Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-07-22
REPEAL OR VOTE,
CITIZENS ASK
PETITION FILED ASKS COUNCIL
TO REPEAL PARK ORDINANCE
OR REFERENDUM

A petition was filed with City Clerk
Andrew johnson Wednesday by voters
of Little Falls, asking for the repeal
Of the ordinance recently passed by
that body providing for the purchase
Of lots for a memorial park, or in event
that it is not repealed, that the ques-
ton Of purchase he submitted to the
voters ut the next general municipal
election for final decision.
Under the new city charter adopted
in 1919, it is provided that upon a petit
tion Of l5 per ccut of the voters regis
tered at the last general municipal
election, the council must either repeal
the ordinance referred to in the pcti-
of the people. The council can call {,
special election for that purpose or
may submit the question at the city
election. In this petition, the council
is asked to submit it at the general
city election, so as to save expense. The
matter will most likely go to a vote.
as it is doubtful that it will be repealed
10y a vote Of the council. City Clerk
johnson has ten days in which to
check up the petition with the polling
lists, after the date of fling, but the
petition will likely be presented at the
next meeting Of the council next We'd
nesday evening.
The petition filed contained 22l sig.
natures Only 70 are required by the
city charter.
Mayor Berghcim, who filed the petit
ton, issued the following statement III
connection with the fling:
"This list was secured with very
little effort and the number OF sigma
lures could easily have been doubled
Rut we did not need half the number
that we really have. There has been
some attempt at intimidation on the
part of the other side; threatening
political and financial ruin in case they
SIGN the petition. But so far as we
have been able to find out these efforts
have utterly failed to accomplish any"
thing.
1.-The one who circulated the list
was told to secure the names OF men
only, because the names must be com
pared with the poll list used at the
last general municipal election and the
women voters were not on that list.
So we submit the names Of men only
for convenience in checking up with
the old poll list.'
"Out of the persons solicited and re-
quested to sign, only one declined to
sign.'
Following are the names of the sign
Joseph Moeglein
s. P. Meister
Herman Kat4
VIM. j. Gotta
. G. q. Moeglein
Henry Smith
Peter Sand
Al Simonet
Lee Cameron
Frank ]. Kopacz
Jake Trafas
Mike Swaser
A. l.. Quasi
l.. J. Drellack
VIM. Won DOmarus
Mary Roble
B. G. Bradley
J. II. Love
Geo. MOeglein
N. N. Bergheim
Maurice Richard
John Enlund
Albert Chadwick
James w. Falk
o. J. Oftedahl
John Liljeblad
August Swanson
R. &C. Tedford
D. A. Leahy
w. A. Mccarthy
John Bowman
3D. Hughes
Joe Blake
l.. E. Richard
M. B. Blake
Henry Rasicot
e. Rasicot
Joseph Bednarek
Ole Kjelsnus
Joe Allard
Adolph Gagnon
D. Rochleau
Jos. Guilmette
James Gravel
R. Heron
1var Nylin
M. ]. Bracke
Alfred Germain
N. H. Jacobson
Paul Christensen
Isaac LaFond
Claude w. Frye
VIM. Butcher
Otto Dietz
Chas C. Dietz
frank Vernig
w. A. Dawson
H. E. Pierson
E. L. Curtis
Ray RasicOt
]. w. Hatch
Joe Anti
Charles LeBeau
Leon Boisjoli
Louis Siekert
J. T. Jacobson
VIM. Ragan
J. w. Crossfeld
w. Kenney
Tom Clarity
w. H. Putnam
N. J. Nelson
'Chas. Tanner
crawford Sheldon
Frank Renick
B. Y. McNairy
Leo J. Billstein
c. w. Kemp
A. M. Stoll
Dell Batters
M E. Barnes
Archie Rivet
D. K. Harting
Andrew Hedin
p. H. Holum
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