The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-02
CITY COUNCIL
Report On Improvements To
Streets and Sidewalks Near
New PoStoffice.
n WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED

The City Council was called Mon
day night to receive a report from
the Joint Committee on Street I'M
provements on the proposed inn
provements around the new postof-
| flee
Present, President Bradley, Clerk
Eastburn, and Councilmen Lane.
Somerville, Goldsmith, Rowe. Gar
ner, Embrey, Young, Warden and
Green.
Mr.. Embrey, chairman. submitted
the following report:
TO the Honorable Mayor and
Common Council of the City OF
Fredericksburg, Virginia:
/ The undersigned would respect
fully beg leave to report that de-
string, from public consideration, to
do the necessary work OF grading
and curbing on the corner of the
new postoffice, at the earliest pos
sible moment. they since the APP
preparation authorizing the said
work. have given their best atten-
ton and thought to this matter.
They respectfully call the Coun-
ellis attention to the fact that by
an ordinance or resolution OF July
End. 1909. approved by the Mayor
on July 3. 1909. the grade at these
/ four corners was adopted and fixed
at the request of the United States
Government, and said grade was
given TO the Government. and It's
postoffice was built and the APP
proach thereto constructed ac-
cordingly. The undersigned, there
fore. feel that the city Of Freder-
licksburg. and consequently the un-
dersigned. are bound by the said
grade so adopted at the request OF
the United States Government. and
desiring now to carry out the or
ders OF the Council in reference TO
the work to be done by the city
at this corner, the undersigned re-
spectfully beg leave to report that
in the laying down Of the said curb,
and the doing of this necessary
work on the grade heretofore APP
proved by the Council at the request
of the United States Government, II
will be absolutely necessary to re-
move the following trees. viz:
Seven trees on the south side OF
Hanover street, between Main and
Princess Anne streets. in front
OF the property of the Exchange Ho-
tel.
Two trees on the north side OF
Hanover street. between the JAN
alley and Main street and in front
Of what is known as Hanover
House
Three trees on the east side of
Princess Anne street in front of the
/ fire station.
Three trees on the west side OF
I Princess Anne street between the
Roman Catholic church and HanoVe
street, in front of the property OF
the Forbes estate and the SAID
Catholic church.
Five trees on the south side OF
Hanover street between the Metho-
dist church and Princess Anne
street. all in front Of the FORBES
property.
Three trees on the north side
Of Hanover street. two in front OF
the property OF A. b. Bolts ana
one in front of the rectory OF 81
/ Georges Episcopal church.
The trees in front of the IRE
station are aspins and should be
removed. as they are unsighiy even
if no work made their removal nee
Iessary. The two trees in front
of the Hanover House ana the
seven along side the Exchange no
tel are naples and all nine OF them
are in the street now and are not
on the sidewalk. The three on
/ Princess Anne street in front OF the
/ Forbes property are sycamores anu
are in the street now and are not
ON the sidewalk The five trees
on the south side of Hanover street
opposite the Forbes property are
mostly all sycamOres and are all III
tho street and are not on the SIDE
walk. The three trees on the nor,
side of Hanover are on the slde"a's'
one a gum and two are naples anu
tho removal of these latter are aD-
solutely necessary on account oi
lowering the grade OF the sidewalk
and the undersigned would recon-
mend that the committee haElhs
l.. uHTTaaH
this work in charge be authorized
IN remove all Of the aforesaid trees
in order that this work may De
done nicely and in permanent way
and that after the work is done APP
nropriate shade trees be direct
ed 10 be planted by the committee
in lieu of those removed,
Respectfully submitted.
Cecil l.. Reid. Engineer.
w. S. Embrey. Chairman
w. Z. Bradley,
]. p. Rowe.
II. B. Lane,
S. w. Someryille, 49,
Joint Committee.
Mr.. Fitzhugh. city attorney ASK ISM.
cd that Engineer Cecil l.. keid De
sent for to give his opinion as 10
anv damage that might be done pr pr.
vate property Mr. Reid though y
there would be improvement ins'e"u
of damage.
Mr.. Young, seconded by Mr.. som
lerville. moved the adoption OF the
renort and by a recorded vote II
was passed unanimously.