Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1896 — Mighty Near Unanimous. [ARTICLE]

Mighty Near Unanimous.

Rensselaer Votes for A City Government. The special election to determine wbeUicr Rensselaer shonid have a city government was held last Friday. Only one poll was open, which wasat the" town hall. Although there wasa good deal of active work done, both for and against the ‘‘city ” proposition, yet the election was a very qniet and peaceable one. The size of the vote polled was unexpectedly large, as also the majority in favor of the proposition to incorporate as a city. When the vote was counted out it showed. In favor of city government.. .283 Against city government....... 93 Majority in favor 190 The whole number of votes cast was 378, of which two only were thrown out for defective marking. This s a larger total yote than w£s ever cast at a regular town election. The next largest being 322 in 1893. At the waterworks election last September, the total vote cast was 312.