The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-19
CITY COUNCIL
Five Per Cent. Bonds Changed to
-Four Per Cent.
FINES aNO DOG x LICENSES
Capt. Quinn and M. Bullock Rs-s!sc'so-Hs"
Ordinance offsEsd-clty Physlcian-Pumen's
on School Building History Of fredericksburg
Other Reports. Etc Etc.

Capt. Quinn ana NJ. buhoch ns'o'os''s
Ordinance Offered Physclan-PTments
on School BuIIdiuQ-HIstcy Of fredericksburg
Other Reports. Etc. ETC.
The City Council met Thursday D'Sht
for the December session, with President
Bradley, Clerk Eastburn and Councilinen
Lane, Melville, Goldsmith, Rowe, darper,
Embrey, Brown, Masters. Warden and
Howard present =,
Mr. Lane. OF Finance, presented bond
OF Il. II. Knox, city treasurer, Tor SlO,-
600 which was marked U k:by city at
torney. and ON motion OF Mr.. Howard
ordered placed in the National Bank.
A bill of the Electoral Board Tor $50 e
20 one for Mr. Howards expenses to
the Rivers and Harbors Congress Tor
IS 65. and ons Tor Free Lauce-Star Rub
Co, for 81 so, were ordered paid
Mr.. Lane presented report OF Mayor
Wallace. which stated the fees Tor past
month were 500 80; receipts from dog
taxes 1882 80. which have been turned
over to Treasur KNOX, the number OF
dogs assessed being 80 females and l0l
males. Mayor Wallace also reported
police officers as efficient aud their saia-
ries. on motion OF Mr.. Goldsmith, were
ordered paid The mayor was compn-
mentary To the fire department Tor tlsir
work 10 the Biscce fire aud recommended
a vote OF thanks by the Council. On mo-
ton OF Mr.. Melville the report was re-
ceived and ordered fled.
Mr.. Lane presented an ordinance pro.
yidino for the extension OF W. OOO OF
the . per cent. water bond, OF tbs city,
maturing Jan. l, 1909, and for the lim-
itation on the deed OF trust securing
same. There are $50. 900 OF these bonds
which bear . per cent. By passage oil
thls ordinauce, the Finance Committee
will pay off s. 600 OF these bonds out OF
the sinking fund on Jan. l. l9O9. The
remainder, $4,000. will be converted
into 4 per cent. bonds, which the holders
of same have agreed to take at par
Said bonds are to run 30 years, the city
10 have the privilege OF paying on same
on or after Jan |, 1919.
On motion OF Mr.. Howard the rules
were suspended to pass the ordinance
and make II effective at once and on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Rowe the ordinance was
adopted. ,,
Mr. Embrey, OF Streets. presented Dill
offs +. Coyey for $40 80, for trees and
setting out same on Main St, which on
motion OF Mr.. Garner was ordered paid.
Mr.. Melville. OF Light, asked Tor appro-
priaton Of 81 .200for electric light plant.
de stated that 81, POO had been appro-
oristed last year by Council To pay
| balance due on lie " v heels at said plant,
that the payment was not made Tor said
wheels before the year ended, and then II
WAS turned back into the treasury and
| appeared in the balance on hand shown
ia Finance Committees report be sad
his COMMITTEES bad paid the III 200 Tor
the wheels cat Of his appropriation aud
now be wanted IL returned Tor current
expenses. On motion OF NJ. Embrfy the
1900 waa appropriated.
Ar. Rowe OF Water, reported That
notice to clean out the canal at or near
the Kenmore Shoe Factory had been
served on owners OF said canal. but no
reuly had been received from them Mr.
Rowe announced that the time had
arrived 10 elect superintendent oil water
works for coming year. On bis motion
the salary was fixed at 5000, same as
last year, and Capt. S. J. Quinn was
unanimously reelected.
!. Mr. Melville asked that Council proceed
to elect a superin tendent OF gss Tor year
beginning June |, 1909. which was
carried. On motion OF Mr.. Goldsmith the
salary was fixed at 81 900 with house
rent and fuel aud Supt b. F. Bullock
was unanimously reelected.
Mr.. Howard, OF Ordinance, presented
ordinance to prohibit tbs throwing o
sample packages or medicine or other
merchandise or Of hand bills, circulars or
other advertising matter in yards, halls,
porches. door ways or vestlbules. This
sill lay over for thirty days.
Mr. Howard, OF Public Interest,
reported that be attended the Rivers and
aarbors Congress, registered and ola Oil
he could as a representative Oi this city
NJ. Masters. OF Health and Police, pre-
,euted bill OF Health Officer J n. Baruer,
for sl4 Tor distributing oil to prevent
mosquitoes, and also bill for $37 so, his
salary TO January /, 1909, both OF
which were ordered paid.
Mr.. Masters presented the following:
la view OF the possible d fiiculty 10 Sc
curing q physician to take charge OF con.
taglous diseases such as we experienced
last year. when we had so many cases OF
ANAL pox, your committee recommends
that the ss'a,y OF the Health Officer be
Increased from $75 to $500 per year, 90
condition that the duty Of attending all
such cases shall devolve on him.
Signed,
J. ". Masters,
Henry Warden,
Arthur BroEn,
Mr.. Bradley called Vice President Gar
oer TO the chair and stated that he had
discussed the ID after with the Health
Officer aud seid officer was perfectly
willing to do not only the work as de-
fined 60 the resolution Tor thu sum named,
but the work OF physician at the ms
House and for the destitute In the city,
for which work he now received salary
Of $40. Mr.. Bradley said be considered
1t q good proposition and was heartily
10 favor Of 1t. On motion oil Mr. Lane
the committee were empowered to make
a contract with Health Officer Barney,
which embraced the whole proposition,
and report to this Councll-the salary,
4 the contract is made along said line to
date from Jan. /, 1909, to July l, 1909,
when the election OF Health Officer Will
take place.
Mr. Warden, OF echools, presented
recommendation from the Joint Commit
toe of Schools and Public Property to
nav Contractor + & Hehin the sum OF
$4,000 on the new public school build.
inc The recommendation was received
and filed, and on motion OF Mr.. Warden
the Finance Committee aud the city
treasurer were ordered to pay Contrac-.
tor Z G Heflin the sum OF 81, 900 out oil
the funds in the Farmers and Merchants
State Bank.
Mr.. Lane, OF Finance, offered a resolu-
tion that thu Finance Committee receive
from the city treasurer $1,000 OF Nlr.
ginia century bonds set apart Tor the
public school building; that the said FL
nance Committee will sell same and turn
the proceeds over TO the city treasurer,
who shall deposit same in the Farmers
and Merchan tate Bank to credit OF
school building fund.
Mr.. Lane. OF History Committee, re-
ported the History OF fredericksburg
written by Capt S ] Quinn and ordered
published by City Council, isin the hands
Of the History Committee, and is WORK
Of which all parties connected with 1t
should feel proud He asked that the
History Committee be authorized to col
lect all moneys and turn same over TO
city treasurer, pay all expenses and
make report to Council. On motion oil