Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1899 — The Council manic Districts. [ARTICLE]

The Council manic Districts.

■* " ■ The most important work performed by the commissioners at their session Monday, was the division of the county into four oouncilmanic districts in accordance with the provisions of the. new county reform law. The law directs that the four districts shall be of contiguous territory, and as nearly as practicable of the same population, but no township can be divided. In making the districts the commissioners paid due heed to all these requirements, especially the one regarding contiguity of townships, whioh the law itself makes specially prominent. In figuring on population, there being no exact modern data to go by, the number of polls listed for taxation in eaoh township and town was taken as the basis. The districts with the number of polls in each township, were made up as follows: District No. 1. # Polls Union • 231 Keener 134 Wheatfield..... 159 Kankakee. 85 o * Total polls in district .. i.. . 609 District No. 2. > Hanging Grove 105 Gillam 135 Walker '..166 Barkley.. .245 Total polls in district 651 District No. 3. Marion & Rensselaer 629 Newton Tp 96 Total polls'in district 725 District No. 4. Carpenter & Remington... .409 Jordan 146 Mi1r0y........ 71 Total polls in district. 626 The Jasper County Council will consist of seven members, one from each oounoilmanio district and three from the county at large. The first council will be appointed by the judge, and of the appointive council not more than four of the seven members can belong to the same political party.