The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-29
Notice of Change of Voting Precincts in Wake
County by the Board of Elections.


The County Board of Elections met in
the office of Watson & Calling at II
o'clock M, on Tuesday, May 22nd, 1900.
There were present w. l.. Watson, chair
man; A. B. Hunter, secretary, and B. K.
Partin.
The following order was adopted in ref
erence to the division Of the county into
election precincts and change of poll
ing places. That the present division or
the county into election precincts as
prescribed by d. H. Young, the then clerk
of the Superior court of said county, Tor
the election of 1896, be adopted with
the exception of the townships of Bar
toms Creek, Cedar Fork, New Light,
Wake Forest and Raleigh, which are diVi-
ded respectively as follows:
Barton's Creek Township.
The two election precincts of Hutchin-
sons Store and Rogers Store are con-
solidated into one election precinct for
said township, to be known as Barton's
Creek Precinct of Barton's Creek Town
ship, and the polling place in said precinct
shall be at Brassfeld's Store.
Cedar Fork Township.
The election precinct of Pollard in Ce-
dar Fork Township is abolished, and
two election precincts are created one to
be known as Morrisville Precinct and the
other as Pollard's Precinct, with boun-
daries as follows: Beginning on Crab
tree Creek at the mouth of Brian Creek,
thence up Briar to Stirrup Iron Creek,
thence up Stirrup Iron Creek to the coun-
fxyl linz A hot orf If hn tow n in
lying on the west side of said Briar
Creek and Stirrup Iron Creek shall be
known as Morrisville Precinct, and the
polling place of this precinct shall be at
Morrisville. All that part of said town
ship lying east of said Briar Creek and
Stirrup Iron Creek shall be known as
Pollard's Precinct. and the polling place
of this precinct shall be at j. @. Adamss
store.
New Light Township.
The election precinct of New Light in
New Light Township is abolished, and
two election precincts are created; one
to be known as Robertsons Precinct and
the other to be known as Stony Hill Pre-
cinct, with boundaries as follows: Be-
ginning at Parkers Bridge over Neuse
River, on the Oxford Road, runs north
along the centre of said Oxford Road
to l.. Woodlief's store, thence with the
centre of said Oxford Road to the Gran
vile county line. All that part of said
township lying west of said Oxford Road
shall be known as Robertson's Precinct,
and the polling place of this precinct
shall be at Robertson's Store. All that
part of the township lying east of said
Oxford Road shall be known as Stony
Hill Precinct, and the polling place Of
this precinct shall be at Stony Hill.
Wake Forest Township.
The election precincts of Forestville
and Rollesville in Wake Forest Town
ship shall remain as they now are. The
polling place of Forestville precinct is
moved from the town of Forestville to
the town of Wake Forest. The polling
place of Rolesvlle precinct shall remain
at Rolesville.
Raleigh Township.
1. The election precincts within the
limits of the city of Raleigh shall be as
prescribed in the Charter of said city.
2. The South division Of Outside West
election precinct shall remain the same
as prescribed for the election held in
November, 1896.
8. The North division of Outside West
election precinct shall be changed as
follows: Beginning at the intersection
of the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad and
the city limits, runs along the center of
said railroad to the county road, known
as the Louisburg road, thence along the
center of said road to the Township line.
All that portion of the territory lying
north of the Hillsboro Road west of the
city limits and of the Raleigh and Gas
ton Railroad, and west of said Louisburg
road, shall be known as the North divi-
sion of Outside West election precinct.
4. Outside East election precinct is
changed as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of Newbern Avenue and the
city limits, runs along the center of New
bern Avenue extension to the county
road, known as the New Road thence
along the center of said road to the Town
ship line. All that portion of territory
lying Northeast of the city limits East
of the Raleigh end CASTOR Railroad and
the Louisburg Road, and North of said
Newbern Avenue extension and said New
Road, to the Township line, shall be
known as the North Division of Outside
East election precinct. All that portion
of territory lying South of said Newbern
Avenue extension and of said New Road
to the Township line, and Southeast of
the City limits and East of the Faycttc-
Vile Road, shall be known as the South
Division of Outside East election pre-
cinct.
The polling places for the precincts
herein named and described shall be as
follows:
First ward First archaeological
fire house, Morgan street.
First ward, Second division-Conn's old
store, corner Jones and Salisbury streets.
Second ward, First division-Victor fire
house, Hargett street.
Second ward, Second division-E. Hugh
Lees store. Lane and Bloodworth streets.
Third ward, First division-Jones'