The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-22
CITY COUNCIL
Delegates To Waterways Con-
vention.
APPuCATIoNFOR STREET EXTENSION
Mr.. Willis Declined Report on New
Aims House Question.

The City Council met Thursday
night with President Bradley. Clerk
Eastburn and Councilmen Gold
smith. Rowe, Garner. Embrey.
Young. Warden and Howard pres
ent.
Mr.. Bradley. OF Finance. Vice
president Garner in the chair. pre-
sented report of Mayor Wallace.
showing fines collected by Police
Justice Dannehl for the month
$9745. The report stated that the
officers had performed their duties.
Also called attention to the neces-
ity of having trash receptacles on
the business streets. On motion OF
Mr.. Young the report was received
and the salaries of the officers or
dered paid.
Mr.. Bradley also presented bills
of clerks and judges OF election for
Lower and Upper Wards. amount
ing to $50; bill OF r. A. Kishpaugh.
$3.25; two bills OF Free Lance-Star
Pub. Co. $l1. all OF which were or
dered paid.
A complaint from Mrs. Black was
read in regard to digging down bank
in front of her residence. Refer
red TO Street Committee.
Mr.. Embrey, OF Streets. presented
a petition from the Young-Schoon-
over Co, asking that Willis street
he extended across Narrow Guage
X. r. to their planning mill. On mo
tion of Mr.. Howard referred to
Street Committee for report.
Mr.. Howard, OF Public Interest,
called attention to the coming Wa
terways Congress in Washington on
Dec. 5th. On motion of Mr.. Rowe,
President Bradley and Mr.. Howard
we're named as delegates.
Clerk Eastburn read the follow
ing letter from Ex-MayOr NJ. G.
Willis, who was elected a member
of the City Council at its last
meeting:
Fredericksburg, Va, Nov. II, 1910.
To Hon. President and Members OF
Council, Fredericksburg. Va.
Gentlemen
In reference to your cOmmunica-
ton through your clerk. S. +. East
burn. of Oct. goth, 1910, beg to
express my deep sense Of the hon
or you have conferred on me and
of my appreciation OF the same In
unanimously electing me a member
of your body, but the demands OF
my business and other duties re-
curing a large portion OF my time
and attention forbid my acceptance
OF said office.
Thanking you for the expression
OF your confidence.
Very respectfully.
NJ. G. Willis.
On motion Of Mr. Young the let
ter was received and filed.
Mr.. Warden, of the Joint Com
mittee OF councilmen and citizens
in regard TO sale of a portion OF
the Aims House property to the
Normal School and also to recon-
mend a site for a new Aims House.
submitted the following report,
which on motion of Mr. Rowe was
received and filed. no action being
taken:
To The Honorable City Council of
Fredericksburg. Va:
The undersigned Joint Committee,
to whom was referred the matter
Of the sale of the Aims House prop
erty to the Normal School. and the
selection of a suitable site for an
other Aims House, in the event OF
such sale, beg leave TO report that
after a thorough examination OF
the Aims House property with
view OF ascertaining whether 1t
was expedient for the city to part
with said property, or any part
thereof. and If so expedient wheth-
er the city should not reserve suf-
ficient portion thereof for further
and future development of its water
supply. your committee reached the
unanimous conclusion that the city
could sell to the Normal School
6.972 acres for $4,S50 and still
reserve enough of said tract for the
said development of its water sup
ply. and said Joint Committee so
recommends the aforesaid 6.yI2
acres as fully set forth In plat MADE
by E. H. Randall. city surveyor
dated 9th September. 1910. when
accompanies this report.
The Joint Committee also thor
oughly considered the selection OF
a site for a new Aims House, ana
after the examination of number
of sites reached the conclusion, by
vote of four to one, w. +. Brad
ley voting in the negative, that the
best and most suitable site Tor the
new Aims House is lot owned by
the city at the northeast intersec-
tion OF Sophia and Lewis street,
which is ample for the purpose and
which the city could not utilize for
any other purpose. thus enabling
the city to use its own property
rather than paying out a consider
able sum of money In the purchase
of other property.
Respectfully submitted,
w. E. Bradley. Chairman.
A. NJ. Garner,