The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-05
Pissed Monday, FebruaTy q, $50.


Passed Monday, February %, 1870.
SECTION /. BE it ordained by the Com
mon Council of the City OF Evansville,
That from and after the taking effect OF
this Ordinance, the territory situate with
in the corporate limits OF said city shall
be divided Into and consist of nine Wards,
The First Ward shall consist of all that
|, part of the city situate within The follow
| Ing boundary lines, viz:
nut ana Fourth Streets, and running
thence by Chestnut Street TO Eighth
| Street; thence by Eighth street to the
Canal; thence by the Canal to the eastern
boundary line of said city; thence by the
| eastern and southern boundary lines of
the city TO the intersection OF Madison
Avenue and Putnam Street; thence by
Putnam Street and across Blackfordfs
Grove to the southern end of Sixth Street;
thence by sixth Street to Chandler Street;
thence by Chandler and Gum Streets to
Fourth Street; and thence by Fourth
Street 10 the place of beginning.
The Second Ward shall consist OF al OF
that part of the city situate within the
following boundary lines, viz: Beginning
on the Ohio River at Walnut Street, and
running thence by Walnut Street to
Fourth Street; thence by Fourth Street
to Gum Street; thence by dun and Chand-
Ter Streets to sixth Street; thence by SIKH
Street and across BlackfOrd's Grove TO
Putnam Street; thence by Putnam Street
to the southern boundary line of the city;
thence by said boundary line to the Ohio
Riyers and thence by the river to the place
The Third Ward shall cousis. of all that
part of the city situate within the follow
ing boundary lines, viz; Beginning on
the Ohio River at Walnut Street, and run
ming thence by Walnut Street TO Fourth
Street; thence by Fourth Street TO Main
Street; thence by Main Street to Fifth
Street; thence by Fifth Street to Sycamore
Street; thence by Syc3 more Street to Third
Street; thence by Third Street to Carpenter
Street; thence by Carpenter street to Cen
ter Street; thence by Center Street to Leet
Street; thence by Leet Street to the Ohio
River. and thence by the river to the place
of beginning.
The Fourth Ward shall consist Of all
that pant Of the city situated within the
following boundary lines, viz: Beginning
at the Intersection of Fourth and Chest
nut Streets, and running thence by Chest
Eight Street to Division Street; thence by
Division Street to Third Street; thence by
Third street to Sycamore Street; thence
by Sycamore Street to Fifth Street. thence
by Fifth Street 10 Main Street; thence by
Main Street to Fourth Street, and thence
by Fourth street TO the place OF beginning.
The Fifth Ward shall consist of all that
part of the city, situate within the follow
ing boundary lines, viz: Beginning at the
Intersection OF Leet and Center Streets
and running thence by Leet Street
and Third Avenue, to Sixth Street; thence
Brinkmeyef's Enlargement, TO the West
line of the Northern Enlargement; thence
by said line to Ann Street; thence by Ann
Street to Ninth Street; thence by Ninth
Street to Division Street; thence by Divis-
ion Street to Third Street; thence by Third
Street to Carpenter street; thence by Car
penter Street to Center Street, and thence
by Center Street to the place of beginning.
The Sixth Wa shall consist of all that
part of the city. situate within the follow.
ing boundary lines, viz: Beginning on
the Ohio River st Leet Street, and running
to Franklin Street; thence by Franklin
street to Pigeon Creek; thence by Pigeon
Creek to the Ohio River, and thence by the
River to the place of beginning.
The Seventh Ward shall consist of ali
that part OF the city situate within the fol-
on Pigeon Creek at Franklin Street, and
running thence by Franklin Street to
snt6 eenee By By Third
Second Avenuei thence by Second Ave
nue. to Eleventh Street; thence by EIev- |
First Avenue, to the Northern boundary |
line of the city; thence by said boundary /
line 70 Pigeon Creek, and thence by Pig |
con Creek to the place of beginning.
The Eighth Ward shall consist OF all that |
part of the city situate within the low |
Ing boundary lines, viz: Beginning at the /
intersection of Sixth Street and Second Av-
enue, and running thence by sixth Street |
and across T. w. Brinkmeyer's Enlarge |
Inent 10 the Western line of the Northern |
Enlargement; thence by said line and the |
Western line OF aolZgrafe's enlargement |
to the Northern boundary line OF the city; |
thence by said line to its interse elton |
with Second Avenue; thence by Second |
Avenue to the place of beginning.
The Ninth Ward shall consist OF all that /
part of the city situate within the follow Il
ing boundary lines, viz: Beginning at the |
Intersection of the Western line of Holz- |
CRATES Enlargement with the Northern /
boundary line of the city, and running /
thence by said west line OF HoIzgrafe's En-
largement and the West line of the North /
ern Enlargement to Ana Street: thence by |
Ann Street to Ninth Street; thence by |
Ninth Street to Division Street; thence by /
Division Street to Eighth Street; thence by /
Eighth Street to the Canal; thence by the |
Canal TO the Eastern boundary line of tile /
city, and thence by the Eastern and |
Northern boundary lines of the city TO the |
place OF beginning.
w. II. WALKER, Mayor.
Attest: A. III. AIC9RIFE, Clerk
By L. a. MCGRIFF, Dep'iy OK
CITY CLERKS OFFICE, Evansville, March |
4tth, 1870. mh4.3td
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