#155 05-13-58 Special Election Public Utilities Commission AbolishedResolution No. 155
May 13, 1958
Member Scherer then introduced the following resolution and MOVED its
adoption:
RESOLUTION DIRECTING SPECIAL
ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION SHALL BE ABOLISHED
BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley,
as follows:
1. It is hereby found and determined that it is necessary and ex-
pedient for an election to be held on the question of transfer to the Council
of the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities (water) over the water supply
system of the Village previously placed under its jurisdiction.
2. The proposition of the abolition of said commission and the transfer
of its jurisdiction over the water supply system of the Village, as set forth
in the form of ballot prescribed below, shall be submitted to the voters at
a special election which is hereby called and directed to be held on Monday,
the 16th day of June, 1958, between the hours of 7:00 o'clock A.M. and 8:00
o*clock P. M. Said election shall be held at the regular polling places
within each of the election districts heretofore established and the judges
of election appointed to serve in connection with a special election on the
issuance of park system bonds to be held on the same date shall be and act
as judges for said election.
3. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice
of said election to be posted at each polling places and at least three other
public and conspicuous places within each election district not less than ten
days before said election and cause said notice to be published in the Suburban
Press not less than seven days before said date, which notice shall be in sub-
stantially the following form:
NOTICE OF SPECIAL VILLAGE
ELECTION ON ABOLITION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES (WATER)
COMMISSION, VILLAGE OF GOLDIN VALLEY, MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a special election will be held in and for
the Village of Golden Valley, Minnesota, on Monday, the 16th day of June, 1958,
between the hours of 7:00 otclock A.M. and 8:00 o'clock P.M., at which the
following proposition will be submitted to the voters of the Village:
Shall jurisdiction over the Village water supply system be
transferr_cd from the public utilities (water) commission
to the Council?
All registered and qualified voters of ,the Village are entitled to vote
at said election within the respective election districts in which they reside,
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Resolution No. 155 (continued) May 13, 1958
as heretofore established for municipal elections, and the polling place
within each of said election districts will be as follows:
Election District Polling Place
No. 1 Noble School
2600 Noble Avenue
No. 2 St. Margaret Mary's School
2225 Zenith Avenue North
No. 3 Fire Station NQ. 2
1000 Lilac Drive North
No. 4 Meadowbrook School
Turner*s Crossroad and
Glenwood Avenue
No. 5 Village Hall
7830 Sixth Avenue North
No. 6 Co-operative Seed Exchange
8140 Sixth Avenue North
Dated May 13, 1958.
BY ORDER OF THE VILLAGE.COUNCIL
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R goer`- . Ulstad, Village Clerk
4. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause
official ballots to be prepared for said election and to be distributed to
the judges at each of said polling places. Said ballot shall be printed in
black ink on lavender paper, if paper of such color is obtainable, and the
face thereof shall read as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
SPECIAL ELECTION
VILLAGE OF GOLDEN VALLEY, MINNESOTA
JUNE 169, 1958
VOTE ON THE FOLI.OWING QUESTION:
SHALL JURISDICTION OVER THE VILLAGE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM BE
TRANSFERRED FROM TTE PUBLIC UTILITIES (WATER) COMMISSION
TO THE: COUNCIL?
YES.....
NO
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Resolution No. 155 (continued)
May 13, 1958
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: IF YOU WISH TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF
THE ABOVE PROPOSITION, MARK A CROSS (X) IN THE SQUARE OPPOSITE
THE WORD '"YES" IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SUCH PROPOSITION. IF YOU
WISH TO VOTE AGAINST THE PROPOSITION, MARK A CROSS W IN THE
SQUARE OPPOSITE THE WORD "NO" IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ITI_' PROPOSITION.
On the back of each ballot there should be printed the words "OFFICIAL
BALLOT", the date of election, the facsimile signature of the Village
Clerk and lines for the initials of three judges.
5. The Commissioner of Registration shall accept registrations of
voters until the 20th day prior to said election and shall then complete
the election register for each district and deliver the register to the
judges for the respective districts on the day preceding said election.
The Village Clerk shall also provide the election judges with suitable
tally sheets, forms for official returns, ballot boxes and other necessary
supplies for the conduct of said election. Said election shall be held
and conducted in the manner prescribed by law, and the judges shall record
opposite the name and address of each registered voter appearing in the
election registers the words "voted" or"not Voted" as the case may be, and
any challenge, affidavit or other information as may be required.
The judges at each polling place upon the closing of official tally books,
and said books, with the ballots cast and the election registers and the
official returns shall thereupon be returned to the Village Clerk. Within
two days after the election, to wit, on June 17, 1958, at 7:30 otclock P.M.,
this Council shall meet as a canvassing board and declare the results
appearing from said returns.
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Attest:
Vii K'',C1erk and Administrator
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
Member Bies, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
thereof: Bies, Flannagan, Nadasdy, Scherer and Teresi,
and the following voted against the same: None,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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