The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-23
CITY COUNCIL
Finance Report Contract Mad
With City Physician.
GREEN BROS. SHOE FACTORY
Concession In Price Of Gas To Be- on~sd me
compsny-ho Action Taken on the Question
Of Salary for Poles Justice. tic Etc.

company NO tcuon TAKEN on the Question
Of Salary for Poles jus,Ics, tic. Etc.
The Council meeting for January WAS
held Thursday night. PRESIDENT bradley
presiding, CLERK Eastburn and Council
men Lane, Melville, Goldsmith, Rowe,
Garner, Embrey. Brown, Masters. War.
den ana Green present
Mr. Lane. OF Finance, presented report
OF Mayor. showing dues turned over to
treasurer Knox since last meeting OF
the Council up 20 Jan. | 500. add <3T
since Jan. by justice Daun.hl. Police Of
tcere had Perforated their duties Also "A
proposition by the Washington Post to
advertise the city OF Frederick burx. Tor
the sum OF 800 or $3.50. according TO
space. during the inaugu alton days OF
fresident TAFT Also suggestions IN re-
gard To methods oi Opposing Of the
trash and waste paper on the streete
"a motion oi Mr. Lane the officers sal
aries were ordered paid. the advertising
proposition referred To Public Interest
Committee and the trash and paper ssR.
gestions to the street Committee
Mr.. Lane stated he wa not ready IN
present the -, 900 Of wafer bonds lately
retired for the sinking iuud, as one bond
OF thousand dollars had not been
brought In Tor payment A. soon "A.
1 a
the Council and burned a. it, presence
He reported the saie Of 81 500 ~ Vir-
ginia Centuries At "a and the proceed-
applied TO the payment 90 the -. 600 of
bonds referred To. These Centuries he
said, cost the city o5s aud were sold az
94s
| Mr.. Embrey, Of Streets, reported the
estimated cost Of the proposed foot
bridge over Hazel Run. az around 500.
On motion OF Mr.. Lane 500 or so much
thereof IA necessary was app opriat ID to
build a bridge
Nr. Embrey presented bill Of SsI for
tree boxes On Main ST. which wAs order
cd paid.
Mr.. Goldsmith said h- tai read letters
bearing on the pro, osed toilet I'M
prOvements at the h r 4 T. x K depot
IL trsnspired the letters were the result
OF non official correspondence bet ween
Mr.. Clearance X. Howard and the 4. II
Co No action was taken.
MIR. Masters. OF Health COMMITTEES. pre-
scented the following ordinance:
BE II ordained by the Mayor and Com
mon Council on the city OF Frederick.
sburg:
First. That the present health officer
oi THIS city, Dr. J. \. Barney, be and be
Is hereby employed a. the city physician
Tor one year from the first day OF Jan
uary, 1909, To the first day OF January.
l9lO, at salary o. three hundred
dollars Tor said year. said SUN to be ia
fuli of salary as health officer.
Second For said salary the raid city
| physician shall attend all cases OF Der.
sons with any kind Determinations disease
where such case Il taken ia hand by the
health and police committee 81 the
Council.
Third For said salary the said eitv
I physician shall Also attend the city moor
at the Aims HOuse aud such other poor
10 the city as the Aims House Committee
| OF the Council may direct.
Fourth. This ordinan e shall be IN Tor,
from its passage.
| hereby accept the above salary ia foil
| Tor all services rendered and to be render
ed under above ordinance when adopted
from January LIST, 1907 To January 1t.
1910.
Signed. j. y Barney.
On motion OF Mr. Embrey the rules
were suspended aud the ordinance wa
adopted on motion OF Mr.. Rowe.
Mr.. Masters reported one mild case Of
varioloid and that the parties were In
destitute circumstances. He stated all
necessary quarantine precautions had
| been taken. The Health Committee WAS
instructed. on motion Of Mr.. Rowe. to
provide necessary provision and medi-
cine
Mr.. Green, Of Fire. asked ior approprla-
tion OF 400. On motion Of Mr.. Lane il
was ordered.
Mr.. Embrey offered the following:
Whereas the Kenmore Shoe COMPANY.
having recently offered tie destruction
OF Its plant in Fredericksburg by fire. has
received nattering offers for the location
| OF plant eisew here and
whereas IL Is beyond the loyal power
OF the City Of Fredericksburg u donate
money TO said company, or To grant it's
exemption from tsXs but the Council OF
fredericksburg feels that IL should do
what In It's power lee to secure the re-
tent'on and rebuilding OF the said factory
here;
Therefore. be Il resolved. by the Coun
ell OF the City OF Frederick -bur1. That IL
has heard. with pleasure, that there Is a
probability OF rebuilding said factory
here, and be IL further resolved that
should said fact oty be rebuilt h sre, and
as an inducement thereto the City of
r fredericksburg hereby OF srs and agrees
to furnish said factory gae as "a fuel for
motor power. and for illumin ating pur.
poses, at the said factory. should IL be
rebuilt. at the price OF So cents per thou
sand feet. this offer, II accepted, to be and
remain valid and binding upon the City
OF Fredericksburg for the period OF ;
years from Jan LIST, 1909
On motion the resolution was referred
TO a Joint committee OF Public Interest
and Light Committees. to confer with
the Green Bros. Shoe Co and report 10
the Council.
Mr.. Warden offered this resolution:
Whereas II was the duty OF the Coupcii
to tx the salary OF Police Justice. and
whereas the Council has heretofore
neglected to perform this duty, be IL
Resolved, that the matter of fixing the |
salary be now considered by this C1un- |
ell
The matter was discussed and resulted |
10 the resolution. on motion OF MIR. Rowe. |
being laid over until next meeting
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