The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-18
CITY COUNCIL
Gas Mains for BOuIeyard-Appli-
cation for Franchise Presented.
FOR NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING
The Normal SchooI-POHcs JustIes nstta-
AnnsxatIon Sublsct-Ihe RsIkosd Law. &c.

The Normal SchoOI-POHcs JustIcs nstta-
Annsxstion SubIset-Ihs Rstosd Law, Etc.
The meeting of the City Council for
January was held Thursday night
Present. President Cole, and Councilmsn
Young, Somerville, Mills. arden Garner,
Rowe, Dannehl and Bradley.
Col. Cole, of Finance, presented report
OF Mayor. stating police had done their
duty and We're entitled to salary for
December. which on motion Of Mr..
Somerville was ordered paid. Col. Cole
also presented a bill of S.. 30 for material
used 10y Health Officer Barney, which
was ordered paid.
Mr.. SOmerville called attention to the
condition OF cellar doors on Main street.
and asked II IL was not the duty OF the
Street Committee to repair them. This
brought Mr.. Rowe, Of Street Committee,
To his ieet, who stated there was an
ordinance governing the question. which
the Mayor should enforce. Then, on
motion oil Mr.. Somerville, the clerk was
instructed To request the Mayor to see
that this ordinance was rigidly enforced
Mr.. Rowe. OF Street COMMITTEES, an
nounced that Chairman W. $. Embrey
was sick in bed and that he had received
phone message from him, asking for an
appropriation of $1,000 for streets
which on motion OF Mr.. Garner was
made
Mr.. Young. OF Light, announced that
the new water wheel for the City Electric
Light Plant had arrived and would
be installed as quickly as possible;
that his committee was epdeav-
oring to make arrangements for
extra power To keep the city light
ed while the wheel was being put In,
which will take three weeks; that il the
committee was not successful, we would
be without street lights for that period,
but he hoped this would not be neces-
sary.
he also presented an estimate OF the
cost OF extending gas mains along the
entire length OF the Boulevard at a cost
/ OF not over 80 1000, ami stated that in
consideration of the decreased price of
pipe, labor aud the constant clamoring OF
property owners along the Boulevard,
II possible the work should be done now
This led To a discussion as TO whether
an Increased water supply was not pref
cradle to the gas. as both could not be
done now, by Messrs. Dannehl. Cole.
Young and Mills, and resulted 10 the pas
sage OF resolution, offered by Mr. Brad
ley, that the Committee on Light be in-
structed to have the pipes purchased aud
laid as speedily as possible within the
/
Col. Cole, of Water, stated his commit
tee had not closed Hunters Foundry
well as ordered; that he understood a
largely signed petition had been pre-
pared asking that it be kept open; th At
II IL was closed. II would be a great
hardship To tue people 10 that section of
the city, aud be expected the petition
was In the hands OF Mr.. Bradley and
would come up later Mr. Bradley
! / 4
Expected To have Il ready for preseuta.
ton, but Tor some reason il had not been
given him; that IN his opinion no injury
was being done by delay aud il would
be brought up later.
Col. Cole. by request presented an or
dinance which he stated was from the
Rappahannock Electric Light and Po wer
Co, asking Tor a franchise To furnish
Il ctricity in the shape OF power aud
lighting In Fredericksburg. On motion
OF Mr.. Somerville Il was referred To Or
dinance Committee
hr. Dannehl, OF Ordinance, said his
committee was not ready 70 report on
the ordnance In regard T. a franchise
Tor the Fredericksburg Power Co, that
Que notice will be gisen for IA hearing to
those making application and those W. no
wanted their interests protected
Mr.. Mills, OF Public Interest. said that
the question OF Normal School was
now before the Legislature and Fr-der-
ieksburg ought to have il. and he be-
lieved could get it. by united Hort. On
motion of Mr.. Young IL was resolved
that the Public Interest COMMITTEES be
instructed to add to it, committee such
members of this Council aud citiz ms as
they shall deem wise aud immediately
lake up the question OF location OF Nor
NAL School with our representative In
the General Assembly.
Mr.. SOmerville desired to explain his
position on the subject. He said we
should not tear down one institution al
ready here In order to get another one.
In his opinion We are doing this when
we advocate the Normal School. That
alter years we have built up the College
and Assembly Home and School and we
are now working to bring a competitor
here, that everyone knew his views on
education, It's promotion had always
been one OF his chief objects In life. and as
he viewed the subject he felt the bringing
OF the Normal here would injure the in
situations now here, for which he had
labored for years, and which institutions
cause to be spent $40, 900 here yearly.
Mr.. Bradley regretted to see Mr. Somer.
Vile take this view. He believed the
Normal School would help the College.
IL
cational center
Mr.. Dannehl, who has been a staunch
friend OF the College from it's foundation.
said II he believed the Normal would in.
lure the College and Assembly Home aud
School, he would be first for them. but
he believed the Normal will help both.
Mr.. Mills also expressed the same view.
Mr.. Somerville, OF Schools, submitted
the following report:
Your committee, consisting OF the Joint
committee of Schools and Public Proper
ty, beg leave to state that they have
met from time TO time and have carefully
considered the matters intrusted to them,
viz: The selection OF a site for the new
Public School Building, securing plans
and specifications and ascertaining prob
able cost OF same together with ways
ana means OF securing funds for con-
structing said building, and that at a
meeting held on Jan. 9th, 1908, at which
meeting we invited the City Attorney.
the superintendent Of Public Schools. and
the Chairman OF the Finance Committee
10 be present. We unanimously adopted
the following Recommendations:
l. That the present site OF the Public
School is recommended to the Council
as the site OF the new School Building.
2. That when Mr.. Hefiin prepares plans
and specifications for what he desiQnates
$50, 1000 building with 16 rooms that
the committee report to the City Council
the plans and specifications for said build
ing and the plans and Specifications for
an Is room building, estimated to cost
$50. 900. and that the committee recon-
mend to the Council to adopt the build
ing estimated to cost 100000.