The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-11

TINE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PARTI-
i ton of Ohio County, West Virginia. into town
ships report that they have divided the same into
the following described townships; -
,,'CT RITCHIE. d. .-.
Beginning for Richie township at a stone plant
ed on the margin of the Ohio river, being the cor
ner of Marshall and Ohio counties thence with the
line of said counties 8. 66 deg. e. to Wheeling
creek, thence down with the meanderings OF said
creek to the east boundary Of Washington town
shin. thence with said township S. &c deg Z to q
stone planted in the Peninsula Cemetery, the
northeast corner of Madison township, thence con.
tinuing said course along the east boundary Of
Madison and Clay townships to the northeast cor
mar of Union township, thence with said township
s. 2OA deg W 10 the northeast corner of Centre
township, thence with said Centre and Webster
townships to stone planted for the southeast cor
ner of Webster township and on the north boun-
dsry of the corporation line to south Wheeling,
thence with said line N. Sc deg. W: to a stone
planted on the margin of the Ohio river, thence
down the meanderings thereof to tho place of be-
ginning.
80 WEBSTER.
Beginning for Webster township at the north
east corner Of Ritchie township, thence with the
same N. Sc deg w. to the Ohio river, thence up
with the meanderings of said stream to point In
range with the centre Of Second street, Centr
Wheeling, thence with the middle thereof and )
69k deg E. to the stone planted for the southeast
corner of Centre township, and thence > 81 Deg
W. to the place of beginning,
-cf n - CENTRE.
Beginning for Centre township at the northeast
corner of Webster township, thence with the north
boundary thereof to the Ohio river thence up with
the meanderings thereof to the mouth Of Wheel
ing creek, thence up the middle and meanderlngs
of said creek to tho southeast corner OF Union
township, thence S. 81 deg, W. to the place OF be-
ginning.
UNION.
Beginning for Union township at the northeast
corner of Centre township, thence with the north
boundary of said township to the Ohio river theree
ND said stream to point in line with the middle
of Market street, thence down the middle thereof
to point in the line with the centre of Foundry
Alley thence up said alley to the centre of Fourth
street thence up that street to point in line WIFE
the centre of Centre street, themes with the mid.
die thereof, and N. 81 deg Z to tho southeast
corner ef Clay township, and thence s. 20Z deg
to the place of beginning.
CLAY.
Beginning for Clay township at the northeast
corner of Union township thence with the north
boundary of Union township to the Ohio rivsr
thence up with the meanderings thereof to point
in line with the centre Of Union street. theme with
the middle thereof to the centre of Main street
thence up the middle thereof to pointin line with
the centric o. Union street, thence with the mid.
die thereof to the oentre Of Market street, thence
down the middle thereof to point in line with the
centre of Union street thence with the middle oi
Union street, and N. 81 deg. &. to the southeast
corner of Madison township and thence s. 70 deg
E. to the place of beginning
MADISON.
Beginning for Madison township at the northeas
corner of Clay township, thence with the north
boundary of said Clay township to the Ohio river
thence up that stream to point in line with the
centre of Jefferson street. thence with the middle
of said street. and N. 81 deg E. to stone planted
in the PENN sular Cemetery, and thence s. 10 deg
E. to the place of beginning.
Madison township includes Wheeling Island.
WASHINGTON
Beginning for Washington township at the north
east corner of Madison township, thence with the
north boundary of Madison township to the Ohio
river thence up with tho meanderings thereof to
the northeast corner of said Washington township,
and thence q. 10 deg E. to the place Of begin
ming.
RICHLAND.
Beginning for Richland township at stone
planted Immediately east of the late residence of
Hugh Nichols deceased, thence N 10 deg W. to
the northeast corner Of Washington township, on
the margin of the Ohio river thence up with the
meanderings of said stream to the meuth of Short
creek to the county line thence up with the mean
dering of that creek to Trimbles Mill thence with
the said county line to the northeast corner ef Lib
erty township, thence south with the west boun-
Diary of said township to the southwest corner of
the same and thence west to the place Of begin
ming
LIBERTY.
Beginning for Liberty township at the northeast
corner of Richland township thence south with the
east boundary of the same to the southeast corner
thereof, thence east to the northeast corner Of
Triadelphia township on the State line, thence
north with the State line to the northeast corner
of Brooke county, thence with the same N. IS
deg. W. to stone standing on said county line,
and thence west with said county line to the place
of beginning.
TRlADELPHIA.
Beginning for Triadelphia township at the
southwest corner Of Richland township, thence
east with the south boundary of Rchland and Lib
erty townships to the Pennsylvania State line, at
the southeast corner of Liberty township, thence
south with the State line to the northeast corner
of Marshall county, thence \. 81 deg. W. with
said county line to Wheelong creek, thence down
with the meanderings of the Same to the east
boundary of Washington township, thence with
said township line y. II deg. W. to the place Of
beginning. CHARLES DE HASS,
dec7 Surveyor.
JOHN Fl. HOFFMAN,
Attorney for Prosecuting