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Home My WebLink About1940-04-15• Demand Canvass votes General Municipal election 4-9-40 Resolution Moo 866 Result of election MINUTES Council Chamber, City Hall, Huntington 'Beach, California Monday, April 15, 1940 • Pursuant to adjournment of April 1st, the City Council met and was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor McCallen. Councilmen present; Morehouse, Chamness, Henrickson, Talbert, McCallen Councilmen absent: None. On motion by Talbert seconded by Chamness, demands approved • by the Finance Committee were ordered paid. The hour of 7:30 P.M. having arrived, the City Council pro- ceeded to canvass the results of the general municipal election held in the City of Huntington Beach April 9, 1940. The returns from the four consolidated election precincts were canvassed; absentee ballots were counted in the manner required by law; the • total absentee ballots were thirty-four (34) and the result of such count was as follows: Leland S. Chamness, Councilman 16 A. W. Morehouse, Councilman 28 Ira D. Critton, Councilman 3 Walter E. Dabney, Councilman 1 George M. Gelzer, Councilman Fred T. Grable, Councilman 1z Thayne H. Long, Councilman 5 C. J. Porter, Councilman 5 Eddy B. Stevens, Councilman 6 Solomon H. White, Councilman 9 Chas. R. Furr, City Clerk 33 • Grace M. Brose, Treasurer 27 W. M. Clegg, Treasurer b Chas. R. Nutt,' Treasurer 1 Total votes cast: 34 •� Whereupon the City Clerk presented and read Resolution No. 866 entitled; "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CANVASSING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 194011, and, on motion by Councilman Chamness seconded by Councilman Talbert, Reso- lution No. 866 was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Morehouse, Chamness, Talbert, Henrickson, r McCallen. NOES: Councilmen: None. ABSENT: Councilmen: None. STATEMENT OF RESULT OF ELECTION 1. The whole number of votes cast in the city of Huntington Beach including votes is 1609. all absentee 2. The names of the persons voted for are: City- Council, o 4 Leland S. Chamness A. W. Morehouse Ira D. Critton Walter E. Dabney Page 2, Minutes Apr. 15, 1940 ' George M. Gelzer Fred T. Grable Thayne H. Long C. J. Porter Eddy B. Stevens Solomon H. White City Clerk — Chas. R. Furr Herb Ulrich City Treasurer m Grace M. Brose W. M. Clegg Chas. R. Nutt Roy Larsen Darwin Underwood Joseph Perry Jack Armstrong 7,) 3. The offices to be filled, for which each person named above was T-4 a candidate, were as follows: Three City Councilmen, each for a four year term. City Clerk for a four year term. City Treasurer for a four year term. 4.. The number of votes given at each precinct to each such person above named was as follows: Names of Persons Office Precincts Total Absentee Total Voted for: A B C D Votes Votes Leland S. Chamness, Councilman 202 231 235 196 864 16 980 A.. W. Morehouse, do 202 192 213 215 822 29 950 Ira D. Critton do 40 29 41 69 179 3 182 Walter E. Dabney do 40 45 90 52 227 1 228 George M. Gelzer do 100 72 99 $8 358 9 367 Fred T. Grable do 149 186 223 132 690 14 704 Thayne H. Long do 5.8 68 53 170 349 5 354 C. J. Porter do 35 42 32 27 136 5 141 Eddy B. Stevens do 105 75 71 75 326 6 332 Solomon H. White do 90 97 lo4 57 348 9 357 Chas. R. Furr, City Clerk 315 269 331 282 1197 33 1230 Herb Ulrich, do 1 1 • Grace M. Brose, Treasurer 153 112 160 127 552 27 579 W. M. Clegg, do 189 219 210 219 837 6 843 Chas. R. Nutt, do 32 27 27 41 " 127 1 128 Roy Larsen, do 1 1 Darwin Underwood, do 1 1 Joseph Perry, do 1 1 Jack Armstrong, do 1 1 5. The total number of votes given in the City to each of such persons, including absentee votes, was as follows: Leland S. Chamness, Councilman 880 A. W. Morehouse, Councilman 850 Ira D. Critton, Councilman. 182 Walter E.-Dabney, Councilman 228 George M. Gelzer-, Councilman 36? Fred T. Grable, Councilman 04 1haY40c. H. 1L6ng, Councilman 354 C. J. Porter,, Councilman Eddy B. Stevens, Councilman 141 332 Solomon H. White, Councilman 357 434 Page 3, :'Minutes Apr. 15, 1940 It Resolution No.866 adopted Mrs. Boose Mayor McCallen presented gold key to Wro Henrickson M Chas. R. Furr, Herb Ulrich, Grace M. Brose, W. M. Clegg, Chas. R. Nutt, -Roy Larsen, Darwin Underwood, Joseph Perry, Jack Armstrong, City Clerk 1230 City Clerk 1 Treasurer 5 9 Treasurer 843 Treasurer 128 Treasurer 1 Treasurer 1 Treasurer 1 Treasurer 1 Following the adoption of Resolution No. 866 the Clerk presented surety bond of W. M. Clegg the newly elected city treasurer and, on motion by Talbert seconded by Chamness, same was accepted and ordered filed. The Clerk read a letter from the retiring assistant city treasurer Grace M. Brose and, on motion by Henrickson seconded by Morehouse,, ---the City Clerk was directed to write a letter to Mrs. Brose expressing appreciation of the City Council for her efficient service during the time she. was with the City of Huntington Beach. Mayor McCallen addressed those present in a short talk and presented Councilman Henrickson with a gold key to the City of Huntington Beach. Mayor McCallen stated that it had been a pleasure to work with Councilman Henrickson and that he hoped that sometime in the future Mr. Henrickson would again be willing to offer his services to the City. Councilman Henrickson responded with a statement that it had been a pleasure for him to serve for four years on the City Council. There being no further business to come before the retiring City Council, on motion by Talbert seconded by Chamness, the Council adjourned. ATTE O. City C er 0 / fA4 A 4AJ ity ler and ex -of is o Clerk of the City Council. i 1 F. 01 w K N 0 t 1 435 MINUTES 1 4. 'v:) 1 0 Oath of office Council Chamber, City Hall, Huntington Beach, California Monday, April 15, 1940 Immediately following adjournment of the old City Council the new members were called to order by Mayor McCallen. Whereupon Mayor McCallen administered the oath of office to City Clerk Chas. R. Furr. The City Clerk then administered the oath of office to the following nOwly elected officials: Councilman Leland S. Chamness Councilman .A. W. Morehouse Councilman Fred T. Grable City Treasurer W. M. Clegg Each of the above named officials took their seats around the council table. HQ M. McCallen The Clerk announced that the next order of business would be the mayor election of a mayor to serve during the ensuing two years. After a short talk Councilman Talbert moved that M. M. McCallen be made mayor of the City of Huntington Beach for the ensuing two years. The motion was seconded by Councilman Grable and, on motion by Morehouse seconded by Chamness, the nominations were closed and M. M. McCallen was unanimously elected to the office.of mayor of the City of Huntington Beach for the ensuing two year period. Letter to On motion by Talbert seconded by Chamness, the City Clerk was retiring Council- man directed to write a letter to retiring Councilman Henrickson expressing Henrickson appreciation for cooperation given the City Council during his term of off ice. Mayor McCallen informed those present that it was his wish as well as that of the other members of the City Council that all appointive offices be continued as in the past and that no changes were contemplated. Short addresses were made by the Mayor and each of the City Council- men, City Clerk and City Treasurer. There being no further business to come before the Council, on motion by Talbert seconded by Chamness, the Council adjourned until 7:30 P. M. Monday, April 22, 1940. ATTEST• k� (JA City Clerk City C e and ex-o Pic o Clerk of the City Council.