The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-03
Rs-aistricsiny the City.

The Counoilnen special committee on, re-dis-
tricting the city, Mt Clifton chairman, r,s yaster
cay afternoon It 81 o'clock. The divisioa OF the
wards into the number OF districts called for by the
pro rata population required to Le made ne basis
Of the apportonment, having been agreed u4lon at
previous meeting the result Of which published
in the Herald, the committee proceeded 70 deter
mine the bouI daries of the new districts. The FOL-
lcwing are the boundaries OF the new districts
agreed upon;--
The First ward II made from two districts int,
ohe district, including the whole ward.
The Second and Third wards arc united into one
district.
The Fourth ward Is altered from three districts to
two districts. The now dividing line commences A.
Catharinc street, on the northern boundary Of thu
ward, at rs junction with Nc olson street, cxerding
down Madison street 70 Roosevelt. sheet. thence
running ihrongh the Bowery extension to Pearl
street. and through rearl street to Peck slip
The Fifth ward, formerly three districts. is made
into two districts. The dividing line Is Hudson
street.
| The Sixth ward, also formerly three districts. Ia
changed to two districts. The dividing line COM
| mcnces at Chatham street. runs through Baxter.
| Leonard and Centre streets 10 Canal street.
| The Seventh wrrd Is divided, A. formerly into
Cd as folows:-The First district ID bounded by Ca
tharine. Division Pike ana south strostc: the Sc
| ccnd d'stric, by Division, Montgomery, South and
/ Pike streets; the Third District, by M.n,gomery,
Division Grand, East ana South streets.
| The Eighth ward remait at present, with four
districts and the boundaries unchanged.
| The Ninth ward is - be unaterei, having now
| four districts.
The Tenth ward, formerly with three districts, Is
reduced 10 two districts. Giaud street IL the diyd-
| ing Inc between tie new districts formed.
The E'evenlh w rc aims its psesent five districts
and their pre- eut bnGndnios.
Tie Twelfth werd previously ono district. IL To
e made into ,"e districts Nth Sixth avenue a. the
| boundary libo.
The Thirteenth ward renains as previously with
| three districts and The various boundaries.
The Fourteenth ward, formerly three isstficis is
reduced 70 tso districts, Bgoome street being he
dividing line.
The fn,eenth and sixsen,h wards remains tho
! same--the former having three districts ami the
latter ieur districts.
Tbs seventeenth ward Is unaltersd from five dis
| ticts.
| The Eighteenth Ward, fos smerly two districts, In
divided into four districts, bounded ongitudinally ~
The Fast river, First, Third, Fourth and Eighth
/ avenues.
The Nineteenth Ward Is changed from one district
ntc two dis,ricss-Fifty street being the
\ dividing lire.
| The Twentieth ward, formC,y hrre listrict,, is
changed to four districts--the III ding lie nsing
| Tbirtytbrd street and Eighth avenue.
| TIE Twonty-hrst Ward, formerly two disIicts, Il
now made into three distf ,is Tiiite.h ,nd rlirty
fourth streets being the louEtudi1al dividing Ines.
The Twenty second Ward, Formerly ono DIST, e. II
changed TO two dissiicts--the a ding laa t9ing
\ Fifeth reet
II IA possible that the bounda,es OF thc Eigh.
tSei'l Ward may he changed from the soJve,
giving tie dividing lines the Seventeenth Twentieth
| aEd Twenty fiffh streets, In conformity with the
,ew divisions Of the Sixteenth ant Twenty-Hrst
iournei 10 Tuesday aex, In
uncn the division Of tsa
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