The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-11
HALLS GERRYMANDERING.
yoRTr-FIrE NEW ELECTION DIS
TRICTS INFLOW HOuSTON STREET


divided Districts Ranging from Less
thnn 100 Voters TO More than 300.
The amended election law applicable to New
york city. which constituted the bait by whic Re
,ob,cqn voters were obtained for The new city
charter vt Albany last winter, provided that 1t
,sonli " he the duty Of the Common Council, on or
before sept /, 1870, and in each year thereafter to
tcai,trct the city that each election distrc; SHALL
A. near ~ may be- contain not more than 400 cleo
tors taking the vote OF the preceding election Is the
basis 4 the Common Council shall, in any year,
neglect 20 TO rcdstrct the city, the Mayor shall on
CT tefote the tenth day Of September. by procama-
lion, establish the boundaries Of the election dis
hic.s above described
As taere appeared to be no money In IT, tJo
common Council did neglect this duty this tall, and
Mayor oHall, by proclamation, has 1t can hardly be
thd performed his duty, but lie has redisriced IL
sy. Tue manner in which tnis labor rus duty has
been performed shows great ingenuity in disregard
ing the letter and the spirit OF the law. Tie utter
absence of regard for dcccncy manifested by olIal
IN this JOB, and his apparent thorough devotion TO
unholy ends, warrants critical review OF his work.
FIFTY NEW DIsrRtcrs CREATED.
Last year the city subd ydcd into S]7 81, elton
Districts, containing, according to the heavy vote
east Tor Governor Hoffman, an average of36 voters.
This was 3 considerable increase over the nu nber
" VS. ,',. 80 80 coo. w. ,'. -
.,,i,t,t,.s - ~, W. 81, ,,s,r,.,, 80, 40
=, 49, "a, ,,..,.,., a., ., a. -.
-, 80. A., -, T., a. &C., -.
.onr,.,., NO, ~ ,i,. a, d.s.,io,. -, v.ttos
-. a' .ha,','I ,,,. nm -, ho r,. 80,
-. ~. - -.', -. ~ =, =
" " a.. .'. -. a., -, -.
fur %. rcts j. COMPEL q to lud out anew In sha,
district ne res dos. In several cas- q where districts
,,.,.,..... ....'..,.,.i .,,.N.'.'',
', n,
,..t..,.,,o.,,, &c., -. ".
'
t"','H" 'h' we t"'t'h'h becomes Tue S''tenih
pisr.IbttioN uy rHE sew pIsrRIC,s
o!tha my al uionll districts created three are
ty,n 10 tic First War l. one 10 the Third siN t.
- IA, 10 the rirs tv.,,oto ,.o e,,,, c.,.
~" Nv ~ -, ''', '"'''N " '''' 'lN' ''u'
10, '.,.n'', s'A 30 vac L'S''h' 'h,'' To ''' four
a., ro,. N ,I,t r,,-,t,, ot ,,, rt.,..,, a., -.
~ '"' " ""' '''"Y" VI Wv tc''"'" DOW"
Houston stree; thus making foriy-dNe Of lis Gny
new dis ricis s,utl OF Houston street whsr, o'Iau
s.. 49,. -, A., -. =. -,
t'oNs' anu 'Nv'!o''y KNOWS Tue increase OF popu-
Lton and legal voters IA not 10 be foInd. Or other
wards, tie Nuta has three additional districts; the
- Wv
Twelfth comprising all OF the island above Eighty
sixth street, has only one the Fifteenth, two; and
A.. T.o.,,. -, -. M, - ', -.
In he Eleventh, sixteenth. Nineteenth, Twentieth,
and Twenty 1rst Wards is unchanged While In.
ssy.ntecp,h i,.a. s.voD .,d . E,,I,a,n,,, an.
c,,,,r,,,,s ,,,.,.,,,,,, 80, 49,, 80,
sna a,s1ri.,s y, 49,. ~. ,.,.1..,s.
'he oisr'c's o' "mcl the boundaries are ~
changed are divided with similar caprice. In the
nrst three wards and In the Flnh. Fi,htb. Tent,
,r,,.--,, -. =, 49,, a.. .'
Thirteenth, ard Fourteenth Wards every district is
changed; In the sixth two districts only are
UNCHANGED. in the Sevo,th four. In tho Nirth ,,,o
~ we 9o'o'.n '"u' ~ ''ie N'h'" TWO
IN 'ue r'e'entn TOUT 'u the I"ei'h sixteen (or all
but two): In the fifteenth four: in the Seventeenth
twenty.oao; in the X. .ht,eut four. in the Nine.
,a..,. -. a.. - -, -. 80 ~ '"
NeA'" "e"' i've !" uh ou' sD' III the I"ehn
eth twenty (or ala Tut twOl; in the 1wenty-frst
fourteen; and in the rventy.se,ond four remain
unchanged weue ali tn. districts M tho st,,aAn,I
~ uncha !yel
u,. .,,,,,,-..,.,,,,.,. 90. :. 49,. 49, -
'"s OoN''N'sNVS of N'rkNs NOT CONSULTED
IL searching for the principle that has pui ed
,lal " Hug, IA making thi. general revision il is
M discovered thli Il is no: that of convene CO
u fDr voters BY giving tlen smaller georr.uhtcal
d ric. or IA, Twelfth W.rd roupr,sinu ali or
J.. nd aauVr hi .hn-sixh vt Get, has in all bnt
LHr'ecn u'.rc,s oIo IRE than it had .ast year :
N'Ie lie SINn W'rl, when cXteHd' only IRON the
B,Vcry aud Chatham street. is givca twelve new
dstrNs, maxim twerty ,nrec IN ali. Neither Is the
plncinle fol owed wilch j. laid donn IN Tie law,
~,.ly, tie number O. voters. The law saws tiai
re district. shal. be 90 made mat each "shnl a,
scetur., taking tue vote OF tue preceding election a.
O1~'t me lItctnlhs, C',u0h III IN c'st
wa. Me lull,ld ei',,loh 1r,u ,"7' way. lhe Nnte
returned iuch vas ABOUT l.oVOI MIIc" Was ll,uJu
less thsh Va i'iurheI a. the NoVemJcr 'ccuon
Lass ear. No" see
now o'HALL oBcYs THE LAW.
~ exan.inn. his districts in detail, reference can
on be nidt To Ismall portion tof fe has 20 broken
tLe od ilnts maj " ~ lmpos lD,r IN mos. m
ttuces 10 slo" Cohelu'Fcy row De has disregard
e. ne law A. 10 ne huNuer OF voters III He uhul
t.ei ,ct'noh' ha' 'n7 course .. 20 disslc,s III
Wen ~ 81 % 'o'o"'I tlo"S We spI' ""Ie1
lA' tu'Hr ",u' -. ~, ,.,., ,,.-.-.. =, a..
~ thc .II,h " ara we ~ N Di'ii't pule Z"
80 Ah" i',' u",i.I !" 'le re "i wy. Nv,
',ts u ugGv'rr.S,", uvusu ne u''iue' INC fou'''
D,'u"'' w GT1'NI"s' nv ~ " 49,, 49,, 1T, -
.c ~ ~ =" 81 ny ~, u''u''y9 te i"a' ,ne
N''uh l!7Hlt'S, N"lVu nag 80. ven ~ ana -
CTS Ou' 'a"s'a u"HAcl'u zoe I.Itush WIZ l's ~
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ptr', IS d'iGti INTO oar me lrntlt"th WI
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