Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-03-16

City Gt{,o Gle 4h.rsa lttfn II hours sitter com
i. The, City council shall meet within
three days after any primary election
at such election. and declare the results
The two persons having the highest
nHnpep q yGfes for elective ones
Clerk and shall be candidates for such
office at the ensuing election. unless
within two days after notification
Clerk a refusal to beaa candidate. il
which event the person. or persons hay-
ing thc. next = highest vote: shall be
shall be continued until two candidatea
are secured. or the list Of al those
| voted for at the primary shalt be ex-
finally determined by this process e tu
be the candidate or candidates shall bl
entitled to have their names placed up
on the official ballot used :at@9thes en-
suing election In case OF a tie vote
the nomination shall be determined by
the: casting of lots in. the presence OF
in such manner las he may direct. & rs:
Nothing herein shall be construed as
prohibiting the ,I nomination Of any per
flee by means of certificate of nomin-
alton filed with the clerk at least ten
(10) days, before the election and sign
equal to at least ten percent OF, the
number voting at the last city general
election for the office in question, as
relating to nomination of voters',- but
no such certificate shall be signed. I'M
til after the holding OF the primary
petition Who voted in the primary.
The Clerk shall provide a sufficient
a',nher Of BLANKS for such election for
thereon, Under headings properly des-
| ignating each official position, the
names OF the candidate or candida ei
gether with the names OF all who may
have" been nominated by a, certificate
Of voters. leaving, blank space or
der each designation in which a name
or names may be written by the voter.
and the names Of such candidates shall
as provided in the statutes of Mime
sofa. and such ballot shall be the Off
cial ballot for such election.
shall any candidate be. permitted or
required to state his party afflliation:
date for the placing. of Ills name on
the Official ballot as candidate fof
The purpose OF the proposed amend
ment Is to provide a primary election
sy stem for the City OF WilImar for
tn non. %1m'nation OF candidates for pub
FIFTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
We propose that Section Folty-four
(44) Of the said Charter of the said
City be amended to read as follows:
"ss: S1sel2aH n,5Ef no
freehOlder of the CITY and for the past
two years a resident and elector there
Of. He shall be elected by the council
each year or within one month there
after and he shall enter upon the per-
Torrance Of his duties at such time
as the council neil may direct. but ude all as
sessments shall be made as Of the date
provided, by che statutes Of Minnesota.
council, appoint such deputies as may
be required to enable him to property
perform the duties of his. office. and
He shall present the names Of such
deputies to the council for it's approval
at a regular meeting in April"
ment Is to change the time of residence
required of the assessor ), from five
years to two years. and to permit the
date than formerly IN order that he
may complete his work before the
SIXTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
tG1) Of the said charter Of the said
GltK pe to Pfaa IS ot
Sec: 81. The annual meeting OF the
council shall be held on the End Thurs
day after the a a,n7s, election of each
ut which meeting or within one month
thereafter. all appointive officers of
the city. whose selection is not other
pointed by the council, except that the
assessor shall be appointed at the time
provided in Sec. A hereof"
ncnt is to harmonic said Sec. GIL with
Sec. S, Sec. 6 aud Sec "A as amended
above in regard to assessor.
SEVENTH PROPOSED AMEND
MENT.
We propose that Section One Hun:
the said City be amended to read as
"s:G EX 5G5 n, AMP MP sEE a;g
when ordered by said board and ap-
proved by the council.'
ment Is to eliminate from said section
water pipes and water mains, as the
laying OF water pipes and water mains
Is provided for In Sec. 176, hereinafter
mentioned.
EIGHTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
We propose that Section, One Hun
dred Seventy-f1ve 175) of the said
charter Of the said City be amended to
read as follows:
"PROCEDURE FOR MAKING I'M
VEMENFS-GRANT. OF
w.. POWERS'' -.
'Sec. IT'S. The City sof Wi1lmar is
hereby authorized to- fill. excavate
grade. level. pave. re-pave. curb. wall
bridge. gravel. nlacadamize. sprinkle
plank. sweep or light any street. ave-
nue.. lane. alley or highway. and keen
the same in repair: also, to fill, exca-
vate. grade. improve, protect and Orna-
| rlent any park. public park, square or
ground; also. to construct. improve OF
ornament any park. boulevard or grass
| plat; also, to plant and protect shade
and ornamental trees along streets
| and avenues: also. to construct, lay. re.
| lay, and repair sidewalks. water pipes
and water mains. sewers. retaining
walls, CUTTERS. drains; and pipes fol-
surface water and private drains in
| over Or under any street. lane. alley OF
highway: also. to abate .nuisances; also
| to drain lowlands within the. city. wher
| they cons titutes a nuisance. and the
| whole Or any part Of such expense OF
| such Improvement may be subject te
| the provisions hereinafter contained
betrayed by an assessment upon the
real estate benefited thereby, in pro