The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-10
CITY COUNCIL
Report on Furnishing New School
Building.
THE Normal SCHOOL DISCUSSED
Pref. Russell and o.. chsndIa ADDRESS the
Council Street Grades for Public Budding.
Etc

called meeting OF the City Council
WAS held Monday night TO consider street
grades, school furniture, teacher for the
proposed high school and other business.
Every member was present.
Mr.. Warden. Of Joint Committee OF
Schools and Public Property, presented
a report recommending that the Council
award TO the Cleveland Seating Co. OF
Cleveland, Ohio, the contract for furnish
ing $50 school decks Tor the new school
building for the sum OF g., 1S9 30. set no
In the building. The report had come
from the committee by a unanimous
vote, but II was understood by some OF
the committee that the chair and desk
were to be OF cherry wood, but Il de-
veloped that while the desk was cherry
In the bid, the chair was to be maple IN
less an advance of 25e on chair was
charged. Mr.. Rowe, OF committee.
moved TO reject the report, and Mr..
Howard, as a substitute moved to refer
the report back to committee. This was
accepted by Mr.. Rowe and II was re-
ierred by vote OF to ,.
Mr.. Warden. Of Joint Committee OF
Schools and Finance, TO whom was re-
terred the application of the school board
Tor principal of the proposed high
school of the city who shall also be super
intendent OF schools OF the city, offered
the following resolution, which on mo-
tion OF Mr.. Melville was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas the board OF trustees of the
public schools OF the city, having made
report TO the Council that In the iudR-
ment OF said trustees the city should
have a principal for the public schools,
who shall also be superintendent for the
city, and that In order to meet this need
the cum OF $4,000 will be required from
the city for the coming scholastic year.
and this said trustees recommend that
said appropriation be made and whereas
! the board will derive from the sale OF
furniture the sum OF $3.50 and will dis
pense with one teacher at salary Of
$3.50 and will receive from the state
Board toward the salary OF the principal
at least the sum OF $3.50
Resolved by the Council, That the sum
OF g. 900 be appropriated for the forego-
Ing purposes, provided that the principal
selected shall be approved by the Council.
City Attorney Ntzhugh asked the
Council to take action In regard to q
letter received by Postmaster Griffin from
the treasury department 10 Washington
In regard to grades OF street and ap-
prOaches to the new postOfiice building
10 be erected on the Hayden lot. This
letter states that there are grave dis
crepanci-s in the Armat map adopted by
the city in October Of 1908 Mr.. Fitz.
hugh stated that the resolution adopting
said grades was not effective, as no ordi-
nance had been framed and passed gov
erning same. On motion OF Mr.. Warden
the resolution was recOnsidefed and re-
voked.
Messrs. Randall and Bradford then ex-
planned the conditions OF the grades, etc.
and on motion Of Mr.. Green the question
OF proper grade was referred To the
Street Committee TO report at an early
date.
President +. II. Russell and DR.. J. A.
{. Chandler and Mr.. +. J. Smith, OF the
board OF visitors OF the Fredericksbura
Normal School, were present and were
heard. President Russell IN Introducing
DIR. Chandler stated that the crisis had
been reached In the affairs OF the Freder.
icksburg Normal School and that DR.
Chandler would present to the Council
the situation. Dr.C. stated that $25, 00C
had been given by the State Of Virgins
to start the Normal School here, depen
dent on a contribution OF $40 600 giver
By the city OF fredericksburg; that the
auditor upon consultation with tn,
attorney general had taken the ground
that no part OF the $25, 900 shall be paid
tor benefit OF said Normal School unit
fredericksburg had paid her $4,000 II
cash 20 the board OF visitors OF said
school. He said be was here for the pur
pose OF giving the City Council this infor
nation and TO ask shat prompt action
be taken to raise said amount. He said
unless this was done the board at its
meeting on June II would have nothing
else to do but adjourn until the next Leg
islature meets, rs It would be useless 70
hold another meeting unless the board
had money TO start the buildings, etc.
be called attention to the strenuous
work required In the Legislature to get
this Normal School, as II only passed by
one majority; that the probabilities are
that " buildings are not commenced this
summer that when the Legislature meets
the law would be repealed giving us q
school. he said It will certainly result IN
having only the $25, 900 now appropri-
ated, as the Legislature will not make
any additional appropriation when the
first had not been used. After Dr. Chand-
Ter finished, President Russell again made
a lew remarks, emphasizing the import
ance OF actien. Ex-President E. ID. Cole,
OF The Council, also urged action, and
stated he was ready to do his part
towards raising the amount at once.
Mr.. Htzhugh asked that the first reso-
luton passed by the Council, pledging
the $40, 900, be read. he said 1t was al
Important that this amount should be
available at once.
On motion Of Mr.. Embrey, this resolu-
aon was unanimously adopted:
The board OF trustees OF the Freder.
icksburg Normal School having reported
to the Council that the auditor OF the
State OF Virginia refuses to pay over to
said board the $25. 600 appropriated by
the State for said Normal School until
Fredericksburg has contributed the
$4,000 required Of it
Resolved by the Council, That Il Is oil
the greatest Importance that the city's
contribution should be raised without
delay. The city already stands pledged
so issue its bonds to raise said fund 90
soon as legal authority can be secured
therefor. The matter Is hereby referred
to the Finance Committee with author
ity to appeal to the business men oil
fredericksburg to lend their endorse.
meDts to the negotiation OF the paper
necessary to raise said fund, recommend.
Ing to the Finance COMMITTEES to negoti
ate the said paper, II obtsined, I'm the thres
banks OF the city IN equal amounts
The said city will take care OF the dis
count on said paper.
Mr.. Russell asked for Information IN
regard to opening up the street leading
from Washington avenue to the site o.
the Normal School on the Rowe prop
erty. He was informed that the city
owned forty foot street the whole dis
lance. IL was then asked II q sixty foot