, 1897-04-29
THE THIRD WARD TIE:
WILL Be DECIDED BY A SPECIAL.
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN
JUNE.
The Mayor Finds a Section in the City
Ordinances Which is Applicable
Provided 1t Has Not Been Repealed
Residents OF the Third Ward Com
plain About Cattle.

me city cOuNcil, rs u DOaTu OF can
vassers, met pursuant to adjournment
Mt the city hall last evening and at once
took up the unfinished business Of the
preceding meeting. being the resolution
introduced by Mr.. Settele for a special
election in the Third ward.
Mayor Brown said that he had found
a section OF law in the city ordinances
which had a direct bearing upon the
matter. and proceeded to read section IS
o: the elections ordinance. as follows:
Sec. Is. When the canvass has been
so made by the city council, and it is
found by such canvass that two or more
persons have an equal number of votes
for any office. the council shall declare
that no person was elected to the office.
and shall thereupOn order Il special cleo
ion to fill such Office in which a tie had
occurred. which shall be conducted in
the same manner as the annual election
herein provided for"
Councilman Miller called the mayors
" lvl VI S''tIoll
4 OF the new law and asked ; many hard
questions that the mayor said in a very
decided manner that he was not there
to be catechised.
Mr.. LOhlein came in a triile late and
asked in relation to the opinion of the
city attorney which had beer called for
Mayor Brown replied that he had been
to see Attorney Fishback, but that he
was 90 i'll to give any opinion in the
matter at the present time.
Mr.. Lohlein said he was of the opin.
ion thai the council should have compe.
tent legal advice before calling a specia
election and putting the city 10 a big ex,
pense.
Councilman Miller moved that the
Settele resolution be laid upon the table
The motion was seconded by Mr.. Lob.
lein. and the vote resulted three % two
Fee, Grant and Settele voting in the neg.
alive.
The question hen required upon the
resolution. and it was carried by a vote
Of three to two. Messrs. Fee, Grant ant
Settele voting in the affirmative anG
Messrs. Lohlein and. Miller in the mega
i've.
And thus the ~canvassing board de-
cided to have a special election in the
Third ward.
OTHER MATTERS
Mr.. Miller said a lady OF the Third
ward had complained to him in relation
10 cows running at large on that side
If the track, saying that they were a
menace to the children going to school.
Mayor Brown stated that the ordin-
ance SO far as the West Side was con-
crrned. had been practically suspended
ut the request OF residents on that side
Of the track.
Mr.. Fee said that the request had come
through him.
Mayor Brown instructed councilman
Fee to look into the matter.
The board then adjourned.
I iNo,LEtM.S lo> oF Cll1
ELECTION.
whereas, upon a canvass OF the re-
turns OF the annual election OF officers
sor the City of Laramie, held on the
9Th day of April. 1897. John Bamforth
and Lawrence Fee, candidates for the
office OF councilman for the Third ward
were found to have received an equal and
the same number of votes for the said
office. and
Whereas. upon said canvass OF votes
the city council declared no election for
he said office,
Therefore, public notice is hereby Civ.
en- that on the Sth day OF June, A. d.
1897. a special election will be held in
the Third ward in the City OF Laramie,
county of Albany and State of Wyo-
ming. for the election Of one council
man to serve until the first Monday in
January. A. d. 1899. The polling place
for said Third ward will be at the hose
house in said ward and the following
persons will act as judges, clerks and
constable OF election:
Judges-N. C. Peterson, Thomas
Fleck and p. O'Connor.
Clerks-Amanda Burke and Lille
Popp.
Constable-William Bass.
In testimony whereof l hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal If the City
OF Laramie to be hereto affixed this Goth
day OF April, A. D. 1897.
MELVILLE c. BROWN,
Attest: Mayor.
C. S. GREENBAUM,