The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-08
THE VOTING TODAY
How and Where the Electors
Cast Ballots.
THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
brief Summary OF the Proposed Changes
List OF the Polling Places-How
to Mark the Ticket.

piicated, but is really very simple. The elector
VINO desires to vote the straight ticket need
MY put CROSS against the name of the tic@et
the head OF the column Ii he desires to
vote mixed ticket he must put cross before
after the name of the ne intends to vote
'oF. Ahe division made by the thick black line
slows which side to put the cross on.
space has been left under each name, ap-
psfeEtly to give the opportunity to write IN
iame, but the law does not insist upon 1t, and
ne cross is sufficient. the object being to insure
that the voter shall clearly indicate his prefer
nee.
II the voter should desire to vote for the entire
Republican ticket, for instance. with one or
more exceptions, he eau put cross against the
laIne OF the ticket and n cross agains. the name
i any candidate in another column, provided
b draws line through the name on the Repub-
'ean ticket which he desires to scratch.
In voting upon the amendments it will be
aiest to run the pen or pencil through each
inc either "for" or against" The ticket
would have been OF unwieldy proportions had
re amendments been printed in full They
rave been so often discussed that the average
voter is probably well informed, but brief sum
mary may be useful:
Nos. to merely define the boundaries OF the
No. 7 is to elect aldermen by wards and reduce
number OF delegates to one from eacn ward
ais has been disapproved by both parties.
OF the council. This IS open question.
No. 9 imposes disqualifications tor member
.ip of the council.
40. 10 regulates meetings of the council in
llnt session.
No. II names the members OF the advisory
nard.
No II makes a more equitable method of as
,,srnent Tor street Improvements and provides
several def ciencies III the charter.
No. Is, the same.
No. II provides Tor payments Tor street In
ravements bv installments
No. is provides for a return to the taxpayer o.
rplus funds.
No. 10 Is to make contractors give DOndS for
DOR anu material
No. 17proyldcs that taxes shall be devoted to
ayment of current expenses.
No. IS constitutes an auditing committee.
No. 10 requires all bills against the city to be
audited.
No 20 defines the duties OF the inspector OF
No. 81 defines the qualifications of firemen.
No. - requires reports by the fire commission.
No: % provides for meeting of the fire COM
nissioners.
No. "a extends the power of the park commits
oners.
No Is defines the duties OF the park commits
soners.
No Is declares the qualifications of corpora
ltion counsel.
No. 81 defines his powers.
No. rs defines the duties of city attorney.
No. % repeats section which has already
1een declared unconstitutional.
No. 80 repeats the article on municipal court
3 that is provided for by state law.
No. 81 regulates salaries OF officers.
No. 80 forblds fees, etc, to officers
No. 80 provides for the filling OF vacancies be-
No "a makes officers terms end December 81.
No. 35 provides how charges shall be made
gainst officials
No IS regulates suspensions and removals
No. 81 provides how future charter amend
nents shall be made.
Ii an elector does not desire to go through the
'utire list there is nothing in the law to pre-
mt n =
i. except No. T."
rhe polls will be open from o'clock till Z
clock.
rhe early voter avoids the rush.
Following are the polling places:
FIRST WARD.
First preonct-Corner OF Commercial and
Second precinct--On the east side OF Third
street, sixty feet south of Yesler avenue
Third precinct-Main street school, corner OF
Seventh and Main streets.
Fourth precinct-Corncr of Eleventh and
Jackson streets.
SECOND WARD.
First precinct-Corner of Taylor and jackson
Second precinct-Corner of Green and jackson
streets.
THIRD WARD.
First precinct-Corncr OF East street and Yes
Ter avenue
second DECENTRALIZATION street, 100 feet west
of the power house OF the Madison Street Cable
Railway Company.
FOURTH WARD.
First precinct-Corner of Columbia and West
streets.
second precinct-old city hall, corner of Fifth
street and Yesler avenue.
Third precinct-Coppin's water-works, corner
OF Ninth aud Columbia streets.
FIFTH WARD
First precinct-Co-ner OF Front and Union
streets.
second precinct-The sold schoolhouse," east
side of Third street, near the corner OF Third
and Pine streets.
laird precinct-At B. B. Freeds building on
the west side OF Ninth street, near Olive street.
SIXTH WARD.
First precnct-Coruer of Front and Battery
streets, in the Squire block
SECOND precinct-Corner of Fifth and Battery
streets.
SEVENTH WARD.
First precinct-corner of Depot and Howard
streets.
second precinct-Corner of Madison and
Jones street.
EIGHTH WARD.
First precinct-Clareudon hotel, corner OF
Depot and Poplar streets.
Second precinct-CornGr OF Mercer and Farm
streets.
Third prccinct-At the building opposite the
Power Company, on the east side OF Temperance
street, between Mercer and Roy streets.
NINTH WARD.
First precinct-Nixou hotel at Boulevard.
Second precinct-Ross Library hall near Ross
station.
Third prccinct-whites store at Fremont
Fourth precinet-Cowen' store at Latona.
Fifth prec!lct-rIcket Office of the Seattle
Baseball Association ground, near Lake Wash
ington, on tbs north side OF Madison street