The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-08
POLL PARAGRAPHS.
When, Where and How 10 Deposit the
Ballot.
Pointers for the Politically Innocent.

To-day Al elec,ion will be held tor the
election OF two slfermen from each OF he
six wards and tor city assessor aud collec'
Tor aud city marshal. A vote will al,0 bs
taken on the stock ordinance aud tue levy
ing. Of a school tax.
The ordinance liking ths
wAiD BousDARiEs
reads a. follows:
Ia hereby dividsd into SIX yards, which
sinai, b. known rs First ward. Second ware,
Third ward, Fourth ward, Finn ward ana
SIKH ward, nDd their meles aud bounde
shall be ss follows to'wi':
FIRST WARD
shall begin at the trinity river In the centre
OF Elm street aud run thence east win the
centre OF Elm street TO the centre OF Murphy
street; thenoe south wurdiy with toe cen'r-
OF Murphy ttrest TO the csniTe OF Commerce
street; thence eastwaroly with the centre IL
Commerce street to the centre OF the Gulf,
Colorado h Santa Fe railway track;
thence south wardiy with the ceu-
tire OF said railroad track TO the
centre OF Polk street; Themes eastwaroiy
with the centre OF Polk street 10 the centre
Of Aksrd avenue; thence southwardiy with
the centre oi Akssd avenue 10 the south
orporation line OF said city; thence wes'
with said 90 poration line to the Trinity
river; thence up said river to the centre OF
Elm street, the ulace Of beginning.
SECOND WARD.
The Second ward shall brvin al the Trla.
ity river In the csntre IL Elm street aud
run thence east along the centre OF Elm
street TO tho centrs OF Sycamore street;
thence northwardly with tho centre oi
Sycamore street to the centre Of Ross ave-
nue.; thence westwarolJ With the centre 81
Ross avenue to the centre OF Orange rect;
hence north west wardiv slong the csntre
OF Orange street to Mckinney avsnu
thence nUrth along the ceD,re oi Mckinney
avenue to the north corporation line;
thence west on the said corporation line u
the Trinity river: thence dow said liver 10
he centre OF II III street, ihe place Of begin
ming.
THIRD WARD.
The third ward snail Desin a. the centre
OF Elm aud Sy camOre streets and run thence
east with the centre OF Elm street 10 tho
centre OF Pearl street; thence northwest
wardly with the centr- OF Pearl street tt
the north corporation line; thence wes
with the said corporation line to MckiD
avenue; thence with Mex nnsy avenue u
Orange street; thence with Orange street "
tine centre OF Ross avenue; the re north
stwardiy with the centre oi Sycamore
street; thence south wardly wi, h the centr,
| OF Sycamore street TO the centre OF Elm
street, the place OF beginning.
FOURTH wAED
The Fourth ward shall begin at the Gen.
tire Of Murphy aud Elm streets ard run
thence east with the centre OF Elm street
10 the centre OF Harwhod street; thence
| sonthwardly with the cenire OF Harwood
| 8 rect o. the south corpor alton line; thence
| west along said corr Grafton line T. the cen
| tire of Akard avenu;; thence nOrtbwardiy
along the centre OF Akard avenue to the
centre Of Polk street; thence westwsrdly
with g. centre of Polk street to the cen re-
| of the Cult, Colorado e. Santa Fe railway
| track; thence north wardly with the centre
| OF said track to the centre OF Commerce
street; thence westwsrdiy with the mid Il
o. Commerce street TO the centre Of Muir
ply stree thence north with the centre u
Murphy street to the middle Of Elm
ttreet, the place NJ beginning.
FIFTH WARD.
The Fifth ward shalt begin at the centre
OF Hsrwood street. In the centre OF Elm
| Q reef, and run thence east with the centrt
OF Elm street to the east corporation line
thence southwerdly with ssid co, porstior
| line to the southeast corner OF said corpora
ton limits; thence westwardiy with the
south line Of said corporation t. the centre
OF Hsrwood street; thence northwardly
with the centre Of Harwood street to the
centre OF Elm street, the place of begin
ming.
The Sixth ward shall begin at the centre
Of Pearl street In the centre OF Elm stree
ard run thence east with the centre o
Elm street to the east corporation lire
then cenorth west along said corporation lin'
to The northeast corner OF said corporation
limits; thence westwardly with the nortl
line Of said city limil to the centre OF Pear
street; thence sout.. wsrdly with the centr
| OF Pearl street TO the centre Of Elm street
the place Of beginning.
Sec. III Each OF the said wards a. defined
in section /, Of this ordinance. shall at tn
next regular election. In April, 1884, cleo
Two aldermen by its own vote alone, one o
whom shall serve one year, and the othe
| two YEAR,. The terms of service to be- de
term,ned by vote under the direction OF tn
City Council alter their election and quail
6cation. Each of said wards shall tberesi
ter elect one alderman annually, who shnl
hold his office for two years, and until hi
sncc, ssor has been elected and qualified.
Sec III. That this ordinances shall TAX,
effect from and after its passage.
| Approved Oct. och, 1888.
| Tue following are the presiding officers
Fret ward, O. NJ. Terry.
Second ward. w. II Lemons.
Third ward, A NJ. Horn.
| Fourth ward. d. Gosl'n.
Fifth ward, John j. Aiker.
| SIKH ward. W. H. Norton.
In addition there will be two judges ant
| four clerks at each poll. the nun Der O
clerks has been increased on account of III
spec al vote on school tax, which will b
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