, 1859-01-25
PRESS AND TRIBUNE.


Thu. r., r., n;,.r Ct,.+,,r auto ia, c;tv rn in. .
TO u Wards and m,t,.s The Council cousis.
Of AZ Aldermen. The reasous given for this
naturalization ,f v,,a. arr. hruzrn lies. is
pretended Tint 4lr Qualification has }>eco uzdc
for the -su1 nose Of facilitating voting. and TO
faye dis,auco ,let citizens must new travel to
.resoh the polls. 1t is asserted that tho pres
cnt wares are so large that "tle citizens have
TO traye| u.x miles 10 yo:e. aud 70 populou.
"tbat Dben llIev reach theDlRce tur@ nre otlic-
i" cd to stay ill uisht waiting their turn, and
81 that the polls 5uyy repeatedly CLOSED in
leach ward while hundreds Of citizeue we:c
struggling 10 deposit tlei- ballots aud were
" forced to return hviue drui.d this pTiri-
lrge." {See the Chicago Tnsx unl Spring
he!a Lir9'steF.) Now, the fact is, there never
pas p"en al instance ut any poll where 1U0
OF ~ or - Foter7 ntre BEEN Kept waiting lof
chance 10 cast legal lailut wien the polls
ClDstd. The story is told Tor the solc and eH
press purpose Of dcccl'lng members Of the
Legislature.
Ike las: FAil's election for example, when
full role WAS ca=t. After four O'Clock there
was hardly ticket offered ut anv poll in thu
city. In selnc ol lLc wards the voting was
comparatively flashed III , =. n. 1t is ,rur
tl'at III The l"trnuou. III some Of The bcayicst
wards, voters ha'e crowded tile polls faster
than tbe Judges received the ballots. But tbe
rush Mas all over |'y T. y. at every poll in
the city. ai'l no1 :. man cutilled to yctc v hp
pr''>'is.e'l L!ln>cE }cfo1c 6 T. II. hut got his
ballot i'll 1lIr lux.
AZ III travelling five miles TO reach the
l'o!1~. i. Is a!l b5sh. The palls art: 80 located
III the ulost public place in each ward that
four litih: VI the VOTERS have hut very short
dis.alcc~ 10 20. Th;s lact will he nude
rlancr alter All explanation If the plan on
Which ;ir Chicago Mur,ls are Ibid of. Take
tee Marin: Eaul a. til. business centre Of the
city. a.d draw Z circle ihrce-tourtLs Of u
nile as"uud. alrl within that circumference.
will h: !ouud nine-tctl.1s u the voters of
Chicago, during Working hours. six days in
EACH week 'hrouc cLout the year. Nine Of the
tca Nurtis hold th:ir polls within that area.
aud it is foanJ that lle great mass Of the cit-
zc!lS arc fl. be!icr accommodate us to dis.
tancr tb2n if fat voting b1o.hs were located
wi'inat 1sat ring.
9A' present. wards are all laid out on tic
Plan 10 extend from tie business SECTIONS
back 10 tie ci'y limits. Every ward ba~
rtrer lr"n'aSe. aid is 'Faser~ttl longitudlnally
ey i'r"uil"cl41 str 'tS un which .mnlbuscs ru.
az IT. 4u"n:ly IL 1A.lr patronage will justify.
Thu eacll "it'd las ill., bu-I;l--s and residence
quArcrs--til" river ehl covered with sturcs.
th1i'-. elllcr*, bvtel>, '}cpyls, manufactures.
luu''r IND coal Yards. aud illc Suburban por
tloi1 lotsc1 nstr viii! private re5ilclccs,
school houses and churches. Each has L
diversity ol Interests rlaccs 10 work and
places 'u donicl4- .ttl new wards should be
LAID ''tt according 70 this oyi i5inal Wis. and
adult able ars!gn--comlicncing at the river
anu !unalug BACK lD tic ui'y limits south,
We:t AID Eu!b. The i,c"ile have become
ncuuairtctl with flc plan aud boundaries OF
tlle Wild, 'nJ d. l.s.t w.:u! t!I:m c!1au.;e.l-
espc;:ily f"- s'.c wnr.c.
L. nk ut til. DIVER subdivision: Tie mrs.
tnt rational anl usrtul divisions arr ,1,..
.lrnycl, and an arbitrary. unrt,url partition
oi lrritoyv n>.1rps their pl..c:. Public util-
ity :Hd }*;iir b Civ" rlAcn 10 Il scheme TO H.
abb: u mino,i!y rf t!r voter. IL c!rct 4 ,n,;,r.
i.v ri lhe ..lL,r4ueu. The city has 1,.,,
carved 1ot. 4rajlc!os1a1u>, rIlumlui,s. nnv
..t,~ tll,m'.,,ls, tr;ast.ics. tra,u2,lds Dntl;us
aul ki!-u!,},:l,:. vt1ui4y yuar,i.,..S ,,f nn,,,,
tioi4. property or prvp,i.r,. Til. S,,t,, :.
v.s;uu Is sl;ccG iu.o s.y.n W,r}s. whch arr.
l.il IN. l,.r.-thvisr If r;.rht,,,r,,s u:1 ,1,
pyr~"a wnf,'<, and Formed by taking cbuuks
1ralu .acl Due. Til. first III liz cat.1o.na
would l% l'';:ulaI. 'y boar,lrr< :nt s.1;,ur-
e,s. !, j. filled viii, 1ic.s. ,1,,res ,,fu,.,
b,n!i-. pri,.:a ~! !s;c..~ a,,,i !,v:~ls, Suuh.r
seven in tiri= series Is :vsy CIT in The ur,jrr<
sou'h II liz, pr,.s:n. limits Of the ei,y and
couuu. : L :rw sca;,ctrd lia!,i,ati,as and
s;14 ,t:.:. :tS,v - ths,.s.. ost.1. Of III.
citv, vi th. l;I!..o;s :.ad Michigan Canal. is y
little yi!la... called Evid:r,u,r,. ,,npu|at.5 lar
Celtic l1bor,r~. }.att,p., and ,,u.kIn~i,o,,s..s
This ~rot h,s ]u";, ,r,.ct,l inf, =, ,,,r>3,
Another ward J.. ],i,l u,, ,,,ynpd ROLLS u.,,,
un the w;4ir;c. .ru, ,1ustcr. RI .h,,,;u.
,ud ;c,,. and ;,.r, y. i;,r,.ho,s. ,,,1., ~. ~
evidences uc no.u4l,,Icn. Auothrr ward,
with f,., .c,tt,.r. i ,usc. in :; :, 1,,,.,
,,.s, ,a ,,n;on Park tvt,n,i,,, ,,or,,, ,,,7
,1,,, ,,.,,,,,,,.,, <r ,,..:..,
mites, Tho G5u,r,arJ IN ,hr S,rt1, 81. wi,l,
q ,cort. or tYo l,,4l;,tia,s -, H.. 1,.;,, ;.,>;3
ou. ,,s ;, ,y.,r,,, 'c, 1ri.b -h,,,;,.s ,nx,
>. E;1.,ul,1,;u arr :,iJ, ,u,,; mn, ,1,r,,
u.,r.1
-i''i ~ We nl'4ht - through ihc list.
F'@f" : ''ul ''h' S'''s'lJ u'1llr "ll'l btstly
1*'f'z'a Character q! Tom l!cr's suf'ii'
F'@'"''7: S"u's Vt "h'tu Lave icss tban 2o0
'".ess, "h''1 "'Eters enufan irunl l2UO to
l"oo- -ah iA7l"et'oa u 1l'lS scheme SLOWS
'''''t - l's' q "l 81 '1F pol"ulol' is grouped
III c's'"'n "'""-' VIII '"'t - SEATS III The