Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-04-05
CITY VOTE IS LIGHT
ANNUAL ELECTION BRINGS OUT
SMALL NUMBER OF VOTERS.
Bonding Proposition and Separate
Road District Measure Garry by
Heavy Majorities.
New Councilmen.

New Councilmen.
First Ward-H L. Fenton.
Second Ward-W. V. Fuller.
Third Ward-E. C. Kirkpatrick.
Sewer Bonds-For bonds, 176 .
against bonds, 48.
= Separate Road District-For, :"
129; against, 95.
=
A light vote was cast at the annual
city election yesterday, the total num-
Der Of ballots cast in the three wards
being less than $50. The vote for
councilman in the respective wards
was as follows:
First Ward--H. L. Fenton, 81, (no
opposition.)
Second Ward-W. v. Fuller, So, (no
opposition.)
Third Ward-E. c. Kirkpatrick, 81;
w. H. Gaynor 34.
Sewer Bonds Voted.
The proposal to issue interest bear
$4,000 for the purpose of refunding
outstanding sewer and rock crusher
warrants of the city was carried by
the decisive vote of 176 to 48 The vote
by wards was as follows:
First Ward-For bonds, 81; against
bonds 13.
Second Ward-For bonds, 4S;
against bonds, 49,
Third Ward--For bonds, Sc; against
bonds, 16.
Separate Road District.
The proposed amendment to the
City Charter making separate road
district out of the territory embraced
in the city limits of Dallas was also
adopted by the voters, the total vote
being 1919 for, and 95 against. The
vote on this amendment by wards
was:
First Ward-For, SO; against, 81.
Second Ward-For, So; against, 20.
Third Ward-For, 40; against, 95.
BY the provisions of this amend
ment, all the territory within the cor
porate limits of Dallas is constituted a
separate road district. The city is CIV
en- entire control over all public
streets, highways, alleys and bridges;
the levying and collecting of road tax
for the district is taken from the
County Court and placed in the hands
of the Council, and the Street Com
missioner is made Road Supervisor of
the new district.
No Change of Policy.
Yesterdays vote would indicate that
there is to be no radical change of
policy in the management of city af-
fairs for another year at least. The
measures adopted were asked by the
present council, and the vote shows
that these measures were favored by
the taxpayers. Little interest was dis
played by the voters in the election of
councilmen, there being no contest for
this office save in the Third Ward,
where e. c. Kirkpatrick defeated w.
H. Gaynor by vote of 54 to "a.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick has at all times de-
clared himself in favor of all neces-
sary city improvements, but has
strenuously objected to the manner in
which many public improvements have
been made in the last three or four
years. His contention in the campaign
which ended yesterday was that
the council has not at all times ad-
ministered the affairs of the city in
way most beneficial to the people, and
the heavy vote cast for him would in
dicate that the voters of his ward, at
least, are in sympathy with his views.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick is well known as a
vigorous objector, as well as a capa-
BILE business man, and his election to
the council promises to add spice to
the deliberations of that body during
his two years term of office.
The newly-elected councilmen will
take their seats on the first Monday in
May, at which time Councilmen G. w.
Myer, M. M. Ellis and Abel Uglow
will retire.