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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955/12/08 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 438 December 8, 1955 SPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER 8, 1955 A special meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor R. C Fernstrom at 9:00 A. M. for the purpose of canvassing the votes of the City'Election held December 6, 1955, and to approve the verified claims for the services of the Election Judges. The following Councilmen were present at roll call: H. J. Bolmgren H. C. Davis C. L. Hurd Torval Jorvig C. R. Middleton H. W. Perkins R. C. Fernstrom Resolution No. 195 On motion of Councilman Middleton, seconded by Councilman Perkins, the following resolution, having been read, was adopted by the unanimous vote of all members 'of the Council present: RESOLUTION CANVASSING ELECTION RETURNS OF CITY DLECTION HELD DECEMBER 6, 1955 WHEREAS, the City Council has duly met as a canvassing board as required by the City Charter for the purpose of canvassing the election re- turns of the regular City election held December 6, 1955, wherein voting machines were used for the casting of votes in every voting precinct of the City, and WHEREAS, the City Council has duly adjourned to the places where all of the voting machines used in said election are keps, and have in- spected the registering counter of each and every voting machine used at said election, showing the number of votes cast for each and every candidate voted on at such election and any irregular ballots recorded therein or therein, and having compared the number of votes so shown by such voting machines to have been cast for each candidate voted on and by such voting machines with the returns made by the election officers of the several districts in which the voting machines were used at such election, and having found there is no 'discrepancy between the returns so made by such election offi- cials and the number of votes shown by such voting machines on such ins- pection, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park that: 1. Said election returns be hereby canvassed and the number of votes received by each candidate voted upon at such election, together with the number of absentee ballots and spoined ballots, if any, is hereby determined to be as follows: VOTING ABSENTEE OFFICE TOTAL VOTES MACHINE BALLOTS BALLOTS MAYOR R. C. Fernstrom 4146 134 12 j COUNCILMEN AT LARGE John Billman 1500 1497 3 Henry Currie 604 603 1 Herbert C. Davis 2590 2582 8 Kermit Art Gill 897 895 2 Iner J. Johnson 1083 1081 2 Torval Jorvig 1760 r ` 1752 8 December 8, 1955 43A9 Resolution No. 195, Continued VOTING ABSENTEE TOTAL VOTES MACHINE BALLOTS BALLOTS COUNCILMAN, WARD 1 Robert F. Ehrenberg 575 ; 575 C. R. Middleton 507 �=' 506 1 COUNCILMAN, WARD 2 Herman J. Bolmngren 531 527 4 Louis D. Ward 527 526 1 COUNCILMAN, WARD 3 John T. Cannon 313 313' 2 Dr C. Messer 412 410 2 Gene E. Schadow 465 463 2 COUNCILMAN, WARD 4 James (Jim) H. Ferrell 602 y`� 601 1 Kenneth Wolfe 639 638 1 JUSTICE OF PEACE E. A. Linnee 2003 1992 11 •A. H. Michals 1634 1634 3 Art Weisberg 777 777 2. Upon the basis of such returns the following persons have been duly elected to the respective offices as herinafter set forth for the respective terms as prescribed by the City Charter!' Mayor 2 years Russell C. Fernstrom Councilman at Large 4 years Herbert C. Davis if ` " If 2 years Torval Jorvig Councilman, First Ward 2 years Robert Ehrenberg Councilman, Second Ward 4 years H. J. Bolmgren C oancilman Third Ward 2 years Gene E. Schadow Councilman Fourth Ward 4 years Kenneth W. Wolfb Justice of Peace 2 years E. A. Linnee 3. That the total good ballots cast at said election was 4681. 4. That the total number of spoiled or defective ballots cast at said fh` election were two in Ward 3, Precinct 10, and one in Ward 3, Precinct 13, and one in Ward 4, Precinct- 14 (write-in vote for Torval Jorvig). 5. That a statement setting forth the contents of this resolution, to- gether with the list of the names of the Judges and Clerks of said Election which has been prepared by the Clerk, be filed with `the Clerk as required by Section 4. 08 of the City Charter. Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Fernstrom at 12:30 P. M. R. C. FERNSTROM, Mayor ATTEST: J SEP r USTAD,' Clerk