Resolution 02342RESOLUTION NO. 2342
DECLARING RESULT OF GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN T
CITY OF ALAMEDA ON MARCH 14, 1939
WHEREAS, a general municipal election was held in the city of Alameda
March 14, 1939, under and pursuant to the provisions of Article XIX of th(
said City, for the purpose of electing officers to fill the office of COIL
for terms as follows:
Two (2) Councilmen an the Council of said City, for two (2) full
each term commencing at 8:00 &clock p.m. on the third Tuesday in
and continuing for four years thereafter and until a successor is
qualified;
and
WHEREAS, nominating petitions were duly and regularly presented to,
the office of, the City Clerk of the City of Alameda in the time, form an
scribed by the Charter of said City, nominating for said offices the folk
to-wit:
William R. Calciftt
Rix Maurer
Walter J. Seaborn
Henry A. Weichhart
and
WHEREAS, said nominations were entered in a list, with the offices tc
which list was certified to ih the time, for and manner required by said
whereupon an election proclamation signed by the Mayor of the City of Alameda and
attested by the City Clerk and containing a statement of the time of the election, the
offices to be filled, the names of the candtttes and the proposition to be voted on,
as the same was by the Council of the City of Alameda ordered to be printed and appear
on the ballot, was duly and regularly issued more than 10 days before said election
and was published twice in the official newspaper of said City, the last publication
thereof being more than 5 days before the date of said election; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Alameaa, being the legislative body of said
City, on its own motion and without a petition therefor, by its resolution No. 2331
duly passed on February 14, 1939, ordered submitted, and there was submitted, to the
electors of said City at said general municipal election, a proposition for the
adoption of an ordinance entitled:
"Ordinance No. 681 New Series
AN ORDIMUICE GrUdITINO AIM CONVEYING TO TEE UNITED STATES
OE AMERICA, FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES, AND FOR A NOMINAL
CONSIDERATION OF ONE DOLLAR, ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE AND
INTEREST OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA IN AND TO CERTAIN TIDE AND
SUDNERGED LANDS SITUATED ON GOVERNNENT ISLAND IN BROOKLYN
BASIN, SOMETIMES KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS THE ESTUARY OF
SAN ANTONIO; SAVING AND RESERVING TO SAID CITY CERTAIN
EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY THEREIN; AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF A DEED OF GRANT CONVEYING SAID LANDS"
which ordinance is fully set forth in said resolution and hereby referred to and made
a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, the statement of the proposition for the adoption of the aforesaid ordi-
nance was by the said Council ordered to be, and was, printed on the ballot used et
said general municipal election, as follows:
"PROPOSITION NO. 1
SHALL TUE ORDINANCE NO, 681, New Series, entitled and
being: "An ordinance granting and conveying to the United
States of America, for public purposes, and for a nominal .0
consideration of One Dollar, all the right, title and ,YES. .
interest of the City of Alameda in and to certain tide and .
submerged lands situated on Government Island in Brooklyn .
Basin, sometimes known and designated as the Estuary of San .
Antonio; saving and reserving to said City certain easements .NO . .
and rights of way therein; and authorizing the execution of
a deed of grant conveying said lands", BE ADOPTED?
and
WHEREAS, there were 92 election precincts within the City of Alameda, designated
and numbered consecutively from 1 to 92 inclusive, as the election precincts for holding
the foresaid general municipal election, said precincts being the same as were designated,
fixed and established, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda, State of
California, as the election precincts for holding general state and county elections;
and
WHEREAS, all of the ballots used for said election were prepared, as to form and
contents, as prescribed by law, and a sample ballot was mailed to each registered
elector of the City of Alameda more than 10 whole days preceeding the date of said
election; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk of the City of Alameda caused the aforesaid proposed ord-
inance to be printed and a copy thereof, enclosed in an envolope with said sample ballot,
to be mailed to each voter at least 10 days prior to said election, and
WHEREAS, the officers of election for said election were duly appointed and qualified,
and all election supplies furnished and election booths provided for each precinct as
provided by law, and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Alameda at this, its next regular meeting
following said election, has met and fully canvassed the returns of the votes cast at
said general municipal election as required by law, and being fully advised in the premis
and hav ing the returns of said canvass before it,
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND DECLARED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ALWEDA and said Council finds, as follows:
(1) That said general municipal election was held and conducted, and the votes cast
thereat received and canvassed, and the returns thereof ascertained, determined and
declared, in all respects and particulars in the time, form and manner provided by law.
(2) That the number of votes given at each precinct to each of the aforesaid candi-
dates, and for and against said proposition, was as follows:
PROPOSITION
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN NO. 1
PRECINCT CALCUTI MAURER SEABORN WEIOHII4RT YES NO
1 30 13 26 15 35 9
2 51 45 43 48 84 12
3 53 38 50 42 81 9
4 30 32 21 40 52 9
5 29 38 33 46 64 7
6 29 47 24 50 61 13
7 31 40 29 38 62 13
8 27 60 19 57 71 6
9 26 58 29 63 68 20
10 26 64 27 62 78 14
11 30 42 23 42 53 12
12 32 61 26 64 71 15
13 38 42 37 43 67 10
14 61 37 57 45 81 15
15 44 33 47 26 59 15
16 38 45 36 44 72 7
17 61 47 57 45 98 15
18 53 38 39 49 73 15
19 48 37 33 44 79 3
20 40 48 43 51 73 16
21 43 42 34 52 76 t
22 70 41 65 45 82 24
23 46 29 41 26 62 7
24 39 32 41 35 60 16
25 46 36 40 42 67 15
26 46 24 41 34 53 17
2 32 36 28 40 65' 6
28 29 45 22 55 71 5
29 52 45 40 48 66 23
3o 37 37 31 42 61 12
31 24 32 22 35 48 8
32 38 31 33 42 58 7
33 41 26 32 24 54 7
34 45 21 34 28 52 12
35 5o 49 39 53 82 13
36 70 73 60 33 65 22
37 48 32 34 35 66 12
38 47 44 41 49 79 10
39 30 37 28 38 59 9
40 2Q 43 19 44 57 5
41 57 44 44 48 87 9
42 59 3o 53 38 8o 8
43 43 49 41 51 68 20
44 33 69 21 74 83 14
45 32 37 32 43 57 9
46 40 38 42 44 62 14
37 25 34 25 51 8
48 31 24 27 24 45 10
49 41 28 39 20 53 8
50 34 24 25 33 44 11
51 35 26 33 29 56 4
52 54 33 44 35 74 9
53 40 36 33 37 63 9
54 35 45 35 44 63 16
55 42 37 36 40 65 9
56 24 49 25 50 65 8
57 28 42 22 49 50 16
58 30 58 22 57 74 7
59 41 52 33 55 74 22
60 24 74 23 80 76 22
61 40 64 35 61 73 20
62 37 3o 3o 3 8 58 11
63 32 32 35 33 46 11
64 29 37 25 43 56 10
65 45 33 37 42 60 16
66 40 35 41 29 61 15
67 37 23 36 30 57 8
68 38 41 33' 37 64 11,
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE OF COUNCILMLN
PRECINCT CALCUTT MAURER SEABORN lEICHHART YES NO
69 19 37 15 43 42 12
70 23 29 24 41 51 5
71 20 80 21 80 78 19
72 23 52 23 55 62 16
73 32 47 28 56 69 11
74 44 52 34 61 87 11
75 47 41 38 43 82 3
76 29 31 25 36 52 8
77 30 46 25 47 58 15
78 29 35 33 33 58 10
79 31 27 24 30 50 6
80 22 29 17 34 45 6
21 24 27 23 51 41 12
82 19 26 18 22 45 1
83 16 27 14 29 37 4
84 21 22 28 20 46 2
85 39 40 52 51 80 15
86 24 57 27 60 62 16
87 26 30 29 39 55 10
88 19 44 27 51 60 11
89 33 25 38 29 51 11
90 38 40 43 45 75 11
91 43 33 49 32 72 6
92 _32 52 41 59 82 11
Totals 3392 3619 3056 3937 5878 1036
PROPOSITICN
NO. 1
Scattering One
ABSENTEE VOTE
William R. Calcutt 1
Rix Nourer 6
Walter T. Seaborn 0
Henry A. Weichhart 7
On Proposition No. 1:
Yes
No
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(3) That the whole number of votes cast in the City of Alameda at said election
was 7197.
(4) That the total number of votes caat in the City of Alameda at said election
for each of the aforesaid c andidates for the office of Councilman of said City was as
follows:
William R. Calcutt 3392
Rix Maurer 3619
Walter T. Seaborn 3056
Henry A. Weichhart 3937
(5) That the total number of votes cast in the City of Alameda at said election
for and against said Proposition No. 1 was 6914.
(6) That the total number of votes cast in the City of Alameda in favor of the
adoption of said proposition was 5878.
(7) That the total number of votes cast in the City of Alameda against the
adoption of said proposition was 1036.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND DECLARED that the aforesaid Rix
Maurer and Henry A. Weichhart, having received respectively the highest number of
votes cast for the office of Councilman, were, and are hereby declared to be, duly
and regularly elected to the office of Councilman and as members of the Council
of the City of Alameda, each for a term beginning at 8 o'clock p.m. on the third
Tuesday in April, 1939, and continuing for 4 years thereafter and until his successor
is elected and qualified.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, DETERMINED 4211) DECLARED that the proposition for the
adoption of the aforesaid Ordinance No. 681 New Series received a majority of the
votes cast thereon at such election, that a majority of the qualified electors voting
on said proposed ordinance voted in favor thereof, and that said ordinance was, and
is hereby declared, duly enacted and adopted and shall go into effect 10 days from
this date,
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly
and regularly introduced and adopted by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular
meeting assembled on the 21st day of March, 1939, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Carrington, Maurer, Morris and President Weichhart,(4).
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Councilman Godfrey,(1).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of said City this 22nd day of March, 1939.
(SEAL)
D. ELVER DYER
City Clerk of the City of Alameda
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of "Resolution
No 2342, DECLARING RESULT OF GENERAL MDEICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF ALAMEDA
ON MARCH 14, 193 9", introduced and adopted by the Council on the 21st day of March,
1939.
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City Clerof--the d.ity of Alameda.
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