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Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council
of the. City of -Rochester,, Minn., March .1. 1961
Minutes of an adjourned regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
Minnesota, held in the City Hall, in said City, on March 1, 1961.
President Tingley called the meeting to order at 3:00 o'clock P. M.,'the following
members being present: President Tingley, Aldermen Morris, Stadler and Wilson. Absent: Gifford
Brooks and Wilkus.
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The Council then proceeded to the polling planes in the various precincts of the City
to inspect the register counters of the voting machines and to compare the number of votes
shown by such voting machines with the returns submitted by the Judges at the City Primary
Election held February 28, 1961. R
After making the canvass -of the voting machines the Council members returned to the
City Hall at 5:10 P. M. President Tingley -called the meeting to order, the following members
being present: President Tingley, Aldermen Brooks, Morris, Stadler and Wilson. Absent: Gifford
and Wilkus.
Alderman Stadler then introduced the following resolution canvassing eeturns forthe
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City Primary Election held on February 28, 1961:
"Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota:
That the following is a tabulated statement of the number of votes cast for each
person at the Primary Election held on the 28th day of February, A..D. 1961, in the City of
Rochester, as determined by said Common Council on the canvass of the returns.of the said
Primary Election made this 1st day of March, A. D. 1961, and that the said tabulated
statement is hereby declared to show the results of the said Primary Election:
Office lst Ward 2ndWard r ard 4th Wardt ar tWard
and Prec. No, Prec..No. Prec..Noo. Prec, No, Prec..No. Prec..No,
_.Names__ ..,;,__...1..__2_ .1__ 2. 1. 2_3_.:.1.,.2...3..._...1 _.2_-__,1__2_...3....aTotal
MAYOR
Robert W.+Daly 39 40 14 7 79 69 9 47 58 34 43 31 32 26 7 535
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Carl Hooper 93 95 34 10 108 94 6 59 79 62 45 44 109 23 11 872
(Alfred E. Roberts 50' 50 11 8 93 83 5 47 55 55 39 37 69 18 18 638
Alex P..Smekta
152
188
151
194
244
401
90
137
129
78
246
157
155
125
114
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CITY ASSESSOR
H. S. Patterson
58
69
22
10
114
69
7
67
88
57
37
44
80
-20
12
754
Marvin W..Price-
113
127
101
147
165
323
72
96
102
70
197
120
149
120
101
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Albert J.Tingley
161
179
85
62-
238
249
31
126
132
100
138
106
136
52
38
1833
! ALDERMAN -THIRD WARD
!i Charles C. Blake
181 186 12
379
Willard H. Knapp 124 96 14 234
James R..Wilson 211 352 84 647
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Be it further resolved by the said Common Council:
That Carl Hooper and Alex P..Smekta are hereby declared to be candidates for the Mayor
of the City of Rochester, Minnesota at the Charter Election to be held on March 14th, 1961.
That Marvin W. Price and Albert J._Tingley are hereby declared to be candidates for
City Assessor, of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, at the Charter Election tobe held on March-14th,
1961.
That Charles C. Blake and James R. Wilson are hereby declared to be candidates for the
Alderman"of the Third Ward of the City'of Rochester, Minnesota, at the Charter Election to be
held on March 14th, 1961.
Be it further resolved that the City Clerk of said City is hereby instructed to
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cause the names of the said persons to be printed as candidates for the respective offices
upon the official ballots at the coming Charter Election to be held on March 14th, 1961."
A motion was then made by Stadler, second by Wilson, that the said resolution be adopted as read,
and all present `voting in favor thereof, President Tingley declared the said resolution duly
passed and adopted.
The following claims were each read and upon motion by Wilson, second by Morris, the
same were approved and the Mayor and City Clerk were authoaized and directed to draw warrants
upon the City.Treasurer and make payments accordingly:
From the General.Fund: John Sutherland, $21.75; Marion Be DeMille, $21,75; Sylvia
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Ekman, $22.50; Mrs.Catherine Coleman, $22.10; Mrs.. Helena Hall, $22.10; Mabel C. Becker, $22.10;
Catherine Buske, '$22.30; Nell M. Cooke, $21.75§ Frances Morrison, $21.75; Rena Hicks, $21.75;
Augusta McGovern, $21.75; E. C.. Hargesheimer, $21.00; Ellen.J.. Olson, $21.00; Vera M. Engel,
$21.00; Alice M. Oleson, $21.00; Thelma Coon, $22.50; Ella Brown, $22.50; Irene Shea, $22.50;
Martha E. Tewes, $22.50; Esther Spring, $22.50; Amanda Sperling, $23.25; Mrs. Carrie Gross,
$17.25; Maude M..Finch, $23.25; Grace M. McPeak, $23.25; Paul F. Schmidt, $23J25; Mrs. Merle
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Schellin, $17.25; Marjorie M. Kempf, $21.00; Zora Delano, $21.00; Esther M. Bruce, $21.00;
Wray Eastlick, $24.00; Margaret Be Robertson, $22.50; Emma IB. Barden, $22.50; Angeline R.
Siegel; $22.50; Florence Campbell, $19.50; Helen A. Smith, $19.50; Marjorie Strauss, $19.50;
Walter Crandall, $21.00; Hester.Smith, $22:70; C.. Ross Taylor, $22.50; Maxine Schultz, $22.50; E.
J. Mulvihill, $22.50; Betty Jo Dorschner, $21,00; Bernice Niza $21.00; Iva Rolstad, $21.00;
Robert Trusty, $22..50; Nesabeth Forsyth, $21.00; Elsie A..Marsh $21.00; Laura Stoffer, $21.00;
David Fanning, $22.50; Wm. A. Johnson, $22.50; Olixe L. Tiede, $22.50; Mabel Ann Chapman,
$22.50; Helen Corfits, $22.50; Florence M. Buss, $22.50; Shirley Graham, $22.50; I. J. Renning,
$22.50; Agnes Tiede, $22.50; Ruth Mertz, $22,50; Lucille Boldt, $21.75;'Ihla L. Peterson,
$21.75; Marian Poshusta, $21.75,
Upon motion by Wilson, second by Stadler, the meeting was adjourned.
CiClerk