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Showing posts with label Westminster Elections History. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Westminster Eagle May 12, 2009: Crunching numbers, and historic perspective, in Westminster election


Westminster Eagle May 12, 2009: Crunching numbers, and historic perspective, in Westminster election

August 18, 2016 / KED

In recent memory, several folks have called to my attention an article I wrote after the 2009 Westminster elections.

From what I gather, there is already some interest in the Westminster municipal elections in May 2017?

After several inquiries, a friend referred to the article and sent me a link. Interestingly enough, in spite of all the changes in the last several years with the Baltimore Sun and Carroll County Times websites, the article is still on the web, for now at least. It may be found here: http://archives.explorecarroll.com/news/2896/utz%20analysis/

Please click on the article and read it on the Baltimore Sun’s website here: http://archives.explorecarroll.com/news/2896/utz%20analysis/. Maybe if some of these older articles get enough clicks and reads, it will encourage the Carroll County Times and the Baltimore Sun to keep more of the older stories on the web.

Meanwhile, I have been through this exercise so often in the last 12-years that I began putting the well-read articles on Soundtrack, in the hopes that even if the newspapers drop the stories off the web; the stories will remain available…. Just saying
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Crunching numbers, and historic perspective, in Westminster election

News Analysis


The Westminster city elections held on Monday marked 190 years of Westminster city government. The first elections in Westminster were the first Monday in April 1819.

In this past Monday’s election Kevin Utz, a Westminster Common Council member first elected in 2005, was chosen by the voters to serve a four-year term in the mayor’s office.

Utz, who previously served as the Westminster legislative body’s chair of the Public Safety Committee, is a retired Maryland state trooper and a former chief of the Westminster Fire Department.

He edged out councilwoman Suzanne Albert, great-granddaughter of former Westminster mayor David E. Walsh (May 20, 1912-May 15, 1916) by 32 votes; garnering 248 votes compared to Albert’s 216.

In 2005, when he ran for his first council seat, Utz got the nod from 505 voters.

Albert, the second woman in Westminster history to hold elected office, was first elected in 1995. Westminster voters returned her to a seat on the council every four years ever since. Albert followed Rebekah Orenstein, a council member from 1991 to 1995. 

The first woman known to have run for a seat on the Common Council was Mary Elizabeth Speicher, who gathered 275 votes in the 1967 election, which were only 28 votes short of winning one of the three council seats up for grabs that year.

Rounding out the field yesterday were former Westminster council president Ken Hornberger with 165 votes, just ahead of Dennis Frazier’s 156.

Hornberger, husband of the late former State Sen. Sharon Hornberger, served two terms previously as a Common Council member, 1983 to 1991,  several of those years as the council president.  In the 1983 election he won 194 votes and in 1987, 301. Hornberger did not stand for election in 1991.

Frazier is also no stranger to running for office. He ran unsuccessfully for council in 1993, with 305 votes, and in 1991 when he received 585 votes, for a fourth place finish in an election in which 1,224 voters turned out at the polls.

A total of 755 people voted in Monday’s election. The current population of Westminster is over 17,000 with over 7,000 registered voters. 

In only six Westminster elections in the last 45 years, since 1964, have more citizens cast votes. The highest voter turnout in that time was in 1991, with 1,224 votes cast; the lowest was in 1965 with saw only 126 voters show up at the polls. The population of Westminster in 1964 was approximately 6,500.

From 1964 to today, Westminster has held 25 elections. The average turnout is 616. The highest vote getter since 1964 was former mayor Ken Yowan, who hauled-in 887 votes in a particularly contested election in 1991.

Compare that to 100 years ago, in the contentious 1895 election, in which the hot button issue was whether to light the streets with electricity or gas.  Then, 589 citizens voted in that election, out of a population of approximately 3,000 citizens. 

That was 40 more voters than the 1890 election in which another difficult issue brought out the voters over the question as to whether or not the city ought to issue $25,000 in bonds to fix the city streets.

The main issue in this year’s election was securing adequate supplies of drinking water for the city’s almost 34,000 water users, inside and outside of the city limits.

After the results were announced Monday evening, mayor-elect Utz said the water issues will be the first matter that he will tackle after he is sworn into office at the biennial Common Council organizational meeting next Monday night.

Utz remarked, after pausing for a moment, that his election victory “hasn’t quite sunk in yet. We’ve got lots of work to do and I’m ready to get started.”

Utz was full of praise for his opponents. He said that he looks forward to working with councilwoman Albert, who retains her seat on the council.  “I fully intend to use every resource available… A great idea is a great idea wherever or from whomever it comes from… I want to thank and congratulate everyone who ran and I appreciate their willingness to serve.”

In the Common Council, two seats were open in the election, with the top two vote getters securing seats. Serving for the next four years on the Common Council will be council seat winners Damian Halstad and Tony Chiavacci. 

In a field of six candidates for a seat on the council; Halstad, a former council president, was top vote getter Monday with 512 votes compared to Chiavacci’s 478. Following in the distance were William Gill and Darcel Harris, tied with 130 votes, Eleanor DeMario, 105, and William Hughes with 58.

Halstad previously served on the Common Council from 1993 to 2005.  From 1999 to 2005 he served as the council president. In his first election, the then-31 year-old newcomer to Westminster politics garnered 597 votes. Since 1964, only 10 contenders for office have won more votes than Halstad out of over 140 candidates.

Halstad remarked after the council meeting Monday night that he was grateful to the citizens of Westminster for their vote of confidence.

Tony Chiavacci may be a young newcomer to Westminster politics, but he comes from a family used to the challenges of elected office.  He is the son of outgoing council president Roy Chiavacci. 

Although there are examples of the children of elected officials serving in office years later; more research is needed to determine if there has ever been a son of a former elected official to follow immediately in the parent’s footsteps.

It is also interesting to note that Tony Chiavacci lives in the home that was once occupied by another elected official, Russell Sellman, who owned the home from 1959 to 1973.  During those years Sellman served on the Common Council from 1961 to 1971 — seven of those years as the council president.

Tony Chiavacci said that he was “honored the citizens would come out and vote for Damian — and with such a mandate,” in a reference to his large victory margin over the next runner-up on the contest.  “I’m humbled and anxious to get started.”


The writer, Kevin Dayhoff, is a history columnist for The Eagle newspapers. He served as mayor of the city of Westminster from 2001 to 2005, following the footsteps of his father-in-law, Dave S. Babylon Jr., who served on the Westminster Common Council from 1964 to 1987 – for many of those years as council president; as did his grandfather Frank Thomas Babylon for several years in the 1890s. 
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Thursday, January 11, 2007

Carroll County Election Results by Charles Albert

Carroll County Election Results by Charles Albert 



Posted January 11, 2007

Recently I have been asked several times for information that I was able to quickly and easily obtain from Mr. Albert’s book.

Many folks will know Mr. Albert as Westminster Common Council member Suzanne Albert’s[1] husband.

For history and political geeks such as me, this book is a must for your library and worth every penny of its $41.00 price tag.  It is meticulously researched and includes almost 566 pages of names and dates, political parties historical context and commentary

It can be obtained by contacting Craig Scott or any of his staff at Willow Bend Books,[2] 65 East Main Street (in the old Times Building where Bobby’s Hobby Lobby - across the street from the old Westminster Fire Hall - was for many years) in Westminster, MD 21157.

He lists a “1-800” number on his web site:

Library Services Division: 1-800-398-7709 and Fax: 410-871-2674

I found this e-mail address: webmaster@WillowBendBooks.com

A description of the book on Mr. Scott’s web site is as follows:

Mr. Albert has compiled county voting results from past elections that are available, and identified all of the people whose names appeared on a ballot in Carroll County. 2002, 6x9, paper, index, 566 pp.


Willow Bend Books
65 E. Main St.
Westminster, MD 21157-5026

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Suzanne is a native of Westminster and was first elected to the Westminster City Council in May 1995, on which she is currently chair of the Committee on Economic Development & Community Affairs and vice-chair of the Committee on Finance.  Suzanne also serves as the Council's Liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Council of Governments. Suzanne is a graduate of the Women’s Hospital Nursing School (now GBMC), University of Baltimore and holds masters degree from Western Maryland College. She participated in Leadership Carroll and Leadership Maryland, Class 1996 and is a former member of the following: Nurse Practice Issues Committee of the State Board of Nurses, past District President of the Maryland Nurses Association, Governor’s Board of Drug Abuse Prevention and the Anne Arundel County Executive Board of Health Cost Review. Suzanne is active in the community as Past Board President of Carroll County Rape Crisis Intervention Services, St. John’s Roman Catholic Church Parish Council, Greater Westminster Kiwanis Club and Vice Chair of Westminster Women’s Club.

Suzanne retired from 32 years State Service and has worked or volunteered in Long Term Care. She is an Academy of Excellence in Local Governance Fellow. Her council term expires in May 2007.  If you wish to contact Councilwoman Albert, you may send her an email, a fax (410-876-0299) or make an appointment to see her by calling 410-848-2522.

[2] Willow Bend Books has always tried to provide one-stop shopping to its customers. Before January 2001, Willow Bend Books focused on growing inventory and availability, publishing a few titles every year, acquiring other publishing firms, etc. Its goal was to be all that it could be to the genealogy marketplace. With the acquisition of Heritage Books, Inc. in January 2001 and the years that have followed, is became apparent that things were not as simple as they were before. Whereas before we was able to allocate resources in a non-competitive manner among one-stop shopping and our publishing responsibilities, today those responsibilities seem to operate at cross purposes. So now we hope, by spinning off Willow Bend Books from Heritage Books we will be able to better separate the revenue streams, focus on what we do best, and again provide a place for one-stop acquisition of material of interest, especially to genealogical librarians. 
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20070110 Carroll County Election Results by Charles Albert
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Monday, May 09, 2005

20050509 City of Westminster Statement Of Return Of Election

City of Westminster Statement Of Return Of Election

May 9, 2005

The meeting was then reconvened as Chief Election Judges Nancy Smelser and Susan Thomas submitted the 2005 election results for the Westminster Common Council. The following Statement of Return of Election was read aloud by Mrs. Smelser:

STATEMENT OF RETURN OF ELECTION

Mayor Dayhoff and Members of the City Council

Today’s election results are as follows. The total number of votes cast is 1,106. Of that number, the votes cast for each candidate are as follows:

FOR MAYOR: NUMBER OF VOTES:

Kevin J. Alt 48 or .043% of the vote

Kevin E. Dayhoff 467 or .422% of the vote

Thomas K. Ferguson 588 or .531% of the vote

Margin of Victory is [588 – 467] divided by [588 + 467] or 121 / 1,055 = 11.5%.

The candidate with the highest number of votes for the office of Mayor is Thomas Ferguson.

FOR COMMON COUNCIL: NUMBER OF VOTES:

Roy Chiavacci 536

Jeffery Dixon 248

Gregory Pecoraro 436

Kevin Utz 505

Josephine Velazquez 305

The two candidates with the highest number of votes for Common Council are Roy Chiavacci and Kevin Utz.

Respectfully submitted,

Nancy Smelser and Susan Thomas

Monday, May 12, 2003

20030512 City of Westminster Statement of Election Return

CITY OF WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND

MAY 12, 2003

QUORUM:

A meeting of The Mayor and Common Council was held in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 1838 Emerald Hill Lane, on the evening of May 12, 2003, at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Dayhoff; Council President Halstad; Council Members Albert, Chiavacci, Ferguson and Wack; Department Heads Beyard and Urban; City Attorney Walsh; and Westminster City Police Chief Joneckis were present. …..

Chief Election Judges Nancy Smelser and Susan Thomas submitted the 2003 election results for the Westminster Common Council:

STATEMENT OF RETURN OF ELECTION

To the Mayor and Common Council of Westminster

We the undersigned Judges and Clerk of the Biennial Municipal Election, held in the City of Westminster, Maryland on Monday, May 12, 2003 between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. for the election of three Council Members to serve on the Common Council for the City of Westminster for four years commencing on the third Monday of May, 2003, do hereby certify that the polls were opened at 7:00 A.M. and closed at 7:00 P.M. on this 12th day of May, 2003, and that at said election the number of votes cast was 578, and of that number those cast for the candidates for the respective offices was and is as follows:

FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS: NUMBER OF VOTES:

Suzanne Albert 326

Thomas K. Ferguson 379

Robert D. Miller 124

Joseph D. Mish, Jr. 238

Josephine Velazquez 148

Robert Wack 369

And it appearing that

THOMAS K. FERGUSON, ROBERT WACK, AND SUZANNE ALBERT were the three candidates who received the highest number of votes cast for Common Council, we do hereby declare that they will hold office for the four years.

And we do further certify that the above statement is correct in all and every respect, and that notice has been given to the candidates of their election.

Witness our hands this 12th day of May 2003.

________/s/_______________________ _________/s/__________________

CHIEF JUDGE CHIEF JUDGE

Tuesday, May 15, 2001

20010514 Westminster MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS

Westminster MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS

May 14, 2001

The 2001 Municipal Election was held on Monday, May 14, 2001 in the City of Westminster for the election of The Mayor and two members of the Common Council. The total number of votes cast was 807 and of that number those cast for the candidates listed below are as follows:

NAME: NUMBER OF VOTES:

FOR MAYOR:

SUZANNE P. ALBERT 372 or 46% of the vote

KEVIN E. DAYHOFF 423 or 52% of the vote

Margin of Victory is [423 – 372] divided by [372 + 423] or 51 / 795 = 6%.

FOR COUNCIL:

EDWARD S. CALWELL, SR. 265

ROY L. CHIAVACCI 487

DAMIAN L. HALSTAD 572

FRANK E. WAGNER, JR. 152

Being the candidates who received the highest number of votes cast, Mayor Kevin E. Dayhoff & Council Members Damian L. Halstad and Roy L. Chiavacci will be sworn into office at the Biennial Reorganization Meeting to be held on Monday, May 21, 2001 at 7:00 p.m.

http://www.carr.lib.md.us/westcity/elect1.htm

Monday, May 10, 1999

19990510 City of Westminster Statement Or Return Of Election

City of Westminster Statement Or Return Of Election

May 10th, 1999

The following "Statement or Return of Election" was presented by Chief Election Judge, Nancy A. Smelser:

"STATEMENT OR RETURN OF ELECTION

To The Mayor and Common Council of Westminster:

We the undersigned Judges and Clerk of the Biennial Municipal Election, held in the City of Westminster, Maryland, on Monday, May 10, 1999, (between the hours of 7 o'clock A.M. and 7 o'clock P.M.) for the election of three Common Council Members to serve as members of the Common Council for the City of Westminster for four years commencing on the Third Monday of May, 1999, do hereby certify that the polls were opened at 7 A.M. and closed at 7 P.M. on this 10th day of May, 1999, and that at said election the whole number of votes cast was 456 and of that number those cast for the candidates for the respective offices was and is as follows:

FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS NUMBER OF VOTES

Suzanne P. Albert 284 or 62% of the vote

Kevin Dayhoff 348 or 76% of the vote

Gregory Pecoraro 286 or 63% of the vote

Frank Wagner 242 or 53% of the vote

And it appearing that Suzanne P. Albert, Kevin Dayhoff and Gregory Pecoraro for Common Council received a majority of the votes cast, we the undersigned Judges and Clerk of the election, do hereby certify and proclaim that the aforenamed persons were duly and fairly elected to their respective offices for four years.

And it further appearing that Suzanne P. Albert, Kevin Dayhoff and Gregory Pecoraro were the three candidates who received the highest number of votes cast for Common Council we do hereby declare that they will hold office for the four years.

And we do further certify that the above statement is correct in all and every respect, and that notice has been given to the candidates of their election.

Witness our hands this 10th day of May, 1999

s/ Nancy A. Smelser

s/ Fred L. Plunkert

Chief Judges"

Monday, May 12, 1997

19970512 Statement Or Return of Election

May 12, 1997 City of Westminster Statement Or Return of Election

The following "Statement Or Return of Election" was presented by Chief Election Judge, Nancy A. Smelser:

"STATEMENT OR RETURN OF ELECTION To The Mayor and Common Council of Westminster:

We the undersigned Judges and Clerk of the Biennial Municipal Election, held in the City of Westminster, Maryland, on Monday, May 12, 1997, (between the hours of 7 o'clock A.M. and 7 o'clock P.M.) for the election of Mayor and two Council Members to serve as members of the Common Council for the City of Westminster for four years commencing on the Third Monday of May, 1997, do hereby certify that the polls were opened at 7 A.M. and closed at 7 P.M. on this 12 day of May, 1997, and that at said election the whole number of votes cast was 903 and of that number those cast for the candidates for the respective offices was and is as follows:

FOR MAYOR NUMBER OF VOTES

Kenneth A. Yowan 227

Jerry Toadvine 121

FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS NUMBER OF VOTES

Edward S. Calwell 268

Damian L. Halstad 287

And it appearing that Mayor Kenneth Yowan and Edward Calwell and Damian Halstad for Common Council received a majority of the votes cast, we the undersigned Judges and Clerk of the election, do hereby certify and proclaim that the forenamed persons were duly and fairly elected to their respective offices for four years.

And it further appearing that Kenneth Yowan, Edward Calwell and Damian Halstad were the 3 candidates who received the highest number of votes cast for Mayor and Common Council we do hereby declare that they will hold office for the four years.

And we do further certify that the above statement is correct in all and every respect, and that notice has been given to the candidates of their election.

Witness our hands this 12 day of May, 1997

s/ Nancy A. Smelser s/ Fred L. Plunkert Chief Judges"

For more information:

History Westminster

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Monday, May 08, 1995

19950508 Westminster St of Election Return


City of Westminster Statement or Return of Election

Three council members

May 8th, 1995

There were a total of 598 votes cast.

Top vote getters were:

Stephan Chapin – 454 votes

Gregory Pecoraro – 381 votes.

Suzanne Albert – 337 votes.

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Rebecca Orenstein – 322 votes

Robert Ballenger - 137 votes

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Sunday, March 26, 1989

18190326 Westminster Elections The Westminster Chronicle

Town of Westminster elections for one Burgess and six commissioners

This is the first election for a municipal government in he history of Westminster, however, annual elections for the Trustees for the Westminster general meeting house for quite a few years, which could be considered a governing body of the town…

Friday March 26, 1819

The Westminster Chronicle

"We are indebted to Miss Kate Shriver, near this city, for a copy of The Westminster Chronicle and Weekly Advertiser, vol. I No. 17. The paper bears date "Westminster, Frederick County, (MD.) Friday, March 26, 1819. The paper is about quarter the size of THE ADVOCATE, and was published by William B. Burke at $2 per annum.

Among the list of Agents for the paper we find the names of "John Hyder, Union-Town; J. Denning, Denning's Post-Office; Charles Devilbiss, Union Mills; Peter Mathias, Taney-Town; Mr. Farquier, Union Bridge; G. W. Gist, Middleburg; Wm. Bull, New-Windsor; Henry Beltz, Manchester."

Thomas W. Morgan and Upton Wagers, offered themselves as candidates for Sheriff.

Dr. Elias Umbach and Dr. Willis offered their services to the community.

Among the advertisements of business men appear the names of John Krouse, Jacob Grove, Aquilla Elliott, David Uhler, David Winters; William Frizell advertised a cow as strayed, John Kline gave notice that a bay mare had been stolen from him on the 9th instant.

A communication, signed many voters, gave notice that on the 1st Monday of April the following gentlemen would be voted for:-For Burgess, John Fisher; for Commissioners, Ludwig Wampler, Jacob Sherman, Jacob Frenger, Isaac Shriver, John C. Cockey and Jacob Yin Ling.

William H. McCannon was acting Postmaster; Jesse Slingluff was President of the Bank of Westminster. Philip Littig, Market Street, Baltimore, offered $10 reward for a German man names Johon George Klotter.

Isaac Shriver gave notice that the annual election of Trustees for the Westminster general meeting house would be held on Easter Monday.

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Tuesday, May 14, 1985

18950000 Westminster Gets Electric Lighting

"Westminster Gets Electric Lighting"
Carroll County Times article for 28 November 1999
By Jay A. Graybeal

The 1895 election in Westminster centered on the issue of electric lighting for the city. The "electric arc light" faction won out over the "gas light" supporters and the city was soon illuminated by electricity. J. Leland Jordan wrote about the impact of the new lighting in his September 18, 1942 column in this newspaper:

"In our column Last week we mentioned the fact that through a vote of the citizenry, the use of street lighting by electric arc lamps was preferred. That is, the overwhelming majority of the 'Electric' ticket over the 'Gas' Ticket brought electric lights to our streets. To follow the press and certain actions on the part of our city fathers, it would indicate that Westminster took on new life immediately. There seemed to be a bit of pride popping up here and there, and it was felt that the deplorable condition of our streets and pavements, showed up almost as bad under the new 'arcs' as they did by day. There was actually a general cleaning up all over town.


From the time of the third incorporation of Westminster in 1838, and in up through the years to the turn of the century, the corporation authorities passed on occasions, (too numerous to mention here) acts to compel property holders to clean their sidewalks and curbing of grass and weeds and to lay proper pavements and gutters.


Quite frequently in the early years the town authorities found it necessary to employ laborers to mow the grass along Main street and the side streets. A note in the local press as late as 1888, recorded that the town council was having 'superfluous vegetation removed from our thorough fares.' Then too, it was moved occasionally by the Council, 'that debris should be removed from the sidewalks and gutters.' All these acts and notices would indicate that our thoroughfares were in a deplorable condition.


Paving had received its share of attention throughout the years. One of the first acts following the incorporation of 1838 was a paving and grading ordinance. Either good brick or flagging was preferred. On November 11, 1839, flagging was ordered laid from 'sidewalk to sidewalk across alleys.' In 1882 the city ordered 142 property owners in the town 'to pave, grade, repair or replay their brick pavements.'


Evidently these requests on the part of our city fathers received only scant attention, for as late as 1910 similar requests were being made.


Many of our readers will remember these conditions—they will recall cinder walks, board and plank walks and in some places no side walks at all. Most all the curbing was of limestone, but some of the more prominent homes sported brick gutters and there were a few curbs of planking.


As has been said, the town seemed to take on new life after the coming of the arc lamps, and many of these breakneck side walks were relaid and a majority of those who had not walks at all, complied with the town ordinances. Walking actually became safer.


Many of us remember the hours we have spent cleaning grass from our sidewalks and gutters—but can you remember the hundreds of black bugs then buzzed about those arc lamps at night? We took great joy in tramping on them, just to hear them crack."


It is interesting to see how the residents responded to the improved lighting. Some residents fixed their sidewalks, others installed them, and local kids like Jordan found a new way to have fun at the expense of the bug population.

Photo caption: Westminster streets, including this section of E. Main, were lit with electric lights following the 1895 city election. Historical Society of Carroll County collection.

Saturday, May 11, 1985

18950511 City of Westminster Elections on May 11, 1895

City of Westminster Elections on May 11, 1895

American Sentinel, May 11, 1895.

The great interest attending the election of Mayor and Common Councilmen of this city, on Monday last, brought out the largest vote ever polled at a municipal contest here, 589 ballots having been cast, nearly 40 more than the number at the election in 1890, when the issue was the bonding of the city for $25,000 for street improvements.

In the present instance the contest was in relation to the method of lighting the streets, and the ticket in favor of the use of "arc lights, all night, every night in the year," obtained a majority so decided as to leave no doubt that the preponderance of the public sentiment is largely favorable to that method.

The vote was as follows: ELECTRIC LIGHT TICKET - For Mayor - Mayor Schaeffer, 397. For Common Council - Emanuel Mackley, 376; Abraham C. Strasburger, 336; Martin Leahy, 369; John B. Saylor, 404; Charles Hesson, 390.

CITIZENS' TICKET - For Mayor - Edwin J. Lawyer, 191. For Common Council - Jesse F. Shreeve, 213; Gershom Huff, 234; J. Hoffman Fuss, 192; Edmund J. Awalt, 185; John M. Roberts, 217.

Sunday, May 07, 1978

19480507 Westminster City Election

Westminster City Election

Democratic Advocate, May 7, 1948.

City Election Monday—Another selection of importance will be held Monday, May 10, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Firemen's building in the City of Westminster.

The voters will mark their ballots for Mayor Joseph L. Mathias and his councilmen, Scott Bair and Jesse Royer.

The term is for two years. Our city is one of the best governed in the state. Fine streets, parking ground, playground, comfort station, fine thoroughfares, etc., at the cost of $1.00 tax a year.

Now show your appreciation by voting for these candidates. They have no opposition, but that should not keep any voter home.

For more information: Elections History Westminster

History Westminster,