The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-21
REGISTRATION AFTERMATH.
Belated Applicants Are Surprised
and Charmed to Find Themselves
Too Late-Advantages OF the Pres
ent System City Hall Notes.

ent system City Hail Notes.
!, was interesting "Wednesday % watch
the aftermath OF registration az the city
hall. At the long counter in the main reg
istra.ioa room the con-ras. with the scenes
Of me day before was particularly notice
able. In the space where a turbulent and
surging crowd had stood hour by hour
from O'Clock in the morning until mid
night. there was vacancy ard quiet
But still! there were men who went 20
The city nal 10 register. even on Wednes-
day. To he average ctsizea wno IS nod
eraiely Well acquainted with cGrren, az
fairs. Who reads the newspapers and keeps
both eyes open. this would seem increii-
ole. nevertheless. Il is true Three men
pot in beIAted appearance. each with a
request that ne be registered and each ex-
pressing bOunGiess aInazenent and chagriu
when he found that the time limit had al
ready been drawn.
TIE extra clerks who have bean doing
duty in the registration Office enjoyed a
wei-earned rest Wednesday. Some OF
them had been on duty for eighteen hours
az stretch Yesterday they began the
tration books The arS. task is
mat of finding voters who have regis
tered il due form. but have been mad
vertenuy located in the wrong ward or
precinct To all such notices Will be sem
and ample opportunity VIII be gwen for
correcting the mistake whether made by
The clerk OF registration or BY the voter
himself Then the two sets OF books kept
in the office will be compared and all dis
crepancies remedied.
The keeping OF these two sets Of regis
tration books is a new feature In municipal
registration, having been introduced only
last spring. The old plan was 20 keep only
one set or books. and with this IN view
the law allowed the interval between the
close u registration and he opening OF the
polls IN order tnat the registration clerks
might make Out duly certified copy Of
the poll books. II was this copy which
vas formerly sent 10 the polls. NOW how
ever. each voter. in registering, Signs two
separate books. and one o. these is sent
20 the polls. The advantage OF such a
method is AT once apparent especially
where large floating population is in
VOWED; when voter presents himself ar
the polls and the judges have any reason
TO suspect his good faith, they have on the
rolls before them his autograph signature.
ana they may make a very practical test
OF his identity by promptly asking him 10
write his name. Under the former system
as the Judges had only copy of the orig
inal roll, they had no means Of identifying
4 signature.
1T e closing scenes of registration on
Tuesday night were, OF course fun OF odd
and humorous incidents. one man tindly
waited until Hos O'clock, and gave
as his reason that as he would
not be q years Old until We,ines-
DAY. he thought II wisest to wait
antil as near the day Of his majority rs
possible. The clerks were continually both
cred by the coming in af men already reg
iStered who insisted that ;hey had not
registered. This applied ever 10 men who
mad registered at the primaries Two weeks
ago. which fact seemed to have absolutely
vanished from their minds.
II VIII he We'll Ter voters to bear in mind
The fact thai any one who moves from his
precinct between October 5 and N0vem-
Der toT:eits his right 10 vote. under the
faW when requires a continuous residence
~ thirty days III the precinct prior 10 the
Hay OF election.
The city will have Still further trouble
with the squatteTs on the alleys in the
neiSh.orhood of Harrison street and Third
aId fourth avenues. Under resolution
adopted by the city council the board Of
public works gave notice To the squatters
20 vacate. and with generous postpone
ment gave tAem ample time Finally Fore
man " alters was instructed by the board
70 neein the work OF removing the shacks
having any sick members.
tie had not proceeded far with his work
before there came vigorous protest Wed
nesday three members OF the city council
peuuoned the mayor TO call a special ses-
sion Of the council last night 20 consider
the matter, For several reasons MAYOR
TUNES did not accede 10 the request. To
begin with. several members of the CITY
council are now absent from the city and
w1ilc 4 quorum is present the mayor felt
hardly just 10 the absent members to call
he council had already taken action Then
100, he felt that all the practicable ends
aimed at could be secured by simply sus-
pending further action OF the board OF pub
He works until the next regular meeting
u the council, and accordingly ne request
81 that body to call in Foreman Walters
ana wat until the council convened again
in regular session.
School registration Is slower since the
close OF the general registration. ana will
than 5000 or little more than half the
number registered for the general cleo
ION, Theoretically the number should be
.~'.e as great. since women are eligible
far the women have been rather backward
being ou;numoered by the men about three
% one Now that The throng Of male
voters IN the general registration room is
gu. o. the way possibly the ladies' NAV APP
pear N the school registration room in
greater force.
speeira;ons for the ceda P r,pa ans wa ana
system continue - come IN from con
tractors = al parts of the country, The
EDITION q 80 copies is now Nearly ex-
hsUsted.
The brcklaying t2r the new pavement
on jams street between First ana Sec
r. south side q the street ard some brick
were !aid between the street car rails.
Mrs. l. A. Backus IS 10 make 800 worth
q repairs on her dwelling AZ thu north
Test corner % Broadway and Jefferson
street. extending bed room and sitting
room.
TIE Duluth News Tribune % October L
recording the visit 90 Seattle city officials
paws ii long and glowing tribute 20 the
enterprise ana proSressiveness of this city
According . requirements of tNe city
chart" article g. section =. TIRE tax levy
It's. e made by the first Monday in De
Cemo=r.