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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. American 10/14/1948C. P. American • ~ ~ S Pf ~I q ~ l: ~LE~fi101~~ ~r ~~: ~f0 ~ ~ H EIR T ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :lio If1. 1i~ : ~' : y 1117 1 ',ti ;he I _ tl ik- tle ^y ~ At a'special meeting_of.the city ~eouticil held l Iic to ast: evening a resohi- 'tion was adopted to place th s~ I rt- it e_gues- ~tion of,amending the city charter ~to p~~ovide for a change in th t J. ~ e erm Iof office of city officials on the si I- ballot at the emning election The y aaL . lcharter now provides t!:at the term I ins :Jc- ~ of office of all city officials shall ba for two years ~ ~ ~ ; . I h ~ Jis t I as long been felt that the idea C it. of electing all of the city officers ~E pv every two -}-ears yeas not a good f ~ p a one. Under the present system it I . -lf is easily possible to elect arc entirel i R ed y ~new and inexperienced cumplement lP ce of city officials, with not a ratan -in us ~office who has had crap prceious -- th experience in handling cite affairs as (under our cite charter. cr tee Ore- , ng lgon la~4s. Ia: of ~ The new k!a» kill l;rm'ide fur ; ti ve the election this }'e.=r of the usual u. six councilmen, thrrr uC ~~~!.um will C re hold office fer hco rear.: ;,qci tart~.e ~for f • •y i;l. om years. These elected a•~il ea I$raw lots tS is }•ear as to e~ho sisal; I ~;l iserve the hco-or q.~ur~~~~:::~ trrrn. i~~ of At the next election taco >~~:~~< [rum ( Sc now (and at al] elections tlu•ro:utcr) ~ only three counclmen •.cill !-r ,~ chosen, leaving three Lolduvers. , "'T'hus-there will ahcay~s be ttu•ce • L ce t:e men on the council ~ci:n kno~s the S ropes. No change w,..; made in the L is. • terms of office of the n~,:n~,n' cr ciky ~ iV "t recorder. A re. • According to latest advicrs nomi- '~ - Hating petitions hate been filed fur i °' the following canciidetes for city '''~ he councilmen: John Capp. Raymoatd ~~~ 1;ckadhl, E. lt. Yocum and Al Set- lP Hess. Petitions arc uut for Roy P ac belly, H. M. Dorland. Don• Faber A of ` j . and Wm. Ciabb, but these have trot I c ` as ,yet been formally. filed. Alo t~ '~~ we are infoa~tned that ~it petition 9tas a been completed nominating 1;. E'. t rag Scott as mayor, but that he has not a •ts as yet signed his certificate of p y- acAeptance so tt,e petition n,ay be I n filed. Also the petition nominating . n -1 Arden. I3TYitcham for recorder is on Ip ~g• file. AlL.nomi~ating petitions must ~t. I he filed witli the city reeordar not b r- less than five clays prior to Nuvem- ~t se ber-•2. _ Js ale - --