The Columbian fountain., 1846-02-17

THO DONo fUbLiCo VIII perceive lhal Dy
the passage of the following act, the peo
pie Of The Northern Liberties are in fair way
20 obtain the long desired and much needed
Market House, Tor the accommodation ol The
citizens of that section Of our city. IL passed
BY the following vote;
YEAs.-Messrs. Magruder, Bawlay, Orme,
Wilson, Beck, Adams, Byington, Fitzpatrick
and Thornley-9.
a NArs-Messrs. Lenox. Maury and Doves.
AN ACT TO divide the City OF Washington
into Seven Wards and for other purposes.
, BE IL enacisd by the Board Of aldermen and
Board Of Common Council Of the City Of Wash
ton That from and alter the last day of May
next, the City of Washington shall be divided
into seven wards, in the manner following, to
wit
|. All that part OF the city north of the Po-
tomac, and west of fifteenth street west, shall
constitute THE FIRST WARD.
2 All that part north of the Canal, lying east
of the centre Of Fifteenth street west, and west
OF the centre Of Tenth street west, running
north TO the centre of Rhode Island avenue,
and thence with the centre of that avenue, to
the boundary of the city, shall constitute THE
NsECoND WARD.
3. All that part north Of the canal, east OF
the eastern boundary OF the second ward, and
west oil the centre oil Seventh street west, rum
ming north to the centre Of New York avenue,
and thence with the centre OF that avenue to
the boundary of the city, shall constitute THE
THIRD WARD. tcn
A. All that part east and south Of the east
boundary of the third ward, north of the canal,
and bounded on the east by the centre of Third
street, running north to the centre of d street
north, thence with the centre OF D street north,
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with the centre Of Maryland avenue to the
boundary Of the city, shall constitute THE
FOURTH WARD.
S. All that part bounded on the west by the
centre oil Third street west, running south to
the centre OF the canal, thence along the centre
OF the canal to the centre of south Capitol ST.,
thence with the centre OF south Capitol street
70 the boundary Of the city-bounded on the
north by the centre of d street north, and on
the east by the centre OF Fourth street east,
shall constitute THE FIFTH WARD.
b. All that part east of the centre Of Fourth
street east, and south of Maryland avenue,
Rshall constitute THE SIXTH WARD.
agl Z. All that part south of the centre ofthe ca
nal, and west of the centre of south Capitol
street, shall constitute THE SEVENTH WARD.
Sec. 2. find be II further enacted, That to
carry into effect the provisions OF the sixth sec
ton of the act of incorporation, OF the fifteenth
Of Nav. 1920, according to the herein before
prescribed division ofthe city into seven wards,
the two boards OF the City Council shall, in
the manner and within the time prescribed by
the said section, proceed TO elect commissioners
to hold the election on the first Monday in
June next, in each of the said seven wards; and
it shall be the duty Of the Register of the City
to furnish to the Commissioners of election for
each of the said seven wards, list of the per-
soOs entitled to vote, as required by the fifth
section Of the said act of Incorporation.
Sec. 3. find be It further enacted, That the
members Of the Board of Aldermen, who were
elected in June last, shall. after the last day of
May next, hold their seats as Aldermen for the
wards as specified in this act, of which they
may be residents on the first day of May next
provided, that such residence shall be within
such portion Of the new ward as formed part
of the ward from which they were elected in
June last; but, whenever two or more of the
Aldermen SO elected in June last, shall, by the
hereinbefore made division of the city into
wards, be, on the first day of Nay next, resi-
dent in enc Of the seven wards, and also with
in the limits of the wards for which they were
severaly elected it shall be decided by lot at the
first meeting Of the Board of Aldermen after
said first day oil May next, and in the presence
after the first Monday in June next, hold his
seat as one of the Aldermen for the ward in
which he may SO reside; and all such members
OF the board SO holding over, shall form part
of the first class; and all the persons who may be
elected on the first Monday in June as mem
bers of the Board of Aldermen, shall, at the
first meeting of the Board thereafter, be so ar
ranged, by lot, or otherwise, into two classes,
as that each of said classes shall consist of one
member from each ward /; and those forming
the first class shall mold their seats for one year
after the said first Monday in June next, and
those forming the second class shall hold their
seats for the term of two wears thereafter.
Sec a. and be it. further enacted, That from
and after the last day OF May next, all existing
funded debts of the several wards of the City
shall be transferred TO the general fund and
shall thereafter be taken and considered as
part OF the general debt Of the city, and as
such, the interest and principal shall be paid
out of the general fund of the city; ani all 9TH
er debts and appropriations then outstanding
shall be charged to the particular ward or
wards in which the improvement may be stu
aied, for which those debts were contracted
provided, however, that before such transfer Of
the debts of the several wards 10 the general
fund there shall be repaid to each ward the
whole amount which my have been paid
by such ward on account Of the debt Of such