The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-17
CITY COUNCIL
Letter From Mayor Wallace Rec
concentrations Made.
TO ESTABLISH GRADE AND CURB
LINES OTHER MATTERS, ETC.

Tia Oct Der meeting IT the city Coun-
az vas heid Ihur-dsy night Present.
Do. = Bradley. president: : r. East
bora. D.erk. aud Counci.men Lane. Mel
yils. Rove. Goldsmith. Garner. Embrey.
lirown, Masters, Warden, Green and
Howard
Mr.. Lane. az Finance, presented several
bills FIR advertising and stationary. aso
bill ot j. J. Berrey, registrar, amounting
% - 3o. which were ordered paid He
also presented receipt Of K n. Knox.
treasurer. for four books from Commits
-ioncr OF Revenue A. B BowerinU. On
motion Of Mr. Embrey Commissioner
Towering 4 salary, amounting t. $3.50.
was ordered paid. Mr. Lane submitted
this report from Mayor Wallace:
Fredericksburg. Va. Oct. 18th. zoos.
To the honorable President and Members
OF the Common Council of Fredericks-
burg;
Gentieuen-lt is with pleasure that |
certify that the police officers. respective
iy, have faithfully and diligently dis
charg their duties for the past month
Retired officer Gore having departed
Tins life since the last regular meeting OF
the Council leaving surviving him a
widow and three infant children depend
eut on the salary given him hy the city
Tor their living / would respectfully
recommend that the salary be continued
for The benefit of the family aud paid his
widow Tor such reasonable time a. meets
with the approval of the Council.
oeg to report fines amounting to
) 1000 collected and turned over by me
TO the city treasurer since September 1st
Being very DESTROYS of having our
streets. certainly Main and Commerce.
kept a. cleRnly a. possible, and believing
the Council de-irOUs Of aiding all IL can
In the attainment ~ this end. | hope
will bee pardOned Tor expressing the hope
that tho Council may approve and adopt
the recommendation which understand
will be- submitted by the street com
mlttee, that refuse r-ceptacles be placed
at proper Intervals along Main and Com
merce streets so a. To afford a means OF
keeping rubbish aud trash from being
thrown IA the said streets, and frame and
pass an ordinance requiring that rubbish
and trash Doe not thrown on said streets.
but into the recpptacles.
There being so many complai nts made
60 me- about the overloading and over
working Of horses within our city. feel
70 my duty 20 respectfully suggest 70 the
Couacil that II take mp the matter and
alter due confederation TO tn. convent
ence az the public a. well a. to the sufi. r.
ing # horses thus iil-treat4d. frame and
pass such ordidancc - required 10y the
circumstance, -p'ciit inga given load for
"a horse ui a given size and condition.
Very respectfully,
III Lewis Wallace.
Mayor
On motion az Mr.. Rowe the report was
received and d.rd and she salaries 81 Do
lice officers ordered pAid.
That portion of the report which re-
ierre1 To Officer Gore was not acted on.
a. Messrs. Lane and Bradley stated that
the city attorneys opinion il the Council
has no legal authority 70 continue the
pay meut after death ~ Officer Gore.
The Street Committee has iu view "A
plan Tor taking care Of garbage, trash.
etc. wnich will be- submitted later aud
tha Ordinance Committee will take w
the question az overload ny horses at an
early date, referred t. IN the Mayors
letter.
Mr.. Embrey. 90 Streets. offered a blue
print OF che Armat survey a. certain
streets In the clty. lie moved that the
Armat plan Boz adopted with the excep.
/ ton al that portion 81 Princess Anne
street from ST. Georges church { Dr.. A
O.. lOggett + corner. Mr. Goldsmith Of
Tered an amendment ~ 20 the corners ol
Princess Anne ani Hanover streets
his was lost and Mr.. Embrey'- r,snlu.
ton adopted. SIR. Embrey stated il ha.
become necessary To nave a map Of the
whole city So A. to give line grades. etc.
and that he had been repeatedly applied
TO for curb lines and was unable to give
them. o. motion OF Sir. Warden the fol
lowing resolution was adopted. Mr..
Howard voting no:
That the street committee be empow-
cred to secure the services OF an engineer
20 make such a survey OF the city, To Sc
cure the data necessary to establish
grade and curb lines throughout the
whole city and 70 prepare and submit
To this Council such plans as may be
necessary. together with his recommen-
datinns. The compensation u he paid
such engineer % be not more than 81 90
per day Tor field work and 81 80 per day
Tor office work. The said committee to
furnish the necessary assistants at a
cost not to exceed $50 90. The whole
cost not to exceed 5000 90
Mr.. Embrey presented IA list OF the
property owners on Lee Avenue who re-
leased al claims for damage by the city
II the streets are graded and sidewalk is
lowered and graded.
Mr.. Rowe, of Water. reported the line
on Winchester and Hawke SITS. COM
pleted. He also called attention to the
condition OF the canal opposite the Ken
more Shoe Co. Mr.. Green also spoke
very emphatically OF it's condition. On
motion Of Mr.. Goldsmith the water com
mite was instructed to have canal eleao-
Ell at once and pay for same, after which
II will be ascertained who are the proper
parties to bear the expense
A petition was read by Clerk Eastburn
irom the trustees OF the fredericksburg
Normal and Industrial Institute, asking
for the erection Of foot bridge across
Hazel Run and also that the Council al
low 60 said institute four scholarships
each wear from the fredericksburg Col
ored Grammar school. at a cost OF $50
for each scholarship. On motion of Mr.
Lane that part bearing on the foot
bridge was referred to Street Committee
and that in regard to scholarships to
Committee on schools