The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-14
RICHMONDISC CITY
WITH -FOUR WARDS
Mayor Richardson Signs Reds
tricting Ordinance and 1t
Is Now Law.

IS NOW Law.
Mayor Richardson affixed his sigma
ture early yesterday afternoon to the
ordinance redistrictlns Richmond :nto
Tour wards of approximately equal
population. 1t is now the law OF the
city, but for the purpose of putting it
into effect tho terms of all members
OF the City Council are continued as at
present until September next, when
the new Council, elected In June, 1912.
takes office. Under the terms of the
ordinance the Ordinance, Charter and
Reform Committee is instructed to
proceed at once to correct precinct
lines to conform to the new wards,
and the judge of the Hastings Court
Is likewise requested to appoint .:om-
missioners to correct the poll BOOKS
and mako preparation for an election
on the new basis next spring. Thus
the voters Will avoid the necessity of
re-reEistration because of the Change
in ward limos
In the preamble to the ordinance II
is stated that under existing condi-
tons 1t appeared from the last United
states. census that the population of
the various wards was very unequal,
Clay Ward having 22.55o; Henry Ward,
1925; Jefferson Ward, 1916: Lee
Ward, 1921; Madison Ward 1850;
Marshall Ward. lS.02l, and Washing
ton Ward, l0370. The four new wards
Jefferson. Madison. Clay and lee
will have approximately $4,000 popu-
lati5n each.
The New Boundaries.
jefferson Ward hereafter will IN
clude all of that portion of the city
north Of the river and east of the cen
tire line of Eighteenth Street. Tenahle
and Mosby Streets and Mechanirsville
Turnpike.
Madison Ward Will embrace all that
part of the city lying between Eign-
teenth, Venable and Mosby Streets and
Mechanicsville Turnpike On the east,
and Third Street on the west. Including
all of South RichJp ond, and all of that
portion of the city In the bed Of the
river and all islands in James River.
Lee Ward will include the section
lying west OF Third Street and north
Of the line formed by Main Street
wcstwardly from Third to Monroe
Park. then by the line of Park Avenue
to Stuart Avenue, and Stuart Avenue
TO the corporate limits.
Clay Ward Will embrace all OF the
city south of the line formed by Main
SlFeet, f>dTR avenue anu stuart ave-
nue., and west Of Third Street. north CT
the canal
The IIoId-Oycr Members.
The ordinance in no way. affects tho
term OF any member elected to either
branch OF the Council who serves out
the period for which he was elected,
as do the members of the Police and
Fire Boards.
Since this carries thirteen hold-ovcr
members of the Board of Aldermen
Mcssrs. Adams BIiley. Donahoe, Don
Leavy, Gilman, Crimes. Grundy. Gunst
Melton, Mitchell, Nelson. Perduc and
Powers-on for another two years
from the period when the life of this
Council expires, the ordinance pro-
vides for tho election OF members as
follows:
THAT at the election of members of
The Council to be held on the second
Tuesday In June, 1912, there shall be
elected five members of the Common
Council from each of the four above
constituted wards. and one member of
the Board of Aldermen from Clay
Ward. but inasmuch as by tho rear
rangement of wards hereby made, four
members of the present Board Of Al
dermen-Messrs ADAMS Grimes. Mel
ton and Nelson--will reside in Jeffer-
son Ward. whose terms of Office will
not expire until tho first day of Sep
tember, 1914: three members Of .he
present Board of Aldermcn-Mcssrs.
Donahoc. Perdue and Powcrs-will re-
side in Madison Ward, whose terms OF
office will not expire until the LIST day
of September, 1914; four members of
the present Board of Aldermen
Messrs. Bliley, Gilman. Grundy and
Gunst-will reside in Lee Ward, whose
terms of Office will not expire until
the first day OF September, 1914; and
two members of the present Board of
Aldermen-Messrs. Don Iseavy and
Mitchell-will reside in Clay Ward,
whose terms OF office will not expire
until the first day of September. 1914;
no election shall be held in Jefferson,
Madison and Lee Wards on the second
Tuesday in June, 1912, for members
of the Board of Aldermen, and in clay
Ward for only one member, and all of
the said members in said wards whose
terms do not expire until the first day
of September. 1914. shall be entitled
to hold over to the end OF their re-
spective terms as members of the said
Board in conformity with section Is
of the charter OF the city of Richmond,
but al the election to be held on the
second Tuesday in June. 1914. three
members of said Board of Aldermen.
shall be elected in all of the wards CT
the city except in Clay Ward in which
two members only are to be elected,
the length OF the terms of the mem
bers so to be elected to BIO ascertained
in the mode prescribed by section Ii
OF the charter of the city OF Rich
mond."