The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-02-22
CITY COUNCIL
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Goldsmith Elected a
Member Of the Body.
TAX AND LICENSE BILL PRESENTED
Slts for New School Building Decided Upon
Pump at Hunters Foundry to BE- Kept Open
History Of fredericksburg. &c. Etc.

Thursday night. Pres, mt. Pre- ident Cole
aud COuucilmen SOmcrville. Warden
Masters. Young. Damn hl Garner. Lace.
Bradley and Rowe. Major ENERGY. who
was iudispOsed. was tue ONLY absent
member The minutes were read. when
President Cole ann. uDc. d thata vacaucs
existed in the Council, caused by the
death of Councilman T.. W Mills. and
asked the pie ,sur- of the Council. On
m ton Of Mr.. Lane, it was d e. ded 70
nil the vscancy. Mr. Som rville paid a
high compliment to Mr. Cla ance II.
Howard as being qualified in Every par
tlcular end placed him in nom'ration.
Mr.. Bradley nominated Mr. JOS ph NJ.
Goldsmith. who was elected bv the fol-
lowing vOt-: For Mr. COL Ismith-M.ssrs.
Bradley, Lane, Garner. Dannehl sud e, le.
FOR NJ. HOward-Messrs. Young. War
den, Masters and SOmervile COun ilman
ROWe~ as aieH minut-s late and the vote
mad been taken - hen hea rived. He would
have voted MIR Gold NTH. Mr. e. ID
smith wa sent 70 and found at TIE
home OF bis father, Mr. b. Goldsmith.
In short time ne appeared end wa.
sworn IN 10y Clerk Eastburn and took the
seat formerly occupied by Mr.. Mills. His
election carrisswith it assignment to the
committees on which Mr. Mills served.
Col. Cole, OF Finance, presented report
from Mayor and salaries Of pol &c officers
were ordered paid.
Col. COLI also presented the license tax
bill for l9OS-l9U9. This will Law over
until next meeting OF Council aud a dav
will be set apart 10y Finance Committee
TO hear any one asses I'D who feel. az
Rrieved. The general tax rate is fixed at
$1.40 on 500. The So ,er tax of 1ui,
cents on the 500, " hich has been levied
for the past seven years. has expire q.
and the fiat rate is 81 40 on real ., tate
instead OF $l.5Oz as formerly. 1t is also
81 40 on personal property All subject
TO per cent. discount If Iaid ON or be-
fore Oct. 10, 1908. These are thrchanges
IN the license bill: Ind-rtakers from $40
to $50, architects $50 To SO. srcam-
boats $40 to $JO, express companies 500
TO $50, telegraph companies So to : so
liquor $3.50 to 400. A new ord nance.
moving pictures, vaudeville parlor. &c.
Is assessed at $50 per year or $40 Ier
week
Mr.. Bradley, Of Public Prope rty. pre-
sented request from Mr. And rev Mur-
ray. who has been winding the rity clock
for 80 years, aud whose father wound il
before the war, that be be allo wed SO
per year instead OF $40 IL wa referred
to the Pub ic Property Committee with
power to act
Mr.. Young. OF Light. asked for $4,000
to lay the gas mains on the Boulevard
On motion OF Nr. Bradley the sum wa
allowed and special account kept of
the cost OF said work. Mr. Young
stated that affairs at the electric Eight
plant were working nicely aud that the
new wheel will be ready TO be started
Monday.
Mr. Dannehl, Of Ordinance, hal moth
ing TO report.
Mr.. Masters. cf Public Interest. pre.
sented a detailed report Of expenditures
incidental to the railroad aui normal
school hight in the Legislature " hen dele
gates were sent to Richmond b the CITY
Council. About twenty gentle nv n com
posed the committees aud their tOtRl.
penses We're a. follows: Railroad Com
mittee, $lS3 OF; Normal school Com
-nittee, $4J 40; Miss Whitehou-e for
copying, 81 o.; 200 pamphlets. $50; -
total OF $259.4T On motion OF Nr.
Somervillv the bills were ordered paid
Mr.. Masters also had read a letter from
the War Department at Washington
addressed To Mr.. A. p. Rowe, with AN
accompanying letter from AFR. RoNe in re-
gard To a detailed report OF tonnage,
etc. Tor the kappahannock river for
year l907-OS. IL was referred To Public
Interest Committee with power to have
said report prepared aud sent TO the de-
partment.
Mr.. Masters asked that soma prompt
action be taken as to the proposed pub
lie building
Mr. Fitzhugh, city attorney, who was
present, said he had been In commu
nication with the legal department of
the government which had charge OF the
examination OF titles OF property &C
quited by the government and h
thought It would be arranged in short
time and the money paid for the site.
Mr. Warden, of Health, stated his
committee had been under extraordinary
expente and asked for an additional an
preparation Of 5000. which on motion
of Mr.. Young was allowed.
Mr.. Somerville. of Schools, called M
the report Of the Joint Committee OF
school aud Public Property on the new
public school building, which wAs pre-
sented at last meeting and laid over 10
be taken up. He stated that his com
mittee was unAnimn on the old site
and Tor huildii Z, the estimated cost of
which is $50 600. That the inance part
OF the report had been arranged. asking
the Legislature for authority to issue
SIS 900 worth of per cent. bond. and
that the other two recommendations
were before the Council
Mr.. Rowe moved the old school site he
adopted according TO recommendation
OF committee. At this Mr. Garner pre-
sented petition from 206 citizens. a K
ing that some other cite be selected. Mr..
Bradley asked Mr. Fitzhugh how long IL
would take to get the right from the
/ IN Ia kUt
park. Mr.. Fitzhugh did not think il
feasible unless there was an extra session
and then there was some opposition TO
the park and the bill might be held %.
Mr.. Young was very much opposed To-
locating the building on the present site
and said some OF the children will have
more than a mile to walk Mr.. Masters
was very much opposed to present site
and would vote Tor it only under pro-
test. A communication was presented
from the school board by Col. Cole. ask
ing that immediate action be taken as
the conditions in the schools would NOT
justify a postponemeDt. Supt. b. p.
Willis was heard and implored the Coun-
Gil not to delay action. Col. Cole and
xr. Dannehl also urged prompt action.
A vote was taken and IL was decided 10
locate the building on the present site bv
a vote OF 10 to l, Mr.. Garner voting no.
Mr.. Young offered this resolution. which
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved by Council. That the plans and
specifications presented by Joint com
mittee for a new pubic school building
at an estimated cost OF $4,000 be re-
ported back to joint committee with In
structions to make such notifications
as to details and as to the supervision OF
the work Of constructing said building
as said joint committee shall deem prom
Grand when said notifications are made