The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-19

cent census report gives Clay Ward
s2,55o; Henry Ward. 14.e9s; Jefferson
| Ward, 1916; Lee Ward. 1921: Madl-
con Ward, 1850; Marshall Ward.
! 1921; Monroe Ward, IL 1865; Washing
ton Ward, 1880. The Encouragement
of lines is an obvious necessity, even
had the question of a smaller Council
and lesser number of wards not
been raised. Clay Ward may be cut
In two and the boundaries OF the
others slightly shifted, SO as to make
nine wards. with approximately ii 900
population each. That would give
| City Council of seventy-two members
| forty-fivo CounciImen and twenty
Proposes Three wards.
| The essence of the Radcliffe PROPOSE
| ton is that 1t is expedicnt not only to
! change tho boundaries, hut also to
diminish the number Of wards. lie pro
poses that the whole city shall no d.
| vidcd into but three wards, with the
| following boundaries:
| Ward Number Onc-To include all
that territory in tho corporate limits
north OF tho river. east and south of
| line beginning at tho northern shore
| OF the river. al the Ninth Street Free
! Bridge, and continuing north along
the centre line of Ninth Street to
Shockoe Creek, thence along the crock
TO the corporate limits at the northern
! end of Seventh Street.
Ward Number Two-Au the territory
south Of the James River, formerly tho
| city of Manchester. all Islands in James
| River, and all that part OF the city
| north of the river. west and north OF
| tho above described boundary line Of
| Ward Number One, and east and south
OF the following line: beginning at the
north shore of he river at the western
line of the Hollywood Cemetery, east
wardly along the northern shore of the
river TO Bclviderc Street, along Bel
videre Street to Madison Street: north
wardl. along the centre line of Madi-
snn Street to Clay Street; eastwardly
along Clay to Prentis: northwardly
along Prentis TO Leigh; westwardly
| along Leigh TO ST. Peter. and north
along st. Peter to the corporate limits.
| Ward Number Three-To include all
] tho territory In the corporate limits
I north of the river. lying north and
west Of the above described boundary
OF Ward Number Two.
Gives Equal Representations
| Iii other words, Ward Number One
! VIII embrace all of the city cas-. Of
Ninth Street. including Jefferson. Mar
shall and part OF Madison Wards.
1! Ward Number Two will take in MI OF
OF the city from Ninth to Madison
Street. including Washington and Mon
roe Wards. and parts of Madison and
Henry Wards. Ward Number Three Will
take In the entire West End, including
Clay and Lee Wards, and section Of
Henry. To show how carefully the
three wards have been balanced. the
new census shows under the plan pro
posed a population as follows: Ward
Number Ono. 42517; Ward Number
Two, ae,25a; Ward Number Three.
42.S47.
The ordinance requests the Judge
OF the Hastings Court 10 appoint com
miSsioners to revise the registration
books so as to place each registered
voter on the proper precinct and ward
books. accomplishing the transfer
without the necessity Of new regis
ira ton.
Takes Effect In 1912
The ordinance as drawn will ta1< .
effect from the next election of (,ty
Councilmen. II will In no wav affect
the terms of present members OF either
branch. but it is provided that ut thc
election to be held on tho second Tues
day In June. 1912. there shall be elected
to the Common Council. to take Office
on September 1912, five memhera
from each of the three wards. mal,,ro
Common Council OF fifteen, instead
of forty. Since there nrc thirteen rne,,,.
bers Of the present Board OF AlGcrm a.
who hold over until September T. 1o,i
Il ~ Is provided that there shall no ~
= election in 1912 for Aldermen unIcss
vacancies OF moro than four shall oc.