Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-08
CITY COUNCIL.

A short meeting of the City Council
was held last night at the call OF Mayor
Strauss for the purpose of considering
the adyisability of establishing two vot-
ing precints in the Third ward. An
ordinance providing for the same was
adopted by both boards. One precinct
will be at the former place, the OLD
court house on Columbus street, and
the other at the Friendship engine
house on Alfred street. The first pre-
cinct will comprise all that part OF the
ward north of the centre of Cameron
street and west of the centre of Pitt
street the second all that part south
of the centre of Cameron street, west OF
the centre of Pitt street and north OF
the centre of Prince street.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
There were but FIVE members present
in the Aldermen's chamber and no
spectators.
After receiving the Mayors commu-
nication converting Council, the ordi-
nance providing orlhe Two precincts IN
the Third ward was received from the
Common Council and adopted without
debate aud by unanimous vote.
The board thereupon adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Council was called to order short
lv before o'clock and the communica-
ton of the Mayor calling the meeting,
in order to establish two voting places
in the 3rd ward was read.
Capt. Mushbach, from the committee
on general laws, said that in response
to q communication from the electoral
board which had been referred to the
general laws committee, that commit
tee had prepared an ordinance, which
was read.
The ordinance divides the ward into
two election districts, as stated above.
Mr.. Snowden asked if the commit
tee look into the matter of dividing the
names of voters alphabetically instead
of geographically.
Capt. Mushbach answered that he
had heard that plan suggested and he
thoughtSit the best one, but the sug..
gestions came alter the ordinance had
been prepared, and the committee had
| finished its work.
The chair said that it might be we'll
to proceed slowly. The matter was
merely an experiment and the new
election law would probably be repeal.
ed or amended at the next session OF
the legislature. :,
Mr.. Fisher thought the Council
should 90 on and complete the matter.
He moved to put the ordinance on lis
passage.
It was asked how the poll books or
| the registration would be divided un-
der the new plan, and the information
was given that the electoral board was
now engaged in dividing the names
of voters into separate books according
to residence.
1t was stated that number OF resi-
dents of the Bird ward had changed
their residences to other streets since
The registration; but still lived in the
ward.
NIr. Suowden said that, without
leaving the chair, he would move that
the division be made alphabetically in
stead of geographically, the voters from
A to J to make the 1st district and the
residue of the voters the I'd district of
the Sd ward.
Mr.. Kraft said that the electoral
board was now proceeding on the lines
proposed by the committee on general
laws.
Mr.. Snowden then announced that
he would withdraw his motion.
The ordinance reported by the COM
mittee was then adopted-yeas, 9 nays,
none.
Mr.. Kraft by unanimous consent in
troduced an order authorizing J. NJ.
Hill and others to lay water mains on
PAYNE street north from Princess to list
street; and the order was referred and
the board adjourned.