The herald., 1895-10-02
FIRST ELECTION TOMORROW
The Southwestern Districts Will
Then Vote
BOTH SIDES ARE CONFIDENT
II Is Yes or No for a Greater Los
Angeles
Chairman Neville Of the Annexation Executive
Committee Says That II He Can Get HE
Vote Out The Thing Will Pass

Tomorrow the electors residing contigu-
Gus to the southwestern portion of the
city, will with the voters within the city
limits, decree whether or not there shall
at this time be greater Los Angeles.
Both sides in the pending issue have
been for over six weeks oontesting every
inch of ground and each claims that vic
tory will psrch upon their respective
banners.
The general opinion is that the propo-
sition for annexation will carry. There
is opposition and lots OF it, to the pro-
posed extension of the city limits, both
in the city and also in the territory ask
ing to be annexed. The big argum emit
used among the voters inside of the pres
ent limits:.is the fact that under the law
the annexed territory will not be respon-
sibls for any of kthe present bonded in
debtedness of the city and the fact that
the rate OF taxation will hereafter be
larger because of the increased fire and
police force which the new territory will
need. Should both the Highlands and
the southwestern propositions carry, it is
estimated that the police force will be
augmented by the addition of at least ten
new officers and the fire department by
the addition of four engine companies
with full apparatus.
Captain J. B. Neville, who is the chair
IAN of the southwestern annexation ex-
. optive comm ittee, said yesterday:
1T has been hard fight, but 1 believe
,ve will win. If We can get our full vot4
yuu we will have several hundred ma
Sority for annexation. / can't for tn e
life of me understand why the people in
sthe territory to be annexed should oppose
the proposition. The southwestern dis
tricts have voting population of be-
tween $500 and 5000. The election must
have majority in the city as we'll as in
the sections to be annexed. The SOUTH
western election is tomorrow and on
Thursday the people Of Highlands dis
trict will Try their case. There are about
$50 votes in that district of which num-
Der all but five are said to be N favor of
becoming legal residents of the city of
Los Angeles.
WHERE TO VOTE.
For tLs Information of electors or those
of them who do not know where their
respective polling places are situated the
following guide is here given:
First ward-Polllng place No. 11s North
DAILY street; judges H. c. Douglass, r.
A. Brown; inspector, T. s. Meredith.
Seco nd ward-Polling place, old Labor
bureau Office, New High street; judges,
Cbas. H. Ferrsll, A. E. Senseny; inspec-
tor, 6. II. Buckingham.
Third ward-Polling place, city hall !;
judges, w. T. Myers, W. G. Spence; In.
spector, r. S. Woodside.
Fourth ward-Polling place, engine
house, Hope and Sixteenth streets;
judges. Charles Forester, R. N. Hanna ;
Inspector, s. NJ. Davidson.
Fifth ward-Polling place, Washington
Gardens; judges, H. O. Austin, Lebbens
Scofield; inspector, E, q. Foster.
Sixth ward : Polling place, engine
house. corner Main and Adams streets !;
Judges, J. T. Bearden, A. L. Proctor; in
spector, G. Rov McKeon.
Seventh ward-Polling place, Los An
geles Lumber cumpany's warehouse,
Fifth and San Pedro streets; judges, A.
J. Lennox, Martin EIchorn; inspector.
E. j. Baldwin.
Eighth ward-Polling place, old hook
and ladder house, Also street; judges,
NJ. G. Fordham, ]. r. McMannis; in
spector G. Cline.
Ninth ward-Polling place, engine
house, Second street. neal Boyle avenue;
judges. l. N. Cochran, Chas. Z. Blake !;
inspector, Chas B. Cook.