12-12-1921 MinutesCOi!4MISSION.HRS PROC_3EDINGS
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ll ;CE1!BER 123, 1921.
Board of Commissioners met in regular session, Ivon-
day, December 12th, 1921. 1,.�eeting was called to order
by Mayor Dyar, the roll was called and Commissioners Camp-
bell, Dyar and Hargett and city Attorney Buzick responded.
The minutes of the regular meeting of December 5th,
1:;21, and the special called meeting of December 8th, 19211
were read and approved as read.
The following resolution was introduced for first
reading: "Designating City Depositories".
On motion of Co-mmiss ioner Campbell same was referred
to the Board of Commissioners.
The following ordinance was introduced for first
reading entitled: "An ordinance providing for the con-
demning and removal of certain buildings and structures
in the City of Salina, Kansas."
On motion of Commissioner Hargett same was referred
to the Board of Commissioners.
City Clerk made a report on the recall petitions
filed December 2nd, 1921, as follows:
OFFI"LE OF THE CITY CLERK )
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CITY 0 _i'' SALINA, KANSAS )
V!HERE:IS, there was heretofore and on the 2nd day
of December, 19211, filed with me the City Clerk of Salina,
KRnsas, and in my office as such, certain petitions pray-
ing that the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
call an election for the purpose of electing successors
to the offices of Commissioners of said City now held by
Jas. S. Hargett and F. S. Dyar, and
`THEREAs, I have carefully examined said petitions
and in regard to the petitions so filed praying for the
calling of an election to vote for a successor to the office
now held by said Jas. S. Hargett, and find that said pe-
titions have begn signed by 381 'persons, who are electors
of the City of alina, Kansas, and entitled to vote for
a successor to the present incumbent of said office; and
have examined the petitions filed praying for the calling
of an election to vote for a successor to the office of
Commissioner now held by F. S. Dyar and find that said
petitions have been sunned by 399 electors of the City
of alina, entitled to vote for a successor to the office
of Commissioner now held by said F. S. Dyar, and
':IHEREAS, Section 1473 of the General Statutes of
Kansas 1915, provides that any petition so filed and ask-
ing for the calling of such special election as above men-
tioned shall be signed by twnety-five (25j�)) per centum of
the entire vote for all candidates for office of iaayor at
the last preceding General Municipal Election, and
'N {REAS, the City of Salina is a City of the first
class having the Commission-14anager form of government,
as provided by Chapter 86 of the Laws of -ansas for 1917,
and is governed by a Board of three Commissioners, none
of whom are elected by the electors of said City as Mayor
and ,
WHEREAS, by reason thereof at the last preceding
General Municipal Election held in the City of Salina in
1921, no Mayor was elected, and
f'HE'RE-.S, the Attorney General of the State of Kansas,
and on the 8th day of December, 1921, rendered to the of-
ficers of the City of Salina, an opinion to the effect that
because of the non -election of any ?Mayor of said City at
the lastlreceding General Municipal Election it is impos-
sible to make any determiniation as to the number of signers
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required upon the recall petitions heretofore mentioned,
and impossible by reason thereof to determine in any manner
the sufficiency or insufficiency of the same.
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TH-Ii-R4'FORE, I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the
j City of Salina, Kansas, find it impossible to make any de-
termination as to the sufficiency or insufficiency of said
petitions, or either of them, or to make or file any certi-
ficate as to the sufficiency or insufficiency of the same.
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(Signed) Chas. E. Banker,
City Clerk
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j A communication was received from C. 'I. Burch, re-
presenting; The "'alina v'later works Company, with reference
to various grater extensions.
Commissioher Hargett moved that the Commissioners meet
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the representatives of the Salina "eater 7orks Company in a
Conference as soon as agreeable to said Company.
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Commissioner Campbell moved that the Commissioners
extend a vote of thanks to Chas. A.. AMorrison of The Inter-
national harvester Company for the use of their truck, to
replace the fire truck that was temporarily placed out of
commission.
n request was received from The Salvation fumy for
permission to locate booths on Santa Fe_venue for the col -
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lection of Christmas funds.
On motion of Commissioner Campbell, permission was
granted.
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City Engineer was instructed to prepare plans and
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specifications for drainage sewer in the alley t^rest of
Ninth Street from Harsh to Hamilton, a distance of about
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450 feet.
On motion of Commissioner Campbell, -Board of Commis-
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sioners adjourned.
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