Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-11-06

tltloH Is SlSHeu ny 70 per cent OIL
the vote cast at the last election, re-
guessing a special election for the
purpose of deciding if the people so
desire. This has been done in Aber
deem and the election takes place No
vember 20. At this election, the vot
ers will vote, For Organization as
a city under commission" or Against
organization as city under commits
sion" II majority decide for
commission, the city will hold an cleo
ton within sixty days of such adop-
ton to elect mayor and two COM
missioners, to serve for three years
from the first Monday in December
following their election. The new
commissioners will assume Office on
the second Monday after election, at
which time the present mayor and
councilmen shall retire The other
officers shall continue in Office at
the pleasure of the commission.
How Elected
Primary elections are held two
weeks prior to the regular election
for the nomination of candidates, all
the names being printed upon one bal
lot To be placed upon this ballot,
the prospective candidates must, not
less than Is nor more than % days
before the primary election, file his
declaration with the clerk, which
must be supported by a petition of
at least 100 qualified voters, and each
petition must be verified as to quail
fcations and residence, and must give
the street number of each signer.
The names of the candidates must
be published twice in a daily news
paper before the ballots are print
ed.
The two candidates receiving the
highest number of votes for Mayor,
and the four highest for com.
miSsioners, are the nominees at the
regular election at which the three
officials are chosen from the six can
didates. Any person who shall agree
to assist any candidate for money, or
anything of value or attempt to
bride any elector, or who shall solicit
or accept such bride is liable to fine
and Imprisonment.
Vacancies and Bonds.
Any vacancy occurring in the com
mission shall be filled by the remain
ing members for the uneXpired term
and each commissioner shall give
bond in five times the amount of his
annual salary, for the faithful per
I Torrance of his duties, and they may
require any of the appointees to give
bonds.
Duties and Powers.
The powers and duties are divid-
ed into three departments, viz: De-
partment of public safety, of which
the mayor shall be chief; the de.
partment of finance and accounting,
and the departments of streets and
public improvements. They shall, by
ordinance, determine the powers and
duties to be performed in each de-
ter Edith returned Saturday from a
partment, as we'll as the duties and
powers of officers ana employees They
shall appoint city clerk and such
other officers and assistants as may
be required, who may be removed by
a majority vote of the commission
at any time, and whose salaries shall
be fixed by ordinance.
| The commission must maintain an
office at the city hall, and hold pub.
lie meetings at least once a week
All meetings, regular or special, shall
be open to the public. The mayor
shall be president of the commission
and preside over it's meetings, and
shall oversee all departments. The
/ commissioner of finance and account
ing shall be vice president, and shall
act mayor during the absence or in.
ability of that official.
Salaries
The mayor shall receive a salary
of $4,000 and the commissioners 3d.
600 each, per annum, payable month
ly. (This is based upon a population
Of $4,000, which the Herald believes
Aberdeen has. although the federal
census was 24O short of this number.)
Legislative Powers and Restrictions
Every ordinance appropriating mon
ey or ordering any street improve
ments or sewer, or granting any fran.
chise to use streets, bridges or pub
lie places must be complete in the
form in which it is finally passed, at
least one week before it's final pas
sage, and be on file with the clerk
for public inspection. No franchise
or right to occupy or use the streets
bridges or public places shall be grant
ed, renewed or extended except by
ordinance, and every franchise for in
terurban or street railways, gas or
water works, electric light or power