Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-06
CITY PRIMARY TODAY.
Effort viii Be Made to Bring Out Full Vote
Ward Boundaries and Location
Of Voting Places

The candidates for mayor and alder
men held meeting yesterday and ar
ranged for the city primary to be held to-
day.
A. o. Lane was called to the chair and
Hon. John Mcqueen was elected secre-
tary.
1t was determined at the meeting to
exert extra efforts to have as full a vote
as possible. Two hacks have been Sc
cured for each ward and the tenderfoots
and tired will be given a free ride to ex-
ercise the right of party suffrage.
There are only two candidates in the
race for the nomination, Mr.. Frank V.
Evans and Frank Arrico.
The State Herald reproduces below the
ward boundaries recently published for
the convenience of the voter:
Boundaries.
First ward--Twentieth street, Alabama
Great Southern railroad, Fourth avenue,
north, and western city limits
Second ward-Twentieth street, Fourth
avenue, north, Ninth avenue and western
city limits.
Third ward-Twentieth street, Hunts
vile avenue, Ninth avenue, north, and
northern and western city limits.
Fourth ward-Twentieth street and
Huntsville avenue. Eighth avenue, north,
and northern and eastern city limits.
Fifth ward-Ala bama Great Southern
avenue, north, and eastern city limits.
Sixth ward-Ala bama Great Southern
railroad, Twenty-fourth street, Juniper
avenue and Twenty-sixth street road and
eastern and southern city limits.
Seventh ward-Alabama Great South
ern railroad, southern city limits, Twen-
tieth street and Twenty-fourth street and
Juniper avenue,
Eigth ward-Twenteth street. Six
teenth street, Alabama Great Southern
railroad, southern city limits.
Ninth yard-Sixteenth street, western
city limits, Alabama Great Southern rail-
road, southern city limits.
Location of the Boxes.
The polls will be opened at 10 o'clock in
the morning and will remain open until Z
O'Clock in the evening. The following are
the locations of the various boxes:
First ward-Magic City Hotel. Four
tenth street and Morris avenue.
Second ward--Shepherd's store, Nine
teenth street and Park avenue.
Third ward-Bakers store, Jonesville.
Fourth ward-Twenty-f fourth street
and Tenth avenue.
Fifth ward-Court house
Sixth ward-Malone's store, Twenty
sixth street and Avenue G.
Seventh ward-Tuck's store, avenue e
and Twenty-second street.
Eighth ward-Southside fire depart
ment.
Ninth ward-Highland Avenue and
Felt line roundhouse, Avenue e and
ourteenth street.
There are but two candidates for the
,-1ayorship, Messrs. Frank Arrico and
Tank V. Evans. There are twenty five
ndidates for aldermen in the various
wards In the Fourth Fifth and Sixth
y ards there are but two candidates for
the nomination at each place.
The following is the full list of candi-
dates for the nomination for aldermen:
First ward-Thomas Wheeler W. A.
Wright. John Ward.
Second ward--C. T. RAINBOW, Lew Laz-
arus and T. T. Ashford.
Third ward--C. W. Austin, J. T. Nc
Knight and Robert Kerr.
Fourth ward-J. M. Melghan and Wal
ter Moore.
Fifth ward-W. NJ. Drennen and SIN
clair Bennie.
sixth ward-J. J. Altman, ]. t. Graham
and W. r. Hill.
Seventh ward-J. H. Hamilton, w. j.
Rushton and w. j. Pearce.
Eighth ward-John McCartin and Hen
ry B. Gray.
Ninth ward--E. J. Prowell, w. H. Rog-
ers, John Harrington and Herman Hents-
chell.