Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-02-08 | Page 2 | Doubt Power to Change Ward Lines

DOUBT POWER POM TO CHANGE WARD LINES LINS LINSIn In reference to the tho proposed action of or the count commissioners in ill chan changing chang ill ing tim tIle bO boundaries irH of tho municipal I Iward ward at a meeting of the tho board cs- cs n a letter from County Clerk Margarct Mar Mar- garet aret Witcher w was read asking that a H change c be bo mule maile on all tho the ground round that the first ward word was too lar large e l fr por r- r zi a condition which has bag como come annexation of territory terri tern about through the tho tory tor toran an and tho the settlement iu in that section s i iSome Some Sonic political significance it is contended con volt tended lies in the fact that the UlC delegates dole dele political conventions zinc are is Inthe m In gates ats to II the final analysis lis basel based upon population population ward ard to together tion and md that the fir first t with one city cit ward would con corf- trot a 1 cut convention OIt anti and hence dictate a 1 l nomination The city naturally controls eOn con twIg the county and hence control ot the county count would lie lie with tho tito t first W ward Corporation Counsel l W. W W. 1 1 Barretto saul said this morning that the county count commissioners com vOni commissioners I missioners could not riot chi JI change e fhe lIe ward varL boundaries County Count Attorney I 1 1 1 1 i Vil Wi- Villey l Icy ley when appealed to II In liv tl the e commissioners commis frankly frankJ stated tat ll that he hc lid did not Know hut would render an nn opinion lat lut luter er Section of or Chapter Chaillet 1 1 Con Compiled La Laws ws of Utah Uta h reads All 11 All incorporated dt cities cs of or the first firl and of the tile second class shall be divid divided ed d iI into five municipal wu wards thi boundaries boun boun- daries oT or which shall be prescribed by 11 ordinance provided ro that the boundaries I Ilea ic lea ies of oC of municipal w wards shall not be changed ell once jn in fh five years an and the vard wards ward's shall bets beas nearly ha as as may 1113 maybe maybo I be bo of equal population and 1111 iu compact form Section 47 Ii chapter 10 0 i He ell Or Ordinances I of Salt Lake City prescribes the present boundaries es of tho the wards ward and makes no provision s on whatever er for any changes chaDel in boundary Changes in the boundaries of th voting vet vot ing districts can lIe bo made mule however howe by bV bythe bythe the commissioners so that about ail an au equal number of voters can vait go o to each district At the present time there therea a a hi big hie- difference in the districts some som of them being so o populous that it becomes becomes be be- comes difficult elif on election day da for voters vot vot- ers erg to cast east their ballots before re the close of polls