Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
CITY COUNCIL MEETS

OF tne city council OF the City OF
Central was held at the council
room on Thursday evening, April
9Th, 1920. Present, Mayor Wilkin-
son and Aldermen Seymour, Will
is, Rule and Atkinson.
Minutes of council meeting held
March 11th, 1920, were read and
approved; the clerks report of
collections for month of March,
with ledger balances as of April
1st, 1920, being examined and ap-
proved by the Finance committee,
was read and on motion accepted,
approved and ordered filed.
The annual appropriation ordi-
nance for the year 1920 was in
troduced, read in full and ordered
published.
Water Commissioner Gray made
a brief report which was accept
ed by the council.
City, water and election bills
amounting to $46S.59 were read
and submitted; having been ex-
amined and approved by the fl
nance committee the same were on
motion made and carried allowed
and ordered paid by warrant; the
water collector was instructed to
retain warrants of water debtors
to the city and apply same on ac-
| count.
The council proceeded to a can
vass of the vote cast at the city
election held April 9th, 1920. The
mayor appointed Aldermen Sey-
mour and Willis as tellers. The
canvass resulted as follows:
Mayor, w. j. Stull received 80
votes in the first ward and 81
votes in the second ward. total
113; Robt. Wilkinson received Sc
votes in the first ward and SO in
the second ward, total LOG. w. J..
Stull having received majority
of 7 votes was, by Mayor Wilkin-
son, declared elected to the Office
of mayor for a term of two years.
Aldermen, First ward, Harry
Willis received II votes and w. O.
Zeigi received &C votes. Harry
Willis receiving majority of 5
votes was by the mayor declared
elected alderman for the First
ward for term of four years.
For the two-year term ]. S. Kim
ball received 61 votes and Bennett
e. Seymour received 73 votes;
Bennett E. Seymour having re-
ceived a majority of IL votes was
by the mayor declared elected al
derman of the First ward for a
term of two years.
Second ward, Holly Dobbins re-
ceived 33 votes and Max j. Gabar-
di received AZ votes; Max j. Ga
bardi having received a majority
of ID votes was by the mayor de-
clared elected alderman of the
Second ward for a term of four
years. For the two-year term w.
B. Memo received 35 votes and
James R. Rule received 46 votes.
James R. Rule having received a
majority of IL votes was by the
mayor declared elected alderman
of the Second ward for a term of
two years.
The business of the council
having been completed, the mayor
and aldermen expressed regrets at
this their last meeting, that while
having had their personal differ
ences of opinion regarding city
matters, the whole term of their
association had been pleasant and
united in effort for the welfare of
the city and community.
The council on motion made
and carried adjourned sine die.
w. c. MATTHEW'S,
City Clerk.
"The King is dead, long live the
King"
Council Room, City Hall,
April 9Th, 1920.
The new council met in special
session. Present w. j. Stull,
mayor-elect, and Bennett E. Sey-
mour, Harris Willis, James r..
Rule and Max j. Gabardi alder
men-elect. The oath of office was
administered to the mayor and al
dermen-elect, by Harry L. Eli
mann, justice of the peace.
The council thereupon went in
to executive session for the cleo
tion of city officials. Aldermen
Seymour and Willis were appoint
ed Tellers.
| For the Office of city clerk and