The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
RECALL FOR ALDERMAN
KIMBALI IS FILED
Eighty.Throe Sigaers to Petition Asking
for New Election for Alderman tron
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. Kimba 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
new election for alderman in the
ward, under the provisions of Chapt.
er 121 OF the City Charter, the peti-
tion 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
Nlty VI WI 1uld:
ave, 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 J. L. kimball, was elect
ed to the position of alderman of
the fourth ward of the city of Vir-
ginia at the last regular city elec-
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 not
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 ae
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
4of saidward feel@ and. hel,eve t1s1
he.nof longer represents. them z.ae
alderman: that: he faile 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no longer represents the people of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.
mand that an election be called for
the election OF a successor to said
J. L. kimball in accordance with
section 121 CT the Charter of this
city,"
Chapter 12l of the charter, as re.
ferred to, provides that the holde,
of any elective Office may be remov.
ed at any time by the electors quail.
fed to vote for successor of such
mount bent. The procedure seeking
for the removal of the incumben,
of an elective Office provides for a
petition signed by. 25 per cent of the
total umber of voters at sthe las,
election in the precinct, to be pre-
sented to the council for action. Il
found properly signed the council
shall order a new election in thu
precinct on some date not less thar
thirty nor more than forty dayt
from date of presentation of peti
ton. At such election, the clerl
shall place on the official ballot thu
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 numbe
of votes cast at such special elec
ton shall fill the unexpired term o
the person against whom petitio,
was filed.
City Clerk Bickford had not, a
the time of the session of the. coun
Gil on Tuesday, looked over the lis
of eignere to the petition sufficient
ly to satisfy himself that a correc
number OF siRnatnres had been a,
tached, but inasmuch as the tota
number of eigners thereto il 50 an,
the necessary number under 'th
charter is but 80, it is likely tn
petition will be deemed anfficien
and will be reported to the 1couuci
for action, under the provision q
the charter, at thejnext noeetino.
Perfect BASEBALL Organization
At meeting at the city hail .Fr
day evening last arrangement
were perfected for a permanen
base bali organization, articles {
incorporation of which will shor
~ be filed.
Alb. Coates, who is known 40 th
right scout in the right place, 10 8
the head of the movement an