The daily gazette., 1882-04-24
THE CITY ELECTION.
FIRST ELEcTIoN UNDER THE AMENDED
cHARTER-LocArIoN OF TIE WARDS
POINTS OF INTEREST TO vorERs.

| - NANCbCh htA VA Oy1Ia OllY 1l0AburGF.
President Of the City Council and mein-
6eis Of Council will take place the ara,
Satu'day IN June, the polls opening at
II o'clock noon, aud closing az z b. m.
at the same time the charter was
amended the Eleventh Ward was sd-
ded TO the city, and the boundaries OF
several OF the wards changed. The new
ward lines are IS follows:
First ward-Between Market and
washington streets, from Sixth street
| southerly to the city liml.s,
| Second ward-Bounded on the north
oy Fou th street, on the west by Market
$ rect, aud extending eastwardly to the
DelaWars river, and in a shoutherly di-
rection to the city hne.
Third ward-Fror1 Washington TO
Adams street. sourh Of Sixth, TO west
Liber y street, and thence tas.erly to
the ipteisectiOn of Washington street.
extended.
Fourth ward-Bou by Sixth,
Fourth and Market streets on Ibs moth,
south and west, and eyt nding eastward
" to the Delaware river.
Fifth Ward--Bounded by Ninth,
sixth, Market and Union streets, on
the north, south, east and west, respect
iyely.
Sixth wari-Bouuded by Poplar, S, zth
and Market stree s, on tho east, south
west, aud on the north by the Brandy
wine river.
Seventh ward-Baundcd By MARKET
street on the esst, Ninth street on the
south, the Brandywine river and the CITY
line on the north and northwest, and on
tho west by Union street.
Eighth ward Bounded on the south
and west by Sixth and Poplar streets, !,
respectively, aud on the north and east
by tho Brandy wine.
t.Nh eV.nA
city north Of the Bran6ywine river,
Tenth wari-Bounded on the north by
Sixth street, ess by Adams, south by
IL nden and wtst by Union.
Eleventh waId- Bounded on the north
by Linden and west Liberty streets, on
the east by Washington street and the
+. W. d b. Il. r., and westwardly and
south westwardly by the city line.
In orier 10 facilitate holding the cleo
ton the wards have been divided up
into seventeen election districts or pre-
clncts, IS follows:
First distrIct-That portion Oft First
ward south Of Third street.
Second district-- That portion OF the
First ward north of Third street.
Third distric.--The Second ward.
Fourth district The Third ward.
Fifth dis rict--rbat portion of the
Fourth wsrb west OF Poplar street
ON4bu Oh IU0
Fcurth ward ca ( OF P0plar street,
seventh dtstrlc,--.That portion of the
Fifth ward 'a,t of Washington street.
Eighth dis ric,- -rhat portion of the
Fifth ward west OF Washington street.
Ninth Dist ict--That portion of the
Sixth ward south OF Soulh street.
Tenth distriet---That portion OF the
Sixth ward ncrlh OF N,nSh str yet.
Eleventh disttic.---That portion of tho
nF III
Twelfth district That portion Of the
Seventh ward west of FrlDklin street.
Thrrteenth disirlct---rhat portion ofbhe
E Rhth ward sou'h of line Commenc-
ing nt Taylor aud Poplar streets and
running cast along the middle OF Tay lor
Sc eet to Blu t9nwoo6, thence southerly,
along the middle of Button ood stree |,
to Decatur s rect, and thence sas'erly.
along the middle OF Decatur street, to
the BrandywiBa river.
Fourteenth d strict---That portion nf
the Eighth ward north or the above de-
scribed line.
Fifteenth DISTRICT. Ninth ward.
Sixteenth dislrlct---Tbe Tenth watd.
: Seventeenth distrIc:---The Eleventh
ward.
The following is the names OF tho In
snecto appolnt,d d by law to hold the
election under the new charter:
First characterization V. GaynOr; polls
at the White Horse hotel, 8. W. corner
of Second and Tatnall streets.
Second distrIct-Samuel S. Curlett;
Ba-num House, N. E. corner Fifth ana
Orange.
Third dis,rict-James Taggart; FELTON,
House, s. L. cornSr of Second aad
Walnut.
Fcutlh distrlct-Henry witsel; polls
TO be selected by the inspector and his
ass stan'S.
Fifth distrlct-wm. J. Morrow; polls
at tie City 81 all.
Sixth dlltriot-Joseph W. Hart; 8. W.
corner Of Fifth and Sp: uce.
Seventh district Tbos. M. Culbert;
Lasayetie hotel, 8. W. corner of Ninth
AMI Shipley.
Eighth distrlot-George R. Roberts; 8.
w. corner Of Seventh and Madison.
Ninth distrlot-Fardinand Chairs;
Tenth distIict-Eno"h Townsend;#
southwest corner of Fourteenth and
King.
Eleventh d!striot-Lswis Zebley; south
west corner of Tenth and Orange.
Twelfth district-Thomas y. Doud;
Logan Houoe, Delaware Avenue aud
LuPont streets.
I9ir.eenth dtstict-James F; Z Daley;
noItheast oorusr of Eighth and Pine.
to be chosen by the Inspector.
Fifteenth dist,ic'- Jesse u. Johnson;
the old Brandywine Academy.
Sixteenth district-HewsonE e. IIannap;
southeast corner OF Jackson and PIE asanE
streets.
Seventeenth distrlct--Ed ward Muguirs;A
polls { o he chosen by the inspector.
(#Deceased. tSince appointed to the
police fO ce. The vacancy will be dlled
oy the City Cauncil)
The terms of the following members
OF Council expire:
President-Harry Sharrley, ID.
Fir,t waId-James McKenna. D., VIM.
Il Robinson, r.
Second ward-RObert H. Taylor, ID.
A vacancy caused by the r. resignation of
n. Frank Townsend, D., will also be
filled
Third ward Merrls Tay lor, d., VIM.
n. Blake, ID.
Fourth ward-Lewis Psgnter, II.
Fifth ward-Jamts Carmichaei, d.
Sixth ward---J oseph X. Adams, Il. v
Seventh wsrI-C. A. Rodney, r.
Eighth warG---Wm. Nom or amin, ID.
Ninth ward---George y. Barnhill, d.
TeDth ward---Dennis j. Mention. ID.
Eleventh ward Alfred Denney, D.,
Josiah v. Lawrence. -.
Total, Democrats. 10; Republicans, 3.
Five Republicans ami two Democrats
hold over.
The INSPECTORS named will bold the
school election on Saturday next.