The daily gazette., 1881-03-26
AN ACT
To Fmri her Amend she Cha ter OF
slHe Cley Of NiIManYI0m


Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives OF the State OF Della
ware In lGeneral Assembly met: Two
thirds Of each branch thereof concurring.)
SECTION FIRST. That the boundaries
OF the city of Wilmington, further ex-
Tended as. follows be namely: BY line
beginning at point where the main
roadway or tracks Of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Company interseets the south erly city
line; then soutbwestsrly along the centre
of the said roadway of the said Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
road Company to line of lands of Henry
Latimer; thence northwesterly along the
line Of said lands to point where the
said line extended crosses the centre OF
the Wilmington and Newport Turnpike
Road; thence Dortheasterly along the CEN
ire of said Wilmington and Newport
Turnpike Road to point of intersection
OF the said turnpike road with kroome
street when exten ded southerly; thence
northeaste 'ly and along the centre of
Broome street to the PRESENT city line at
Beech street.
SECTION SEooND. Within the limits
Of the city of Wilmington extended by
this act, the Mayor and Council of Will
ming.on shall be vested with all powers
rights and immunities which before this
time belonged to them as a municipal
corporation, and all the laws ordi-
nances and regulations in force within
the former city limits, and not locally
inapplicable, shall be extended and ap-
piled to the new territory comprised
within the'boundaries as set forth In the
first section Of this act.
SECTION THIRD. The city assessor
shall as soon as may be after the passage
OF this act assess the real estate by this
act added TO and included within the city
limits, and rate for poll and school tax
persons residing, or owning property
within said new boundaries, in the same
manner and sub'ec 10 the same rights,
rules and restrictions as in other cases
within the said city; provided that the
money collected from taxes for the year
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
one, In the said new territory, or so much
thereof as the City Council may direct,
shall be applied exclus' vely for improve
ments and other expenses to be made or
incurred therein.
SECTION foUKTH. The city Of Will
mingten shall be divided in.o levsn
wards, as follows: The First ward shall
consist Of all that part of the city lying
and being south of Sixth street, and
bounded on the east by line passing
southerly through the middle Of Market
street extended TO the southerly city
line, and on the west by line passing
southerly through the middle OF Wash
ington street extended to the seutherly
city line; TIE Second ward shall consist Of
all that part Of the salt city east of Mar
kst street 4nd south of Third street
the Third ward shall consist Of all thai
part ef the said city lying and being
south OF Sixth street, and bounded OH
the east by line passing sontherly
through the middle OF Washington street
extended southerly TO the p int of in
terseetion with the middle of West Lib
erty street extended; on the west By a
line passing through the middle Of Ad-
ans street TO the point of intersection
with the middle of Maryland avenue, and
having for Its general southerly bound
AIRY line commencing at the point Of
intersection Of the middle Of Adams
street with the middle of Maryland ave-
nue. TO its intersection with the middle
OF West Liberty street extended, south
easterly - Its intersection with the mid
die OF Washington street extended,
s0utherly the Fourth ward shall eon-
sist of all that part of the said city lying
aud being east Of Market street, and be-
tween Third street and Sixth street
he Fifth ward shall consist Of all tn /
part Of the said city lying and being
west Of Market street, and between
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ward shall consist Of all that part of the
said city lying and being east Of Market
street and west of Poplar street, between
Sixth street and the BrandyWine river
the Seventh ward shall consist OF ali
that part Of the said city lying aud be-
ing west Of Market street, and bstwesn
Ninth street and the northsrly boundary
line OF the said city as established BY
an act Of General Assembly, passed al
Dover, March 7, A. D., 1851 ; the Eighth
ward shall consist Of all that part
Of the said city lying and being
east of Poplar street, and between
Sixth street and BrAndywine river
the Ninth ward shall consist Of all that
part of the said city lying and being
north OF the northerly boundary line es-
tablished as aforesaid; the Tenth ward
shall consist of all that part Of the said
city lying and being west OF Adams
street, and bounded on the north by
Sixth street and on the south by Linden
street; the Eleventh ward shall consist of
all that part Of the said city lying and
being within the following boundary
lines, to wit; Beginning at the intersec-
tion of the middle of Linden street with
the westerly city line, thence along the
middle of Linden street easterly TO its
Intersection with the middle of Maryland
avenue; thence along the middle Of
Maryland avenue, nertheasterly to its
intersection with the middle Of West
Liberty street; thence southeasteIly
along the middle OF West Liberty street
extended, to its Intersection with Wash
ington street extended ,southerly; thence
southerly along the middle Of Washing
ton strsst extended to its intersection
with the present southsrly city line;
thence by the said southerly city line
north westerly to Its intersection with the
centre Of the main roadways or tracks of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti-
more Railroad Company; thence by the
extended boundaries as described In sec.
tion first Of this act 10 the Intersection of
the middle of Broome street with the
southerly city line at Beech street; and
thence by The present city line westerly
and northerly To the Dlaca Af haOlnnino