The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
CITY COUNCIL
ORGANIZES
". {. Bradley, Presidential. NJ.
Garner, Vice President.
STANDING COMMITTEES FOR YEAR
actresses OF Retiring and Incoming Mayors
5scilan Of Officers

| II. Lewis Wallace Tuesday morr Ing for
| organization. Every member w..s pre-
ent, as follows. Messrs Lane. Melville.
Rowe. Goldsmith. Garner, Embrev
Brown. Masters, Warden, Green How
ard aud Bradley.
The Council was called 20 order by
Clerk ) +. Ea-tburn, who read the call
OF the Mayor and also q certificate from
A. Is. Yates. clerk of court. announcing
that the newly elected members had
qualified before bin. He announced the
hrst business the election OF . president
To serve two years.
Mr.. Melville nominated Mr. W. T.
Bradley, and he was unanimously elected
and sworn In. On taking the ch air. Mr.
Bradley said:
Gentlemen of the Council.
| thank you for the honor conferred
upon me and ask your hearty co-opera-
ton 10 make this administration a
success. | do not intend to make 4. speech
and detain you from business but
want To emphasize one point and that
II. Economy in all expenditures this
year There Is greater responsibility on
this Council than any Of former Years.
We are confronted with extraordinary
expenses amounting 70 100000 Ia the
next two yeGrs-Pubic school House
end state Normal By good fnanciering
IL VIII not be nee ssary u raise taxes or
issue bonds All the appropriations for
ths several committees save possibly one
have been liberal ard al that were asked
Tor
Now let ~ work In harmony FOR the
Interest OF the city. so that at the end Of
two Years our people will say. "Well
Done.
Mr. NJ C.r,ar 49,. ..-s..t....a -
Mr. Embrey FOR vice-p president. ard unan-
imously elected lie Was sworn in and
thai ked the Council for the honpr con
ierred
Mr.. ). T.. Easthurn was unanimously
elected clerk sng salary fixed AZ $50 per
year lie accepted the office i'm a 'eyv ap-
propriate remarks
The report Of Retiring Mayor T. p.
Wallace was read and admitted to
record. Ii IS "a follows:
To the Honorable President AMI Men,
tiers Of the Common Council uf the
City ~ fredericksburg, Va.
l have the honor Of reporting 10 your
honorable body my actinps and doings
as the Mayor Uf the city uf Frederick
burg tor the year commencing on the | 81
DAY oi September, 1907. and ending the
3lst day az August, 1908, inclusive.
l have issued - wagon and cart H.
ceuses, which emf on the Both day OF
April 1909
| have issued 81 4 dog collars - against
JIG Tor The year ending 81 - dnv " Au-
gu't. 1907, amounting To $37G 80.
have in the four years issued 37I dog
! licenses.
The amount of fines Tor the year end
Ink 3l-t August. 1905. collected aud
paid over 70 the treasurer. SS3g 20.
The Gmount of fines collected under the
statute laws ui Virginia for the state FOR
year ending 3lsj August, 1905 ana paid
To the clerk al thu Corporation court. for
which receipt Of rlerS has been taken
S223.4O. Total (SS39 40 anes. S3TG. 80
dog Tax, and $223. 40 State) 81 362. 20.
| During the yearendiug Aug. 3lst. 1905.
there have been 1Of arrests a. against
l.ll1 during the year ending Aug. 31st,
1909, the first year OF my administration
a. Mayor There has been very great
decline IN the number Of crimes and Grim
mails IN each year OF nv administration.
aud necessarily this carried with IL a de-
cline IN the amount OF fines received and
in the work Of the chain gang upon the
/ streets
This year the work has amounted to
$332, at the rate of amount paid other
hands for similar work, a. against
S961.l9 for year ending Aug 3lst, 1907.
The records Of the police depa<tment OF
the Mayors Office show that we have a
very moral, temperate and la,v-abiding
people OF whom we may be proud. This
amount for labor. 1892, add d to the
total OF fines, &c, heretofore mentioned
In this report. makes total OF 81, 694 60
for this year ending Aug 3lst, 1905.
In closing the financial part of this re-
hot I...e Il
your honorable body, make the follow
ing recapitulation to show what has
been done IN the four years OF which |
have been Mayor:
For year ending Aug. 81, 1908.
paid X. L. Knox. treas, for
fines and dog taT......:...........Sl, 572 40
For year ending Aug 81, 1906,
paid same as labor............... .7G3 -
For year ending Aug 81. 1907.
paid same as labor............... 1900 60
For year ending Aug. 81, 1905,
paid same as labor............... .694 60
Amount paid State.................. 223 40
Amount paid State before 1908 300
Total amount in fines dog tax.
State aud labor during my
term OF four years.................$7 Coz IL
The foregoing is statement showing
what has been done by me as Mayor
during my term of four years.
In severing my official relations with
your honorable body, feel assured of
the Tact that you viii pardon me forsav.
ing that hope some effort NAV soon he |
made for more effective and efficient
and better equipped fire organization for
your city. | think one Is greatly needed. |
and would ike so much for your hon |
Orable body to have the sidewalks of the |
city curbed so that the property owners
may be required TO ill in to them. | |
know you will pardon these suggestions |
Now, in severing my personal relations. |
having known and been attached TO |
most OF your honored fathers. and hold |
ing each of you in high esteem and re- (
garding each of you as my personal
friend. | part with you, hoping that
you may all have happy and prosperous
futures before you.
Very respectfully,
Thomas p. Wallace.
Aug. 31st, 1908.
The address OF Mayor IL. Lewis Wal |
lace was read, received and ordered to /
record. 1t follows:
Fredericksburg, Va. Sept l, 1905.
To the Common Council OF the City of
fredericksburg, Va.
Gentlemen-In entering upon the dis /
charge of my duties as the chief executive
officer OF the city Of FredericksburQ. | |
deem IL meet and proper that / should |
call to the attention OF your body |
some matters appertaining to the vel |
fare OF our city, and at the same time | |
mo- law q. 70. -.