The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-11-23
CITY COUNCIL
Bills Presented Statement II
Reference to City's Finances.
SINKING FUND TO BE INVESTED IN
STATE BONDS.
Rsuost on Estimates For improvements
Government Wants City to Care For New
Boulevard work-Pwements- Electric Light
and IeIsphons Observation-Disclosures De-
patment to Have Rubber Coats and Boots

The regular monthly meeting OF tne
CITY Council was held Thursday night
Present. President Cole and Messrs
Young. Somerville, Warden, Masters,
Garner. Mills, Rowe, Lane and Bradley
Absent, Messrs Embrey and Dannehi.
Col Cole, of Finance, presented report
~ Mayor Wallace stating police officers
had performed their duties. aud on mo-
ton their salaries were ordered PAID
He presented bill of Free Lance-Star fuO.
Co. amounting to 81 foreleetion tickets;
also bills of Judges and clerks oil election
amounting To $50. go for each oil the
two wards OF the city. which were ORDER
ed paid; also bill of Daniel Christopher
for 7 months work on grounds around
Mercer monument, $l4: ordered PAID:
He delivered TO the Council five bonds Oh
81 900 each, which were part oil the
81. 900 borrowed from National BANK
for city gas works. These bonds were
paid on Nov. |, and were the second lou
which have been paid, leaving a balance
of $15 900, which are to be paid yearly
! in sums OF $4,000 and bear per cent.
interest On motion the bonds were
burned by a committee-Messrs. Warden
and Somerville, 10 presence oil Councii'
Col. Cole called attention TO $2,OlO SINK
ing fund OF the general city debt when
had been set aside; also sewer sinking
fund OF $242; also the public school iund
of g.. 600. which was now bearing In
terest in Farmers and Merchants state
Bank at 3 per cent, and asked
! for instructions as to investing same
He stated that Virginia Century bonds
at S6k looked like most advantageous
investment for the whole.
On motion OF Mr. Mills the following
resolution was unanimously adopted;
Resolved by the Council, That the III.
nance Committee invest the sum oil
$3.50, set aside for the sinking iund, In
Virginia per cent. bonds, to be known
as the sinking fund OF the city debt, IN
the name OF the city OF Fredericksburg,
and that the Finance Committee also In
vest 10 said bonds the sum OF $24Z set
apart as sinking fund for sewer bonds,
and that the City Treasurer check out
the s.. 900 set apart for public school
hnildinR with interest thereon loaned
10 the Farmers and Merchants State
Rank and the said Finance Committee
invest said s.. 900 and accrued interest
in aforesaid Virginia bonds. All oil the
aforesaid bonds To be registered and to
be turned over to the City Treasurer Tor
safe keeping.
MIR. Cole said at the request OF a
member OF the Council he would report
that the Commissioner books had been
completed; that the assessment OF per
sonal property was only 5000 in excess
OF previous year; that collections to Nov.
| II were better than any previous year.
and that the probable expenses would
not exceed last year He was very much
pleased with existing conditions OF the
| finances OF the city. When he started TO
read a tabulated statement, which he
had prepared, he found it was not COM
plete. 1t was suggested be hold the state
ment until next meeting Tor revision,
which he did.
Mr.. Mills, OF Streets, presented estimate
of cost OF improvements on west side OF
Washington Avenue, at $4,000, with
assessments to property owners amount
ing to s4O0.
lie also reported that the proposed i'm
provement to upper Main st. will cost
$13.50O, of which amount the property
owners will pay $500, and handed In
an additional petition from property
owners along upper Main street, asking
that the work be done. Both OF these
netitions were received and filed. and
will be taken up later.
Mr.. Mills also reported that the Street
| Committee had been instructed 70 employ
an engineer to have established grades oil
Princess Anne, Upper Main, a portion OF
Lewis and q portion Of George streets,
that his committe had employed Mr..
irmat to do the work and delivered to
the Council maps and drawings oil said
work. The report was received ana
bill OF 5000 for said work; ordered paid
to Mr.. Armat.
On motion of Mr.. Warden the Street
Committee was instructed to have two
blue prints made OF the plan submitted
for grades OF streets, and that said blue
prints be placed in charge OF the Clerk OF
The Council and citizens notified to the
end that they may examine same. Ana
that the sold committee appoint day
for any citizen to be heard, who m9y
oppose said plan.
Mr. Fitzhugh. City Attorney, presented
a letter from acting u. s. Quartermas-
Ter General which stated that the BOule-
ward bad been completed from National
Cemetery TO Princess Anne st. and notify
ing the city authorities that the care OF
same in the city limits, so lar as the U. >.
Government Is concerned, ends, and the
care OF same devolves upon the city. Mr..
FitzhuRh also read letter which he
wrote in reply, which elected another
letter reiterating thecontents OF the i1rst
! letter. On motion Mr.. Fitzhugh was
? instructed to take the matter up with
the department and invoke the assist
auce OF our representative, Hon. W. A.
Jones.
Mr.. Warden In reduced the following
resolution, which was adopted:
, Resolved by the Council, That the
Clerk Of the Council call the attention OF
the Honorable Mayor OF this city to the
present ordinance 10 relation t. the re-
pairs OF sidewalks and to urge him to en-
force the same at once In all paris OF the
city.
Mr. Young, OF Light, rported thai
+ three times during past month the city
] electric wires had been interiered with
=. nv telephone wires to such an extent
z that the current was cut of. and the city
was in temporary darkness. He asked
I the attention of the Street Committee tC
: the matter. as all telephone wires anC
poles came under it's lrisdiction. ID
: also reported that the new l4eiei vince
, for the city electrical light plants expecte'
= in 10 days
Mr.. Lane, OF Ws'er, asked for specih
: appropriation OF $500 for street sprink
e ling, which was granted.
Col. Cole asked Mr.. Warden, chairmal
Of Committee of Health and Police, II l
L was admissible for police officers OF
E duty to wear citizens clothes. He replied
u no. Col. Cole said this is being done.
y Mr.. Somervile, Of Schools, reporte'
? the following city scholars attending tn
College this year: Frank d. Beale, EDIT
y Berry, Doris Garrison, Mary Alma Gould
" man, Aurelia Hanway, Sallie Norris
Eleanor Portch. w. Samuel Scott, Co
q rhine Stearns, Sidney Ruck. He ais
II stated that the joint committee o
Schools and Public Property will meet !
a few days and recommend site Tor tn
new public school building and ais
ulans for said building.
Mr.. Masters, OF Fire and Police, aske
that his committee be allowed to provo
Sc rubber coats aud boots for firemen. v
D. motion OF Mr.. Lane the fire committt
R. was Instructed to provide the necessar
D. coats and boots.
10 All this week Jones will show u
re greatest line of linens ever oiiereu u