Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-12
MADISON AND CLAY WARDS
| ADDF|vE NEW PRECINCTS
ungainfy Fourth Clay, Bane Of
Election Nights, Is Split
rHREE NEW ONES IN MADISON
Eighth, on southside, Gets Swans
boro, and Ninth. Includes wood
land Heights and Forest Kill.
Recommended to Committee.

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Madison and Clay Ward members OF
The city Council, at separate meetings
last night, voted to Recommend to the
special Joint committee on redlstrlct.
ing a Encouragement of the precinct
lines Of the two wards. which will add
iSe new precincts TO the eleven which
the two wards now contain.
The Clay Ward delegation voted 10
SPLIT the ungainly fourth precinct into
two. and to add new precinct in the
far southwest, embracing most OF the
new territory. that was added to the
ward by annexation. The>Fourth Pre-
cinct OF Clay ward. because OF It's i'm !.
,hensity. has for Years been the bane
OF election nights, often delaying the
final complete returns for hours after
Ievery other precinct In the city had
reported. Its division has long been
planned by the Clay ward delegation.
In Madison Ward 1t IL proposed to
add new precinct north Of tho river
and two new precincts south OF river
lone OF the new south precincts will
Fem brace Woodland Heights and Forest
Hill. and the other will contain swans.
boro and the new territory adjacent
PRBCfNCT BOUNDARIES
IN MADISON WARD
The boundaries Of the Madison Ward
precincts as established last night fol.
3loW:Hs
First PrecinctsaBf6ad Street on the
4 south. corporation line on the north
First Street ON the west, and Fifth
Street on the east. Voting place. Third
and Marshall Streets
Second misunderstanding at Fifth
LStreet and the corporation line, south
|al5nB Fifth street to Broad, east along
Broad to Ninth. north along Ninth to
Leigh. east along Leigh to Eleventh
1alons Eleventh to Lowhdes. along
bowndes to the starting point on tho
fcorporatioh line. Voting place, Eighth
and Clay Streets.
Third Preoihtt-aBroad Street on the
north. First Street on the west TO
Main. east along Main to Third. south
on Third, to the rivor. eastward along
the river TO Ninth, nosthwatd on Ninth
Ito Broad.
Fourth Ptecinot.4.All Of Madison
Ward north of the river between Ninth
street on the west and seventeenth
~ 'eet on the east. not included In the
second Precinct, Voting place. Four
ttenth and Broad Streets.
Fifth Pfeoinct@James River on the
north. Tenth Street on the south 10
the corporation line on the east and
west Voting place. 7os Hull Street
sixth PreeinotATenth street on the
north, Fifteenth street on the south.
James River on tho west. and the cor.
norntion line on the east. Voting
ridea. 1904 Hull Street.
Seventh Precinot--Fifteenth Street on
70 north. Twehty.saoond Street on
fe south, James River on the west.
~ the old corporation Tine. and the
'aters burs Turnpike to the new oor-
hration line on the east. Voting
lace, ,1saa Hull Street.
afaHTn PREorNCr
INCLUDES swANsBoRo
Eighth Preeinot--The old corporation
I'm On the north, to Maury street, Il
- Petersburg Turnpike, to tho new
|Iperation line; on tho south. tho new
.tfnpike; on the west, the Midlothian
hrnpike to Reedy Avenue, to Moody
rect, TO Westhafn Avenue, to Balm
.ngc Street to Twehty-Hecond Street
,.he old corporation line. Voting
nee, Hill and Clopton Streets. This
'sFaous new territory.
sNinth Precinct - Twenty second
.scnt on tho north, the western boun.
Of the Eighth Precinct on the
James River on the west. and
iha rev corporation line on the south.
en1g place 310S semmes Avenue
Chit precinct embraces Woodland
Hnights and Forest HILL
The foregoing precinct Changes have
the approval of the ward delegations.
and VIII be recommended to the Joint
committee on redlstricting.
The Lee Ward delegation has tenta-
lively esreed to make separate pre-.
cintts OF Ginter Park. Barton Heights
and Highland Park. leaving to the cit:
isens OF the NORTHERN suburbs the task
q locating the boundary ines. JET.
fsrson Ward has so far GU kgested no
changes.
men all the wards have reported
their new precinct ARRANGEMENTS the
rsprecincted city will be described in
an ordinance. which will be recon-. .
mended to the Council for passage by
the Joint redistricting committee. An
ordinance dividing the enlarged city
INTO -FOUR wards is already law.