Representatives OF the I'M
ted States will report bill making ap
propriations for erection OF Fedora
bindings in various cities OF thecOuntry
and whereas, from the accounts thereo
in the newspapers. it appears that the
committee has decided that the buildings
10 be erected shall belOcated in towns OF
cities where there is free delivery OF mail
and whereas fredericksburg, Va, ha'
free delivery OF mail and by yirtnre OF IT.
location. its population and its bushes:
as a thriving, prosperous city, 1t should
have a public building, Therefore, be 1t
Resolved. That the clerk Of the Coun
oil be and he is hereby instructed to Ger
tify under the seal OF the city a copy o
| this resolution to Senators John W
! Daniel and Thomas 5. Martin and Con
gresham W. A. Jones.
REPORT ON NORMAL SCHOOL.
/ Chairman Terence McCracben' OF the
Committee on Normal Schools, made
| this report
Fredericksburg, Va, Jan. II, 1906.
To the President and Members OF the
City Council of Fredericksburg, Va
| Gentlemen: a
A little over two years ago. your hon
orable body appointed a committee
composed Of T. McCracken, W. ). Embrey
NJ. s. Chancellor, W, f. Bradley, T. n
Brent. NJ. &. Willis +. d. Cole, ST. Geo
r. Fitzhugh, A. T. Embrey, 5. }. Qrlnn
II. II. Wallace, b. p. Willis, A. p. Rowe
representing the City Council and citl
Gems. to advocate the selection OF Fred
ericksburg as a location for a new Nor
nal School, the establishment OF whlcl
was being considered by the Legislature
The committee went actively to work
sent a subcommittee to Richmond
D., rtonplhpr9 al fnf