Plaintiffs' Submission of Plans
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September 8, 1976

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Case Files, Bolden v. Mobile Hardbacks and Appendices. Plaintiffs' Submission of Plans, 1976. 1615ffb3-cdcd-ef11-8ee9-6045bddb7cb0. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/ca59c267-5ad5-4011-bb66-1066cc4837f7/plaintiffs-submission-of-plans. Accessed April 19, 2025.
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4 » IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION WILEY L. BOLDEN, et al., ) Plaintiffs, ) CIVIL ACTION VS. ) NO. 75-298-P CITY OF MOBILE, et al., ) Defendants. ) PLAINTIFFS' SUBMISSION OF PLANS Attached hereto are three plans for nine single member districts for the Mobile City Council. These plans differ from those submitted before trial in that the present plans utilize existing wards, either wholly or in great part. The figures on which these plans are based were agreed to by the counsel for both parties, based upon the best estimate our respective demographic experts could make. No estimate was made for that portion of Precinct P-32-95-2 located in the city. However, this precinct is roughly contiguous with Census Tracts 38.02 and 38.99 which have an in-city population of 74 people, 72 of whom live on ships. These figures have been included in the population estimates of each proposed districts. This resulted in a total population of 190, 364, rather than the census total of 190,026. The optimum population for each district is therefore 21,152. Each plan is first explained in terms of its composition and then an analysis showing the ''percent of optimum" - that is, the district size as a percentage of the optimum district size of 21,152. The plan primarily proposed by the plaintiffs is Plan F, which has the lowest total deviation from the optimum: only 9.3% total deviation, that is from the highest to lowest - as compared with 16.5% deviation for Plans E and G. Respectfully submitted this ye day of September, 1976. CRAWFORD, BLACKSHER, FIGURES & BROWN 1407 DAVIS AVENUE MOBILE, ALABAMA 36603 By: X/ [olnr bali: Wo J/ U. BLACKSHER IAARRY MENEFEE EDWARDY STILL SUITE 601 - TITLE BUILDING 2030 THIRD AVENUE, NORTH BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35203 JACK GREENBERG, <ESQUIRE CHARLES WILLIAMS, III., ESQUIRE SUITE 2030 10 COLUMBUS CIRCLE NEW YORK, N. Y. 10019 Attorneys for Plaintiffs NINE DISTRICTS CITY OF MOBILE PLAN E Wards Population District 1 33-98-1 9,438 33-99-1 12,709 Total 22.147 District 2 33-99-2 8,664 33-99-3 4,510 34-102-2 4,896 34-102-4 2,704 Total 20,774 District 3 35-95-2 74 33-99-4 5.536 35-103-1 8,946 35-103-2= _ 4,672 Total 19,228 District 4 35-103-3 8,903 34-102-3 4,244 34-102-6 5,280 34-102-7 32,872 Total 22,299 District 5 35-103-4 11,419 35-104-1 8,091 Total 19.510 District 6 35-104-2 3,514 35-104-3 8,410 35-104-4 6,029 35-104-5 4,767 Total 22,720 Wards Population District 7 34-100-1 3.122 34-100-2 2,078 34-101-4 5,833 34-101-5 5,664 34-101-6 3,489 Total 20,186 District 8 34-102-5 6,914 34-102-1 4,793 34-101-2 4,196 34-101-3 5.520 Total 21,423 District 9 34-101-1 7,310 34-100-3 7.007 34-100-4 7,760 : Total 22.977 ANALYSIS District Population % of Optimum 1 22,147 104.7 2 20,774 98.2 3 19,228 90.9 4 22,299 105.4 5 19,510 92.2 6 22.720 107.4 7 20,186 95.4 8 21.423 101.3 9 22.077 104.4 Range 3,492 210.5 - LY i RE EE LE TT Tr a, SC ER REE CREAT TET TT = - Lon MS ¢ oq “5 N iy . oo 5 of La 24 ~ > re » »is £ \ 4 ole vie ~ bd » 2 go, 1 . . / ~ *ie N= est i i, 4 - 2y Po fo P3388 span - { : \ - kd fi : : PW-33-97-1.2 ON i Ds i i 3 Fn i ff 3 R : — - aed |] oe : “it [ ok: = t vt SNE. x : [3 h {. sis ' nie tii sae wis . <F ~~ tie : $4 “is 4 i he i «Fe .h ! - i: : i po i * «i: . -a A . 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SENATE DISTRICT HOUSE DISTRICT Sg = 5 = Por)? ©3 = Pore 2,5.4,56,7 [5 - i ee Ae ion 5 et t SINGE Di x 23 ROUSE GSTRYT D7 a Por i Peodieus 12,3 G Shes SF x Penns 12.3 8 MWA t FF x Mwy 2.34 PISTRCT 34 = FI3 = Mewes! 2.34 154 = Mwai 2335 &Pcr 053 = Pes 1,2.3,456,7.89.© — A ip AI an. vs = A. — aan wn lan A nn i rn HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ew MOQ E LY 3 rr : 9 40 SR - y J arene dam) Dh Sad TVET 9 y o we y NINE DISTRICTS CITY OF MOBILE PLAN F cal to Plan E with the exception that two eated. This change is described as follows: Move from District 4 to District 3: Tract 1 - blocks 213-218 Tract 2 - blocks 313-321; 401-419 Tract 11 - blocks 101-111; 806-811 Tract 12.02 - blocks 113, 216-230 This areas encompasses a population of 1,559. This area is bounded on East by Mobile Bay; on North by Bankhead Tunnel and Government Street; on West by Broad Street; on South by Charleston, Franklin, Canal, L&N RR, Palmetto. Move from District 6 to District 5: Tract 16 Tract 17 - blocks 101-201; .206-208 This area encompasses a population of 1,426. This area is bounded on North by Ward boundary; on West by Eslava Creek and Dog River; on South by Old Military Road, Dauphin Island Parkway, Rosedale Road, Brookley boundary, Perimeter Road; on East by Mobile Bay. ANALYSIS District Population % of Optimum 1 22.147 104.7 2 20,774 98.2 3 20,737 98.3 4 20,740 98.1 5 20,936 99.0 6 21,294 100.7 7 20,186 95.4 8 21,423 101.3 9 22,077 104.4 Range 1,961 9.3 FRET IRAE RSE \ : 4 ” eoedean Sasw 09008 cades sae 33h. T o v a r b a n RIE L se " 3 LT asl cass aI asses alr er iene EE FMW -33-99-5. » MW-35-i03-1 a R a ing pie LE ] a RA w -2 a ro— TM > = SMW-35-433-7 oh kd F e s y a! A r d D B a b i r e v e r e n s e a t i n Fy w e d a V O C E TT 2 a b r e v i e n ry - rE II L) Ww W nN v - Tf Pew i 2 3 5 3 FA a P-¥reamd (2.5 O Ra-Yarn |} A Myers 1,2 3 4 M-iiang bE 0% « Pers 12 346.567.9900 NINE DISTRICTS CITY OF MOBILE PLAN G Plan G differs from Plan E in only two districts, 4 and 5. The composition of those districts is as follows: Wards Population District 4&4 35-103-3 8,903 35-103-4 11,419 Total 20,322 District 5 34-102-3 4,244 34-102-6 5,280 34-102-7 3.872 35-104-1 8,091 Total 21,487 ANALYSIS : District Population 7% of Optimum 1 22,147 104.7 2 20,774 98.2 3 19,154 90.9 4 20,322 96.1 5 21,487 101.6 6 22.720 107.4 7 20,186 95.4 8 21,423 101.3 9 22.077 104.4 Range 3,492 16.5 i bd IX ) — " vi kk 1 - ——— ns — my P¥"-33-97-2 v a y y b o H ca er ey r d e c e r i s e s s a n ~ I T I L L E H , 1] } | S e . hd We r e r a e e d r t b e s a p e s s e r e -l i t { =; ~ : - Ay irl — 5 hg ~~ YTD ram bilities PY -3, ITEP EI EAI API rO P0820 0020 ep 000r sass W L B T e Ti er r e r n s y ad 5K 3-93-1 £5 p Jap ~A iz HWY wR i S h a t e n t d . [3 } Lr 5 - — Zz > fot w= er. ii oe > | Fn on et pases | ! dvi NEE Smt V ey SI 3 . MW-34-101-1 / K Cat : PINT gy ~M¥-33-99-4. i ? : MW¥-35-103~1 2 J A N A H A TR RG AN S E L e e — » - 2% J MW-34-10 TES ar A L B l PAY - ter ye 4 3 ¥ pos i 5 4 sie h is 9 - re : a b He “te i x - - : | | : . ¥ dt H 2H ¥ oe i oi. i 2H k + 1 He “© bE H 453 i PEE ir - 2 ; i i bo 4.4 é po Sir ~ of : 3 se » re be +9 : ; n LA # » i « Mi -34-1CC-1 po pt 5s F 3 : $d is . . Sra ; ; 32 a i SA RS TE R 97 = Pre P-daagn 12.3 8 Ske » bd y a + in TA» P-oapas 223 OD MA-Nasy | et. ro > 23,4 : os 3 SLA i. + 49%} LSTRCT 3% ia i 4-3 & 4 } de SEOs Pome 238 0 MWe 23 A BP: NS 3 z Te {er i ye “ pe * - x 27} %r ee. = i a Ee Sac ne NO PPR 5 ; vy Ye vis i= i, 1 put 19 . I pe {8 i. 3 4. | £4 3 Rin vie a Pg ST OO a a a T E CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do hereby certify that on this the ne day of September, 1976, I served a copy of the foregoing PLAINTIFFS’ SUBMISSION OF PLANS upon counsel of record, Charles A. Arendall, Esquire, Post Office Box 123, Mobile, Alabama 36601, James C. Wood, Esquire, 1010 Van Antwerp Building, Mobile, Alabama 36602 and S. R. Sheppard, Esquire, City of Mobile, Legal Department, Mobile, Alabama 36602, by depositing same in United States Mail, postage prepaid. ir ASE Attorney“for Plaintiffs > ee