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REFERRED.
A motion to appropriate the sum of $250. for the purpose of conducting a County
and City Exhibit, following up the recent survey of the county, provided the County
appropriate a like sum, was referred to the Finance Committee to report back.

IN RE. SECOND ST. & C. & O. CROSSING.
The Mayor called the attention of the Council to certain correspondence he had had
with the C & O Ry. relative to placing a watchman at Second Street crossing, and
stated that their alternative proposition was either bells or an undergrade crossing.
The Mayor was requested to notify the C & O Ry. Co. that they send a represntative
to Charlottesville within 30 days for a conference with the Mayor and City Manager as
to an undergrade crossing or watchman at said street, otherwise the City would apply
to the Corporation Commission at the end of said time for relief.

REFERRED TO ORDINANCE COMMITTEE.
The matter of issuing permits for fishing in the City reservoirs, fixing fees
and restrictions was referred to the Ordinance Committee.

A resolution appropriating $200. to the City Fire Company was unanimously adopted.
(See Ordinance Book for copy.)

On motion the Council then adjourned.
EJ Carruthers, Clerk.
W. F. Souder Jr., President.

Council Chamber, September 13, 1917.

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

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

SECOND ST. & C & O CROSSING.
Supt. Gleason of the Clifton Forge Division of the C & O Ry. Co., was present
and spoke to the body in thematter of Second Street crossing, which has been before the
council on one ormore occasions for attention, and stated that in his opinion the
warning gongs as proposed for the crossing should prove satisfactory to the City.
After some discussion of the matter it was referred to the Street Committee and City
manager to confer with Supt. Gleason and report back.

The following annual message from His Honor, the Mayor, was presented, read and
ordered spread:
MAYRO'S ANNUAL MESSAGE.
September 13, 1917.
To the Presidents and Members of the Councils:
That you and the pulic may know the financial condition of our City,
and also be able to form an idea of the progress that is being made, and the money
spent, I submit the following figures.
Estimated value of all property owned by the City, real and personal $854,000.00
Amount in the Sinking Fund ------------------------------------------------------- 172,825.00
Total assets of the City -------------------------------------------------------- $1,026,825.00
The bonded debt of the City $611,000.
The floating debt of the City 45,364.00
Total indebtedness -------- $656,364.
Revenues from all sources:
For the year ending Sep. 1,1917 $189,003.48
Disbursements for year ---------- 216,135.97
Rate of taxation on tangible property $1.67-1/2 per $100.
Rate of taxation on intangible property .30 per $100.
The populaion of the City is about 12,000.
I am sorry to report our expenditures so much greater than the revenues collected,
but the detailed statements of the Auditor, City Manager and the Superintendents,
which will be published, will show how and were the money has been spent. However,
owing to the chaotic and unsettled conditions of the whole country, I advise that we
move more cautiously and keep within the bounds of our revenues and, in preparing our
budget for next year, we should make our plans accordingly. Then, when the clouds
of war and unrest shall have rolled away, we can again take up the question of a bond
issue for general improvement/
Respectfully submitted,
E. G. Haden, Mayor.