The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-02-10
Filings of Candidate. Have
Been Closed; Rhea and
Stein Are Unopposed
TWO SPECIAL BALLOTS
WILL BE VOTED UPON
For the Purpose of Paving to
Connect the City With Bab-
cock Trunk Lines

Filing of candidates have been
completed for the municipal election
to be held in Bemidji on February
II, and the following is the list Of
those in the race for the various city
offices and aldermanic seats:
Mayor-Mayor L. F. Johnson, can
didate for re-elec ton; Morris Kaplan.
City Clerk-George Stein, unop-
posed.
George w. Rhea, city treasurer,
unopposed.
City Assessor-William c. Klein,
present assessor; J. P. Lair.
Park Commissioner - George T.
Baker, unopposed.
Candidates for Aldermen.
First Ward-E. D. Boyce. unop-
posed, as successor to Alderman
-Garlock, who declined to make an
other race.
Second Ward-Alderman A. B.
Palmer, candidate for reelection,
opposed by Tom Mohler.
Third Ward-Clarence K. Fou-
cault, Bert Carver. One of these
will be the successor of Alderman
E. L. Benner.
Fourth Ward-P. r. Peterson,
Naish McKinnon. One to be the sue
cessor Of the late John Groom.
Fifth Wurd-Otto Morken, un-
opposed. Alderman Joanis is not a
candidate, he having served two
terms.
Two Special Ballots.
Two special ballots will be voted
at the municipal election, for the pur-
pose of connecting the Babcock trunk
lines in Bemidji with paving for i'm
provement of the city, and to carry
out the same plan as being done in
other cities in Minnesota. They are:
"Shall bonds be issued by the city
of Bemidji, under the provisions of
Section g. Chapter 6, of the charter
Of said city, to the amount of 100000
on account of the permanent i'm
provement fund Of said city, for the
purpose Of raising money to pay the
cost of constructing pavement and
gutter on those certain streets and
avenues of said city, designated in
ordinance No. III, not provided by
assessment upon the property 'front.'
ing upon such streets and avenues,
and including the cost of construct
ing the same across streets and op-
posite property which is by law ex-
empt for such assessment"
Marking of Ballots.
The official ballots will contain the
word "Bonds" in two places, opposite
one square, preceded with the word
"Yos0 and tho other "NO"
For each person desiring to vote
for the issuance of the bonds he
should mark a cross in the square
opposite the word "Yes.'
Those desiring to vote against the
issuance of the bonds should mark q
cross in the square after the word
"No."
The second improvement ballot will
be for deciding the authorization of
the city council to proceed with the
improvements, and is as follows:
Another to Decide.
"Shall the city council of the city
Of Bemidji proceed to improve GER
tain streets and avenues designated in
Ordnance III of said city, under the
provisions of Chapter 65, of the laws
VI AOAO VI LHe SIdCe VI mlIlucSOLa,
issuing certificates of indebtedness of
said city Hereunder, not exceeding
$155,000, and assessing the cost of
such pavement eand gutter against
property fronting on said streets and
avenues, but the cost of constructing
said improvements across intersecting
streets and property exempt by law
from assessment to be paid out Of
the general fund of said CITY,"
To vote eyes" or "No," place a
cross mark in one of the squares