Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-27
DRAWING NEW LINES.

Proposition TO Re4distriet the CITY.
Tie following bill was introduced in the
Board Of COmliloIi CCurcil az tire meeting
Thursday night:
To the Common Council of the CITY of
Nashville: The special committee of ten
appointed by your Honorable Body, with
instructions to report bill for re-dlstrict-
ing the city, so as to make the population
Of tho Various words as nearly equal as pos
sible, respectfully report. That the popu-
lation of the city, under the c6nsus
of 1870, is 25,S65, which would
make an average Of 1856 to each
of the ten wards. The committee
have in changing the lines of the wards,
endeayored 10 throw into each one as near
ly as possible the average number of in
habitanis, and herewith report a bill, the
passage Of which they recommend and
which they think will attain the end de-
sired as nearly as it is possible to do it.
Respectfully suhmittes,
u. ". HAELv, Chairman.
Be it ordained by tie Mayor and City
Council of Nashville that the lines Of the
ten wards Of the city be changed aud estab-
| lished as follows:
One ward shall be constituted as fol-
lows. and known as the - ward. North
ern boundary OF the city from tie river
| to McLemOre street, then south with Nc
LemOre street to Jefferson street. west with
Jefferson street to Bellville street, south
with Bellville street to Haslam street, east
with Haslam street 10 McLemOre street,
south to Jackson street, with jackson street
east to the river.
Another ward shall be bounded as fol-
lows and known as the - ward: Begin
ming at the river and running west with
Jackson street to McLemOre, south with
McLemOre street and the present bound
aries of the city to Line street, then east
with Line and Locust streets to the river,
and on the east by the river.
Another ward shall be bounded as fol-
lows and known as the - ward:
Beginning at the river and running
west with Line and Locust streets to the
western boundary of the city, then south
with the western boundary TO Cedar street,
then east with Cedar street to the Square,
and with the western and southern sides Of
the Square to the river, north with the river
to the beginning.
The following shall be another ward,
known as the - ward: Beginning at the
Suspension Bridge and running west with
the southern and western sides ofthe Square
and Cedar street TO Walnut street, south
with Walnut street TO Church street, east
with Church street to the river, north with
the river to the BEGINNING.
The following boundaries shall consti-
tute another ward, known as the - waId:
Beginning at the intersection of
Church street and Cumberland river,
running west with Church street TO Walnut
street, south with Walnut street, and in
straight line to Broad street to the river,
south with the river to the beginning.
Another ward shall be bopnded as fol-
lows and known as the - ward: Begin
ming at the intersection Of Broad street
with the Cumberland river, running west
with Broad street to Nashville and Chatta-
nOOga and st. Louis Railroad TO the In
tersectiOn of South UniOn,. continued, and
the railroad, then east in a straight line to
the intersection Of Everett and Spruce
streets, thence east in a direct line to
Franklin street, and east with Frank
lin street to market street, then
with Market street, north to MaEsker
street to the river, then north to the be-
ginning.
The following boundaries shall consti-
tute the ward known as the - ward:
Bounded on the north by the southern
boundary of the ward above described, to
the intersection of South Union and the
railroad, thence south in a straight line 10
the intersection of Division and Deluge
streets, thence east with Division and FOgg
streets TO Ewing avenue to Railroad street,
thence east in a straight line TO Elm street
and with Elm street TO Market street, and
thence in direct line 10 the river and with
the river to the beginning.
Another ward shall be bOundedas follows
and known rs the - ward: Bounded
on the north by the southern boundary Of
the ward last described from the river to
College street, south with College to the
corporation line, and on the south and
east by the present boundaries of the city.
The following boundaries shall constitute
another ward known as - ward, begin
ing at the corner of College and Elm
streets, west through Elm, and in a direct
line to the intersection of Ewing Avenue
and Railroad street, thence southwest
with Ewing Avenue TO Fogg street, west
with Fogg and Division streets to Deluge
streets, thence south and east with the
present boundaries of the city to College
street, and north with College to the be-
ginning,
Another ward shall be bounded as fol-
lows, and known as the - ward, begin
ming at the intersection of Walnut and Ce-
dar streets, thence west to the western
boundary of the city, thence south with
said western boundary to Division street,
east with Division street to the intersection
of Deluge street, thence north to the inter-
section of South Union street and the y.
81 e. & st. l.. r. r., thence north with the
railroad to Broad street, thence east with
Broad street to point in the line made BY
the continuation Of walnut street to Broad
street, thence north with said line and