Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-05
WARDS OF THE CITY.
Their several Bo.naaries, Ex,cn

Their Several Boundaries. Extern
siOns, etc
Being asked the question almost daily
how the several wards of the city are /
we have been at considerable
pains to ascertain their boundaries and
publish the same for the benefit of our
local readers. There are 10 wards in the |
city, bounded as follows:
First Ward-Beginnin at the southwest |
corner of the Public Square and College |
street. running thence with the center Of |
College street to Broad, thence with Broad |
to the river, thence with the river TO Loaf
alley, with the alley to the Public Square,
and thence with the Square to the begin
ming.
Second Beginning with the inter
section of Loaf alley and the river, along
the alley to the Square, thence along the
east side of the Square to the north side of
same, along north side of the Square to
College street, along College street to the
northern line of the Corporation, thence
with the northern boundary to the river,
and with the river to the beginning.
Third Beginning at the southwest
corner of the Public Square and Cedar
street, along Cedar to Summer street, with
Summer street to Broad, along Broad to
the intersection of College street, and with
College to the beginning.
Fourth Ward-Beginning at Che north
west corner of the Public Square and Cedar
street. along Cedar to the western line of
the corporation, thence with the northern
limits of the corporation to College street,
and with College to the beginning
Fifth Ward-Beginning at the corner of
Summer and Broad streets, running thence
along Summer to Cedar street, with Cedar
to the western limits of the corporation, to
Broad street, and along Broad to the be-
ginning.
Sixth Ward-Consists of that part of the
corporation lying southwest of Broad
street.
The boundaries of the Second Ward
have been extended, the extension begin
ming at where the old north boundary line
extended strikes the river, thence down the
river TO the mouth of Lick Branch,
up Lick Branch TO College street, and
along College to where the old north bound
airy line crosses said street. The bounds of
| the fourth ward have been extended, the
extension beginning at where the old north
boundary line crosses College street, along
College to Lick Branch, up the branch to
| Summer. with Summer to Hamilton street,
| along, Hamilton TO John McNairy's line,
with his line to a point opposite
the southwest corner of Balsch and
| Whitesides purchases, thence with same
street continued westwardly 400 feet,
thence at right angles so as to strike
Cedar street, extended 400 feet west of the
old west boundary line, and thence along
Cedar to the old west boundary line. The
extension of the boundaries of the fifth
ward begins at the crossing of the old west
| boundary line and Cedar street, along
Cedar extended 400 feet, thence at right
angles to Spring street, extended SO as to
strike said street 400 feet westwardly of the
old boundary line, thence North Cherry
street to said boundary line.
Seventh and Eighth Wards-In 1854, by
articles of union, the town of South Nash
vile was incorporated into the Seventh and
Eighth Wards with the following bounda-
res: Beginning at the southeast corner OF
the corporation of Nashville on the river
and running with the line of said corpora
ton to its southwest corner on High street,
along High street to where the line of the
College lands crosses the same, thence
along said line a westwardly direction to
the west side of the railroad, thence a
enthusiastically direction and parallel with
High street across the Franklin turnpike
road, and holding the same direction till il
strikes the dividing line between the prop
erty of the late Judge Overton and the late
J. W. Horton, thence an eastwardly direc-
ton and following the dividingline between
the property of Humphreys and Bilbo and
Gibson Merritt till it strikes the Nolensville
turnpike road, thence a enthusiastically
| direction to the first milestone on the Muir
freesborO turnpike road, and continuing the
same direction till II strikes the dividing line
of W. B. Lewis, and Maury and Claiborne :
/ property, thence with said line, and in the
same direction, to the Cumberland river.
thence following the river to the place of be-
| ginning. All that portion Of said territory
/ lying east Of College street is known and
designated as the seventh ward, and that
portion lying 1'est of College street is the
eighth ward.
Ninth Ward-Beginning at the river on
Jefferson street, running northwardly along
the river to within $50 feet southwardly Of
Taylor street, thence southwardly along the
pike to Jefferson street. and thence east
wardly along jefferson to the river at the
beginning.
Tenth Ward-Begnning at the old cor
porahon line on Cedar street, thence along
Cedar to Carol street, with Carol to Broad
street, thence to the dividing line between
the lots numbered 80 and 81 in West Nash
vile, thence along said line, extended anC
continued to Division street, thence witt
Division street eastward to the old corpora
ton line, and thence with said line to tn,
| beoinninu