Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-08
CHARTER PLANS \
ALMOST READY.
Committee Will Have New
Bill in Legislature in I.
Fortnight
PLAN SINGLE COUNCIL
One Councilman for Every
10000 Voters Is Included
by Revisionists
PLAN SINGLE COUNCIL

Plans for small council. as arranged
by the Philadelphia charter COMMITTEES.
now are complete. The full program for
all proposed amendments TO the Bullitt
charter will be ready for presentation
to the Legislature within two weeks.
The arrangement for a single council
Is based on a provision calling for one.
Councilman for each 10000 voters in
each senatorial district This makes q.
total Of fourteen, with four to be elected
at large.
Apportionment
The apportlohment under the plan ID
as follows.
Two Councilmen from the First
District, which has 51,474 assessed
voters one from the Second district, "
which has 31,06S assessed voters one
from 1S the Third district. which has
2S.619 assessed voters; three from the
Fourth district, which has s5,313 as
sessed voters one from the Fifth dis
trlct which has 42,s17 assessed vot-
which has 60,9so assessed voters two
from the Seventh district, which has
bl.SlS assessed voters, and two from
the Eighth district, which has 64,15I
assessed voters.
Comparison of the number OF assess
ed voters in these eight districts shows
how unequally some OF them are rep
used in a demand for a reapportion-
ment
One Senator is elected from eacl,
district. This means that the Third
Senatorial district, with 2s,519 assess
ed voters, has equal representation in
the upper house of the Legislature
with the Fourth district, which has S5,-
313 assessed voters. The Second Ser
atorial district has 31,o68 assessed vot-
ers, but II has equal representation
with the Eighth Senatorial district.
which has 64.151 assessed voters. The
following table gives the number of
assessed voters in each of the Eight
Senatorial Districts:
First, including the First. Twenty.
sixth. Thirty-sixth. Thirty-ninth and
Forty-eighth Wards, 51.474.
Second, including the Second. Third.
Fourth. Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and
Thirtieth Wards. 31,06S.
Third. including the Third. Sixth.
Tenth, Eleventh. Twelfth. Thirteenth,
Fourteenth. Sixteenth and Eighteenth
Wards. 2s.519.
Fourth, including the Twenty-fourth.
Twenty-seventh. Thirty.fourth, Fortieth.
Forty-fourth and Forty-sixth Wards,
S5,313. h
Fifth, including the Seventeenth, Nine
teenth, Twentieth. Thirty-flrst and Thir.
ty-seventh Wards. 42,S17.
Sixth, including the Twenty-frst.
Twenty-second, Thirty-eighth and Forty
second Wards. 60,99o.
Seventh. including the Fifteenth.
Twenty-eighth. Twenty-ninth, Thirty-
second and Forty-seventh Wards, 81.
81S.
Eighth. including the Twenty-third.
Twenty-afth, Thirty-third, Thirty-fifth.
Forty-first. Forty-third and Forty-fifth
Wards, 64,151.
This same unequal representation OBJ
tains in the legislative districts. For
instance the Second Representative dis
trict has one member Of the House for
1888 assessed voters, while the Six
teenth district has but one member for
1873 assessed voters. The Fifth dis
trict has three members for $1,000 as-
sessed voters, while the Twenty-first dis
trict has but two members for 43,717 as
sessed voters
Figures showing the unequal reprel
sentation in Select Council have been
compiled. Each ward has one member
in Select Council and this means that
the Ninth Ward, with 1897 assessed
voters, has equal representation with
the Forty-sixth Ward which has 90 s7o
assessed voters The Sixth Ward has 301
assessed voters and one Select CounciI-
man. while the Twenty-second Ward
las 20,0S9 assessed voters and onIy ona
Select Councilman.