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Canvassing the Results cif the Spee iai ;
•..', a Election held on•' February 24, 1 970,
and Declaring the results 'of Said'
Election
WHER A , ci.� the 24th day, of February,, 9700 a - special ,
election'was h6l'd' in and for the. Fifth .hard of 'the City of'
kvanston# Cook County,, I11inois f for the purpose of alerting
an alderman for said ward to fill the unexpired' term -of •the
later Fugefte Beck $ land
F i::'WH REA i-aid4 616ction` has, been Je lled and held, and
notice of',.sa.id.�electton- was -given as required by last by publi.;
cation` of the native of said election in thavanste?n rie*ievr#
being, a t secular newspaper "pubs is o , itz stirs of q nera.'l circulation
throughout the said City of Evati�tong arid' that ..the ,fudges ,of.
election' were, duly qualified voters of the precinct in which they
€y ser.ved, and had I resided in said .precinct for th-e ' time required by
Jaw and the said judges `before entering 'upon their dories were
duly comMi.ss ones as required 'by law, any ' that-1the returns of
said , election have been , fi ed with the -City, -Clerk of- the City of
Evanston -and. r i. that a duly eppointed"tottee of the C:It°Y C6uncirl
of th6..Ci.ty • of'• Evanston.has ek6miried the returns -of` $'aid. election. .
and has reported- the results of its examinat.io*n to the City Goun-
cil,. and the t�ity'Cougoil of the City of .Evanston has examined_ the
returns.of said Election Andi.s familiar therewi.thi
NOY40 THEREFORE, . P' IT RESOLVED W THE. CITY C OUNCIL' -OF
THE CITY C EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, .1LLIN01S:
} SECTIONA., That the City - Ccuriil ref the .C.ty
of Evanston does'. f3.,�td' that °the
Sped"-)_ .Elections: held ;on the 24th d"ay of. February,, 1,9709 'was
duly. aa],1ed 'and 'heldin all respects as •provided by l.aw'and as
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provided, in the ordinance calling said e lecta vn, and by publ i-�
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catisah-.cif notice a� aforesaid that ba�lc+�s were, furnish6d in
Sufficient numbers ' at ,all .times during said. eldcti.on and that _
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the ballots used were in. all respects ^as x'e.qtiired by law; .that
• the Judges cif sa' icf election were duly qualified and gave •Oath
of office and did `conduct said . election as required that'..,
4J .by ;law3
the returns of.said election have been filed with*the City Clerk -
-of,
of t;1Q. City -of • Evansta.n` and are now before the' City Co'uncii of
the City of Evanston and' gave been examined by `the' City' Council..-,'
SECTION 21 That the City Council of` the
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' City of Evanston finds from,
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the returns of said election that the -fol.lowin' vo+4a$ were
'past -for the candidates indicated:.
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REPORT OF CANVASSING COMMITTEE
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
The undersigned, having been duly appointed at the regular meeting of the
City Council held February 23, 1970, to canvass the vote in the Special Election
held February 24, 1970 for the purpose of electing an Alderman for the Fifth Ward
for the unexpired term of Alderman Eugene Beck, Deceased, reports that it has
canvassed the vote with respect to said election and-weports the results as follows:
PRECINCTS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th loth llth 12th TOTAL
Total
Applications 89 150 94 194 183 173 89 85 119 70 44 128 1423
FOR ALDERMAN:
Roosevelt M.
Alexander 30 43 60 109 113 104 50 4 48 23 20 90 694
Arthur C.
• Carney 4 89 5 - - 1 1 70 58 35 16 4 283
James A.
Hutchison 55 17 26 32 59 61 35 9 8 12 8 32 404
Edgar L.
Webb - - - - - - 1 - 4 - - - 5
Your Committee, therefore, finds that Roosevelt M. Alexander, having received
the highest number of votes cast, is duly and legally elected to the office of
Alderman of the Fifth Ward to fill a vacancy created by the death of Eugene Beck.
The Canvassing Committee submits the foregoing report as a complete return
and canvass of the results of the Special Election held in the Fifth Ward of the
City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, on Tuesday, February 24, 1970, and recommends
that said report, as submitted, be approved and made a part of the records of this
Council.
Submitted: /s/ Michael E. Schiltz
March 2, 1970 Alderman Michael E. Schiltz, Chairman
/s/ Joan Webster Connor
Alderman Joan W. Connor
/s/ Thomas H. Brinkmann
Alderman Thomas H. Brinkmann
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SECTION.J That by= reasofi of said vote,
�.~ the City Council -hereby declares
the'•resul-t of. said -election to be as follows -.-
That ROOSEVELT M. ALEXANDER has bean. duly :elected
alderman of th6 Fifth Ward- to, fill the unexpired 'term of , the
late Eimene Beck.
5ECTI.QN '4:. That .this resblu•t on sha1.1 ,be
In full farce •and effect from
and after; i't5 -passage and approval as provided by' law.
AYES : ,
Passed and approved this: da�r+ Qf t4ach", 197�i. f
/s/ Craig J. Cain
tYOr Pro Tem
ATTEI) T'. '` y
/s / ' Maiirice_' F. 'Brown'
-' '' Gity" Clem