New-York tribune., 1878-09-28
TIE CITHs CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
HOW THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THE SEVERAL DIS
TRICTs RUN.

HOW THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THE SEVERAL DIS
TRICTs RUN.
A correspondent writes to The TRIBUNE
that there is an "amost incredible amount Of Ignorance
regarding the Congressional Dstric: divisions IN this
CITY," and asks that information on the subject be
published OF the thrtythree districts in the State
there are seven complete disicsfrOm the vth to the
XItb incusve-in the County aud City OF How-York.
The two wards annexed two three years
agO-the Twenty-thiTd and Twenty-fourth-and
the remainder Of Westchester County, form the
XIIth Congressional DistIlct These two wards
are north OF spuyton Duyvel Creek, and east
of Harlem River Below the boundaries OF the several
districts in the city gwen. II must be remembered
that all dividing lines through the centre OF the
streets:
Vru DIsTRIor-The First, Second. Third. Fourth,
Fifth, SIXTH Eighth and Fourteenth Wards and Bed,
loes, Ellis aud Governors Islands inc wards haineH
above include that par o tho Guy ea,t oI tne &
RIVER north OF the Battery, west OF the East hNet'
and south OF lue drawn through West ana East HOus-
tOnstS from the North River 70 tue Bower thence 10
Catharine-st, and thence TO the East RIVER
VITH DIsTHICT-The seventh, Eleventh aud Thrtecnth
Wa ds That s to saw an that part OF the oly yihg
within line drawn from the East River through Cath-
aTnest DiysiOn-st, thence 10 hOriok-s theuce 10
RivingtOn-st., thnce through ClnlOn-st huu avenue
TO East Fourteent-st. thence To the East RIVER ana
vim DIsTRicT-The Tenth and Seventeenth Wards.
THIS district hes within line drawn from the BoweIy
through Division st. NDrokst, thence TO RvingOu-
81, thence through ClintOnst ana Avenue Is to East
FOurleenth-si., thence 10 Fourthlye., ana thence
through Euurtl-aNe auu the BuNtIN "a DiNlhlOn-sI
YIITH DIsTRICr-The Ninth, Fifteenth and sixteenth
Wards aud pOrdOn OF the Eighteenth Ward lying
within Fourteemthst TwentysiXtn-st., and Fourth aud
sxthlves That Is to say All thdi part OF tue cly yg
within line running the North River through
West and East ilOustOu-sts. 10 the BOWery, thence
through the BOwery and FOuTth-aye. 10 Last twenty
sXth-s thence to tbe NOrhRiycr aud thence To West
HOustOu-st
IXTH DIsTRICT-So much OF the Twentieth Ward as
lies within Twcnty-sNth-st, FOrtlethst Scyenth-ave.
and Hudson River. aud much OF the Twelfth and
TwcntyseCOud Wards lies within FOrtirn-SL, Spuy-
ten Duyyel Creex Eghthaye. aud Hudson River. That
say, al that part OF the city lying within hne run
ming FROM Nurln River through West twenty siNtl-st ~
t. sevenhavc, thence to West FOreth-st. thence TO
Eighth-avc, thence 20 Harlem River aud spuytcn Duy-
vel Creek thence 10 Hudson RIVER ana thence To west
Tweuty-SXth-st
XTH DIsTRiCT-so much Of the Eighteenth Ward as l.
east of Fourhave and much OF the Nineteenth and
TNcny-nrst Wards Is east of Thrayc., and BlIcK-
wells island. Tus district lies within a line running
from FOurtE-lye. through East FOurtreut-s 10 East
RIVER, thence Qncudmg BlackwelIs lsHndl To Etst
sxth-st thence 10 Thrdaye., thence to East
Twtny-sXth- thence TO FOurth-aye. aud thence 60
East fJuTtecnthsi.
KIM DIsrRICr-So much OF tho Twentieth Ward as
lies within Twenty -sixth-st, Fortietst. aud Sixth aud
SevenIh-ayes and much Ot tho Twelfth and Twenty
second Wards lies Of Eignthayc anl so much OF
the Nineteenth and Tweutynrst Wards as lies west oi
Thildave., and Wards and Raudalls Islands. ThS
district lies within tiuC running from West twenty
sIXthst. through ScYeuthIye. 10 West Foructh-St-.
tncnee 10 gu,-ave thence 10 spuYen Duyycl Greek,
thence through Harlem River Unciu 'iug Wards aud
1hrd-aye thence To East Twenty -sNt-sL and thence
L., Saw fl-lV