The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
CITY COUNCIL
New Gas Mains Needed in Some
Sections.

Sections.
AIMS HOUSE AND OTHER MATTERS
The February meeting Of the
City Council was held Thursday
night with President Bradley, Clerk
Eastburn. Councilmen Somorville,
Rowe. Garner. Goldsmith, Embrey,
Young. Masters. Warden. How
ard and Green present. Mr. Lane.
the only absentee. is quite sick.
Mr. Young asked that Judge Al
vim T. Embrey. representing the
Fredericksburg Power Company. be
heard This was granted and Judge
Embrey recited the fact that on
August 5, 1910. the Council granted
TO the Fredericksburg Electric Co.
an extension Of time to Jan. 1.19l2,
to complete the work provided $50.
600 was spent on or before Jan. !.
1911. He stated that he de-
sired the Council 10 pass two reso-
buttons. one that notice of said pro
posed ordinance be given TO the
public By advertising said proposed
ordinance for ten days In The Daily
Star: that all persons interested are
hereby given notice that the Coun-
ell Will on Thursday. March l6.
1911. hear and pass upon the appli-
cation of said Fredericksburg Flee
trio CO., as embodied in the draft
of said ordinance
The other resolution is that the
petition of the Fredericksburg
Electric Co is hereby referred to
the Committee on Ordinances. which
committee is hereby instructed TO
hear any evidence and to receive
any proof offered by said company
OF its compliance with conditions ot
said ordinance passed August y,
1910. and approved August 10. 1910
and TO report March IL. 1911.
Both resolutions were offered by
MIR. Young and unanimously adopt
ed
Mr. Somerville. OF Finance, stat
ed that owing TO the illness OF the
chairman of the Finance Committee,
Mr. Lane. the license tax bill for
the year had not been prepared.
but "A special meeting OF the Coun-
ell will be called to consider IL.
He also presented report Of May
or Wallace. stating the police Off
GERS had performed their duties ana
that fines for the month amounting
to S44.5O had beer turned over to
R. T. Knox. treasurer. The report
was received and salaries ordered
paid
Mr.. Garner. Of Public Property.
presented contract with Daniel Pitts
for lease Of house at Free Bridge,
amounting TO 500 for period OF !
year from July Il, 1910.
Mr.. Young. OF Light. reportea
both plants. electric and gas. in fine
condition. lie stated there was
complaint in some sections OF the
gas PRESSURE that this was due 10
inadequacy of the supply pipes and
not to any trouble at the gas house;
that the main pipes in some sections
were too small: that in order 10
give the necessary pressure an D
inch main will have TO be laid from
Frederick along Princess Anne to
Commerce street; that his commit
tee did not propose at this time 10
ask for an appropriation, but would
do so at an early date and the cost
of the proposed improvement would
be around $4,000.
MIR. Bradley. OF Aims House. re-
ported that The Fredericksburg
state Normal School had paid into
the city treasury the sum OF S4,S5O,
the full amount due for the
purchase of the Aims House prop
erty; that the deed had been form
ally executed and that the property
would be turned over to the school
on April /. 1911.
He also made a statement and
submitted a report from the Aims
House Committee in connection with
the purchase OF the Peden proper
ty for $500, on which It is propos-
ed to build a new Aims House. lie
stated a committee OF three mem
bers of the City Council, Messrs
Warden. Garner and Melville. and
three citizens, Messrs NJ. G.. Wills,
w. d. Scott and r. p. Stearns, with
W. f. Bradley. chairman, had been
appointed by the Council to select
a site for the Aims House after
the Council had practically determin
ed to dispose Of the present Aims
House property to the Normal
School; that said committee had ap-
pointed q subcommittee composed
10
Stearns to select a site; that said
subcommittee had unanimously re-
ported and recommended to the
Joint committee five acres of land
owned by the Bradley estate in the
city for the sum of $1,000; that
on a tie vote he found that he
would have to cast the deciding vote
the position being a delicate one
for him. he having third interest
in the property. he withdrew his
proposition to make the sale; that
the Joint committee then presented
} TO the Council a report signed by
every member of the joint com
, mittee except himself. he voting
against the proposition. recommend
ing the location of the new Aims
'House OH the lot on Sophia street
about GO yards from the Public
School building This report lald
, over for one month, and when on
motion of Mr.. Rowe it was taken
up Mr.. Lane moved its reJccuon'
which was done by a unanimous
vote. and on motion of Mr.. Lane
the committee was discharged.
, Mr. Bradley then moved that It
was the sentiment of the Council
that the city sell the Aims House
property to the school for $4,S5O so
soon as suitable site was
obtained for a new Aims
House and that the ques-
ton of the site be referred to the