The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-12-28
Fred Brinkman and 0. J. Tagley Receive Most
Ballots of Council Members and Take Seats As
Representatives of Nymore; Election Quiet
MOBERG TO SUCCEED FOUCAULT
Latter Is Reelected By Council To Fill Vacancy In
Fourth; Change Caused BY New Ward
Lines; Who They Are

Bemidji awoke this morning with
another ward added to its corporate
limits and two new representatives
added to it's city council. The new
ward is the Fifth, formerly Nymore,
and its representatives in the city's
aldermanic body are o. J. Tagley and
Fred Brinkman.
Two more aldermen were also
elected by the city council last eve
ming to fill vacancies, John Moberg
being named to represent the Third
ward and Paul Foucault will occupy
the vacant seat in the Fourth. Mr..
Moberg for several years sat in a
First ward seat and moved to the
Third. Mr.. Foucault found himself
in the Fourth precinct in a new ward
division and his election was merely
a case of resigning the Third ward
aldermanship and being seated as
representing the Fourth, he not hav
ing to move his residence in making
the change. o. =
Changes Quietly Made.
The selection of the new aldermen
from the Fifth (Nymore) precinct
and the seating of the others was
done without ripple.
The resignation of Alderman Fou
cault from the Third was first read
the nomination of Mr.. Foucault for
the vacancy that existed in the
Fourth Alderman Miller moved that
the selection be made unanimous and
his motion carried as put.
For the vacancy in the Third, the
seat that had been occupied by Alder
man Foucault, Alderman Phillippi
placed the name of O. B. Stevens in
nomination and Alderman Smart
nominated John Moberg. The bal
loting showed Mr. Moberg with five
votes to his credit and Mr.. Stevens
with two and Mr.. MOberg was given
the seat. ay.s
Fifth Ward Selection.
The naming of the aldermen from
the new Fifth ward started when
Alderman Erwin nominated o. J. Tag
ley. Alderman Smart placed Fred
Brinkman's name in the running and
Alderman Lahr sponsored J. w.
Smith. At the meeting was H. c.
Blackburn from the Fifth and he was
asked if he knew of any sentiment
in the Fifth for the naming of any
certain Fifth ward resident as it's
representative. He replied that he
did not but that so far as he was
concerned he favored Mr.. Smith. Mr..
Blackburn is boiler inspector for the
M. & I. railroad and Mr.. Smith is
roundhOuse foreman for the M. e l.
road
The two candidates receiving the
highest number of votes were to Oc-
cupy the seats and the ballots showed
Tagley, 8; Brinkman, 6; Smith, 8.
Terms of Service.
The shakeup in the council, so far
as the Encouragement is concerned,
means, according to City Attorney
P. J. Russell, for the unexpired terms
of the regularly elected aldermen.
This is held to mean that Alderman
Moberg will serve in the Third un-
til year from next March and AL
derman Foucault's term will expire
next March.
The selection of the new Fifth
ward representatives by the council
will hold until next municipal
election when of the candidates in
the race the two highest in the bal
loting will be the choice, the one
receiving the most votes to serve
the long term and the second highest
taking the short term. This was also
given as the offhand legal opinion
of the city attorney to questioning
on the part of a Pioneer representa-
tive as to the status of the new alder
men and the added changes in the
council body.
The New Aldermen.
Alderman Moberg is no stranger
in a council seat, he having been
alderman from the First ward until
recently. Alderman Foucault is serv-
ing his second term which had over
a year yet before expiration, when he
found himself in another ward.
Alderman Brinkman from the new
Fifth ward is a we'll known farmer
and is the owner Of the Grand Thea