The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
RECALL FOR ALDERMAN
KIMbALL IS FILED
Eighty.Three Signers to Petition Asking
for New Election for Alderman from
Fourth Ward,

for New Election for Alderman from
Fourth Ward.
The outcome of the dissatisfac.
ton of voters at the attitude of Al
derman J. L. Kimb ball. of the Fourth
Ward, regarding the proposed pur-
chase of the light and water plant
or the voting of necessary money
for investigation as to relative
charges of the local plant and
charges elsewhere, was the filing
on Saturday with City Clerk Bick.
ford of petition for recall and a
new election for alderman in the
ward, under the provisions of Cha pit.
err 121 OF the City Charter, the petit
ton bearing the signature of eigh-
ty.three legal voters.
The petition in it's entirety as filed
reads as follows:
ITO the Honorable,
The City Council of the
City of Virginia:
1--WE, the undersigned. legal elect.
ors and voters of the fourth ward OF
the city of Virginia, being residents
thereof and entitled to vote for a
successor of the present alderman
of said ward, J. L. Kimball, hereby
petition this council and represent
as follows:
THAT said ]. L. mball, was elect.
ed to the position of alderman OF
the fourth ward of the city of Vir.
ginia at the last regular city cleo.
ton held in this city, to serve as
alderman OF said ward for a term OF
four years, commencing April Let
1910. That he duly qualified under
said election and is now the legally
qualified and acting alderman OF
said ward.
"That said J. L. Kimball has no,
been true or faithful to the promises
made by him to the electors of said
ward, made to induce them to vote
for his election as such alderman
especially in relation to the mum
icipal ownership and control of a
city water and light plant. That he
has by his recent acts and votes az
an alderman of said ward in relation
to the matter above stated, and 9th
er matters, forfeited the confidence
of the people and voters of said
ward. That the people and voters
of said ward feel and believe TINT
hesno longer represents. them az
alderman: that he fails and refuses
to act and vote as alderman fol
measures which they believe to be
of vital interest to them. That he
no longer represents the people OF
said ward, and they believe he
should be removed.
"Wherefore your petitioners de-
nland that an election be called fol
the election OF successor to said
J. L. kimball in accordance with
section l2l CT the Charter of this
city,"
Chapter l21 of the charter, as re-
ferred to, provides that the holder
of any elective office may be remov
ed at any time by the electors quail
fled to vote for a successor of such
incumbent. The procedure seeking
for the removal of the incumbent
of an elective office provides for {
petition signed by Is per cent of thu
total number of voters at the las
election in the precinct, to be pre-
scented to the council for action. l.
found properly signed the council
shall order a new election in tn,
precinct on some date not less thar
thirty nor more than forty days
from date of presentation of petit
ton. AT such election, the clerl
shall place on the official ballot tn
name of the person sought to be re
moved unless he serves notice il
writing that he does not wish hi
name on such ballot, and the per
son receiving the highest humble
of votes cast at such special cleo
ton shall fill the unexpired term O
the person against whom petition
was filed.
City Clerk Bickford had not, a
the time of the session of the coun
Gil on Tuesday, looked over the lis
of signers to the petition sufficien,
ly to satisfy himself that correc
number OF signatures had been a,
tached, but inasmuch as the tota
number of signers thereto is SO an,
the necessary number under tn
charter is but 50, it is likely tn
petition will be deemed anfticien
and will be reported to the couuci
for action, under the provision q
the charter, at thenext meeting.
Perfect Baseball Organization
At meeting at the city hall 'Fr
day evening last arrangement
were perfected for a permanen
base ball organization, articles {
incorporation of which will shor1
~ be filed.
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