The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-28
CITY ORDINANCES.


AN RDINAN
IN To Divide the 1--we Dty.s seventh Ward into Fec.
tion Divisions to fix he Boundary Lanes of SAID D
visions and TO establish Places OF Voting therein
Whereas, BY an Act Of Assembly emitted Gan Act
to 0lvlde the lwentY-fourth ward of the Oitv OF
Philadelphia into two wards and to create new
ward to be called the Twenty ty.seventh Ward APP
fourth Ward OF the City OF pha was di
vided into two wards all that portion of said Ward
lying south OF the middle line of Market street to be
thereafter called the lweny-seventh Ward;
And whereas, IT has thereupon become necessary
10 rearrange the Election Divisions of said Wards
respectively; now, therefore -
Section /, The Select and Common Councils of the
City OF Philadelphia do ordain, That the said
Twenty seventh Ward shall be divided into seven
Election divisions, to be numbered and bounded
respectivey as follows, to wit:--
First DIVISION Beg1nning at Market street and the
river Schuvlkill thence aiong Market street to
street, Walnut street. Woodland Street and the
north inc OF mshouse pTopert, thence along SAID
property line TO the river SchuYlkll and thence up
the river Schuykill to Market street. the place of
Second Division-Begtnning at the river schuyl.
ki al the north inc OF the Amshouse property,
thence along said line TO Woodland street, Thirty
fourth street, andiWanut street thence along Wal
nut street 10 Thirty-ninth street to Woodland street
and the east line OF the Woodland Cemetery. thence
along said line TO the river Schuylkll the place
OF beginning
THIRD DIVISION Beginning at Ihirty.fourth and
Market streets thence along Market street to THIRTY
seventh street, thence along Thirty seventh street TO
Walnut street, thence along Walnut street to IhrtY
fourth str ct, and thence along Thirty yourh street
to Market street, the place of beginning.
Fourth DivIsion-Begnnin at rhirty.seventh an
arket streets thence along Market street to Forty
hret street. thence along tortyfirst street TO Balt
more avenue, thence along Baltimore avenue TO
Thirty ninth street, thence along rhlrty-ninth
stleet TO walnut street, thence aong Walnut s'Ieet
to lhirty-seventh street and thence along Thirty.
sevetth street TO MarKet street, the place of begin
nng. .... . ..
Fifth Division-BeginnIng at the river Schuylki
at the east hne of the W oodland Cemetery, thence
along SAID line to WOOD and street aud Baltimore
avenue. thence along SAID Baltimore to Forty
first street. thence along FortYrst street TO Spruce
street, thence along Spruce street 10 Forty third
street. thence along Forty third street to Baltimore
avenue. thence along Baltimore avenue to Forty
seventh street. thence along Fort seventh street
Darby road, thence along Darby road to Gray's
Ferry road, thence along said road to the riv0r
Schuykl and thence up the river SchuylKill to the
place of beginning ..
ket streets thence along Market street to Cobo's
creek thence along CobO's creek to Baltimore ave-
street. thence along Fortv.third street to spruce
street, thence along Spruce street to Forty-frst
street and thence along Forty first street to Market
street, the place or beginning.
Seventh Division Beginning at Forty-seventh
street and Baltimore avenue thence along Baltimore
avenue 10 CoOb's creek, thence along CObD's creek
TO the intersection with Darby creek thence down
Darby creek to Bow creek thence to the line of Fort
MiHln property, thence along SAID line TO the nver
Delaware thence up the river Delaware to the nver
SchuylkIll thence up the Schuylkil to the GGray's
Ferry Ioad, thence along said road to Darby road,
ST. eet and thence along said ForYseventh street to
Baltimore avenue, the place of beginning.
Section 2 The places OF voting in said Election
Diyis ons shall be as tolIows:-
First Divlsion-At Harrington's Hotel, Market
street, second house east of Lancaster street.
Second Diyislon-At the southeast corner of
Thlrty-seventh and Locust
Third Diyision-At Commissioners Hall, Thirty
seventh and Market.
Fourth Dlvision-At Alderman Aliens Office
Chestnut street, east OF Fortieth
Filth DivisiOn-At Enoch Grays Office, Wood
land and Forty second streets.
Sixth DivisioR-At Benjamin Sharp's Hotel,
Forty-lhird and Market streets.
Seventh DIVISIONAL Blue Bel Tavern, Darcy
road, Paschalvile. ..-
WILLIAM s. STOKLEY,
President OF Common Council A.
Attest ..
ROBERT BETHELL,
Assistant C.erk o. Select Council.
ia dES LYND,
President of the select Council.
Approved this twenty sixth day of May, Ammo
DomIn one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six
"a. d. 1861
MORTON MoNICHAEL,
8 % 1t Mayor OF Philadelphia.