The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-30
Republican Ward Line Com
missioners Fix the City
Up to Sui. Them
selves.
Mr.. FIELDER WON'T CON CUR
Says the Report Is Unfair to the
Democrats boundaries Of the
New District.


with City Clerk Scott. One map shows
the city as divided into wards and the
second shows the wards divided into
precincts. This precaution was taken by
the Republican majority, owing to a
contention that under an old law the AL
dermen have the right to divide the
wards into precincts.
To prevent any controversy in the fu-
ture both maps were filed.
They are signed by the Republican
members of the Commission only. Mr..
Grouse is out of town, and Mr.. Fielder
refused to sign them because of their
partially.
OF the twelve wards created only three
are positively democratic. They are the
First, Second and Fifth. The Sixth and
Eleventh are doubtful. but the others
are hopelessly republican.
REPUBLICANS UNFAIR.
The republican members have taken no
| care to divide the wards according to
population. They claim that there are
$3.50 voters in the First, $500 in the Sec
ond and $500 in the Third The Fourth,
they say, has 1900 voters, but Mr. Field
er says there are only 2,2OO They say
there are 3.1OO in the Fifth, and the
democratic members have figures to
show that there are not over 1,70O. In
the Sixth there are supposed to be $500,
and in the Seventh 5000. Mr.. Fielder de-
clares that there are not 2SOO in the
Seventh.
In the Eighth the Republicans say
there are 200, and the Democrats main
tain there are only 1000. The Ninth
has 2,6O0 The Tenth, 3,OOO according to
the Republicans, and $500 by Democratic
COUNT The Eleventh has $500, and
Twelfth, 5000.
Another reason why the Democratic
members refuse to sign the report is
that it was prepared by the Republican
party leaders in August, and never al
of equality or fairness.
GERYMANDERING GALORE.
The First ward begins at Henderson
street and runs northerly TO Railroad
avenue, westerly to Grove straet, to
Sixth, to the easterly boundary of Jer-
sey City, to the place of beginning
The Second ward begins at the easterly
boundary line of Jersey City and centre
line of Sixth street to Erie street, to
Pavonia avenue, through Hamilton Park
to Newark avenue, to Palisade, to Hobo
ken avenue. to the Hoboken line to the
place of beginning.
Third ward begins at intersection of
Railroad avenue and Grove street, north
erly to Sixth street, westerly to Erie, to
Pavonia avenue, through Hamilton Park
to Monmouth street, southerly to Rail-
road avenue to place of beginning.
Fourth ward begins at centre line of
| Railroad avenue and Henderson, west
erly to Monmouth street, southerly to
Grand street, to centre line of Hender-
son to place of beginning.
Fifth ward begins at centre line of
Grand and Monmouth streets, to centre
line of Pavonia avenue to Newark ave-
Railroad avenue, to Fremont street,
southerly to Grand street to place of be-
ginning.
Sixth ward begins at Henderson street
and southeasterly boundary of Jersey
City, along Henderson to Grand, to CEN
tre line of Ocean avenue, to Claremont
avenue, OF Garfield, to Caven Point ave.
nue., easterly to southeasterly boundary
line of Jersey City to place of begin
ming.
Seventh ward begins at southeasterly
Point avenue, westerly to centre line of
Garfield avenue, to Claremont avenue to
centre line of Ocean avenue, to centre
line of Newark and New York Railroad,
to westerly line of Jersey City, thence
southerly to southerly boundary line of
city; thence easterly along southerly line
to southeasterly boundary line to place OF
beginning.
Eighth ward begins at the centre line
of Grand street and Summit avenue,
westerly to Ocean avenue, to Newark
and New York Railroad, westerly to
westerly boundary line of city; thence
northerly to centre line of Belmont ave-
nue., easterly to Summit avenue to place
sof beginning.
Ninth ward begins, at centre line of
Grand street and SHIFT avenue north
erly to Belmont avenue, towesterly
boundary line of city, northerly to cen
tire line of Stuyvestant avenue, easterly
to Sip avenue, fproduced, easterly to
centre line of Tonnele avenue, to
Academy street to Railroad avenae,east-
erly to Fremont street. to centre, line
Of Grand street to place of beginning.
Tenth ward begins at the centre line
Eof Waldo avenue, produced, ard centre
line of Academy street, westerly to Ton