The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-03
All Is Ready for the Annexa-
ton Election
INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFICERS
The Clerks and Judges Are All Told
of Their Duties
The Polls Both In the City and the Outlying
Districts Will Open at Sunrise and
Close at s O'Clock

The first OF the two elections for the
Greater Los Angeles occurs TO-DAY, whom
the people inside the city limits and the
electors in the Rosedale, Pico Heights,
Vernon and University districts will vote
as to whether or not they shall becom Q a
part OF the city. City Clerk Charles A.
Lucken bach was busy all day yesterday
preparing for the impending skirm ish.
To each inspector of the election has been
sent copy of the following:
Herewith is handed you full SET of
supplies for holding the election on DC
tober -, 1895, and you will be responsible
for the delivery of these supplies ut the
polling place designated in time to open
the polls at sunrise on the day of election
Before opening the polls be extremely
careful that the ballot box is opened and
exhibited to the bystanders. that one Of
the officers declare the polls open and
that all officers are properly sworn. The
oath of office can oe adm mustered by any
citizen, and be sure that the officers sign
this oath and that the jurat is properly
signed by the citizen administering it.
AT number of places throughout the
blanks will be found places for the sigma
ture OF the officers; be careful net to omit
signatures from any Of these places, as
such failure will necessitate hunting you
up and supplying the deficiency before
canvass of the votes can he made.
In enclosing papers in the envelopes
left with you to be returned to this office,
be very particular to enclose only such
papers az are designated on the back of
the respective envelopes. and in the en-
velope with the ballots which have been
voted, pat nothing else. Seal this enyel-
ope very carefully before returning. Do
not enclose the demands for services in
any of the envelopes. Have them prop
hxy in
turned to this office with the rest OF the
material.
Leave the ballot box and booths stand
ing in the polling places, where they Will
be collected and returned to the proper
place. All other supplies return to this
office.
Everything necessary for the proper
conducting of the election IS supposed ia
have been furnished, ana 1 am directed
by the council to notify you that no bills
will be audited for supplies of any kind
unless red direct from this office.
If anything should be wanting can be
found either at my homs, telephone 1860,
or at the city clerks Office. telephone 1873,
where imm ediate attention will be given
to anything necessary.
Each inspector has been handed the
following property:
Two great registers; l card OF instruc
tions; marking stamps; inkingpads,
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challenge lists; q lists of deaths and
removals; lists of assisted voters pad
of affidavits of assisted voters l envelope
for ballots; l envelope for returns; en-.
velope for unused and spoiled ballots;
envelope for inspector: pen holders; II
pen; 6 sheets plotting paper; 10 brass
fasteners;2 bottles OF ink; large needle
2 candles; l piece sealing wax; de
mands CITY treasury; Official ballots mum
bered from - to -, both inclusive.
The same officers will act during the
elections both today and tomorrow. The
polls for both elections open at sunrise
and close at pm.
WHERE SHALL VOTE2
For the benefit OF electors, or those o.
them who do not know where their re
spective polling places are situated, tn,
following guide is here given:
First ward-Polling place, No. III
North Daily street; judges. II. q. Dou G
lass, RIA. Brown; inspector, I. 8. Mere
dith.
Second ward-Polling place, old Labor
Bureau office, New High street; judges
Charles H. Terrell, A. f. Senseny; in,
spector, G.. H. Buckingham.
Third ward-Polling place. city hall
JUDGES. W. 7. Myers, W. &. Spence; in
spector. II. S. Woodsde.
Fourth ward-Polling place, engine
judges, Charles Forester, r. N. II anna
Inspector, s. M. Davidson.
Fifth ward-Pollng place, Washington
Gardens; judges, H. q. Austin, Lebbens
Scofeld; inspector, q. 9. Foster.
house, corner Main and Adams streets
judges, j. T. Bearden. A. l.. Proctor; in.
spector, G. Roy McKeon.
Seventh ward-PollIng place, Los An
geles Lumber company's warehouse,
J. Lennon, Martin Eichho rn inspector,
E. J. Baldwin.
Eighth ward-PolIing place, old hook
and ladder house, Also street; judges.
M. G. Fordham, J. R. McMannis inspec-
tor. G. Cline.
Ninth ward--Polling place. engine
house, Second street, near Boyle ayenu, {;
judges. I. n. Cochran, Charles E. Blake
inspector, Charles b. Cook.
Pico Heights - Polling place. Pioo
Heights school house. on street
judges, Rufus II. Frost, James Guest
Inspector, Frank W. Hassfurther.
Rosedale - Polling place, Rosedale
school house; judges, Charles F. Stew
art, William t. Jordan; inspector, Ber-
nard McDermott.
University -P olling place, Justice Sex
tons office, McClintock and Thirty sec
ond streets; Judges. Frank r. Slaught ter,
Charles M. Baker; inspector, Alexander
Gray.
Vernon-Polling place, Vernpndale
school house; judges. Hubert l.. Sheets,
Henry Il. Smith; inspector, Edward H.
Morgan.