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tions will be hidden from the view
Of all.
The voter will mark the ballot
with an "X' placed within one of
the four squares alongside Of the
name of his choice of candidate. 1t
is impressed upon each prospective
voter that his "X' mark must not
extend beyond the limits of the
square. If before casting the ballot
he discovers that he has made this
mistake he may ask for new bal
lot.
More Instructions
Also to be impressed upon the
voter Is the fact that he is entitled
to mark but one of the four squares.
AS noted there are two squares for
each candidate; one in the Repub-
lican box and one in the Indepen-
dent box for Gerard, and the same
for Kingston. If voting for the for
mer, as a Republican vote cast,
mark the square in the Republican
box or If the vote is to be cast as
an Independent Democrat indorse-
4lldI n bAlflb AAAS SoAAAS
naturally holds true for Kingston.
After the voter has marked his
ballot accordingly, he will leave the
booth and hand his ballot, folded
inwardly, to the ballot-boX tender
who will separate the attached per-
forated stub and place each half in
its respective box.
After the polls have closed at 6
D. m. the officials must first count
the ballots and the stubs in each
box to determine that there are
an equal number of both. Then the
actual counting of the ballots will
take place.
Although the above may sound
complicated, when analysed it is
seen to be simple procedure. BY
means of studying the above in
structions while looking at the
sample ballot the correct method is
easily determined.
The figure of $4,000 as given for
The cost of tomorroW's election is
believed to be near right. Although
the ballots will be supplied by the
Secretary of States office their cost
must be assumed by the city. 1t
has been stated theat their cost will
run about sos per thousand. AS
about $4,000 ballots must be printed
this cost alone will run around So
900. In addition there will have
to be seven election officials in
each Of the 80 voting districts, one
moderator, two deputy registrars,
two ballot-box tenders, and two
checkers. Each will receive $l2
a day plus $125 for meals total
of $92 for each district or nearly
$1,000 for the 80 districts.
In addition there will be the costs
of carpenters, electricians, truck
ers, for carting the ballot boxes and
similar other charges.
Rapid Preparations
Once determined that tomorrows
election was a necessity, city Off
Gals concerned with election duties
worked rapidly to prepare. Carpen-
tiers, electricians and the like have
worked steadily since Saturday to
get the polling places properly set
up. Today truckers, under the
supervision of Daniel Mahaney,
were removing the ballot boxes to
the respective polling places.
Saturday, officials met with the
assistant secretary of state for the
purpose of determining final meth
DDS for tomorroW's election. Arrange
ments were made in accordance
with the final o. K. of the secretary
of the states Office.
At a special meeting of the
board of finance held this noon for
the purpose of transferring and set
ting up funds to defray the costs of
tomorrow's election, total sum of
1896 was transferred, by the board
from the contingency fund to the
registrar of voters and city clerks
budgets. $4,000 to cover the cost of
printing, truckers, carpenters and
the like was granted the city clerks
Office while 5000 was granted to
the registrars to cover the cost of
salaries, printing and the like.
City Corporation Counsel Maui
rice Healey appeared at today's
board meeting and outlined the
procedure he followed in determin-
ing today's election. He explained
that he had suggested that both
candidates drop out now. thus
creating a vacancy, that could be
filled the first of the year by APP
pointment. However, Republican
registrar Of voters Albert o. Faller
told Mr.. Healey that conference
of the Republican party committee
ruled against this. Mr.. Healey
stated that he likewise suggested
m h1l1a finy1 nf tho untinu
chimes and conferred with Superior
Court Judge John A. Cornell in re-
CARDS to obtaining court order,
and was told by the latter official
that such an order would not be
necessary If both candidates signed
an agreement as to the reopening.
This 1t Is understood was not ia
vorable to Republican officials for
various reasons, and tomorroWs
special election was then determin-
ed on. Tonight the Board of AL
dermen are expected to pass on the
transfer at their regular meeting.
The Caused Need
As reported, the need for the spe-
cial election came about as result
of the tie vote polled by the two
fLepupuChu dlucIlHeH' OllcI Slty
charter each party dominates
eight candidates for the board of
aldermen and the is receiving the
highest number of votes are seat
ed. All eight of the Democratic
aldermen were elected. hut of the
eight Republican nominees all but
Gerardi ana Kingston were sue
eessful. Under state statute the
special election must be run off
to determine winner between the
two. Neither candidate is permit
ted. by law, to withdraw as a
means of settling the issue.
Tomorrow's election will be con-
Quoted the same as all Others, Of
ficially, with the exception, as
,noAnd AhnA IN nor hnllntc incfand of