The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-26
Committee is Working Hard
With Many Drawbacks.
MAY BE NUMBERED
INSTEAD OF NAMED
T Tentative Plan Drawn. Which VIII Likely.
Be Changed in Many Respects Be-
fore It Becomes Final-Some.
Counciln1en Object to Civ
ing Up Their Old Con-
stituents-Plan.

The task assigned the Committee on
Charter. Ordinances and Reform Of re-
dIstricting the city into wards Is an intrl-4
cate one and is giving te members Of the
committee great deal OF trouble. The new
Constitution requires that the city shall
be redlstricted before 1904, and the COM
mittee Is now hard at work on the
scheme
A tentative plan has been drawn, and
will be further considered by the COM
mittee at Its next meeting. A cut showing y
the proposed changes is found below, to- 4
gether with full description of the
running of the new lines. The committee
are confronted with a great moving
proposition in their work. and !!.- order
to respect the provisions of the Constitu-
ton and at the same time satisfy all
interests involved. they realize that they
have before them a very 1rksonle task
MANY ENTANGLEMENTS.
The Constitution requires that no one
ward shall exceed any other in popula-
ton by more than 1000 inhabitants. and.
this of Itself makes the work very intrl-s
cate. But beyond this there are many
other considerations One of the main I
questions Is to run the lines that Jacls-
son Ward will he wiped out, the negro
vote there divided up so as to render all
the wards irevneably Democratic. at the
same time having regard for equality OF
population.
In order to do this. part Of Jefferson
and Marshall Wards are thrown together
and then divided into two wards to be
known as Marshall Wards Nos. and ..
ACROSS THE. CITY.
Taf Tod;
will run directly across the city from
the river to the city limits on the north.
cutting Jackson into three parts, and
throwing one part in each of the above.
When Lee and Clay are reached the
line will run east and west, Lee being
on the north and Clay on the south
side of Broad Street.. 1t is proposed to
have only seven wards. as at present and
1t is yet an open question as to whether
they will be named as is indicated above,
or numbered 1st. I'd and Sd, etc.
The plan as indicated below is merely
tentative one. and will likely be changed
many times before 1t is finally adopted.
Some Councilnlen object to the plan be-
cause 1t makes sweeping changes in their
constituency, and all these will likely
be heard before final action Is taken.
THE TENTATIVE SCHEME.
Below will be found the tentative planl
as outlined by the committees:
Marshall Ward-Dvided into two wards.
No, begin at river and Fourteenth
Street, north on Fourteenth to Broad
east on Broad to Twenty-frst, north on
Twenty-frst to Marshall. east on Mar
shall to city limits, l2.20a Fulton annex.
0S3
No a-From Fourteenth and Broad.
along Fourteenth north to Turpln. thence
west to Thirteenth Street, north to Chris~
tian, thence to city limits. the southern
boundary being north boundary to No. ].
Population, 12,O53. .AnneXable territory,
4952,
Jefferson Ward-East boundary, Four<
teenth Street from river to Turpin. west
to Thirteenth, north to Christian and east
ia city limits, All territory between the
above line and the middle Of Fourth
Street from the river to the north bound
ary OF city, l3,i4O.
Madison ward--Fourth Street. from this
river north to city limits is the east
boundary. west boundary, Belvldere and
river along Belvidere. north to Spring.
east to First north to Byrd west to Ad-
ans. north to Leigh, west to Price north
to Duyal, east to st. John, north to city
limits. Population, 1880,
Monroe Ward-Bonnded on the east by
west line of Madison Ward above mem
toned. West line, bounded by line be-
ginning at Brook Avenpe and city limits.
southeast to Leigh. west TO Henry. south
to Main. west to Belvidere, southeast to
Beverly, west to Linden. southeast to
city limits, Population, ls,462
lee Ward-Brook Avenue and city limits,
southeast to Leigh, west to Henry. south
ia Main. west to Belvidere. north to
Franklin, west to Laurel, south to Park
Avenue, west 10 Ivy. west on Ivy to city
limits. Population, l1,6io
clav Ward-South of Lee Ward. south.
ern boundary cornering at BelVldere ana
Main, along Belvidere to Beverly, west
on Reverly to Linden, thence south on
Linden. extended 10 river. Population.
1 Annaxa BILE territnrY 2.h9S.