Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-15
A WISE MEASURE.
The Bill for ReaistrictIng the cit

The Bill for ReaistrictIng the city.
As our readers are aware, the bill which
provides for a redistricting OF the city pass
ed third reading in the Common Council
Thursday night, and will come before the
Board of Aldermen at its next meeting.
The measure is one which meets with
hearty approval on the part Of our citizens,
as great dissatisfaction is experienced with
regard to the wards as they now
exist, and change of some
kind Is absolutely necessary. The
bill was carefully drawn by a special com
mittee consisting Of one councilman from
each ward, and will probably come as near
giving universal satisfaction as could be ex-
pected. The following is ths>full text Of
the bill:
Be it ordained BY the Mayor and City
Council Of Nashville that the lines OF the
ten wards Of the city be changed and estab-
lished as follows:
One ward shall be constituted as follows,
and known as the - ward, Northern
boundary Of the city from the river 10 Nc
LemOre street, then south with McLemOTe
street to Jefferson street, west with Jeiier-
son street to Bellville street, south with
Bellville street to Haslam street, east with
Hsslam street to 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 al the river and running west with
Jackson street 10 McLemOre, south with
Mel. emOre street and the present bound
aries Of the city to Line street, tie east
with Line and Locust streets to the river,
and on the east by the river.
Another ward shall he bJundei a. fol-
lows and known as the - Ward: Begin
ming al the river and running west with
Line and Locust streets To the western
boundary Of the city, then south with the
western boundary 10 Cellar street, then
east with Cedar street TO the Square, and
with the western and southern sides Of
the Square 10 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 Of the
Square and Cedar street 10 Walnut street,
south with Walnut street 10 Church street,
east with Church street to the river, north
with the river to the beginning.
The following boundaries shall cUnsti-
tute another ward. known as the -
ward: Beginning at the intersection Of
Church street and Cumberland river, run
ming west with Church street to Walnut
street, south with Walnut street, and in a
straight line to Broad street to the riYer,
south with the riSer to the beginning.
Another ward shall be bounded as fol-
lows and known as the - ward: Be
ginning at the intersection Of Broad street
with the Cumberland river, running west
with Broad street to Nashville and Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis Railroad 10 the inter
section of South Union, continued, and the
railroad, then east in a straight line TO the
intersection of Everett and Spruce streets,
then east in direct line 10 Franklin street,
and east with Franklin street TO Market
street, then with Market street, north to
Mansker street to the river, then north to
the beginning.
The following boundaries shall constitute
the ward known as the - ward: Bound
ed on the north by the southern boundary
of the ward above described, TO the inter
section Of South Union and the railroad,
thence south in a straight line 70 the inter
section of Division and Deluge streets;
thence east with Division and Fog streets
to Ewing avenue or Railroad street; thence
east in a straight line to Elm street, and
with Elm street 70 Market street, and
thence in a direct line to the river and with
the river TO the beginning.
Another ward shall be bounded as fol
lows and known as the - ward: Bound
ed 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 cOnsti-
tute another ward known as - ward, be-
ginning 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 10 the be-
ginning.
Another ward shall be bounded as fol-
lows. and known rs the - ward, begin
ming al the intersection Of Walnut and
Cedar streets, thence west to the western
boundary of the city, thence south with
said western boundary 10 Division street,
east with Division street TO the intersection
of Deluge street, thence north TO the inter
section Of South L niOnstreet and the Nash
Vile and Chattanooga and st. Louis Rail-
road, thence north with the railroad to
Broad street, thence east with Broad street
TO point in the line made by the cOptinu=
alton TO Walnut street 10 Broad street,
thence north with said line and Walnut
street to the beginning. The bill to take
effect from and afcer its passage.