The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-02-06
CITY COUNCIL
Question Of Granting franchises Re.
ferred to COmmittees on Finance
and Ordinances.
Mr.. HsFLIR ASKS FOR MORE TIME
Prot Russell Rstwns Balance from Institute Ap-
popistlon, Etc

called meeting of the City Council
was held Wednesday night To receive
proposal for franchises Tor electric light
heat aud power and the building of an
underground hume across Princess Anne
and Main streets TO the river; also TO con
elder request of Contractor L q Helm to
extend tue time 60 days from February
10, 1909, To complete the public school
building and to get authority t. pay
said HELM 81 $40 80 ON said contract.
CJuncilmen present were Messrs
Bradley, president; Lane. Goldsmith.
Rowe, Garner, Embrey. Brown, Warden
and Green
Mr. Warden, OF Joint Committee
Schools and Public Property. presented
report OF said committee recommend
Ing extension OF go days time to Con-
tractor Helm to complete the school
building. He stated that Contractor
Hefiin had notiurnished the Council with
authority from his bonding company TO
relieve city from damage by sAid exten.
sion, but be thought il only a question OF
few days when said authority would
be given and recommended that the
matter be referred back TO Joint Com
mittee with power u act. On motion
said authority was granted committee.
lie also asked that Contractor Helm be
paid the sum OF $3.50 80 out of the
school fund now 10 credit of city ia
Farmers Il Merchants State Bank. On
motion of AIR. Green City Treasurer
Knox aud the Finance COMMITTEE were
ordered To pay Mr.. Hefiin said amount.
Judge Il. Embrey appeared before
the Council and presented twO franchises.
one Tor electric hight. heat and power.
ana another TO build a steel or concrete
Hume, 10 feet uader ground aud 30 feet
wide, from tue propOsed power house
under Princess Anne st, along Factory
st, across Main st. To the river. Judge
Embrey war asked several questions by
members Of the Couucil and Mr. Fitzhuvh
as % the iutent 81 the company ia utilz-
ing the electricity gei Grated from the
happahaunocs. lie stated that the
chief purpose of the company a-king for
st,id franchises. OUTSIDE uf the desir.. of
the ners To get a iair inter II for their
law, stmeat OF hundreds ~ thousands OF
dollars, was 10 build up Frederick burg.
bring factories here aud give "A lair
schedule Of prices for light, heat ana
poser.
On motion % Mr.. Lane the franchises
We're Referred to the Ofdiuauce Commit
Tee, des-rs Howard. Enbrry and q reen.
and Finance Commit Tee. Me-srs Lane.
Melville aud Bradley
On motion OF Mr. Goldsmith the rules
We're suspended aud he presented the re-
port OF the Joint Committee % Public
Interest and Light in reference To offer
Ing Inducements - the Green Bros to
rebuild the shoe factory recently destroy
ed by fire. L. Is as follows:
The Joiut Committee of Public Inter
est and Light Committees met ON Jan
uary 21th, 1909, at 4 p. m. with all it's
members present, also city attorney, Mr
t1tEhugh, to consider the resolution Of
Tered by Mr.. Embrey at the last meeting
OF the City Council aud referred to this
Joint Committee.
The Joint Committee invited the Green
Bros. to appear before said Joint Com
mittee, which they did. Said resolution
was read to said Green Bros, and they
stated that the concessions proposed ia
said resolution would furnish no induce
ment TO them to rebuild their factory at
fredericksburg
Whereupon Green Bros. were asked
whether they had any proposition to
make to the City Council touching the re-
building OF their factory, and they re.
piled that they had not.
Ga motion the above was adopted as
the report OF the said Joint Committee
to the City Council.
Inc report was received aud filed
Mr.. Warden presented letter form
Director +. ii. Russell, submitting "A re
port OF the expense incurred In the
Summer Normal School 10 July, 1903.
which amounted to $225.07. The sum
oil $3.50 was given Director Russell for
expenses by the Council prior to July l.
With the report was check for balance,
$24 93. The report was received adopted,
the check ordered turned over to Finance
Committee and Clerk Esstburn directed
to express thanks of Council to Director
Russell for bis business methods ia hand
ling the fund given the school.
The Council adjourned.