Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-15
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Alma Mich.

April 8, 1915
The common council of the city of
Alma, Michigan, met in session at
council rooms in said city on Thurs
day, April 8, 1915, as provided by
Statute. The council was called to
order by the Mayor, Hon. Albert p.
Cook. Those present were Aids.
Rowland, McConkey, Willard, Ogden,
Race and Kehn. There being a quo
rum present the council was declared
to be in session.
On motion of Aid. Ogden, support
ed by Aid. Rowland, the bill of K. V.
Beshgetoor for $3.50 for fire alarm
system was allowed and the clerk
was instructed to issue order for
the same. The vote was as follows
yeas, Aids. Rowland, McConkey, Will
lard, Race, Ogden and Kehn: nays,
none. !
Aid. Rowland presented the follow
| ing resolution and moved its adoption
supported by Aid. Race. Whereas
at the annual election held in the city
of Alma, Mich. on Monday the fifth |
day of April A. ID. 1915 as is shown |
| by the returns OF the election board |
inspector of each respective ward in !
said city, the following number of |
votes were given for each respective |
office in said city and were given to |
| the following persons, to wit. The |
whole number of votes given for the |
| Office of Mayor was tive hundred |
eighty $500 of which two hundred |
| twelve 212) were given to Albert p. |
Cook and three hundred sixty eight |
/ 1861 were given to Ira N Brainerd. |
| The whole number of votes given to
the Office of City Clerk was five hun
dred sixty $500 of which three hun
dred sixty (360) were given for Delos
w. Adams and two hundred ten
| (210) were given for Homer M. Dun
ham. The whole number of votes
/ given for the Office of Treasurer was
five hundred seventy two (572) of
which two hundred eighty (280)
were given for John Martin Monti-
gel and two hundred ninety two
1922 were given for Charles X.
Murphy. The whole number of
votes given for the Office of Justice
of Peace, full term, was five hundred
sixty two (562) OF which three hun
dred nineteen (319) We're given for
Henry NJ. Sandell and two hundred
forty three (243) were given for ID.
Lloyd Johnson. And whereas it is
further shown by the returns of the
board of election Inspector of each
respective ward in said city that the
following persons received a majority
of all the votes given in that ward
for the office of Supervisor, Alderman
for two terms, Alderman for one
term and constable in the first ward:
That in the first ward Jesse +. Full
Ter received the largest number of
votes given for the Office of Super
visor. And that John KonertZer re-
ceived the largest number of votes
given for the office of Alderman for
two years and that Frank l.. McCon-
key received the largest number of
votes given for the office of Alderman
for one year and that Oscar Vibber
received the largest number of votes
given for the Office of constable.
That in the second ward Isaac Russell
received the largest number of votes
given for the Office of Supervisor and
that Bert Eckert received the largest
number of votes given for the Office
of Alderman for two years, and that
George Willard received the largest
number of votes given for the Office
of constable. That in the third ward
JohnD. Sullivan received the largest
number of votes given for the Office
of Supervisor and that Charles o.
Ward received the largest number of
votes given for the Office of Alderman
for two years and that George A.
; Brown received the largest number
, of votes given for the Office of consta-
BILE. That in the fourth ward Jacob
ID. Holman received the largest num-
Der of votes given for the office of
Supervisor and that Edward W. Lake
received the largest number of votes
: given for the office of Alderman for
two years and that Frank G. Bennett
received the largest number of votes
given for the Office of constable.
And whereas Ira n. Brainerd re-
ceived the largest number of votes
given for the Office of Mayor; Delos
W. Adams received the largest num-
Der of votes given for the Office of
City Clerk; Charles X. Murphy re-
ceived the largest number of votes
given for the Office of Treasurer and
Henry NJ. Sandell received the larg-
est number of votes given for Office
: of Justice of Peace for full term.
Therefore be it: Resolved, by the
: common council of the city of Alma,
Mich. now in session that the said
common council do hereby certify
4. and determine that the following
6 named persons below were duly elect
. ed and are herby declared the city
!. officers of the city of Alma, Mich. for
the several terms described by law
. at the ninth annual election of said
! city held on, Monday, the fifth day
of April, A. ID. 1915.
Mayor Ira N. Brainerd
Clerk Delos w. Adams
Treasurer Charles K. Murphy
Justice of Peace full term)
Henry NJ. Sandell