The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-28
Oily ORDINANCES.
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"A To Change the Boundary Lines of the
First, Seventh, and Ninth divisions of the First
ward, and to create two additional divisions In
said ward, and to establish places of voting
therein.
Section 1. The Select and Common Councils
of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the
First division of the First ward shall be bounded
as follows:-
Beginning at the river Delaware and Miflln
street, south side; thence along the river
Delaware GncludiDg the whole of League
Island) to Broad street along Broad street, east
side, to Snyder avenue; along Snyder avenue,
south side, to Fourth street; thence along Fourth
street, east side, to Mlfilin street, along sMifin
street, south side, to place of beginning, to vote
at the house of George Rivel, Second street,
below Stone house lane.
That the Seventh division shall be bounded
as follows:-
Beginning at the southwest corner of Eighth
and Dickerson streets; along Eighth street, west
side, to Tasker street; along Tasker street,
north side, to Ninth street; along Ninth street,
west side, to Watkins street; along Watkins
street, north side, to Passyunk avenue; along
east side of Passyunk avenue to Dickerson
street to the place of beginning, to vote at the
house of James Green, northeast corner of
Tenth and Tasker streets.
That new division shall be created to be
called the Eleventh division, to be bounded as
DEMONSTRATING at the southwest corner of
Ninth and Watkins street; along Ninth street,
west side, TO Snyder avenue; along Snyder ave-
nue., north side to Broad street; along Broad
street, east side, to Passyunk avenue; along
Passyunk avenue east side, to Watkins street;
along Watkins street, south side, to the place
of beginning, to vote at the house of Michael
Farley, northeast corner of Passyunk avenue
and Moore street.
That the Ninth division of First ward shall be
bounded as Notwithstanding at the north
west corner of Fifth and Moore streets; along
Moore street, north side, to Sixth street; along
Sixth street, west side, to Snyder avenue; along
Snyder avenue, north side. to Ninth street; along
Ninth street, east side, TO Tasker street; along
south side of Tasker street to Sixth street; along
west side of Sixth street to Sylvester street;
along south side of Sylvester street to Fifth
street; along west side of Fifth street to the
place of beginning, to vote at the house OF
George Cressey, southwest corner of Sixth and
Tasker streets.
That new election division shall be created
in the said ward, to be called the Twelfth di-
vision, and shall be bounded as follows:-Be-
ginning at the southwest corner of Fourth and
Morris streets; along Fourth street to Snyder
avenue; along Snyder avenue, north side, to
Sixth street; along Sixth street, east side, to
Moore street; along Moore street, south side, to
Fifth street, along Fifth street, east side, to
Morris street; along Morris street, south side,
to place of beginning, to vote at the house OF
William Douglass, southeast corner of Fifth
and Pierce Streets
That the Second, Third Fourth, Fifth
Sixth, Eighth, and Tenth divisions of said
ward shall remain as heretofore established by
law.
HENRY uUHN,
President of Common Council.
Attest
JOHN ECKsTEIN,
Clerk of Common Council.
SAMUEL w. CATrELL,
President of Select Council.
Approved this twenty fourth day of March
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one CA. d. 1870.
DANIEL NJ. FOX,
Mayor of Philadelphia.