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William N. Noy was the next mayor of Alameda, defeating Joseph F. Forderer at the election of April 12, 1909. Fred J. Croll had no
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opposition as a candidate for auditor. John H. Walker was elected councilman at large, winning from J. C. Eschen and J. P. Forbes, Fred L. Krumb was the successful candidate from the First Ward, defeat- ing H. H. Buddington. In the Third Ward Edward D. Ells won out in a race with Charles A. Borle and Fred Mulhausen. The Sixth Ward contest was decided in favor of Sumner Crosby with a majority of about 500 votes over Wilbur J. Lanktree. A proposed teachers' annuity fund was defeated 1,418 to 1,801. A proposed ordinance prohibiting the issuance of liquor licenses in any precinct without a previous vote in favor of such license therein failed. The vote was 1,243 for, and 2,558 against. Noy resigned as a councilman from the Fifth Ward follow- ing his election as mayor, and William Hammond, Jr., was appointed in his place.
A special election was held February 19, 1910, to vote upon pro- posed bond issues. An issue of $100,000 for the new Haight school on Santa Clara avenue to replace the old one carried 1,443 to 342. An- other issue of $50,000 for the Washington school and the completion of the Wilson school carried 1,527 to 245. Voters also sanctioned a $30,000 issue for an intercepting sewer along the south shore, 1,393 to 371.
William N. Noy was reelected mayor April 10, 1911, defeating George H. Fox and S. Miller. F. J. Croll was reelected auditor; and Oswald Lubbock defeated J. H. Reese for treasurer. Alfred L. Mor- genstern, Joseph J. Stockler and F. G. Welp sought election as council man at large, Morgenstern winning. E. B. Bullock won in the Fourth Ward from E. J. Paterson; William Hammond, Jr., in the Fifth Ward, from Henry C. Lassen, A. H. Breckwoldt and Arthur M. Brown; and E. J. Probst was returned in the Seventh Ward, defeating Robert C. Dunbar and Charles Hasselgren. The term of office for the city auditor was changed to four years by the voters; but they disapproved of a , proposal to give the national guard fifty dollars per month. A proposal' to grant two gratuitous permits to social clubs in addition to the liquor licenses then provided for was lost in a tie vote, 1,383 to 1,383. A pro- posal to be governed by a smaller number of salaried commissioners was defeated 993 to 1,519. A bond issue of $30,000 for the purchase of the "Hays property" on Central avenue and adjacent to Washing- ton Park failed, 1,264 for and 1,390 against. Another important propo- sition was voted upon when the question of the consolidation of the City of Alameda with the City of San Francisco, under the borough sys-
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tem of municipal government, received a vote of 1,581 for and 1.144 against.
Frank Otis became mayor as a result of the election of April 14, 1913. He led Alexander Mackie, Henry Taylor and Charles G. Powell. Croll was reelected auditor, but had W. L. Kern as an opponent. George T. Morris won by fifty-four votes over John H. Walker for councilman at large. Mrs. E. Allen was also a candidate. George W. Stewart had an even smaller majority, defeating Frank W. Hally by thirty votes in the First Ward, with J. H. Reese as a third contestant. Conrad Roth was elected in the Third Ward, over A. C. Toye and Ed- ward P. Fish. F. H. Bartlett won in the Sixth Ward, having James L. Bargones as an opponent. Another vote was taken upon the ques- tion of securing an expression of the voters' views upon changing to a form of government with a smaller salaried council, rather than a large council as then existed. The vote was 2,462 to 1,647 in preference for a smaller salaried council.
The vote for mayor on April 12, 1915 was 2,275 for Frank H. Bart- lett, 2,240 for W. H. Noy, and 386 for S. W. Shafer. Oswald Lubbock won easily from J. Edward Morgan for treasurer. For councilman at large John H. Walker was given a majority over Charles W. MacRae, W. S. Lane, and Maud C. Keator. J. H. Wilkens won in the Second Ward. His opposition came from J. E. Breitwiser and W. L. Kern. In the Fourth Ward the voters elected E. B. Bullock, who ran against T. H. Judd and S. Miller. William Hammond, Jr., again won out in the Fifth Ward, but had two opponents-John Reardon and Isabelle M. Arnott. E. J. Probst defeated R. C. Dunbar in the Seventh Ward. A special bond election was held May 11, 1915. An issue for $200,000 for certain harbor improvements failed. A $300,000 issue for seven school propositions carried. Another attempt to bond for $35,000 to buy property on Central avenue for public park and playground pur- poses again failed.
ANOTHER CHARTER ADOPTED BY ALAMEDA
Alameda's latest city charter was drafted in 1916, and adopted at the beginning of 1917. Fifteen freeholders were chosen in May, 1916, to draft the latest charter, these citizens being Smith Anderson, George L. Dillman, Frank Hally, E. A. Larkin, William Tappan Lum, Frank Otis, A. F. St. Sure, George S. Williams, B. C. Brown, A. O. Gott, P. Jorgenson, A. Latham, Wynn Meredith, A. T. Spence and L. R.
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Weinmann. They completed their labors October 26, 1916, and on January 9, 1917, voters of the city adopted the instrument as drawn by a vote of 2,095 to 1,801. The number of councilmen was reduced to five, elected at large instead of by wards. At the first election under this charter, March 13, 1917, Greene Majors, George L. Dillman, Frank Otis, W. H. Noy and E. J. Probst were elected councilmen, out of a field of twenty candidates. The first three having received the highest votes were given the four-year terms, and Noy and Probst secured the two-year terms. F. J. Croll was elected auditor and assessor, and Os- wald Lubbock treasurer and tax collector.
A special election was held August 27, 1918, to vote upon the ques- tion of whether the East Bay Public Utility District should be organ- ized under the public utility act of 1915. The vote was 1,756 in favor, and 5,009 against. A second proposition asking the voters whether they favored the organization of the district with less than all the ter- ritory proposed also failed to receive a majority-1,595 for and 4,989 against.
The next general city election was observed March 11, 1919. E. J. Probst and A. Latham were elected to the full four-year terms, defeat- ing A. Feldhammer and Henry Tank; and W. H. Noy was chosen for the unexpired term of George L. Dillman, resigned.
C. C. Adams, Frank Otis, and Charles Lee Tilden defeated Ernest R. Neiss and Henry F. Schlichting for places on the council at the election of March 8, 1921. Croll and Lubbock were reelected as audi- tor and treasurer respectively.
A special election was held May 8, 1923, to vote upon an extension of the lease of tide lands to the government for the purposes of a naval base, the government to commence work before January 1, 1925, or to forfeit all rights thereunder. The number of votes cast in favor of the lease was 3,672, against 2,499.
On March 13, 1923, Alfred Latham and Ernest J. Probst were re- elected to the council without opposition.
The 1925 election, held on March 10, brought out a more spirited contest. Frank Otis was reelected to the council as was Ernest R. Neiss. Charles Lee Tilden, running for reelection, was defeated by George H. Noble. Other candidates in addition to those just mentioned were Mrs. Sidney Haslett, W. B. O'Brien, William J. Pierce, Walter G. Tibbitts. Croll was elected auditor; and Leon H. Ader treasurer, defeating Walter O. Jacoby. The ordinance providing for a pension for the fire and police departments was defeated in a close count.
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On March 11, 1924, a special bond election was called. It provided for an issue of $250,000 for the acquisition of school grounds and for the completion of the Lincoln school, one building of which had re- cently been destroyed by fire. The vote was 3,534 in favor of the bonds and 421 against.
The last general city election was held March 8, 1927, upon the expiration of the terms of Al Latham and Clarence L. Traver as mem- bers of the council. Latham was reelected, but Traver was third man in the contest, William R. Calcutt winning the second place. W. B. O'Brien and Paul S. Newman were also defeated candidates. Five propositions were also printed on the ballots. The pension retirement system for city employees was lost, as was the measure calling for the exclusion of Government Island from the city limits.
Three bond issues failed of adoption at the special election of No- vember 1, 1927. These were, briefly, $213,000 for street improvements; $115,000 for parks; and $22,000 for a fire house on Pacific Avenue, near Webster Street.
PRESENT OFFICIALS OF ALAMEDA
The present officials and members of various boards and appointive officers of Alameda are as follows : The elective positions include Frank Otis as mayor; William R. Calcutt, A. Latham, E. R. Neiss, and George H. Noble, councilmen; Fred J. Croll, auditor and assessor ; Leon H. Ader, treasurer and tax collector; and Edward J. Silver, city justice.
Appointed by the council: Clifton E. Hickok, city manager; Wil- liam E. Varcoe, city clerk; Hazel Dudgeon-Tearle, deputy clerk; and William J. Locke, city attorney. Hickok was appointed city manager July 1, 1920; succeeding Charles E. Hewes, who served as such from May, 1917, until Hickok was named.
Appointed by the city manager : Burnett Hamilton, engineer; Dr. A. Hieronymus, health officer; E. H. Rogers, building inspector; Walter T. Steinmetz, fire chief ; William H. Wahmuth, chief of police; and E. J. Probst, superintendent of recreation.
Those appointed by heads of departments, include E. N. Clintsman and B. Jost as deputy auditor and deputy assessor respectively ; Homer R. Dallas, deputy treasurer and tax collector ; George E. Sperbeck, as- sistant engineer; Dr. Tom Carpenter, food inspector; E. C. Maillot, sanitary inspector; and Victoria W. Bailie, health visitor.
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Board of Education: J. B. Lanktree, Mrs. Helene Cross, George S. Williams, David E. Graves, and A. C. Keane.
Board of Library Trustees : Charles W. Griffin, M. J. White, Mrs. Agnes Hauch, Frederick Maurer and Dr. H. A. Miller. Marcella H. Krauth is city librarian.
The Board of Public Utilities, appointed by the mayor, consists of E. Howard Baxter, Hermann Krusi and C. E. Hickok. A. D. Golds- worthy is secretary of the board, and J. B. Kahn is superintendent of the municipal electric light plant.
The Alameda City Social Service Board, appointed by the city man- ager, consists of E. K. Taylor, A. K. Tichenor, Mrs. S. J. Ackerman, A. Latham, William G. Paden, Mrs. Carl Werner, William J. Hamil- ton, Mrs. A. Fourchy, H. D. Maynard, Rev. H. H. Shires, and C. E. Hickok. Mrs. Beulah E. Spunn is the board's executive secretary.
The City Planning Commission, appointed by the mayor, is com- posed of Lochiel M. King, H. F. Schlichting, S. M. Haslett, H. P. Stow, and Stanley Sharp.
The City Manager appoints the members of the Golf Commission, which at present consists of Hermann Krusi, A. Latham, Rev. H. H. Shires, Henry P. Martine, William Higby and C. E. Hickok.
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OF PIEDMONT
Piedmont, which had its scattered residences back in the '70s, main- tained its independence of Oakland and Berkeley and got along without any form of town or city government until the early part of 1907, when citizens residing there determined upon incorporation. By a vote of 79 to 38 the town was incorporated, and on February 8, 1907, the first trustees elected met in the office of the Piedmont Development Company and perfected their organization. These trustees were George Armstrong, Henry A. Butters, Hugh Craig, Varney W. Gaskill and Miles Standish. Grant I. Taggart, a notary public, administered the oath of office to these men. Gaskill was chosen president of the board. James A. Ballentine was clerk of the first board. The Piedmont De- velopment Company tendered the free use of their offices for the meet- ings of the board, and that place was so used for a long time thereafter.
It was not long after incorporation that three of the trustees ten- dered their resignation. Armstrong and Gaskill resigned, and Charles S. Girvan and Harry S. Farr were chosen by the board to fill the vacancies. Butters also resigned, and W. F. Williamson chosen in his
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place. It was discovered, however, that Williamson was not qualified to act because of too short a residenceship, and W. McNear, Jr., was named to take Butter's place. The board also discovered that they needed an attorney, so appointed James A. Ballentine to that office. The as- sessed valuation of property within the town for the fiscal year 1907-08 was $2,766,150.
Piedmont's official life almost met with an early termination, for it was not long after incorporation that sixty-two of the 117 voters who had participated in the election of January 26, 1907, for incorpora- tion, presented a petition to the board asking for an election to disin- corporate. The board named September 5, 1907, as the date of the election, and appointed J. B. Richardson inspector for the election, R. E. Jeffery, judge; Neal J. Mckeon, clerk; and H. D. Hadenfeldt, bal- lot clerk, for the event. There were 153 votes cast, ninety-two being cast in favor of disincorporation, and sixty-one against. Failing of the required majority, the government continued, and no further attempt was made to undo what had been started.
The first town treasurer was F. F. McHenry. An election to choose a new board of trustees, a clerk, a treasurer and a marshal was held April 13, 1908. Hugh Craig, Harry St. L. Farr, Charles S. Girvan, George W. McNear, Jr., and William K. Vickery were chosen trustees. W. W. Everett was elected city clerk; S. A. Kendall, marshall; and J. B. Richardson, treasurer. Girvan resigned, and on October 28, 1909, Henry D. Nichols was apppointed to fill the vacancy. Everett resigned as city clerk on May 1, 1909, and James A. Ballentine was again named acting clerk, until in August, when F. J. Staiger received the appoint- ment.
Farr, McNear and Vickery were reelected to office at the next election, April 18, 1910; and Martin Monsen was chosen to fill an un- expired term. Staiger, Richardson and Kendall were also reelected as clerk, treasurer, and marshal. McNear resigned in April, 1911, and Vernon Waldron was appointed to the vacancy. Vickery also resigned the first of 1912, and on February 1, R. W. Church was named to take his place.
The two voting precincts of the election of April 8, 1912, cast 372 votes. Hugh Craig and Martin Monsen were returned to office for the full terms of four years ; and Roderick W. Church and Vernon Waldron for the two two-year terms. Staiger was reelected clerk; and A. W. Moore treasurer.
Oliver Ellsworth was elected to the board April 20, 1914, and has
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served on it since that date. Walter A. Starr and Lawrence F. Moore were also elected at the same time. Staiger lost the clerkship to Patrick F. Howard by the close vote of 284 to 289. A. W. Moore was re- elected city treasurer. Starr had been appointed a member of the board on February 19, 1914, when Vernon Waldron had resigned.
H. W. Thomas and L. G. Wolfe were elected to the board on April 10, 1916, without opposition. P. F. Howard, running for clerk, de- feated H. V. Brooke and J. A. Gilmore. A. W. Moore was again chosen treasurer; and Ellsworth was named president of the board by his colleagues. Thomas resigned as trustee on October 5, 1916; and on the 19th F. L. Grimwood was appointed to the vacancy. A special elec- tion was held November 6, 1917, at which time the voters of the city de- cided to make the offices of city treasurer and city clerk appointive, rather than elective. On September 6, 1917, Howard resigned as city clerk, and W. C. Little was appointed to fill the vacancy, a position still held by him.
Ellsworth, Starr and Lawrence F. Moore repeated their 1914 elec- tion on April 8, 1918, for the three four-year terms as trustees. F. W. Grimwood was also elected to a short term. Little was returned as city clerk, and Arthur W. Moore as city treasurer. The new council upon organization chose Ellsworth as chairman; and appointed G. N. Richardson as city attorney, E. C. Prather as city engineer and super- intendent of streets, B. F. Becker as marshal, and George T. Burt- chaell as building inspector. W. A. Starr resigned on October 23, 1918; and W. M. Wheeler was appointed as trustee in his place.
The following election was on April 12, 1920, when F. W. Grim- wood and L. G. Wolfe were elected to the two four-year terms; and W. M. Wheeler elected for the short term to which he had been ap- pointed upon the retirement of Starr. Little and A. W. Moore, Richard- son, Prather, Becker and Burtchaell were all reappointed. Alice T. Corrigan was made assistant clerk.
The seven city precincts cast 324 votes at the election of April 10, 1922; when Oliver Ellsworth, L. F. Moore and R. C. Maclachlan were elected for the four-year terms. W. M. Wheeler was defeated.
PIEDMONT ADOPTS NEW CHARTER
A special election was held November 7, 1922, for the purpose of selecting fifteen freeholders to prepare and draft a charter for the city. The men and women chosen without opposition were Edson
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Adams, Mrs. E. B. Kimball, Samuel H. Taylor, R. C. Maclachlan, Mrs. R. E. Beach, F. O. Nebeker, James Tyson, William M. Wheeler, A. C. Wagener, Oliver Ellsworth, W. O. Morgan, Theo. H. Lerch, R. C. Wagner, J. B. Richardson and A. M. Merrill. This body chose Oliver Ellsworth as its chairman, and A. C. Wagener, secretary. The proposed charter was filed December 19, 1922; and on February 27, 1923, the voters of Piedmont gave their approval to the document by a vote of 316 to 32, the legislature ratifying it the following March.
Councilman Frederick W. Grimwood died in August, 1923, and later in the year Allen C. Hibbard was appointed to fill out his term of office.
The election of April 1, 1924, was an important one. The question of whether Piedmont should be annexed to the East Bay Municipal Utility District was placed on the ballots, with the result that 816 votes were cast in the nine precincts favorable to this move, and 399 against. Four bond propositions were also given substantial majorities. These were one of $40,000 for the completion of the city hall; $85,000 for school purposes ; $30,000 for park improvements and additions; and $25,000 for the completion of the city's civic center. Allen C. Hibbard and L. G. Wolfe were elected councilmen, defeating Leighton Mac- Gregor and F. B. Fernhoff.
At the election of April 15, 1926, Ellsworth, Maclachlan and L. F. Moore were returned to the council unopposed. Dr. H. D. Bell and Mrs. Harriet Haas were chosen members of the school board. An amendment to the charter taking the power of zoning out of the coun- cil and placing it in the hands of the voters of the city carried 1.273 to 168. Upon organization, the council appointed W. C. Little as clerk; Alice Corrigan, tax collector; Fred W. Heere, chief of police; Walter E. Culver, fire chief; C. H. Almy, superintendent of streets; G. N. Richardson, city attorney; E. C. Prather, city engineer ; Greene Majors, judge of the municipal court; Dr. H. J. Smith, health officer; and R. H. Barrett, building inspector.
There was no contest in Piedmont at the election of April 9, 1928, to choose three councilmen. Allen C. Hibbard, Louis G. Wolfe and Seymour H. Phelan were the three councilmen returned to office with- out opposition. A proposal to establish a fire and police pension fund carried by 319 to 166; but a proposal to open a portion of Linda Ave- nue to business was defeated 306 to 154. C. P. Benn and Walter S. Brann were elected to the school board, defeating J. A. Watts.
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SAN LEANDRO ELECTIONS OF LAST TWENTY YEARS
San Leandro was incorporated as a town March 21, 1872-one year and eight days prior to the election by which it lost the county seat to Oakland. Much of the early political history of the county centers around San Leandro, and it was only after Oakland had se- cured a substantial lead in population that the county seat was wrested from the smaller town. The old courthouse in San Leandro was orig- inally located in Martin's restaurant; but later the Estudillo family donated a block of ground near the convent for a site. Don Jose Joa- quin Estudillo was the first settler in this neighborhood, locating there in 1840, and securing a Mexican grant to the Estudillo ranch in 1842. The townsite of San Leandro was laid out upon a portion of this early ranch. More of the early history of this interesting and progres- sive city is told elsewhere, and we will now take up the city elections of the last twenty years.
Three trustees, a marshal, a clerk and a treasurer were elected April 13, 1908. J. J. Gill, C. Q. Rideout and L. J. Toffelmier were the successful candidates for the board of trustees, defeating S. B. Force, Robert Morgan and W. H. Gorman. J. W. Harbert was elected city clerk; M. C. Geisenhofer defeated James E. Quinn for marshal; and F. Myers was chosen treasurer without opposition. Gill was elected president of the board, a position he had held during the previous term. Rideout resigned on September 14, 1909; and Dr. T. C. Stoakes was appointed to the vacancy.
M. J. Andrade and C. L. Coleman were the two successful candi- dates for the board of trustees on April 11, 1910; A. E. Pelton being defeated. Fred Schmidt carried the election for the short term, over Dr. Stoakes. W. E. Oakes and R. J. Rowan opposed J. W. Harbert for clerk, but the latter won. M. C. Geisenhofer was again chosen marshal, defeating C. L. Blankenship. H. Abernathy won for city treasurer, defeating W. R. Locke and J. J. Santos. Gill was again made president of the board.
There were seven candidates for the three places on the board filled at the election of April 18, 1912. J. J. Gill, W. F. Schmidt and M. S. Rogers were the high men, and had the opposition of L. J. Toffelmier, H. L. Reichsrath, George A. Mckeown and M. C. King. Schmidt led Toffelmier by but five votes, out of a total of 942 cast. J. S. Oakes was winner over Harris P. Jones, H. C. Barton, and H. F. Helms for
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the position of city clerk. William J. Gannon had a clear field for city treasurer.
The two four-year terms expiring in 1914 were filled by an elec- tion held April 6. H. L. Reichsrath and W. A. Sehorn won, defeating George W. Cowie, W. H. Gorman and Ed. Hoerst. W. J. Gannon won the contest for city clerk, over Harris P. Jones. Leo Brisacher was chosen city treasurer, having 548 votes to 532 cast for W. R. Locke. Gill was again made president of the board. Sehorn resigned August 31, 1915, and W. F. Schmidt also handed in his resignation at the same time. J. A. Gallett was appointed to take the place of Schmidt, and the board functioned for a time with four members. H. L. Reichsrath re- signed October 2, 1915, and a month later F. B. Granger was appointed to fill that vacancy.
Gill was defeated at the election of April 12, 1916, as was Reichs- rath, who was again a candidate. The three successful candidates were Michael Geisenhofer, Farley B. Granger, and Charles Q. Rideout. Manuel H. Garcia was the third losing candidate. Allen E. Pelton and M. P. Rodrigues were elected for the short terms, Pelton being named chairman when the new board organized. Gannon was unopposed for clerk; and Leo Brisacher was chosen treasurer.
Pelton and Toffelmier were reelected April 8, 1918. Gannon was chosen clerk and Leo Brisacher treasurer. There was no contest at this election. Gannon resigned before his term expired, and J. J. Gill was appointed city clerk for the unexpired term.
F. B. Granger was again elected as a trustee April 12, 1920. J. Dalziel and H. L. Reichsrath were the other two members chosen to fill the places of Geisenhofer and Rideout, whose terms had expired. J. J. Gill was returned to the city clerk's office.
Allen E. Pelton and Edwin Duck defeated L. J. Toffelmier and Charles Q. Rideout for the board at the election of April. 17, 1922. The following election was held April 14, 1924, when 1,773 votes were cast. Howard Bronstein, W. O. Davies and F. J. Reid were the choice of the voters at this election, defeating L. J. Toffelmier, H. L. Reichs- rath and Mamie H. Kardoza. J. J. Gill received 908 votes for city clerk, and Mrs. Jessie K. Pratt 795. H. C. Barton was the only candi- date for treasurer. Duck was made the president of this board. Pelton resigned from the board May 5, 1924; and L. H. Bill was appointed. On January 4, 1926, W. O. Davies also resigned, and Chester A. Gos- sett was named to a place on the board.
The 1926 election was held April 12. Two four-year terms were
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filled, the four candidates being Herbert L. Landis, 968 votes; George W. Hall, 868 votes ; James E. O'Brien, 794 votes ; and Donald A. Breed, 741 votes. A. C. Theysohn was elected to the short term of two years. A few days later Bronstein and Reid resigned, and Oscar F. Chichester and Andrew Miller were named to fill these two vacancies. Landis was chosen as president of the board. E. F. Hutchings, the present city clerk, was appointed to that position July 1, 1926. On September 7, 1926, another resignation occurred from the board, A. C. Theysohn withdrawing and J. Dalziel again being named by the other members to the vacancy. On June 20, 1927, Chichester presented his resignation, and A. P. Brown was named as a member. This resignation was fol- lowed by still another, when Trustee Dalziel vacated October 17, 1927. The board's membership was then completed by naming William Richardson as a trustee.
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