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PREPARING FoR REJECTION.
One Precinct Added to the First. Second
and Fifth Assembly Districts.


One Precinct Added to the First. Second
and Fifth Assembly Districts.
The Board Of Aldermen held special
meeting in the aldermanic chamber last
night, pursuant to notices sent to the men,
bers of the board on Sept. 20, at the writ
ten request Of Aldermen Davis, Riordan,
O'Neill, Prigge and McAlvanah, ssfor the
purpose of changing the precinct lines in
the several districts for the ensuing cleo
ton, where necessary for the convenience
of voters,
The meeting was called for o'clock, but
ii WAS forty minutes after the hour when
City Clerk Scott called the roll with Presi-
dent O'Rourke in the chair. The other
members who responded to their names
were Aldermen O'Neill, O'Rourke, Nc
AlvaBah, Steltman, Elliott, Pigge, Jewkes
and Shawda. After the City Clerk had
stated the object Of the meeting resolu-
ton was passed designating that the block
bounded by Barrow street, Jersey avenue,
Newark and Railroad avenue shall cons.i-
tute the Eighth Precinct Of the First AS
sembly district, and that the precinct here
tofore known as the eighth precinct, with
the exception o. the land above described,
shall be known and designated as the
Ninth precinct of the First Assembly dis
txict, and that So much of the said Ninth
prsctRct of the Second Assembly district
as lies within the bounds of the
Morris, Canal, Maple and Halli-
day streets shall be designated
and known AS the Tenth Precinct. 1t wks
also resolved that the First Precinct of the
Fifth Assembly District be divided into
two precincts, the first to be bounded on
the east by the centre line of Palisade av-
enue, from Newark avenue to Hoboken av
enue, thence along tho centre line OF Ho-
boken avenue from Palisade avenue to the
junction OF Heboken, Newark and Summit
avenues; thence easterly along the line of
Newark avenue from the aforesaid juno
ton to Palisade avenue, the point or place
of beginning. The Second Precinct will
begiu at point formed by the intersection
of Newark and Waldo avenues, and run
thence westerly along the centre line Of
Newark avenue to Summit avenue to the
line of the told Pennsylvania Railroad cut;
thence along the line Of said cut from Sum-
NIT avenue to point 10 said cut where
Waldo avenue, Il extended. swouid intersect
IL; thence along said line of Waldo av-
enue to Newa2k avenue, the point or place
Of beginning. Each of the other precincts
IN the districts win be moved one number
higher, but their boundaries will remain
as they are. It wss explained to the re-
porter that the reason for the change in
the First District is the fact that bee ause
ofthe difference in the boundaries Of the
Precincts at the Sprirg and Fall elections
votes are thereby lost which would be
poiled except for the confusion. Hereto
fore in the Spring election the number of
polling precincts mas been greater than in
the fall, and it simply makes the Fall con-
form with the Spring. The reason Tor the
change in the Fifth District is because it is.
claimed that the First Precinct Is too largs
-668 votes having been polled there last
election. It is claimed that by the change
at least 1000 votes viii be cast in the two
precincts as created.
As soon as this resolution was passed the
Board adjourned.