New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-11
THE CITY REINFORCEMENT
PROSPECT OF A LIVELY SESSION OF THE
ALDERMEN TO-DAY.

CHANGES PROPOSED BY THE MAJORITY fEfohI
OWING TO THE RECENT ANNEXATION TO
THE CITY-THE GRACE AND OBRIEN
PEOPLE MAY ACT WITH TAMMANY
There is promise of lively session Of the Board
OF Aldermen to-day over the reapportionment OF the
city The Committee on County Affairs fortnight
ago submitted majority report dividing the first
eleven Senate districts within the city lines as theh
composed into thrty-three Assembly districts. three
for each Senate District. and the last district the
XXIst in number and the smallest In population
into two Assembly districts. In so doing the man.
date OF the Constitution was observed. when re-
auired the erection OF three Assembly districts IN
each OF the eleven largest Senate districts anu Oh
two in the which was smallest
Since then the bill annexing to New-York City
part OF Westches,er County. lying south OF the
city lines of Yonkers Mount Vernon. Peinam anu
New Rochelle, has been signed by the Governor
adding 1900 citizen popula ton to the XXlst senate
District and by this the latter district Is iha'e
greater In the number Of citizen inhabitants IMAM
the XIIIth Senate District.
Acting in accordance with opinion from At'or-
ney-Ceneral Hancock. Alderman Olcot ana the ne
publican majority OF the Committee on County Az
fairs yesterday changed their report In so oo'ns
they added the II 600 citizen population OF the newly
annexed territory to the XXIst Senate District ana
DECIDED 70 make three AsssNmfnIy Senate District
They cut this district in two by running the A.
sembly boundary through West Fourth-st to Bsnk-
and to the Hudson River through Hreenw r,n
districts Of the xXTst senate District by dividing
the first two Assembly districts at One-hundred,,
and thiry-eighth-st and running the upper line OF
the second district through Cromwell creek, one
hundred md sixty -ffthst., Railroad-ave one
dred -and-sxtyelgt th-st, Boston-ave Tremont-ave'
Wes;cheser-ave and the Bronx River to me SCUM:
The third district Is made up OF the rest OF me
Twenty-f9urth Ward and the newly annexed terri ri,
tory majority report ADVISING d these changes VIII
The Democratic Aldermen ammany and anti
Tammany-held meeting at the Union square sdYc c
of the Attorney General All the Iammany Ausi
were present except Clancy ana DurAe ny ct
and Schling 20 Brlen Democrats) took part In tne
caucus They understood TO have agreed unani-
to the opinion OF Corporation Counsei scost, Ir
ing that the lines Of the Senate districts lad uown
by the Constitution cannot De chanSeu, ,a s ,bnss
the Assembly districts must be framed WITHIN tnese
lines This would require the new.y annexed west
chester voters remain Westchester county AS
sembly district for purposes OF represeh'a''o" !"
As Mas given out last night, the Democrats OF
the board proS4I b to senate rTsae ps bu, to run
the first district line through West fourth-sI;. 10
Maciougast Bleeckers, Esh'h hay a,v Mesr
Inc is 10 run from Blescker-st. through Christie
pier. Hudson and Barrow SITS. to the river. .,-
nose 10 alter by having the first boundary run
directly across the Senate district through West
Thlrtleth-s, The other line Is 10 start rom ,ie
a. Ten,h-ave.. West Thrty-elghth-st Eighth-ave
West Thlriy-sevcnth-st 20 Seyenth.aVe ,-, g.,
rr,ss' Shasg tbs Soundares Of the interior
district are to run through Park
and-tenths seventh-ave are Ine
back 10 the river. The other two districts are - pe
divided by onehundred- twentietn,s L. or NJ
X\Ist Senate District Is to remain IN the W.noiiy
report as laid down in the majority report submit
ted two weeks ago