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Show Election Returns Canvassed By City Council The first order of business considered con-sidered by the city council which convened in regular session last Saturday night was the canvassing of the ballots cast at the municipal munici-pal election held November 7th, and the . candidates proclaimed elected Tuesday night of the election, elec-tion, were officially declared elected elec-ted by the council: Mayor William S. Storrs. Four-year Councilman Albert Tre-gaskis. Tre-gaskis. Two-year Councilman Bert Chris-tensen. Chris-tensen. Two-year Councilman Orval C. Mercer. Two-year Councilman F. Rulon Nicholes. City Recorder Thomas A. Barratt. City Treasurer Mary J. Cunningham. Cunning-ham. A few changes in ' the official totals were made as a result of a careful check of the ballots. The total, 680, polled by Albert Trsgas-kis Trsgas-kis as stated last week was increased in-creased by 16, giving him a total of 696. N. A. Wing, the Republican Republi-can candidate, lost 18 votes in the check, his official total being 614 instead of 632. There was but a difference of one or two votes on the two-year councilmen. Mrs. Cun- ningham's total was increased by 10, the official total being 672. The mayor and recorder candidates' votes checked as before. The election bills were allowed and the recorder was instructed to make payment of these bills as submitted after the county had remitted re-mitted their share of the portion as agreed upon. A report was made of the council coun-cil and recorder's attendance at a beet growers meeting held in Provo recently. Inasmuch as the citizens of this community are votally interested in-terested in this subject, Recorder Barratt was instructed to send a , telegram to President Roosevelt ask- ing that he urge Secretary Wallace , to sign the stabilization bill. Report was made that the D. & R. G. railroad officials were having permanent repairs made on the crossing on Second South Street near the John Jones property, and a tarvia composition was being laid. The street committee was instructed instruc-ted to confer with the State Road commission and the Salt Lake & Utah R. R. Co. officials relative toj the repair of the Orem tracks! through Main street. The bridge near the Sam Dean Jr. property is now completed according ac-cording to the report by the street supervisor, and a real improvement has been effected. Mrs. Ora Chipman, chairman of the Red Cross work in this community, com-munity, met with the council to talk over with them the drive which is under way this week. The council coun-cil assured Mrs. Chipman their whole hearted support and made the councilmen coun-cilmen from each ward responsible for the drive conducted in each ward. Mrs. Chipman pointed out that although the subscribed membership mem-bership "last year in this community commun-ity was limited, the community has actually received about forty times the amount paid here for membership member-ship dues. o |
