The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-07

made and seconded. The motiol
carried.
The recommendation that on
hundred thousand dollars (S1OO,
O00) bond issue for street improve
ment be authorized by the Genera
/ Assembly, said bonds to be sold il
such amounts and at such times
when in the judgment of the city
council public necessity demands
was rejected by majority vote.
Recommendation number four
that bond issue for fifty thousand
($5O. O0O) be provided for sewer and
sanitary purposes, was adopted by q
majority vote with the understand
ing that the same must first be sub
mitted to a vote of the people fol-
ratification before any of the bonds
are sold.
The recommendation that cleo
tons in High Point be put upon a
political basis, and to do so a pri-
mary election for both Democrats
and Republican parties be provided +,
was rejected by a'majority vote upon
the following resolution: Whereas,
an attempt will be made at the next
session of the General Assembly to
provide partisan primay election
bill to govern the City of High Point
in all future municipal elections !;
and
Whereas, this method of holding
elections in our city is indirectly
contrary to our commission form of
government. which should at all
times be in charge of the best men
obtainable, regardless of party poll
tics, therefore
Be it resolved, that we, as tax
payers and voters of the city of High
Point, regardless of party politics, do
hereby register our protest against
such measure, and that we appeal
to the members of the General AS
sembly to protect our city govern
ment against such a calamity.
Recommendation number six, that
the present municipal board be re-
duced from nine members to five
members, the said board to have
charge of all departments of the city,
the public schools, and
that provision be made for paid
city manager to give his entire time
to the affairs of the city, was read.
A motion was made that what
ever municipal board was provided
that the same shall be elected by
the people. In discussing this and
he recommendation, objection was
registered to abolishing the present
school board. The following resolu-
ion was offered: Resolved, that the
Mayor and City Council be, and are
hereby instructed and empowered !
~ this mass meeting. to prepare the
following amendments to the city
charter:
First, That the present city char
er be so amended as to provide for
4 Mayor and four Councllmen, one
o be elected from each of the four
wards, whose terms of office shall
)e so arranged as to overlap, so as
O provide that each two years two
lew members and the Mayor shall
,e elected; the first board to be
elected by the people.
Second, That the Mayor shall be
equired to devote his entire time
md talents to the administration of
he affairs of the city, under the di-
ection of the four Councilmen, and
eceive a salary for his services, the
amount of which shall be
ixed by the Councilman, or. in the
vent the Councilmen shall deem it
wise to engage the services of city
manager, then in that event the
Mayor shall receive a salary not ex-
seeding one hundred dollars (S1OO
yer annum.
The recommendation that the first
,oard be named in the bill was ia
lied by majority vote.
The meeting adjourned sine die.
THos. j. GOLD, Chairman.
O. E. MENDENHALL. Secretary.