The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-06-07

At a special meeting of the coun-
Gil held April %, 1924, the ques-
ton of paving was considered.
On May % the council favorably
considered petition to pave Main
street from the corner of Third
south to the north line of Fifth
street; Third street from Main
west to Oak street.
On June 4, another petition was
heard to extend the paving south
on Main from Fifth street to the
underground crossing. This was
acted upon favorably.
On July % the council awarded
the contract for the paving to the
Welsh Paving Corporation of
Minneapolis.
Before the contract was finished
it was decided to continue the paw
ing on Main street north from
Third street to the bridge. The
cost of the paving was assessed
against the abutting property ex-
cept the street intersections, which
the city paid for.
The type of paving selected was
the bithuletic or black top.
At the election in April, 1925,
G. D. Cass, AL. Salmond and Frank
Pangburn were elected aldermen.
Mr.. Wakefield became president
of the council.
In the 1926 election l.. w. Whit
and V. G. Wedge were the candi-
dates for mayor. Eight hundred
thirty-six votes were polled. Mr..
Whitson received 462 and MIR.
Wedge 373. B. F. Dubois was
reelected treasurer. The alder
men elected were C. r. Gray and
C. E. Bohall. G. d. Cass became
president of the council.
A special election was held July
6, 1926, to make changes in the
City Charter, the purpose of which
was to clarity and increase the
powers of the Water, Light and
Power Commission.
The purchase by the city of the
dam and water righats owned by
the Central MINI. Power & Milling
Co., was being considered, and the
Charter changes were necessary to
permit the Commission to purchase
the property for the city without
bond issue. The amendments
carried.
The people refused to become
excited over the 1927 election.
G. D. Cass and w. D. O'Gara were
elected aldermen without opposi-
ton. Mr.. Cass was retained as
president of the council.
In the 1928 election the Chief
of police was the bone of conten-
ton. Mayor Whitson reluctantly
consented to become a candidate
for reelection. He announced that
he would re-appoint Jos. Miller as
chief. Then trouble started. Emil
Dahlem filed for chief executive
and stated that he was after Mr..
Miller's political scalp. His can
didacy was not taken seriously.
He carried the First ward by a
snug majority but Whitson ran
away from him in the Second. Mr..
Whitson's majority was an even
100.
The terms of C. R. Gray and
C. E. Bohall as aldermen expired.
Neither were anxious to continue
in office, but they allowed their
names to be filed. Arthur j.
Weisner and Ralph Steffes We're
filed by the younger element of the
city. Charles Parks also filed. A
very heavy vote was pollej with
the following results:
G. R. Gray .............. 447
Arthur J. Weisner ........ 359
| Ralph SteffeS ............. Z41
C. E. Bohan ............. 342
Chas. Parks ...... "a
Mr.. Bohall had a slight majority
in the Second ward over Messers.
Weisner and Steffes, but his loss
in the First ward was his political
undoing.
When the council was re-organ-
lied C. D. Cass was retained as
council president. J. F. Cooper
was reelected city clerk, starting
his seth year in this capacity.
L. L. Kells was elected City
Attorney. Incidentally, Mr.. Kells
has served as the city's legal ad-
| ,,;,o- oo-@;-,,o,,,1,, n;ooo 1919