The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-13
\ CENSUS OF SELMA
mwr nrUMERAroRs BEGIN THEIR
 WORK.
peaaevsa thst Rspsrt Wnl Slew Over SA 0oo Pepulaffe fen--Redistricting s the Wards Of the Cen-
 tral City.
Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma. Dec. 12.

Selma. Dec. l2.
 rho i've enumerators appointed at the session of the City Council last Monday night to take the census or Selma began their work tn,s ornins. .s. work pushed forward as rapidly as nossible. and are hopeful that the work wtIi he completed within the next few weeks. The nve men appointed start ed at the work early this morning ana will begin work early each day until their task has, been completed.
 The city authorities have asked tne citizens to answer the questions put to them by the enumerators as quickly as possible as by doing so they would facilitate the taking of the census The enumerators report today as nav. ing been very plea sanity met at all of the residences and they hope that this treatment will be continued. by such treatment, they covered cons'd
 It is confidently expected that when the census has been completed that U will show that Selma has populatioh of over 10000. The Government cen sus in 1900 gave the city population of about 10000. but since then seinia has grown considerably, and besides large amount of territory wnicn sss thickly settled, has been taken In tne corporate limits, and 1t is thought that the figures will show population or nearly 2s.0o0.
 VIII Redistriet City.
 The committee of i've which vas appointed at the meeting of the City Council last Monday night to 1 hs- trict Selma, has not an easy task pe- fore 1t. The work has not been start. ed by this committee, but 1t VIII set at 1t within the next few days. ana will make out a report which VIII pc submitted at the January meeting or the Council.
 The redistricting of the city Is made necessary by the adoption or tne nun, snr . ciual Code bill. This bill calls TOT q population about equal in each ward or district and the lines Of the hve wards of the city will have to pc changed considerable to get the popu- lation of each ward as near as possi- bJe. ... wards of the city run to the east. me First Ward is the extreme western part of the city. while the Fifth Ward is the extreme eastern part Of the city. Many citizens are in favor or letting the division lines of these nve waras remain as they are and that two addi- tionaf wards be added.
 These two new wards. they think should DC mdoe up oi Snat Pahe VI s.i~ city north of the railroad tracks, which divide the city about equal north and south. That this section on the north and to the west of Broad street should be divided into sixth ward and that the territory across the railroad to the east of Broad Street should be known as the seventh ward
 To Be Closed After January.
 Only members of the Selma Cotton Exchange will be allowed the privi- le1re of going into that institution and wefching the quotations on the board after January ]. The private wires now in use will still be operated in connection with New York, Chicago and New Orleans and the market quotations will be just as complete as the reports which are received now but they will be only for the members of the exchange.
 As the exchange is now operated anyone may go in and out or It and enjoy the privilege of watching the ouotations. The new order of things was brought about by the bill passed by the Legislature against the opera tion of bucket shops
 A slight Morning Fire.
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