The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-20
CITY COUNCIL
Report Of Years Work Made by
Many Committees.
FINANCE REPORT Be MADE JUNE %

regular IN, citing Of the City Council
for June Wa held Thursday night with
President Cole presiding and Councilmen
Bradl y. Lane, Rowe. Goldsmith, Ga--
nor. Dannehi. Masters. Warden aud
Young present. After reading of minutes
10y tl-rk tastburn. on motion OF Mr.
Bradley the contract recently inRfe by
Contractor Hetin and the city for the
erection OF the public school building
was ordered spread on the minutes for
record.
Col. Cole. Of Finance, reported the mat
ter oi payment Of $40 each t. Messrs.
Stohreg'n and Brauer for census work.
having been referred To his committee for
.1lulicatipD, his committee had paid
the amount and taken receipt therefor
/ Two small bills Of The Free Lance Star
Publishing Co. amounting to 81. 81. Were
ordered pad
salary of Health Officer Rarney for
So 30 was ordered paid. Bin flr service
/ OF tity Attorney st. Geo Z Fitzhurh lor
/ . months. amounting to $500. Was or.
dered paid. bill OF Judges and clerks OF
election IN Upper aud Lower Wards.
amounting 10 $50. ordered paid.
The report oi Mayor Wallace was pre-
Sented 10y Col Cole and the salaries %
police officers were ordered paid.
Clerk Eestburn read "a communication
rom IN" =. VI A. ~ this city king that
proper steps b. taken at once 20 unveil
ihe Mercer monument. Referred To- Pub
/ lic Interest Committee.
Mr.. bradley. Of Public Property Com
mittee, presented his report for year.
show inc nn appropriation OF 81 600. OF
which = .136 : had been spent, leaving
balance to credit Of committee OF
$11l3 lG.
Sir. Rove, 90 Streets. reported regular
appropriation Of $4,000. Of which 50.
100. ! hal boon spent In Upper Ward
ana 81 3fl.'3 in Lower Nard. These
sums Exceed appropriation by Sl29.64
which, with a bin OF Engineer Randall
Tor $50 -. We're ordered plafei To credit
on committee. Mr.. Rowe also reported
extra work on Lewis street $734. which
had been paid Tor. and work ua George
stree T. now in progress. amounting u
5000. " hich will be paid for bv July |.
Mr. Goldsmith, of Streets. reported
that - settlement had been made with
Mr.. L. y. Daniel H. to damage to his
property and detective work around hi-
property on Commerce street bv cancel
ling two bills for sidewalk improvements
charged - him. and Treasurer Kuor
vas directed 70 credit account of Collec-
AhT y r MOVIE bN same.
Mr. louug, oi Light, made report ON
Installation oiDew wheels AT electric light
plant and asked for 81 POO ID nav for
balance due on said wheels il was
order'd. He also presented report oi
Engineer Traiiord. az Richmond pro-
nouncing the job frs'-clas- AR Young
also reported the electric light plant hai
been operated al q cost for thu wear Al
less than tie : 1000 appropriated. Mr.
! DUNG presented report of city yas
worSs. showing receipts SilOIG Is
typen>cs Slu.3iS l3: excess az r.c,ipts
over expenses ~. 69S.3J lie r-nort.d
10 tons Il coal on hand TIE r ints
show large Increase over last wear. aud
thi~ ia the fac. oi "A reduction ~ gns to
ore dol'ar per thousand since October |
l9ot Mr. Young : report also showed
cost oi ga- mains on Boulevard a. 81.
| 1861.
NJ. Lane. 90 Water. through Captain
=. J. Quinn, presented carefully pre-
pared report showing rec-i st. : ,9G2 O3.
EXPENSES, which include all thu interest
Tor one ear on water bonds. S5.1O3.lS.
having - net profit oi - Sos 81.
Mr.. Goldsmith. 90 Public Interest. ~.
ported an uneNpendod balau,.o SlS7-
60. which was ordered back into the
city treasury. He reported so. 900 ad-
didonal appropriation by Congress TO
public building, M king total of SEQ
| 600, which WAS very graft, ing. He
also stated the tOunHg- report made e.
the L Government for the Rama
haunocs Is larger than any previous
year.
Mr.. warden, Of Health. reported an
expenditure 81 over 81 POO. rhis does
not Include the S435 last paid DR.. Bar
ney by order 81 Council; also that he did
not make a contract with DR.. Barney
Tor service ia last case Of smallpox. and
that Or. Barney made no charge for said
service The sum ~ $50, or 80 much as
i necessary. was placed tocredit oi com
mittte TO make "a balance with city
treasurer.
Mr. MASTER, Of Fire Department. re-
ported appropriation at $500; e1pendi
lures $50 40. leaving unexpended bal
ance OF sd 30.
Mr. Rowe, Of Aims House. reported
APPROPRIATION 81 $50; expenditures
81 2O3 AZ. leaving une expended balance OF
S246 %. Mr.. Rowe also reported that
the School Committee had prepared no
report, owing To the absence OF it's chair
man. Mr. Somerville. and that impor-
tapt matters Of the Joint Committee on
Schools and Public Property IN regard |
10 the new school building now in course |
OF erection Were awaiting the arrival of |
Its chairman. Mr. Somerville.
The Council then adjourned to Monday |
night. June 18th, when the annual re- |
port az the Finance Committee will be |
presented.