The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-19
CITY COUNCIL
Committee RepOrts-The Govern
ment Work on Boulevard.
DOLLAR GAS DISCUSSED, ETC, ETC.

The City Council met Thursday nigh,
with seven members present-Col T.. ID.
Cole, president, and Messrs Warden.
Mills, Embrey, Dannehl, Lane and
| Bradley.
Col. Cole, OF Finance, presented the
following bills which We're ordered paid
K A. kishpaugh, $50: Free Innce-Star
Publishing Co, so; Registrars John J
Berrey and J. Wilmore Cox. So 30 each
The report of Mayor Wallace was read
and the salaries OF the police officers or,
dered paid for October.
| Col. Cole handed in bond Of City Col
lectOr A. Z. Rowe for $4,000, which
had been examined by City Attorney st.
Geo. X. Fitzhugh, approved and ordered
placed in National Bank.
! communication from L. s Lucas and
I. NJ Agin was read asking that "a spec.
ial license be given them by the month or
year Tor the exhibition of moving pic-
lures on the lower floor of the opera
house building. A resolution was
passed referring the matter 70 the Ri.
nance Committee aud giving it the power
70 determine the amount OF license to be
paid.
Mr. Embrey, of Streets. gave a lengthy
TAX - the work on the Boulevard by
the u >. Government. He said it was a
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the best engineers in the L. 5. service.
that il was Of great benefit to property
owners along the line, and in fact to the
whole city. That the small amount of
dirt given by the city to the contractors
had been paid back by improvements TO a
cross street, which was not embraced In
the contract. and sent to the Clerk desk
q bill Tor 81 10 credited by dirt. etc. fur
nlshed, which balanced said account.
lie said the Street Committee had en-
plOyed Mr.. Armat, an engineer from
Washington. To make grades aud lines
Tor several streets in the city. for which
blue prints and maps will be furnished in
lew days, when some important street
work now contemplated will be done
He advocated the laying of granolithic
curbs ut once, so that property owners
could hi in their sidewalks aud add To
the comfort of pedestrians.
Mr. Dannehi, OF Ordinance. presented
an ordinance relative To dollar gas. IL
provides Tor gas at one dollar per thous.
and feet. All bills not paid before IN.
] 9th OF the month following TIE using of
the gas are subject 20 penalty of ten
per cent; II not paid in 30 DAYS after use
gas shall be cut of. No bill for using
ges shall be less than 25c per month.
That portion of the ordinance relating
/ ~ the hiNlHiutn OH OF Zoe. WAS a sub.
lect oil discussion, Messrs. Cole and Lane
obiecting Messrs Danuehl. Mills AND
Bradley advocated dollar gas aud sale
1t was settled that under any circum
stances the Council was pledged To it fol
the coming year.
MIR. Warden wanted to know il condi
tons at the gas house justified dollar
gas and wanted "A statement al RECENT,
hhu expenditures from the committ..,
va hi- motion the consideration OF tn,
ordnance was postponed To a Gale,
meeting IN this month. aud n reques
that Chairman Young furnish said state
ment.
Mr.. Mills, Of Public Interest, said tn,
brooklyn Eagle party had espresso,
themselves as delighted with their recep
ton here. That it only cost $50 TO en-
terrain the 40 distinguished visitors anc
was big advertisement for Fredericks
burg. The Council adjourned