Resolution 04751EWOLUTION XO. 4751
DECLARING RESTIT OF CGIZENEPdiL 10ITNICIPAL ELI-,_',CTIG!\T
WEREAS, a General Municipal Election was held in the City of Alameda on
Tuesday, Yarch 10, 1953, under and pursuant to the prow ikons of Article XIX of the
Charter of said City, for the purpose of electing officers to fill the Wfice of
Councilman, Auditor and Treasurer - and for the further purpose of submitting to
the qualified electors of said City the questions of amending the Charter of the
City of Alameda and also amending Ordinance No, 1079, New Series, known as the
Police and Fire Pension Ordinance, as set forth hereinafter:
Three (3) Councilmen on the Council of said City for three (3) full
terms, each term commencing at 8:00 o1clock P. M. on the third Tuesday
in April, 1953, and continuing for four (4) years thereafter, and until
a successor is elected and qualified.
One (1) Auditor of said City for a four (4) year term commencing
at 8:00 otclock P. M. on the third Tuesday in April, 1953, and contin-
uing for four (4) years thereafter, and until a successor is elected
and qualified.
One (1) Treasurer of said City for a four (4) year term cammens
-
ing at 8:00 o'clock P. M. on the 0drd Tuesday in April, 1953, and
continuing for four (4) years thereafter, and until a successor is
elected and qualified.
Proposition No. 1
Shall subdivision (a) of Section 12-2 of the Charter of the City
of Alameda be amended to provide that the Public Utilities Board shall.
have the power to contract for the purchase, for not to exceed ten,
years, of gas, electrical energy or such other public utility service
or commodity necessary for its operations, rather than for tLe five-
year period now permitted?
Proposition No. 2
Shall Ordinance No. 1079 New Series, known as the Police and Fire
Pension Ordinance, be amended to provide that warrants drawn against
the Pension Fund shall not require the signatures of two members of
the Pension Board, by amending subdivision 9 of Section 4 of said,
Ordinance Ito. 1079 New Series?
Proposition No. 3
Shall Ordinance No, 1079 New Series, known as the Folice and
Fire Pension Ordinance, be amended to provide that each unmarried,
motherless child of a deceased pensioner shall receive twenty per cent
(200 of the salary of the rank held by the pensioner at the time of
his retirement, until they shall attain the age of eighteen (1 8) years,
provided the aggregate amount paid such child or children shall in no
event exceed the amount of the pension; that if there be no such child
or children, then one-third (1/3) of the salary of the rank held by
the deceased pensioner at the time of his retirement shall be paid to
his dependent father and/or mother during the lifetime of such depend-
ent person or persons, by amending Sections 11 and 13 of said Ordinance
No. 1079 New Series?
WHEREAS, nominating petitions were duly and regularly presented to, and
filed in the office of, the City Clerk of the City cat' ,kiameda, in the time, form
and manner prescribed by the Charter of said City, not for said offices
the following persons, to -wit:
FOR TEE OFFICE OF COU'NCILT,,,,UyN:
Frank P. Osborn
Leland W. Sweeney
Robert G. Andrus
William E. Fitzgerald
William S. Godfrey
William M. EcCall
Irene L. Moresi
FOR THE OFFICE OF AUDITOR:
Bernard E. lost
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FOR THE OFFICE OF TREASURER:
Homer R. Dallas
WEREAS, said nominations were entered in a list, with the offices to be
filled, which list was certified to and filed in the time, form and manner required
by said Charter, 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 candidates and the measures
to be voted on, as the same were, by the Council of the City of Alameda, ordered to
be printed and appear on the ballot, was duly and regularly issued more than ten
(10) days before said election and w4s published twice in the official newspaper of
said City, the last publication thereof being more than five (5) days before the
date of said election; and.
WBEREAS, there were 128 election precincts within the City of Alameaa
fixed and established by resolution of the Council of said City and designated
and numbered consecutively fron-To. 1 to No. 128, inclusive - as the election pre-
cincts for holding the aforesaid. Genu-7al_Municipal Election of the City of Alameda;
and
AVEREAS, 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.
voter of the City of Alameda within the time and in the manner provided by law and
such mailing was completed at least 10 whole days preceding the date of said elec-
tion; and
WEEREAS, 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
WEEREAS, 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 Genepal Municipal Election as required by law, and being fully
advised in the premises, and having the returns of said canvass before it;
NOW, THEWFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, DETERMINED ANDDECLARED BY THni
COUNCIL OF' THE CITY' OF ALAREDA 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 Eiven at each precinct to each of the afore-
said candidates and propositions was as follows:
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICES OF
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23
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64
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20
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44
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32
38
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82
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43
58
41
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72
67
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27
40
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46
92
91
10
59
67
33
16
40
27
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83
5
11
40
67
17
24
51
25
37
79
79
12
48
63
20
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77
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50
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PRECINCT
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50
31
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28
11
62
18
41
34
32
29
12
49
30
4.5
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27
13
59
26
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34
66
20
14
55
25
45
30
57
22
15
62
21
59
25
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20
16
36
25
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35
40
25
17
517
43
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42
18
41
28
35
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45
25
19
46
27
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54
20
20
42
36
39
34
48
25
21
58
28
51
35
60
26
22
53
26
40
40
49
32
23
70
20
50
33
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25
24
64
19
33
48
56
27
25
40
32
27
41
49
25
26
57
1.5
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48
24
27
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32
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28
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25
37
27
40
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29
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33
24
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26
27
26
26
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16
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27
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39
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66
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40
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68
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58
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59
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55
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62
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71
57
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72
79
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68
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73
51
22
46
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53
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74
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25
31
26
40
15
75
26
17
17
23
28
15
76
41
22
36
46
17
77
30
16
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10
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PRECINCT
NO. 3.
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2
ABSENTEE VOTT
Frank P. Osborn
6
Leland W. Sweeney
14
Robert G. Andrus
2
Will iam E.Fitzgerald
William S. Godfrey
6
William Td.hlcCall
6
Irene L. Moresi
6
Bernard E. Jost
Homer R. Dallas
Proposition No. 1
Proposition No. 2
Proposition No. 3
ABSENTEE VOTE
Yes
No
6
Yes
-7
No
6
Yes
10
No
2
(3) That the whole number of votes cast in the City of Alameda at said
election was 8,495.
(4) That the total numler of votes cast in the City of.hlameda. at said
election for each of the aforesaid candidates for the office of Councilmen of said
City was as follows:
Frank P. Osborn,
a 4
Leland W.
Sweeney
4 272
Robert G.
Andrus
?22069
William E.
Fitzgerald
William S.
Godfrey
%illiam M.
McCall
--3-17Q3
Irene L. Moresi
_j ,104
(5) That the total number of votes cast in the City of Alameda at said
election for each of the aforesaid candidates for the offices of Auditor and
Treasurer of said City was as follows:
Bernard E. Jost
Homer R. Dallas _6�882
(6) That the total number of votes cast in the City of Alameda at said
election for each of the aforesaid propositions was as follows:
Proposition Uo. 1
Proposition No. 2
Proposition No, 3
Yes
Yes __j,j2j__
Ye's LL20_9j_
NO- 1-5 a-—
_-2-Ohn
NoQ2_
UL_
N0 jaL8L_
NOW$ T111FLIFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMIOlD AIU DOCLARED that the aforesaid
Leland W. Sweeney, William 1. McCall and Irene L. Moresi, having received the three
highest numbers 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 mem-
bers of the Council of the City of Alameda, each for a term beginning at 8:00
o'clock P. M., on the third Tuesday in April, 1953, and continuing for four (4)
years and until a succossor is elected and qualified;
BE IT .j5'U'RTI-E,R RESOLUD AND DECLARED that the aforesaid Beniard E. Tost
and Homer R. Dallas, having each received the highest niunber of votes cast for
the offices of Auditor and Treasurer, respectively, were, and they are hereby de-
clared to be, duly and regularly elected to the of of Auditor and Treasurer,
respectively, of the City of Alameda for terms beginnino at 8:00 otclock P. M4
on the third Tuesday in April, 1953, and continuing for four (4) years thereafter
and until a successor is elected and qualified;
BE, IT FURIIITIER RESOLVED AND DECIARED that the aa" o7esaid propositions,
having each received a n0jority of the number of votes cast, were, and they are
hereby declared to be, duly and regularly adopted by vote of the people.
E
I, the unitersigned, hereby,certify that the foregoinS Resolution was duly
and regularly, introduced and adopted by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular
meeting assembled on the 17th day of March, 1953, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Anderson, Wanscheid, Sweeney and President Osborn, (4).
NOES: None.
AESENT: Ccru ncilRan Jones, (1).
IN 1VITNESS Vff!E1?,1E,'0F9 I have hereunto set ny, and and affixed the official
seal of said City this 18th day of March, 1953.
SHIRLEY H. TENNIER
City Clerk of the City of Alameda
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
"Resolution No. 47515 DECLARING BESUIT OF GEME1010 FUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN THE
CITY 01F ALATqEllk CTT W1011 10, 1953", introduced and adopted by the Council on the
17th day of March, 1953.
city Clerkthe City of Alameda