The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-04
CITY COUNCIL
Rep0ftoi finance Committee Shows
Better CONDITION Than Ever
Before.
FINANCIAL SHOWING OF THE CITY
$4,000 Set Aside for School Building Fund
Salary Of Treasurer r. 7. Knox Increased
Report Of Ordinance Committee Other Re-
ports. Etc.

Salary Of Treasurer r. 7. Knox Increased
Report Of Ordinance Committee Other Re-
ports. Etc.
An adjourned meeting OF the City Coun-
ell was held Monday night for IN. pur.
pose OF receiving the annual report oi II.
Hance Committee and to transact any
business which might be- presented
Every member was present except Mr.
SOmerville.
Mr. Warden. OF Health and Police. pre-
s'nted ms delayed report showing hr had
exceeded ms appropriation 10y Sal which
was ordered To credit of COMMITTEE.
Col Cole. of Finance. presented report
0t that committee for year ending July
/, 1907. This will Ice published IN full
IL IL "A most admirable report and shows
Affairs Of city to be in better condition
than at any former period in history Of
| the city. There was "a balance of 81 a13 -
II ON hand July |. 1906; that th.
receipts from all sources from July |
1906. To July /, 1907. were sal .OS6 %.
which, with balance July |, 1906. of 80 =
9J'i-l1, makes the total receipts for the
year $Sl ,O39.4l, that the total expendi-
lures from July I, 1906. to July |, 1907.
were 500 l26 40, leaving balance in the
hands OF treasurer July |. 1907, of $lS.-
Gl2 90.
Ii also shows that the per cent. sink
ing fund on the bonded Indebtedness of
the city has been laid aside; that the
bonded Indebtedness of the city il $3.50
100, all OF which bears interest at 1 p.r
cent except S3O. 900 Of per cent water
bonds which will mature in 1909. and
then be funded IN ! per cent. bonds. 1t
also shows : BOO OS To the credit of
the sewer fund. which can only he used
IN extension of sewers. Besides this $2OS
mas been put aside to credit uf sewer
sinking fund
The report of City Collector A. p. Rowe.
which Is embraced in the Finance Com.
mlttee report, shows larger receipts than
Tor any previous year, the total coliec-
ton amounting To $iS.213 -. The re-
port carried with IL IA recommendation
that $4,000 Ice set aside to the credit of
u new public school house building fund
The report was received and adopted.
Mr.. Bradley spoke OF the Importance
OF IA new school building To be erected by
the city and offered the following. which
was adopted unanimously:
Resolved 10y the City Council. That the
lnnnce Committee is hereby authorized
ana directed To set apart out of the sur
Plus shown by the report of said commit
| hAhN' W the present meeting oil the
Council the sum of 80 OOO1 five thous.
and dollars a. a fund TO be known as the
public school house fund, to be applied
IN pursuance of future orders of the Coun-
ell towards the erection of "A much needed
pubic school house for this city and for
no other purpose, and said Finance Com.
mlttee find perfectly safe investment of
said fund at ) per cent interest. and when
such investment is found said committe,
II authorized To draw an order for said
amount of five thousand dollars 81. 900
ON the city treasurer and said committa,
shall report their action hereunder To tn,
Council
MIR. Warden had read a communication
from Health Officer Barney calling atten
ton To the conditions which exist on III,
, land near the Dannehl machine works
IL was referred to the Water COMMITTEES
with power TO act
Mr.. Bradley said: Preliminary To n
resolution | wish to offer. II gives me
great pleasure to offer my congratula.
tons To the Finance Committee for the
admirable report presented by them TO-
night, a. II shows under their regime the
financial conditions of the city are in a bet
ter condition than | have ever known
since have been "A member of the Couu-
ell He said that rs a member of the
Auditing Committee he had been impreAs-
ed with the work done by Treasurer r
1. Knox in his official capacity. that the
labor performed was not commensurate
10 the salary received and moved that
the salary of Treasurer Knox be in
creased from 5000 TO $3.50. This was
seconded by Messrs. Garner and Young
IN remarks and the resolution was unani-
mously adopted.
Mr. nanuabI q 4.
that City Attorney st. George II. Fitz-
hugh give the Council his opinion as to
the question OF repairing sidewalks.
This Mr.. Fitzhugh did IN his usual clear
and iorcible manner. but no action was
taken. Mr.. Dannehl had read proposed
ordinance relative to privies on lots In the
city with "a recommendation signed by
Messrs. Dannehl and Lane that it be not
adopted. 4 minority report was pre-
scented by Mr.. Warden asking that action
be postponed until the property owners
can have an opportunity To study it's
provisions. Mr. Dannehl also reported
that city had no automobile ordinance
TN motion his committee WAS requested
to prepare one.
Mr.. Mills cOmplimented the report Of
the Finance Committee and moved that
the Finance Committee be instructed To
have said report printed at "A cost not
To exceed so, which was adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Bradley. the sum oi
500 WAS placed To credit of School
Committee of Council and that 81 much
OF 1t as is necessary be expended for the
success of the normal school now in SEES
sion here
Mr.. Young, OF Light and Finance Com
mittees, reported that permission had
been granted by L. ). Government to lay
gas, sewer and water pipes along the
National Boulevard.
Mr.. Dannehl offered resolution that
water and gas mains be laid along the
National Boulevard which. on motion,
Will be taken up at next meeting. The
Council adjourned.