The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-07-01
CITY COUNCIL
Annual Report of Finance Com
mittee.
THE AIMS HOUSE QUESTION AGAIN

THE AIMS HOUSE QUESTION AGAIN
West Side Of Washington Ave. To BE
Improved Conference Of Supervisors
and Citizens Committee To BE Held
Here. Etc. Etc.
An adjourned meeting Of the City
Council was held Thursday to receive
the report of the Finance Committee
and transact any other business mecca
sary at the close Of the fiscal year.
President Bradley, Clerk Eastburn,
and Councilmen Lane, Rowe. Gold
smith. Ford, Garner. Embrey, Young,
Warden and Green were present.
Mr.. Green, of Fire Department. did
not have his report ready and Mr.. Lane
read out the amount expended from a
report of the Finance Committee,
amounting to $3Sl.35.
MIR. Goldsmith, of Public Interest,
also failed TO make report. His account
consisted Of one item, 1889, which
was also reported by Mr.. Lane.
Mr.. Young, of Auditing and Claims,
submitted a report with the following
recommendations which were received
and filed.
Hon. w. T.. Bradley, President City
Council. Fredericksburg. Va.
Nv Dear Sir: We respectfully report
To YOU that we have examined the
hooks of the following:
b. f. Bullock, Supt. City Gas Works
w. Key Howard, Supt. City Electric
Light Plant;
8. b. Quinn, Supt. City Water Works;
A. p. Rowe, City Tax Collector,
and have found the accounts correct
and supported by the proper receipts.
We have also examined the books OF
the City Treasurer, K. I. Knox, and
have found his accounts correct with
the exception Of few small errors
amounting to about SIS, which errors
have been noted and corrected. We
found the accounts supported by proper
vouchers.
We made a careful examination of
all the books and accounts Of the city,
and whilst we were greatly pleased
and gratifed at the manner IN which
they were kept, We realize that THIS
duty is a very important one indeed and
one that calls for more time than can
no given TO il by the members of an
Auditing Committee from the Clty
I Council if it is done in the menner II
should be done. Therefore, we recon-
mend that hereafter an expert account
ant be employed to do this work, under
the direction Of the Auditing Commit
toe M the close Of each fiscal year.
We also recommend that the Public
property Committee purchase for the
CIV Treasurer cabinet file for the
letters and receipts of the city in his
office Respectfully submitted,
:. W. SOmerville,
r. l.. w. Green,
+. NJ. Young,
Auditing Committee.
Mr. Lane. Of Finance. read the re-
mort Of CITY Treasurer K. I. knox,
sbowino total receipts from all sources
~ the city S92, $40. 6S expenditures $50,
40 26 leaving balance in city treasury
of 81 735. 80. On motion Of Mr.. Young
the renort was received and ordered flled
Mr. Lane submitted report OF City
Collector A. z. Rowe, which was read
by Mr.. Rowe. The report showed tota
collections for year from taxes ant
licences Of $50. O70. As. Total delinquent
list from 1888 to 1910 inclusive OF SooS.
81. II was received and filed
Mr.. Lane then submitted the Finance
Committees report, embodyIng all tht
renorts which on motion Of Mr.. Gold
smith will be published in full. In thl'
renort the sum Of 1000 was allotted u
the Street Committee. To this amount
Mr. Fmbrey. chairman, objected and
asked for 5000. which was SECONDED
hv Mr. Rowe. This led TO discussion
which was finally settled by an agree
, rnent that il the West side OF Washing
tor avenue is improved as contemplated
The cost of improvements will come on
OF the general appropriation 10 tn'
Street Committee, instead OF spee'a
appropriation. The S5,OOO was theh Sc
apart for streets.
Mr. Warden offered the following
seconded by Mr. Ford:
The various amounts appropriated 10
the several committees shall not o.
81 subiect 10 the orders Of said committees
onIv sueh amounts as may be set asld
at each regular monthly meeting Oh IN
Council. such amounts to be Daseu upo
detailed estimates from saiu CON
mittees and that said committees sha
E Al each regular meeting submit report
in detail of the expenditures made uui
ing the month.
IL was lost, receiving only the VoUe
of Messrs. Ford and Warden.
On motion Of Mr.. Rowe the RUE
; were suspended and the Finance repoi
: and ordinance adopted.
s Mr.. Lane offered the following
;. seconded by Mr.. Young:
I The Finance Comittee haV'n
d asked the Council to authorize IL
negotiate loans from time 10 unl
e with the banks OF this city, not
g exceed the sum OF SlO,OOO 10 me-
: extraordinary demands until the re
= enue OF the city becomes a'ai'ao
in October, ri.
Resolved by the City Council, I'M
said Finance Committee is heret
authorized to obtain such loans
may he from time to time iouii
necessary by said Finance comm
&c toe NOT TO exceed In the agrega
the sum OF $4,000 and to give u
notes OF city, executed by the r
Of nance Committee, for such sums
/ said committee may find necessa'
II TO borrow. the interest thereon IL
r 10 exceed five per cent and all SUE
q notes being payable on or before u
B, 18th of October. 1911, when tn'
n will be paid out of the current re
ID enue of the city.
- II was adopted, Messrs. uoi
rs smith. Ford and Green voting no
Mr. Embrey, of Ordinance, pr
sented an ordinance for a grace
west side OF Washington avenue pr
pared by Mr.. Cecil l.. hei
+ The rules we're suspended and u
ordinance passed. .,
Mr.. Embrey then offered the II
he lowing. which was unanimous
n adopted.
tie BE II resolved by the CONNIE
b Council OF the city OF Fred@icS
burg. That the sum OF five nu
Ill dred dollars or so much tnere
er AZ may be necessary be ana
m same is hereby appropriated out
as the general appropriation OF l
ng street Committee for the purpose
OF LAYING down standard concrt