1912 Edmonton municipal by-election explained

Election Name:1912 Edmonton municipal by-election
Country:Alberta
Type:legislative
Previous Election:February 1912 Edmonton municipal election
Next Election:December 1912 Edmonton municipal election
Seats For Election:2 councillors to Edmonton City Council

On May 7, 1912 Herman McInnes resigned from Edmonton City Council. One week later, on May 14, Charles Gowan did the same. On June 7, a by-election was held to replace both aldermen. The first place candidate would replace Gowan, who had been elected to a two-year term in February, while the second place candidate would replace McInnis, who had been elected to a one-year term. In addition, eight bylaws were put to the electorate on the same ballot.

Results

Bold indicates elected.

Aldermanic Race

Bylaws

Bylaw 371

To provide by issue of debentures $210,240.00 for improving and further extending Municipal Power House and Plant.

Bylaw 376

To provide by issue of debentures $200,020.00 to pay City share of paving certain streets.

Bylaw 427

To provide for the raising by the issue of debentures the sum of $50,126.67 for the purchasing of a site whereon to erect car barns in connection with the municipal street railway of the City of Edmonton.

Bylaw 428

To raise by the issue of debentures the sum on $25,100.00 for the purchase of bridging two certain ravines of Forty-second Street or Carleton Street

Bylaw 429

To authorize the establishment of a gas plant for the manufacture, distribution and supply of gas and to provide by the issue of debentures of the sum of $770,880.00 for such purposes.

Bylaw 430

To provide by the issue of debentures the sum of $21,900.00 for the purchase of a telephone sub-station.

Bylaw 431

To provide for the raising by the issue of debentures the sum of $150,380.00 for acquiring certain lands to extend the Park and Driveway System of the City of Edmonton.

Bylaw 435

To provide by the issue of debentures the sum of $66,000.00 to purchase certain lands for warehouse and storage yards south of the Saskatchewan River.

References

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections