The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-03
VOTING PLACES IN THE CITY
ware Selected Last Evening by tho Two
Branches Of tho Council.
rHE ORDINANCE SIGNED BY THE MAYOR.
x,o troper House in Session Only -Four Min
u,es-Thc Meeting Called at the le-
quest OF Chairman Lamb.

Iccorling 10 the provisions Of an absolute
e,ato law tho City Council is bound 10 pass
~ ordinance before every election aunounc-
b, tho several voting places in this city. IN
dor 70 comply with this Jaw Mr James G.
ramb. chairman Of the city Democratic CON-
,,i,,ee had requested the two branches Of the
CIV Council TO adopt such ordinance before
saturday. October Sd.
spee.al meetings Of the Board OF Aldermen
and the Common Council. were called for last
svcninc O. consider the subject. At7O'clock,
the time when the Common Council was 20
sseet only a few members were present. and
rtock twenty more minutes before a quorum
could bo obtained.
PRESIDENT Campbell called the meeting 20
order at 40 T. NJ. and the following meme
iers besides tho presiding officer. answered
Z. tie roll call. hcssrs Braucr Carter Curis-
tan. Courtney. Diacont FERGUSON terliter,
CARRIER Houston. Layne, Page, Seay, otIattoh,
Thomas. j. ii. White h. White. W. j. White
President Campbell stated that the meeting
hsI teen called 20 consider an ordnance
sstahi. shing the voting places IN the various
nee nets Of the city for the coming election.
city Clerk Ben II. August then read the
ifftfr from Mr.. james {. Lamb. chairman OF
tie city committee. asking for the calling OF
no meeting He also read the ordinance
7.
INT voting places. The ordinance contained
lnlve few changes ~ regard 10 the location
ofthe voting places, and the latter were fixed
o. follows.
CLAY WARD.
First precinct. No. 1904 west Main street.
Second precinct No. zoo west Broad street.
Third precinct, No l2i west Broad street.
Fourth precinct, No. 42l south Pine street
Fifth precinct. G. ". stones carpenter
.rt Iovlor rfor Reservoir street
MONROE WARD.
First rrecinct. No. 70 south First street
Second precinct, No. 2i2 north Second
Third precinct. No. west Broad street.
Fourth precinct. No 407 north Third street.
Fifth precinct. No. 1lg south Second street.
MADISON WARD.
First precinct. No. ZOO north Seventh
second precinct. No SIS east Broad street.
Third precinct COsDYs shop, No. north
ronrth precinct. Burroughs coal Office, on
south Seventh near Main street.
JEFFERSON WARD.
Firs. precinct. No 20 north Fourteenth
strest.
tenth and Main streets.
Thiriplecinct. 80. 22ls east Main street.
Fourth precinct, No. o06 north Iwenty-frst
street
MARSHALL WARD.
First precinct. No. 500 Lester street
Second precinct. &. rcOran Hail. No. 300
Forth Twenty NTH street.
Ihlr1 precinct. Masonic Hall. No I'll north
Twenty fifth street
JACKSON WARD.
First precinct. No. 733 Brook avenue.
Second precinct, No. / west uval street.
Third precinct No ZOJ east Duyal street.
Fourth precinct no. 5Ol north Seventeenth
street
Tie ordinance was at once passed on
motion o. Mr. Dac0nt and 40 the same gen
temals suggestion the meeting adjourned
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Immediately after the adjournment Of the
Common Council Mr. Joseph c. Dickerson.
president of the Board of Aldermen called
that body g. order. Besides the president
Ne-srs Capers. Cary. Crensaaw. Davis. Gray.
Harrrove Hughes, Jeter Mitchell, Taylor
aud iurpn answered the roll call
The Board was sub ected 90 the same
amount Of rel tape as the Common Council,
and when Ctv-Clerk August had read the
ordinance BIT Crenshaw promptly moved Its
adoption. This was agreed 10 and the Board
al ourne 0u Mr. Crenshaw motion.
Tie whole proceedings OF Board had occu-
pei four minutes.
C.tv-Cerk August Immediately prepared
the 0-lin nee % he submitted u Mayor III
tyson. ana about half an hour later Tie docu-
ueut was signed 10y that official ana had be-
come law.