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ivan aye. and his honor the Mayor W.E. Hawkins voting aye. At this time the Clerk read before the Board a petition from the residents of the original townsite asking the Board to construct twelve culverts over certain roads through which a certain stream of water is flowing in said townsite, where upon after due consideration upon the part of the Board it was ordered that four culverts be ordered put in at once and that Street Commissioner Griffith be and is hereby instructed to investigate said condition* and make report to this Board at its next meeting as to the cost of said culverts so that the same can be considered further by this Board, the vote upon said resolution being as follows towit— Commissioners Curtiss, aye, Sullivan, aye, Smith, aye, and his honor the Mayor W.E. Hawkins voting aye. This being the time as by law provided for the counting of the votes of the last municipal election the Board proceeded to count the votes cast for Mayor and the four commissioners and found the following result towit:- For Mayor. W.E. Hawkins 407 John L. Bussell 231 For Commissioner First Class. W.H. Elwell 317 Floyd Francis 86 E.W. Griffith 231 For Commissioner second class N.J. Gildner 209 'O.D. Hicks 316 J.G. Larvey 106 For Commissioner Third class C.P. Ball 331 John B. Curtiss 168 James L. Pollock 132 For Commissioner Fourth Class James Kelly 89 Frank E. Matzdorf 277 E.E. Smith 262 Whereupon Motion of Commissioner Smith and seconded by Commissioner Curtiss and duly carried it was ordered by the Board that the Clerk of this Board be and is hereby instructed to issue certificates of election to the above named candidates receiving the highest number of votes as shown by the official returns of said election the vote on said resolution being as follows towit:- Commissioners, Curtiss, aye, Sullivan aye, Smith, aye, and his honor the Mayor W.E. Hawkins voting aye.