Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-11
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Another Redistricting Bill Before the
City Dads.
1t Gets a Good Send-Oif in the Board
Of Aldermen,
But its Fate Rests with the Common
Council.

The subject OF redistrictiDg the city
came up before the Board of Aldermen
again at their regular meeting last night.
The bill that had passed its second reading
was called up ON its third reading by Aid.
HALEY.
Aid. Darr offered an amendment TO strike
out all after the enacting clause OF the
pending bill, and insert the following,
which motion prevailed.
Be it enacted by the Mayor and City
Council of Nashville, that the boundaries
of the ten wards of the city Of Nashville
shall be as follows, to witt
First Notwithstanding at the Suspen-
sion bridge, running west along the south
side of the Public Square to College street,
along the S8lare to Deaderck street, west
on Deaderick street to Cherry street, south
on Cherry street to DemOnbreun street,
east on DemOnbreun street in a direct line
to the Cumberland river, thence along said
river to the beginning.
Second WaTd-Beginning at the Sus-
pension Bridge, running west ai9ng the
south side Of the Public Square to College
street, along the Public Square to Deader-
lex street, west along Deaderick street to
Cherry street, north on Cherry street to
jackson street, east on Jackson street 70
Cumberland river, thence south along said
river to the beginning.
Third Wsrd-Beginning at the corner
of Cherry and Cedar streets, west along
Cedar street to Vine street, south on VINE
street to DemOnbreun street, east on De-
monbreun street to Cherry street, west on
Cherry street to the beginning.
Fourth Misunderstanding at the corner
Of Cherry and Cedar streets, north along
Cherry to jackson street, west on jackson
street to the corporation line, thence soul b.
wardly along the corporation line to Cellar
street, thence east on Cedar to the begin
ming.
Fifth Ward-Beginning at the corner Of
Vine and Cedar streets running south on
Vine street to South Union street, west on
South Union street to Spruce street, south
on Spruce street to the Nashville and Chat
tanooga railroad, thence north along the
line Of said railroad to Cedat Street, east
along Cedar Street 10 the Beginning.
Sixth Ward-Beginning at the corner OF
Vine and DemonbTeUn streets, running
east along Demonbreun street and in a
direct line to Cumberland river, south
Wardly along the line Ofsaid river to Castle
man street, west through Castleman street
to Market street, south through Market
street to Elm street, west through Elm
street to Summer street, north along Sum
mer street to South Union street, west
along South Union street to Ewing's
avenue; south along Ewings avenue TO
FOgg street, west along FOgg street TO
Spruce street; north along Spruce street to
South Union street; east along South Union
street TO Vine street; north along Vine
street to the beginning.
Seventh Ward-Beginning at the corner
of Caslleman and Market streets, running
south along Market street to the corpora
ton line, thence nOrthwardly along the
corporation line 20 the Cumberland river,
thence along said river to Castleman street,
west along Castleman street TO the begin
ming.
Eighth Beginning at the corner OF
Elm and Market streets, running south
along Market street to the corporation line,
thence along the corporation line in a
westWardly and northerly direction TO Di-
vision street, east along Division street
to Spruce street, north along Spruce
street to FOgg street, east along
Fogg street to Ewing avenue, north along
Ewing avenue to South Union street, east
along South Union street to Summer street,
south along Summer street to Elm street,
east along Elm street to the beginning.
Ninth Ward-Beginning at the foot OF
Jackson street on Cumberland river and
running along Jackson street in a westerly
direction to the corporation line; thence
in a northerly and easterly direction along
the corporation lire to Cumberland river;
thence southwardly along said river to the
beginning.
Tenth Ward-Beginning on Cedar street
where the Nashville and Northwestern
railroad crosses said street, running west
along the center Of Cedar street TO the west
ern boundary line Of the corporations thence
along said boundary line to Division street;
thence along the center Of Division street
to Spruce street; north along Spruce street
to the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad;
thence along the Nashville and Chatta-
nOOga and Nashville and Northwestern
Railroads to the beginning.
The amendment was adopted and the
bill, as amended, passed its third reading,
eight members present voting in the affirm
alive. The bill will probably be taken up
at the meeting Of the Board of Common
Council tomorrow night.
Under the provisions of the new bill, the
voting population Of the wards will be
about as follows: First Ward, 6l9; Second,
6z7; Third, $50; Fourth, $40; Fifth, 40,
Sixth, ia; Seventh, 667; Eighth, TO;
Ninth, 493; Tenth, 637.