New Britain herald., 1928-11-01
VOTING PROBLEM IS
 QUITE SERIOUS ONE
May Not Be Possible to Ac.
 C0mmOdate All Voters
SOME MIGHT GET LEFT
If Everybody should Vote, There Is
 Chance That BOA Voters Would
 Not Have Time to Cost Ballots- Aged Resident Dies-Driyer Fined,

In the event all of the electors, whose names now appear on the four voting lists of the city. appear at the polls on election day. Mo- vember 9th. the city may find itself with an insufficient number of vot- ing machines to properly handle them. This would easily happen, provided each voter. availed himself of the one minute voting period al- lowed him by law. Section 716, page IFS, of the election and naturaliza- ton laws of the state of Connecti- cut, concludes as follows: No voter shall remain within the voting ma chine booth or compartment longer than one minute, and. if he shall refuse to leave such booth or com- partment after the lapse of that time, he shall at once be removed by the election officials or upon or der of the moderator
 The revised lists of the four voting districts of the city show total of 3.1S4 voters in the first district, l. 3sS in the second district: 2,9O9 voters in the third district; and g. SAT in the fourth district
 Each district except second has four voting machines. the second, which is the smallest in the city. having two. In the event each voter appearing in the first district con- sumes the entire minute to which he is entitled by law, it would mean that but 24O would be registered each hour or total of 2,SS0 for the period between 6 d. m.. and 6 p. m.. the pollin ghours. This would leave BOA voters whC would be unable to cast their vote.
 In the second district at the rate of one vote a minute it would be possible with two machines to cast q total of LAO votes in the 12 hours. With 1878 voters registered, it will be necessary to enforce the one minute rule.
 The third district. with four ma chimes, will be able at the one min- ute rate to register total of 2,SS0
  the fourth district, as in the second, it will be necessary to enforce the one minute law as 2,S47 voters will have to cast their votes within D. $50 minutes.
 Bristol at the present time has 15 be kept locked in the city hall for emergency use in the event one of the machines in use breaks down. It is thought probable that it may be necessary to place it in use in the first voting district late in the day to accommodate the heavy vote an- ticipated.
 Aged Resident Dies
 Mrs. Geierstein w. Stewart, 84. widow of the late Lemuel l.. Stew art. died this morning at her home. Il Woodland street, following a four weeks illness with intirmities incident to advanced years.
 Mrs. Stewart was born in Houlton. Maine, July 13. 1914. the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Spencer. She was married in Philadelphia as d young woman to Lemuel D. Stew art, who died twelve years ago. She was member of the Prospect Methodist church and Katherine Gaylord Chapter, D. 4. E.
 Surviving are one son. Charles w. Stewart of Hartford: two daughters. Mrs. Ida Rutledge and Mrs. Joseph E. Sessions. both of this city: also by six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be held at her late home at o'clock Satur- day afternoon. Rev. Hubert D. Jones, pastor Of the Prospect Meth odst church. will officiate and bur ial will be in West cemetery.
 Sentenced to Jail Alexander Brown. charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace, was sentenced to IS days in jail by Judge Joseph NJ. Donovan in police court this morning.
 Brown was arrested last night by Officer James Keith after he had created disturbance on Laurel street. The accused was released