The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-09-17
CITY COUNCIL
Salary Of Librarian Fixed at Three
Hundred Dollars.
$40 ACRES OF LAND TO BE ADDED
To Corporate Limits appropriation
for Concrete Bridges. b. Quinn
Elected Water Superintendent Sewer
For West Side of Washington Ave,
Other Business, Etc.

For West Side of Washington Ave,
Other Business. Etc.
The City Council met Thursday night
with all members present except
Messrs. Melville and Masters. Presl-
dent Bradley presided and Clerk East
burn was in his place.
Mr.. Lane, of Finance, presented re-
port of Mayor Wallace. showing fines
for month $7l. 70 and that police officers
had performed their duties. The re-
port was received and salaries of officers
ordered paid.
MIR. Lane also presented receipt OF
Treasurer Knox for books for Commits
sioner of Revenue Bowering, and the
commissioner salary of $3.50 was
ordered paid.
! MIR. Lane submitted communication
from Wallace Library Board, asking
that an ordinance be passed fixing the
salary of librarian. The clerk read the
rules, which had been adopted by the
board for the government of the Ii
brary.
The salary was fixed at $500 per
annum.
Mr.. Young offered an amendment
eliminating that feature imposing fine
and Jail sentence for violation OF rules.
which was defeated and the original
ordinance adopted, after the rules had
been suspended.
The Finance Committee presented
map and report from Messrs. Reid &
Wilcox, civil engineers. who were au-
thorized by said committee on order of
Council to locate the western and
southern corporation lines of the city.
This report was adopted by Finance
| Committee as its report and so present
ed. The lines of the map from stone
to stone include l40 acres more land
than is shown on the Graybill map and
upon this land is located a number of
residences which were formerly thought
to be in the county of Spotsylvanla.
On motion of Mr.. Lane the report was
received. the Finance Committee dis
charged from further consideration and
the matter referred to the Public In
terest Committee, Mr.. Joseph M.
Goldsmith, chairman, to get legal ad-
vice from City Attorney Fitzhugh and
report to next meeting Of Council.
Mr.. Lane presented bond of City Col
lector A. p. Rowe for $40, This
bond was received and ordered exam
med by City Attorney Fitzhugh and if
approved by him placed in the National
Bank.
Mr.. Embrey, of Streets, reported
that he had built concrete bridge and
three wood bridges; that he had exam
ined the Commerce street bridge near
the cemetery and asked that 800 be
appropriated to put in a concrete
bridge This led to discussion as to
whether the money for doing this work
be taken from the regular appropria-
ton of the Street Committee or a spe-
cial appropriation be made. On a vote
to take the amount out Of the regular
appropriation there was a tie and 1t
was lost and the matter was then pass
ed unanimously as a special appropria-
ton, available after Nov /, 1910.
The vote was: For out of regular
appropriation Messrs. Lane, Young.
Warden. Green, Bradley. For special
appropriation Messrs. Rowe, Gold
smith, Garner, Embrey. Howard.
| The Ordinance Committee reported
adversely an ordinance in regard to
games of chance and it was unanimous
ly rejected.
Mr.. Rowe, of Water, submitted re-
port of work in extension of water
mains completed in August, on which
the estimate of the late Supt. ). j.
| Quinn amounted 10 s., 1876. 20. The re-
port shows that the work has been done
for s., 570.05, which is S226. 10 less
than estimate and there is left over
lead, the value Of which is $50, making
the whole work cost S276. 10 less than
estimate.
Mr.. Rowe also presented report
stating that Mr.. S. b. Quinn at the
death of his father, Supt. 5. j. Quinn,
had been appointed acting Supt of the
| City Water Works by the Water Com
mittee and that said committee further
recommends that said S. B. Quinn be
elected by the Council Supt. to fill the
vacancy for the unexpired term which
ends Jan. /, 1911, and that the Auditing
Committee audit the books Of the late
Supt. Quinn.
Mr.. Warden offered this resolution
which was seconded by MIR. Green:
Resolved, That the report of the
, Water Committee be received, that the
water tOnmllIee De dulnOTlLeu W
employ Mr.. S. B. Quinn as acting Supt.
for the balance of the year, and
That the Ordinance Committee be and
is hereby instructed to prepare an ordi-
nance creating an Office which shall
combine the offices of superintendency
of water, of streets and of city engineer.
This resolution was lost and the re-
port of the Water Committee adopted.
Mr.. Rowe moved to go into election
of Supt. which was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Green the salary
was fixed at SIS per month and he NOM
mated Mr.. S. B. Quinn, who was
unanimously elected.
Mr.. Rowe also presented an estimate
of the cost of sewer from the Mary
Washington monument, on west side of
Washington avenue, to Commerce
street, a distance of ITO feet, and on
Amelia street from cemetery gate to
Douglas street, $50 feet, the total cost
of which will be S1,442. 95. He stated
his committee had submitted this re-
port at the earnest solicitation Of prop
erty owners on Washington avenue and
that while his committee favored the
sewer it made no recommendation.
Mr.. Bradley took the floor and advo-
Gated the building of the sewer. He
- u Tor