The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-31
City Election
Next Tuesday,
April 5th
Polls Will Open At $50 A. M.
will Close At 900
P. M.
OPPOSITION OFFERED
Charter Changes On Special
Ballot Printed
Below

Voters Of Sank Centre will go to
the polls next Tuesday, April 5th,
to elect q mayor, two councilmen,
q treasurer and to vote upon the
proposed amendments to the Char
ter. The polls will open at $50 q.
m, and will close at 900 p. m.
Voters in the first ward will vote
In the Armory and those OF the
second ward viii cast their ballots
in the fire room of the City Hall.
The division line of the two wards
is Third Street, running east and
west. with the first ward to the
north and the second ward to the
south.
Filing for the various offices was
closed Saturday, March 18th, with
the result that a selection Of two
candidates for mayor, four fer the
council and one candidate as treas
urer will be offered to the elector-
ate on the ballot. Those who have
filed are: Melvin F. Hintzen, and
DIR. G. +. wager, for mayor; Jos.
Dirnberger, D. A. Pangburn, DR.. r.
B. KettleweH and Otto Hedin, for
the council, and J. H. Hansen as
treasurer.
Melvin f. Hintzen is the present
incumbent as Mayor, and Jos. Dirn-
berger and d. A. Pangburn have
filed for reelection as aldermen. All
OF these men, through the past two
years, have given freely Of their
time to the increasing duties Of the
various offices. DR.. wager, DR.. Ket-
tlewell and MIR. Hedin are new in
city politics. All of the candidates
are men well qualified for the Of
fices they seek.
A special ballot will be Offered
for the proposed Charter changes.
upon which each amendment will
be printed separately. First upon
the ballot will appear Amendment
No. I, which includes all amend
ments and repeats necessary to
make possible the election Of a Wa
ter, Light & Power Commission
consisting Of five men. Each pro-
posed amendment and repeal will
follow In order.
The ballot has six amendments
and each must be voted upon sep
arately. Following each proposal,
at the extreme right of the
ballot, will appear two squares, one
for a Eyes, and one for mo" vote.
It will take three-fifths of the en-
tire vote cast at the election to
make the adoption of the new
Charter changes possible. A person
who fails to vote on the special bal
lot casts a definite no vote against
each and every one of the propos-
ed amendments.
The six amendments in order and
as they will appear on the ballot
are as follows:
Amendment shall sections 5,
6, 8 and SO of the City Charter be
changed and amended, and sections
"a and So of said Charter be repeal
ed, SO as to provide for the election
by the voters, and the functioning,
Of a Water, Light and Power Com
mission of five members?
Amendment 2-Shall section OF
the City Charter be amended to
provide for the payment of an an
nual salary Of $1O0 to the Mayor,
and the payment of an annual sal
ary of not to exceed 500 to each
Councilman?
Amendment 3-Shall section 80
Of the City Charter be amended so
as to provide for the approval ct
the City Treasurer's bonds by the
Council; the payment Of premiums
on such bonds by the City; and the
payment Of money by the City
Treasurer on order of the President
OF the Council and Clerk without
being accompanied by bill or
voucher.
Amendment 4-Shall the third
paragraph of section 81 Of the City
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