The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-20
WILL DIVIDE CITY
INTO -FOUR WARDS
NEW LINES ARE APPROVED BY
COMMITTEE AND RECON-
MENDED TO COUNCIL
EFFECTIVE NEXT SEPT.
LOWER BRANCH TO HAVE TWEEN
IL MEMBERS AND BOARD WILL
NUMBER FOURTEEN
At FIRST.

on change In form of city govern
ment. The proposed new wards. rs
recommended. are to be Jefferson.
Madison. Lee and Clay. There will
he five counciimen from each Of the
wards. and there Will he three alder
men from each of the wards under
normal conditions. But IT go happens
there would have to be fourteen mem
bers Of the upper branch for a time.
owing to the fact that there would
be one odd hoid-over member next
September and an additional alder
man would have To be elected from
clay ward as a result OF the shifting
of ward lines. The proposed changes
would Ee into effect September l.
1912. when a new council goes Into
Office.
The ordinance. which was adopted
unanimously. will be presented to the
Common Council at Its next meeting
In November. Meanwhile, goo copies
will be printed for the benefit Of the
counciIlnen and others interested. Sew
eral maps showing the outline Of the
four wards will be displayed In the
Council chamber to further illustrate
the changes recommended
Under the proposed new order OF
affairs. the police and fire boards Will
be reduced to four members each.
Terms Not Curtailcd.
But 1t is expressly provided In the
ordinance that the terms of no nefn-
Der of these boards nor Of the coun-
cilmanie body shall be curtailed or
affected.
Judge witt is requested to name
three commissioners to arrange and
revise the registration books of the
city so as to place each registered
voter on the proper precinct and ward
registration books
Approval of the council anu the
mayor is all that Is necessary to MAKE
the ordinance effective. A determin-
ed fight on the measure is antclpat-
ed in certain quarters. but Counci-
man Lynch and others who are enam-
pioning 1t feel sure that IT will iinalls
pass
The committee deferred until Mon
day night consideration of the other
ordinance having reference to ehar-
ter cha nges in connection with
board or commission form of govern
ment. The city attorney has ALREADY
nrenared this ordinance and 1t would
have been submitted last night put
for the lateness of the hour when
the other matter WAS disposed.
All five members of the commit
tee wera present as follows. Messrs.
Pollock, Don Ieayy. Reade, Rennolos'
and Lynch. ,.-.-,.
The citizen members Of the commit
tee presenx were Messrs. Meredith ana
Morris, the only absentee peihs Nh
Rountree.
city Attorney Pollard and City Ac-
countant Crenshaw were also present
Text Of Ordinances.
Tho text of the ordinance reads as
follows:
ITO diminish tho number of WARDS
and redistrict the city into wards, 30
that no ward shall exceed any other
ward in population more than a,ooo
inhabitants
.Nhereas by the last United states
census it appears that the population
of each OF the wards of the city OF
Richmond is as follows, Clay ward,
2255o: Henry ward, 1898; Jefferson
word, 1916; Lee ward, 1921; Madi-
son ward, 1850: Marshall ward. Is
o21; Monroe ward, 1856, Washington
ward, 1870; and.
Whereas 1t thereby appears that
the population of several of the wards
exceeds that OF other wards by as
much as 1900 inhabitants; and,
Whereas In the opinion of the
Council of the city of Richmond it Is
deemed expedient not only to change
the boundaries, but also to diminish the
number OF wards therefore.
BE 1t ordained by the Council OF
the city of Richmond:
u. That there shall be established
four wards for the city OF Richmond,
the designation and boundaries Of
which shall be as follows.
jefferson Ward.
"lD Shall include that portion of the
city within the following boundaries:
Beginning at point at the intersec-
ton of the eastern boundary line of
the city, and the north bank of Janses
river. thence westward along the
north bank of. James river to a point
In line with the centre line of Eigh-
teenth street projected; thence north
wardly along the centre line of Eigh-
teenth street to the centre line of
Venable street; thence eastwardly
along the centre line Of Venable street
to the centre line of Mostly street tor
Mechanicsvile turnpike; thence
northwardly along the centre line of
Mosby street and Mechanicsville turn
pike, to the corporation line; thence
following the northern and eastern
corporation line to the point OF begin
ming.
Madison Ward.
"t2) Shall include that portion of
the city lying west OF the line along
Eighteenth street, Fenable street
Mostly street and Mechanicsville turn
pike. thence following the line of the
northern corporation TO the center
line of second street, thence south
wardly along the center line of Sec
ond street to the center line of Bates
street. eastwardly along the center
line of Bates street to the center line
of Third street: southwardiy along
the center line of Third street to the
north bank OF James river and ka-
nawha canal; thence westwardiy
along the north bank Of said canal to
the center line of Beividere street pro-
jected: southwardly along the center
line of Belvidere street projected to
Che north bank of James river: thence
along the north bank Of James river
TO the intersection of the western cor
poration line at q point In line with
the eastern line of Florida avenue pro-
jected to the river; thence crossing
James river. and thence continuing
along the southern corporation line
to the point where II meets the east
ern corporation on the south shore
OF James river; thence along said
western corporation line across James
river until II reaches the north bank
OF said river: thence along the north
bank OF James to the center line of
Eighteenth street projected. the point
OF beginning.
Lee Ward.
500 Shall include that portion OF
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