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COUNCIL CHAMBER, September 25, 1916.

The Common Council, elected at the special election held for that purpose on September
20, 1916. met on this date at 8 o'clock P. M., being the date prescribed by law for the
beginning of the term of the said Council.

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
The Clerk read the certificate of election of the councilmen from the Clerk of the
Corporation and upon the roll being called the following were found to be present:
ROLL
Messrs. W. T. Elliott, W. M. Forrest, J. E. Gleason, W. E. Graves, W. F. Souder, Jr.,
W. F. Long, F. W. Twyman and N. T. Wingfield.

The Clerk then called the meeting to order and proceeded with the organization of
the body resulting in the election of the following officers:

PRESIDENT VICE. PRES. CLERK
President, W. F. Souder, Jr.; Vice President, Dr. W. M. Forrest; Clerk, E. I.
Carruthers.

TIME FOR REGULAR MEETINGS.
The second Thursday in each month, at the hour as prescribed by ordinance,
was fixed as the day and time for the regular meeting of the Common Council.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SALARIES.
On motion a committee consisting of Messrs. Twyman, Gleason and Elliott, was
appointed by the President to meet with a committee to be appointed by the Board of
Aldermen to consider and recommend to a joint meeting of the two bodies the salaries
to be paid city officials to be elected at said joint meeting.

REFERRED.
A communication was received from His Honor, the Mayor, calling attention to the
indefiniteness of the Sunday laws, and asking that an ordinance be prepared to remedy
said defect. The matter was referred to the Ordinance Committee.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE NEW ORDINANCE FOR CITY MANAGER.
On motion a committee consisting of Messrs. Graves and Gleason was appointed to
co-operate with a committee from the Board of Aldermen to draft a proper ordinance
providing for the election of a City Engineer or a commissioner of public utilities
to supersede the office of Business Manager; such ordinance to define his duties,
compensation, etc.

TABERNACLE PERMIT GRANTED.
Application of the Building Committee of the General Committee on Arrangements for
the Gypsy Smith meeting for permit to erect a frame tabernacle on the Hilleary lots on
Altamont for the purpose of holding a meeting from October 8th to 30th, was granted,
provided the consent of the adjacent property owners and the local board of underwriters
was gotten, and provided further that said building would be removed at the expiration
of five weeks from the beginning of the meeting.

On motion the meeting then adjourned.

E. I. Carruthers, Clerk. W. F. Souder, Jr., President