The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-04-22
CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Wallace Sets May End as
Cleaning Day.
CLEANING AND SPRINKLING STREETS
To Report on Streets to Normal School
To Improve Canal Conditions Com.
mittee to Visit Staunton, Etc, Etc.

ne Allg Aodutil met hul bh1f
night in regular session. there be-
ing only two absent members, Messrs
Garner and Masters.
Mr. Lane. Of Finance, presented
the following report from Mayor
| Wallace.
Fredericksburg, Va. April 20. 1911.
Hon. William T.. Bradley. President.
and Members Of the Council.
Gentlemen:
1t gives me pleasure to certify
that TO the best OF my knowledge
and belief the police officers
have faithfully discharged their
duties for the past month and are
entitled TO their pay.
beg to report fines amounting
to 5000 received from Justice
Dannehl and $1,000 for dog licenses,
which | have turned in TO city treas
ury.
Miss Jeannetta r. Fitzhugh. pres
ident OF the Civic Betterment Club,
and other members have approached
me with the request that Tuesday,
May md. be designated as General
Cleaning Day" and that the Mayor.
the Council. the Board OF Health
and all citizens be requested to JOIN
with the club i'm its efforts 10 have
every lot and all premises In the
city put in order and thoroughly
cleaned up and the refuse and trash
placed in the street. whence 1t can
be removed TO the dump. The club
would like TO have the supervision
OF this work and has requested me
TO call together the Street Commit
tee. the Public Property Committee
the Health Committee. the Finance
Committee. the Booard OF Health.
which. together with committee
to be appointed by the club and'
the Mayor shall formulate a plan OF
cooperation that will accomplish the
best results. The club will make an
appeal for private assistance in the
way Of money contributions, the use
of teams and drivers and workmen,
and II expects a generous response.
But for fear that the cost of the
undertaking may exceed the means
to be obtained by private assistance,
the club would like to know
whether or not the Council would
assist in ease OF a deficiency. AS
Nav 2nd is but a short time from
now. and no other meeting OF the
Council is likely to be had be-
tween tonight and then. II is impor-
tant 10 hear from the Council to-
night. so IL is respectfully request /
ed that this matter be passed on
Immediately
For the information of those who /
may not be posted ! can say that
the health OF the city was better /
last year than for years and this /
fact is largely attributed 10 the /
effects Of all the yards. cellars and /
premises being SO thoroughly clean
ed mp last year.
Respectfully submitted
II Lewis Wallace. Mayor.
On motion Of Mr.. Rowe the re-
port was received, filed and the po-
lice salaries ordered paid.
a bill OF Il A. Kisnpaugh. amour
ing 10 S25 for $50 license taXbooks
was ordered paid.
Mr.. Embrey, OF Streets. reported .
that his committee had inspected tn
streets leading TO the Normal School
with a view Of opening same; that
his committee recommended that
these streets be received by the city /
and opened This led to much dis
cussion. which was ended by the
adoption Of the following resolution
by Mr. Howard.
Resolved. That the matter OF
opening Cornell. Guest and Marye
streets be referred TO Joint Com
mittee Of Streets and Finance TO
and report whether any or
all Of said streets should be receiy-
ed and opened by the City Council
and the cost OF same, and II said
Joint committee shall be Of opinion
that said street or any OF them shall
be received and opened. then the
said joint committee return with
their report an ordinance for re-
ceiving and opening Of the same.
Mr.. Embrey, Of Streets. asked for
a special appropriation of 800 to
clean up Main and Commerce
streets, which was ordered.
Mr.. Rowe. OF Water, rendered a
statement OF expenditures charged
to city water works to March l6,
1911. outside of running expenses
or special appropriations as follows:
Amount due on appropriation for
6 inch and 4 inch pipes June %,
1910, end Of fiscal year. $802.3S;
in 1911 for street sprink-
ling, $351.55; extra expended for
lowering pipes on various streets
and other work made necessary TO
conform to grades. $3O1.22; total,
$1,455.15; and asked that said |
amount be placed 10 crdeit of Wa |
ter Committee, as that amount was
necessary to complete new water
system II was so ordered by unan-
imous recorded vote.
Mr.. Rowe asked the privilege of
using the $50 appropriated at
previous meeting to clear out canal
at Commerce and Hanover streets at
a point near the dump. He stated
that conditions had been improved |
at the two points named. Allowed.
Mr.. Rowe also stated that the
meadows back OF Washington ave-
nue. are flooded He said it was
caused by the increased volume OF
water in the canal from the pump |
house; that the natural flow OF
water from the stream next to ca
nal had been diverted from the ca
nal through the city's main sewer
at Commerce street and that dam |
had been made at this point in orde |
to prevent the back water from ca
nal into said stream. He thought |
Il the duty of Council to take care
of this water, and that $50 would
probably remedy the present condi- |
lions. On motion of Mr. Embrey
said sum was appropriated.
communication was presented
from a number Of merchants on
Main and Commerce streets asking
that the business streets of the
city be sprinkled during the sum-
mer months and that the work be
done before business hours. This
produced a lengthy discussion. MT.
goldsmith offered a resolution that
$3.50 be appropriated for Main and
Commerce streets and that the
work be commenced at Z a. m. and