Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-09-14
Division of Wards,

The following is an abstract of the report of the
Committee for revising the Ward lines, and making
a new division of the City, which was accepted by
the City Council on Monday evening.
WARD One includes all its former boundaries,
with the following additions taken from Ward 3,
viz:-Beginning on the south east corner Of Main
and Central streets, thence on the eartery line of
Main street to the north corner Of Exchange street
thence on the norhery line of Exchange street
TO Mil Brook, at point opposite the norlherly line
Of Howard street, thence easterly across Mill Brook
andby the northerly line Of Howard street to Sum.
mer street, thence northerly by the westerly line of
Summer street 10 Central street, thence by The r0uth
ly line OF Central street 10 the place Of beginning
WARD Two retains IFS present boundaries ex.
cepl that portion Of the territory known as the Wire
Village, which is annexed to Ward g.
WARD THREE retains its present boundaries
except that portion which is taken from Ward l. as
bounded above.
WARD Four begins at the track of the Western
Railroad at its intersection with Grafton ST., thence
westerly by said track 10 the easterly line Of Mill
Brook, thence souihefy by the easterly line OF said
Brook and Foxs Pond TO point opposite the north.
erly side OF Harrison Street, and by the norhery
side OF Harrison Street Providence Street thence
continuing SAID last described line direct to the line
separating Wards and 5, thence northerIy bv
The line separating Wards and 10 the place OF be.
ginning Said Ward includes all it's present limits
with the addition Of so much Of he above described
territory as is taken from Ward 5.
WARD FIVE beginning on the northeast corner Of
Orange street and Park street, thence souherly by
the easierly line OF Orange street 10 the northeriy
line OF Madison street, thence by the norhery side
of Madison street 10 the Providence & Worcester
Railroad track thence souherly by said track TO the
point where The present line which separates Ward
from Ward crosses the track, thence northerly
by the line which has heretofore separated Wards
= and to the track of the Western Railroad in
Green street, thence by the westerly line of Green
street TO Park street, and by the southery line Of
Park street to the place Of beginning. Said Ward
includes all its present limits except that added to
Ward together with the above described territory
taken from Ward 5
WARD SIX encloses all its former territory ex
cept what has been annexed TO Waid 5 as above de.
scrlbed, and also somuch Of the territory formerly
embraced in Ward as lies on the easterly side Of
Leicester Street and on the easterly side Of Main
Street.
WARD SEVEN embraces an its present territory.
and so much Of the present limits Of Ward as lie
on the southerly side Of Elm street, and straight
line running from point at the southerly side Of
the most westerly end Of Elm street near Newton g
Hill, 10 the point whore the present line, separating
Wards seven and eight, inlersects the Leicester
line.
WARD EIGHT embraces all the territory which
was formerly included in Ward 2, which lies on the
westerly aide OF the following described limits: Be.
ginning at the track Of the Worcester and Nashua
Railroad on the nnrih side Of Lincoln Square thence
northery by SAID Railroad to the southery line Of
Mill Brook street, to the east side Of w. Boylston
Road, thence 10 a straight line to The point where
the present line which separates Ward eight from
Ward two iniersects The Holden line. Said Ward
eight includes all the above described TORY, and
the territory included within its present limits,
cept such portion is above described, hch is
nexed to Ward seven.