New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-05
READY FOR VOTES TO FALL.
THE PREPARATIONS FOR TO-DAY's
WORK COMPLETE.

A nrsy DAY FOR THE PoLICEMEN-FiNAL IN
srp,cr,oNs cyyEN-rHE BOOTHS IN POSITION.
Preparations for the election In this city to-day
ren, tho pol,ce hard at work all day yesterday
and until a late hour last night. Early In the gay
the voting booths TO the number OF S5S2 were taken
from their places OF storage ana mace rea's ~,
use In the afternoon they were carted 10 'he i''-
polling places and placed In position. uuaro ,la's
were set up Tables and oaliot-boxes were placed
In their proper positions. inen the u'St'o"''0" Va
the official ballots was begun
The distribution Of the 100000 official ballots
among the 1872 election districts of the city, so tha'
each district shall have the ballots required ior H.
,s an enormous task. and 1t was late last hight
before II was completed The police received
the ballots from the printing house OF Martin D.
Brown late Yesterday afternoon There were l4"-
900 official ballots for voting for candidates. the same
number OF ballots for voting on the canal PROPOSE
tion and 10000 sample ballots OF each kind. ABOUT
400 onfcai ballots for each polling place In the city
had been folded by the printers before the baiios
were delivered to the police. The ballots were ue-
Myered by the printers at the police stations ana the
police had to distribute them among the polling
places Policemen assigned TO guard each poll
ing place until the election officers take charge 's
morning
THE BOOTHS IN THE POLLING PLACES.
In fixing up the polling places the voting poo'ns
are placed against the rear wall. where the room Is
law there mus, be two openings in the guard ran
One ia for entrance and the other for exit OUTSIDE
Of the guard rail is space of about twenty-five
square feet for challengers and watchers
The law requires that there shall be two police
duty at each polling place to-day ana unti
the votes are counted tonight. That means that
27s4 members Of the police force must he on duty
at the polls. leaving only about five hundred Tor
ordinary patrol duty. Under such circumstances
II will be impossible for many policemen 10 vote TINS
year. and most of the policemen will be on duty TOT
twenty-four hours without sleep rest
Acting Chief Conlin summoned all OF the cap
ta:ns and precinct commanders before him at
Headquarters yesterday and talked to them about
election matters. He told them that they mus.
election and prevent fraud at the polls. He also
impressed upon the commanders the fact that me ne
saloons within 100 feet Of polling place must be
closed during voting hours The Chief tod MS
Coming within the law is tightly closed He also
sasd Af The 10
sruct their men TO arrest any one building a Don Doh
ibs, Of cost the city SEQ last year to repair the
damage denc 10 asphalt pavemens by bonhres
u Mr. o s said that he had 12s warrants for
the arrest Of persons wh9 regsterea ds sbny:
that Comparatively few men have registered from
y ib pSe Nr wheh
Contained Cont Hs the nss following: ,'s -
strict account as to the manner in which he per,
forms his duty tomorrow; Meriiorious acton
and faithful performance OF duty VIII receive com
mendation, and any neglect OF duty or improper
Interference with any voters VII be sure 10 Dr-hs
severe punishment to-;he offending 1fftcsr
"You are 10 bsar In mind that You are al the
polls as policemen. 10 enforce the law, and not
there in the interest Of party. faction or can
ddate You will therefore DE neutral; take no
mart in any political discussion and, II called upon
10 act do so with promptness, energy and de-
cision. . .o,,.. .bo
ARRANGEMENTS have been made TO receive me
election returns at Police Headquarters tonight
The returns will be transmitted by telephone from
81 hons
Office Superintendent Brennan, of the police tele-
graph. has put up twenty telephones forming u
rect communica ton with every precinct IN the ctI
The returns viii be tsbu;ated in Chief Jier TX
Kinp's office and read in the courtroom All OF
the commissioners will be al headquarters TO hear
the result Of the election In aadt9n 10 rsrns
viii be promptly forwarded 10 Headquarters