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The Board then proceeded to make a canvas of the vote cast at the General City Election held on the 5th day of May, 1929, for the election of a Mayor, and one City Commissioner of the First Class, and one City Commissioner of the Third Class, and to vote on the Sewer Bonds, the result of the said canvas was as follows: FOR MAYOR E. W. Cragin Las Vegas Precinct No. 1 188 " " No. 2 198 " " " No. 3 191 " " " No. 4 122 " " " No. 5 232 " " " No. 6 280 " " " No. 7 240 " " No. 8 121 " " " No. 9 162 Total 1734 L.B. Hansell Las Vegas Precinct No. 1 40 " " " No. 2 20 " " No. 3 20 " " " No. 4 20 " " " No. 5 27 " " " No. 6 36 " " " No. 7 28 " " " No. 8 19 " " No. 9 _______22_________Total 232 FOR COMMISSIONER FIRST CLASS Phil Bettelheim Las Vegas Precinct No. 1 39 " " " No. 2 139 " " " No. 3 23 " " " No. 4 18 " " " No. 5 39 " " " No. 6 42 " " " No. 7 47 " " " No. 8 22 " " " No. 9 23_________ Total 272 W. B. Mundy Las Vegas Precinct No. 1 181 " " " No. 2 199 " " " No. 3 183 " " " No. 4 123 " " " No. 5 217 " " " No. 6 269 " " " No. 7 219 " " " No. 8 117 " " " No. 9 163_________Total 1671 FOR COMMISSIONER THIRD CLASS W. C. German Las Vegas Precinct No. 1 172 Las Vegas Precinct No. 2 193 " " " No. 3 186 " " " No. 4 126 " " " No. 5 226 " " " No. 6 280 " " " No. 7 239 " " " No. 8 122 " " " No. 9 161 Total 1705 SEWER BONDS NO YES Las Vegas Precinct No. 1 133 60 " " " No. 2 52 126 " " " No. 3 51 138 " " " No. 4 43 71 " " " No. 5 149 84 " " " No. 6 198 95 " " " No. 7 151 76 " " " No. 8 77 44 " " " No. 9 111 43 Total 965 Total 737 Thereupon, it appearing to the Board that E.W. Cragin has received a plurality of all votes cast for the office of Mayor, it was therefore Resolved, on motion of Commissioner Thomas, seconded by Commissioner Hansell, that the said E.W.Cragin be and he is hereby declared to be the duly elected Mayor of the City of Las Vegas for the ensuing four years. and it was further Resolved that the City Clerk be and she is hereby directed to issue a certificate of election to the said E. W. Cragin. Vote on said motion was as follows: Commissioners Hansell and Thomas and His Honor the Mayor J.F. Hesse, voting Aye. Noes none.