Evening journal., 1898-06-09
ELECTION DISTRICTS.
Changes Made in Accordance
With the New Statutes.
THE sIxTY-FIVE DISTRICTS

THE SIXTY-FIVE DISTRICTS
THE LIST OF BOUNDARY LINES
PASSED ON BY THE DEPART
MENT OF ELECTIONS AT A FULL
BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Last night the Department OF Elec-
tions met at Seventh and Shipley
streets for the purpose Of redistricting
the city registration and election dis
tricts. All three commissioners were
present, as was also Frank A. McClos-
key, the clerk.
Certified copies Of the new laws af-
fecting the action OF the department in
this behalf had been received previous
to the meeting and carefully studied
in order that there might be NO mis-
take made in the matter OF laying out
the districts.
There were TWO new bills at Dover
bearing ON this subject, one OF them
providing for districts containing 300
voters. and the other 400 voters. For
a time it was a question: with the COM
mfssioners which of these bills had
passed, as THE law prescribed that the
work Of districting should be done by
June 1. The commissioners, to guard
against any controversy which might
arise. made up two lists, one dividing
the city into districts Of 450 voters and
the other dividing it into districts OF
800 voters. Two or three days ago GER
titled copies OF the new laws were re-
ceived, and it was ascertained definite
ly that the districts should contain NOT
more than 300 voters.
Upon the strength Of this official in
formation the districts were laid of al
follows, the old system Of dividing this
wards being abandoned and the divi
sion made according to the boundarie'
of the legislative districts:
FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DIS
& TRICT.
First district-Market street to Pop
lar. Third street to Christiana creek.
Second district-Poplar to Christi
ana creek, Third to ChTistiana creek.
Third district-Ch Christiana creek Z
city line, Market (extended), to Healt
Fourth distrfct-Heald TO Delawar
river, Third to city line.
Fifth district-Market to Walnu
Third to Sixth.
Sixth distirct-Walnut to Popla
Third to Sixth.
Seventh district-Poplar to Pin
Third to Sixth.
Eighth district-Pine to Delawal
river, Third to Sixth.
Ninth disHict-Market to Walnu
Sixth to Eighth.
Tenth district-walnut to Popla
Sixth to Eighth
Eleventh district-Poplar to Pin
Sixth to Eighth.
Twelfth district-Plne to Churc
Sixth to Eighth.
Thirteenth district-Church to Bra
dywine creek, Sixth to Eighth.
SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DI
TRICT.
Firist distrfct-Market TO POpl;
Eigihth TO Ninth.
Second distrlct-Nlarlxet to Popb
Ninth to Eleventh.
Third district-Market to Popl
Eleventh to Thirteenth.
Fourth district-Market to POpl
Thirteenth to Brandywine creek.
Fifth district-Poplar to Pine, Eigf
to Shearman.
Sixth district-Poplar to Pine, She
man to Brandywine creek.
Seventh district-Pine to Benn'
Eighth to Ninth.
Eighth-Pine to Bennett, Ninth
Brandywine creek.
Ninth district-Benneut to Bran
wine creek, Eighth to Brandyw
creek.
Tenth district-Thirteenth TO Br
dywine creek and Sixth, Brandyw
creek to Delaware river.
Eleventh district-Thirteent
Twenty-ffth, Pine to Delaware rive
Twelfth district-Brandywin cI
4 TO Twenty Market to Pine.
Thirteenth district - Brandyy
creek to Twenty-ffth. Market to
line (west)
Fourteenth district-All of city M
of Twenty fifth to city line.
ruUpn RFPRESENTATIVE ]
TRICT
First distrlct-Market to Wash
ton, Eighth to Ninth.
Second disrict-Was TO
roe, Eighth TO Ninth.
Third district-MonrOe to Harr