The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-06


taxes carried, 698 to 48S. The third
and fourth wards voted against the
measure, while the other three gave
it majorities.
The amendment authorizing the
mayor to issue permits for tempor-
airy use of streets and alleys carried,
715 to $50. The fifth was the only
ward to return an adverse majority
on this measure.
The voters adopted the amendment
providing for central board of reg
istration by a vote of 1888 to 1893,
and the one to change the time of
the general registration to the presi-
Dental year, by vote Of TIA to Ala.
The amendment limiting the amount
any city commissioner may contract
for without the consent Of the entire
commission to $1,000, was adopted,
687 to 465. The fifth ward voted
against every amendment but that to
reduce the penalty on delinquent
taxes.
Earl Durham, present mayor Of
Corunna, defeated w. j. Simeon for
reelection Monday in one Of the
most spirited and warmly contested
elections in the history of the city.
Mayor Durham and Mr.. Simeon, the
latter the choice of the Citizens par
ty, ran close in all three wards of
the city and small margins in the
second and third wards offset small
majority, obtained by Mr.. Simeon in
the first ward and again elected Mr..
Durham by six majority.
In the first ward Mr.. Simeon OBJ
tanned IA votes while Mr.. Durham
obtained 60. In the third ward Mr..
Durham obtained 81 votes and Mr..
Simeon's count was 81 votes. The
second ward gave the present mayor
72 votes and his opponent ga votes,
giving Durham total of III votes
and Mr.. Simeon total of 165 votes
in the entire city.
About $40 votes were cast in the
city, the largest number probably cast
in any election in years. In the sec
ond ward, for instance, every voter
but one visited the polls and the same
was about true in the other two
wards Of the city. While the con-
test for mayor naturally attracted
the greater share of the attention,
other spirited contests also added to
the excitement. John Shick of the
People s party had no opposition for
treasurer and polled the largest vote
of any of the candidates. j. L..
Shuts, city clerk, who was without
opposition for reelection, was not
far behind Mr.. Shick.
Robert Mcbride and Hugh M.
Nichols, the present justices, were
reelected, Mcbride as usual leading
the field, closely followed by Nichols.
Peacock and McNamee followed. Nc
Bride received IS in the first, 70 in
the second and 23 in the third; Mich
OILS received IS in the first, 20 in the
second and 25 in the third; Peacock
received So in the first, 43 in the
second and 80 in the third; McNa-
NEE received 40 in the first, So in the
second and % in the third.
Three new aldermen, one in every
ward, were elected yesterday. c. M.
Bilhimer defeated Perry Duffey, the
present alderman in the first ward, by
a vote of 70 to SO. Two years ago
Mr.. Duffey defeated Mr.. Bilhimer in
this ward. In the second ward,
Tower Jackson, the candidate Of the
Peoples party, easily defeated John
Hughes, the Citizens candidate. The
vote was, Jackson 7S, Hughes So. In
the third ward, Joseph Bowersmith
defeated Fred Smith, the, Citizens
for alderman, by a vote of
20 to %.
All the old supervisors we're re-
elected in Corunna. Harvey Allan of
the second ward had no opposition
and polled 95 votes. In the first
ward, McMullen defeated Elvin Mills
by vote Of IS to 55. In the third
ward, George Ranowski, the Citizens ,
candidate, gave F. B. Perry, the vet
cran supervisor, a good fight, losing
out by q vote of 33 to %.
Martin in the first, Montfort in the
second and Brophy in the third were
elected constables.