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The City Commission met in regular session, Mayor Stratton and Commissioners Washburn
and Clark present on roll call.
Moved by Stratton, seconded by Clark that the minutes of the regular meeting of Monday,
July 25th, 1932 be approved as read: carried, Stratton, Washburn and Clark voting aye
on roll call.
moved by Washburn, seconded by.Stratton that.the payrolls for the month of July, 1932
be allowed and the City Clerk authorized to issue warrants as follows: Various Dept.
$2333.31; Health Dept. $1773.16; Engineering $800.00; Fire Dept. x$5153.33; Police Dept.
$3535.16; Library $693.34; Fixed Estimate $150.00; Irrigation $333.32; Cemetery $135.00;
L.I.D. Revolving $150.00; F. R. & P.1113.75; Park $440.06 and Water Dept. $4063.32:
carried, Stratton, Washburn and Clark voting aye on roll call.
moved by Clerk, seconded by Washburn that the canvass of returns of the Special Election
held on the 29th day of July,. 1932,for, the purpose of voting on the question of whether
or not William Wesley Stratton should be recalled and discharged from his office as Mayor
of the City of Yakima, is hereby accepted and approved: carried, Stratton, Washburn and
Clark voting aye on roll call.
CANVASS OF TTE RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF YAKIMA,
WASHINGTON, ON THE 29th DAY OF JULY, 1932, FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON THE QUESTION OF
WHETHER OR NOT WILLIAM WESLEY STRATTON SHOULD BE RECALLED FROM THE OFFICE OF MAYOR.OF
THE CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON.
I, Pearl Benjamin, the duly appointed, qualified and acting Clerk of the
City of Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, and charged by law with the duty of canvass-
ing the votes cast at the special election held on the 29th day of July 1932:, for the
purpose of voting on the question of whether or not William Wesley Stratton should be
recalled and discharged from his office as Mayor of the City of Yakima, Washington, do
hereby certify that I have carefully and completely canvassed the returns at'said elec-
tion; that the number of votes cast for and against the proposition is as follows, to -wit:
FOR the recall of William Wesley Stratton ................ 2031
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AGAINST the recall of William Wesley Stratton............ 2282
I therefore find and determine f rom the. above and f oregoing canvass and total
that said proposition "FOR the recall of William Wesley Stratton" failed to carry, and
that William Wesley Stratton shall not be recalled and discharged from his office as
Mayor of the City of Yakima.
IN S,WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand.and official seal this 1st
day of August, 1932.
PEARL BENJAMIN,
City Clerk of the City of
A _L ) Yakima, Washington._
Moved by Stratton, seconded by Clark -that we do now adjourn: carried, Stratton, Wash-
burn and Clark voting aye on roll call.,
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ATTEST:
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