The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-11
HOLD ELECTION
. ON APRIL e
Fargo's First Board of Com.
missioners to be Named
at That Time.

Fargo. y. D., April ,1l.-At last
nights session of the city commits.
%sioners" it was determined that the
special election for the purpose OF
naming Fargo's first official board of
commissioners shall be held on Tues
day. April ~. This provision was in.
corporatcd in the resolution drawn
by City Attorney Emerson Smith.
which was unanimously adopted by the
"board."
Why Its a .BOard."
While last nights session W. pre-
sumed to have been a adjourned meet.
ing of the city council. as IL matter
Of fact. all the aldermen have been
commissioners since the votes were
officially canvassed on last Monday
evening. for the law provides that the
new system shall become effective Inn
mcdiately.
Incidentally. this fact occasioned
some discussion last evening AS to
whether or not each and every alder
sioner'S salary. which is 800 per
month. The argument was largely in
Il ocular vein. however. for as Il mat
ter of fact there is no provision fixing
the salary at 500 per month. although
the law says it shall not exceed that
amount.
After the real. sure enough con-
n~liSsioners go into Office, however, they
will receive a salary Of 800.
Wooletlge Reports.
Alderman Wooledgc returned yes
1erday afternoon from Bismarck. car
rying the patent for which he made
tary Of state. Alderman Mcdonald
moved that the patent be received and
placed on file with the city auditor,
and such action was taken.
Resolution Adopted.
The following resolution. drawn ny
City Attorney Emerson Smith and
fixing the date Of the special election
as Tuesday. April 80. was then read
and adopted.
"Whereas. a patent incorporating
the city of Fargo. Cass county. North
Dakota. under the provisions OF chap
ter ~. laws of 1911. and acts amen
datory thereof relating to the commits
sion form of government has been re-
ceived and is now on file in the office
Of the city auditor of the said city, in
said county and state: and
Whereas said laws and acts re-
quire the council. at least ten days
before election. to appoint n in
spector and two judges of election.
cause the city auditor to give ten days
previous notice of time and place of
such election nj the officers to be
elected by publishing and posting no.
tice Of the same: and
Whereas. said laws and acts re-
.quire the mayor. within twenty days
after the issuance of the patent. to
call a special election for the purpose
Of electing the first board Of said com
missioners provided therein.
Now. therefore, in conformity
thereto,
Election April %.
BE it hereby resolved, that the
Hon. ". D.. Sweet, the mayor of the
said city. be and is hereby requested
to call E. special election for the cleo
ton of five persons. n person to be
elected as h president of the board
of city commissioners and four per-
sons to be elected as the balance of
said board of city commissioners, and
that he call said election. for said pur-
pose. on the Goth day of April, 1913"
Announcement that the election Of
commissioners is to be held on April
20 will necessitate considerable hust-
ling on the part Of prospective cam
didates and it is the eneral impress
sion hat there will be a long list.
Many Of these. no doubt. will an
it is probable there will b. a great
many petitions in circulation within
the next week.
A brief two weeks remains for the
candidates to file their petitions with
the city auditor. The law provides
that candidates may file petitions un-
Til the ballots are prepared to so to
press. 1nasmuch as it is necessary
to place the ballots in the hands of
the election inspectors at least five
days before election. however. and
aS II will ron1ire cnnoa finna IN nrnro 70
such ballots and have them printed
the candidates will have to hustle. Ac-
cording to law it is necessary to get
signatures equalling at least twenty
per cent Of the vote cast at the last
general election. which means that the
petitions must contain approximately
23O names.