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COUNCIL CHAMBER, March 8, 1917.

The regular monthly meeting of the Common Council was held on this date with the
following members present; Messrs. Forrest, Gleason, Graves, Long, Souder, Twyman
and Wingfield.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

REFERRED.
A communication was read from his Honor, The Mayor, stating that a committee from
the Albemarle Gold Club had called at his office with reference to sale of part of
its property to the City for use as a cemetery, and suggested that the matter be
referred to a proper committee for consideration, whereupon it was referred to the
Cemetery Committee.

APPLICATIONS FOR POSITION OF CITY HEALTH OFFICER.
Applications for the position of City Health Officer were received from Drs.
Macon and Coulter, but no action was had at this meeting looking to filling the vacancy.

ENGINEER.
Application for position as Assistant to the City Manager in connection with the
civil engineering work of the department, was filed by J. C. Man.

C. H. WALKER'S SAFE.
A communication from W. G. Steele, acting for the former Treasurer, C. H. Walker,
with reference to the purchase by the City of the safe in the Treasurer's office, was
presented and referred to the Finance Committee.
REFERRED.

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Report from the Finance Committee covering certain matters referred to it was as
follows; That the proposition of S. S. Fife offering his services to the City in the
capacity of civil engineer, be accepted. In the matter of providing for transportation
for the City Manager it is recommended that the City advance him the sum of
$175, covering commutation of transportation expenses from March 1 to September 1st,
1917, in order that he may be in a position to purchase, out of his own resources, a
car to be used for said purpose. In the matter of application of C. S. Carter for
increase in salary it is recommended that no increase be granted at this time.

POLICE.
Chief of Police reported for Februrary cash fines, $133, cases in default, $38.00

TREASURER /
REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE QUARTER ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1917.

RECEIPTS		DISBURSEMENTS:
Bal. on hand Dec. 1, 1916	$29,527.03	Salaries	$2,742.96
Gas	5,166.61	Police	2,262.27
Water	8,463.59	Gas	11,014.87
Taxes	3,572.11	Water	2,858.39
Licenses	587.15	Sewers	1,602.25
Fines	544.30	Incidentals	3,827.63
Cemeteries	520.50	Streets	6,362.17
Rent Meade property	150.00	Health	395.61
Rent Gas House property	16.00	Poor	1,001.70
Streets	303.49	Cemeteries	511.55
Sidewalks	90.67	Fire Department	1,235.87
Scavenger	587.47	Interest	9,742.50
Gas Deposit Account	10.00	Schools	8,000.000
Fire Department	5.00	Lights	1,929.74
Incidentals	12.85	Summer School	500.00
Police Incidentials	65.00	Hospital Contract	5,000.00
Int. on Taxes	52.94	Interest & Discount	325.00
Bills Payable	3,000.00	Sinking Fund	7,120.00
	52,674.71	Gas. Imp. Bonds	2,000.00
Amt. overdrawn Mar. 1, 17	15,975.70	Police Incidentals	207.90
		Gas Deposit Account	10.00
	$68,650.41		$68,650.41

Respectfully submitted, W. G. Steele, Treasurer.

Examined and found correct this 7th day of March, 1917.
J. E. Gleason,
F. W. Twyman,
W. F. Souder, Jr.
Finance Committee.

HEALTH.
Dr. W. D. Macon, Acting Health Officer, submitted his report for February, showing
the City to be in the usual good condition.

CITY MANAGER.
City Manager, S. A. Stecker, submitted his report for the quarter ending Feb. 28,
1917, which was read, received and ordered spread, and which is as follows: