The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-13
NEW WARDS
OF THE CITY
Fight Over the RedistrlCtlng
Scheme About Over.
HOW THE LINES ARE RUN
At Second Session Of Council Recon-
mendation Of Committee Goes
Through Without Single
fundamentally Plan.

The Common Council mot last night In
special session and by large majority
adopted the plan Of the Ordinance Com
mittee for redistrlcting the city Into
wards, without the slightest amendment,
though Messrs Huber Mills and Shea
fought 1t hard All efforts to amend
failed and at 0 o'clock the paper was
adopted. Tho plan is in the nature OF
compromise and Is known. as the Pollock
Spence plan.
It will come up in the Board tonight,
and IL adopted there will be signed by
the Mayor.
The body was called to order at
o'clock by President Bioomberg. and the
ordinance redlstrctins the city into
wards was read by the clerk.
Mr.. CARRIER was the first to discuss the
ordinance. He made no motion, but said
he was sorry to give UP SO many OF his
constituents to Jefferson Ward. Mr.. Mills
spoke next, and be wanted the line made
straight down Twenty-slxth Street, k'-
tween Marshall and Jefferson Wards. he
moved to amend the plan In this particu-
lar, and spoke In support of his amend
ment. Mr.. Bottoms, of the Ordinance
Committee, moved to lay the ordinance
upon the table, and 1t was adopted-ayes,
II; noes. Il.
SHEA OPPOSED.
Mr.. Shea spoke earnestly against the
plan as recommended by the committee,
and declared that the plan was not tair
to his people. In conclusion Mr.. shea
moved to recommIt the plan. Mr.. Bottoms
for the committee, spoke against the
motion to commit, and declared that tht
plan ought to be adopted here anu now
Mr.. Huber submitted few remarks
along the line Of changing things SO as
| to leave him in Lee Ward. He offered
| an amendment with this end in view. and
Mr.. Mills moved to postpone the entire
| matter until the next regular meeting.
| This was defeated. and Mr.. Grimes moved
! to lay Mr.. Huber's amendment upon the
| table. and 1t was adopted. Mr. Mills
| moved to change the line between Je1er'
| son Ward and Marshall Ward. SO as to
! run 1t down Twenty-sixth Street. This
| was defeated after strong speech IN
! favor Of the plan by Mr.. Ellet. The pre-
, wious question was ordered by vote OF
| % TO 8, and the ordinance was adopted.
Mr.. O'Neil tried to amend by striking
| out Henry" and inserting jackson az
| tho name Of the new ward, but he was too
|
| late.
| The roll call on the adoption OF the pan
| resulted-ayes, "a; noes, Z.
THE PLAN IN FULL.
The plan as adopted divides the city
| into wards as follows:
] /. Marshall Ward shall include all that
territory within the corporate limits OF
| the city lying east of a line beginning at
| a point in the center of Twenty-seventh
street at the corpora ton line; thence along
1 the center of Twenty-seventh Street south
TO the center OF Broad Street; thence west
| along the center Of Broad Street to Iwen-
| ty-sixth Street; thence south along the
| center of Twenty-sixth Street to Its ter
! minus: and thence along the same straignt
line to the corporation line.
o Jefferson Ward shall include all that
territory within the corporate limits CT
the city lying west of the western boun-
dary Of Marshall Ward, above described,
and east of line beginning at a point
opposite the center of Eighteenth street
extended at the corporation line; thence
, south and along the center OF Eighteenth
Street to the center of Broad Street;
thence west along the center OF Broad
Street to a point opposite the center Of
Fifteenth Street extended: thence south
and along the center of Fifteenth street
to its terminus; and thence by Inc same
straight line to the corporation line.
q.
, territory lying west of the western boun-
Diary of Jefferson Ward. above described,
and east Of line beginning at a point
on Seventh Street at the corporation line,
running thence south along the center
Of Seventh Street to Duval Street extend
ed; thence west and along the center of
Duval Street to Fifth Street; thence south
along the center of Fifth Street to It's
terminus; and thence by the same straight
line To the CORPORATION line
4. Monroe Ward shall include all that
territory within the corporate limits OF
the city lying west OF the western bound
ary of Madison Ward, as above described
and east of line beginning at point
in the center Of st. James Street at the
corporation line; thence south along the
center of ST. James Street to Jackson
Street; thence east along the center of
Jackson Street to Fist Street; thence
south along the center Of First Street 10