Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-28
JACKSON WARD.
BOUNDARIES OF TIE PRECINCTS AS
Eow ARRANGED BY ORDINANCE.
a Slice Of Territory Taken from the Sec
ond and Added 10 the FIRST
Precinct, &c, &C.

A few years back there were but three
voting. precincts in Jsckson Ward, out
when an additional precinct was given b
CIay and Monroe wards each one was given
TO JcclSson. II having, however, been
found that the Second precinct. rs rcar
RANGED, contained too many voters, and the
First precinct but a sesnt number. new
ordnance was lately introduced, and
PASSED by the CITY Council and approved
BY the Mayor. taking from the second pre-
cinct very considerable slice OF territory
and adding 1t on 10 the First. 50 that the
boundaries cf the IacksOn-Ward precincts
are now as follows;
First Precinct: commencing at the can
tire Of Leigh street nj IT, intersection with
81. Peter street; thence wcsi"ardlg along
Tie centre 81 Leigh street 10 the corpora
lion-line: thence eaStwarily along the cor
tofaiion-line 10 the ceutrc ~ II. Peter
,freei; thence southwaIdly along the CEN
ire Of st. Peter street 70 the p0in; OF be-
ginning.
second Pr, cinct Commencing at the
centre Of jackson street ai It's intersection
with -. Peter street; thence DOrlbwardly
along the ecntrc Of 81. Peter street to the
corpora;ion-linc thence eastwardly along
fhe corporaiion.line 10 the centre ~ First
,trect; thence southwsrdiy along the cen
tre u First street TO the centre Of Jackson
street; thence wcstwardlY along the cen
ire II Jackson street 10 The point OF begiu-
ning.
Third Precinct: Commencing al the GEN.
tre Of Jackson and Fir-t STREETS; thence
northWardly along the centre Of Fir't street
fo the corporation Tine; thence eastw trdly
along the corporation line 10 point where
SbockOe-creck leaves the corporation line;
thence southwaTdly along sad creek 10
point opposite The centre OF the raVlne
north Of Elicit street; thence westwardiy
alonr tho centre ~ said rayne 20 the ccntre
II Fifth street; thence sOUthwardy along
ibe centre oi Fifth street 20 the centre Of
jackson street: thence westwardly along
the centre OF Jackson street 10 the point o.
beginning.
Fourth Precinct: Commencing at a
Uoint on the corpOratiOn-line opposite The
centre q Eighteenth street; thence south
uardlv along the centre Of Eighteenth
s'rcCt 70 the centre Of Broad street thence
we.twardly along the centre Of Broad
street 10 the centre OF College street; thence
u0rtbvardly along the centre oi College
street 10 the ccutre oi Marshall street;
thence wcstwardly along the centre Of Mar
shall stree to the centre OF Thirteenth
street: thence nolthwardly along the cen
tire Of Thirteenth street to the centre oI
Clay street thence wcstwardly along the
centre Of Clay street TO the centre OF
Twelfth street: thence nor'hwardly along
I, e centre of Twelfth street 10 IT. Junction
with the Shorkoe creek: thence along
ehockoc creek 10 lis junction with to" cor
r0ratiou-line; thence cas-war iiy along thd
corroration-linc and H. angles 10 the be-
ginning.
Al the close OF the registration the First
precinct had about 225 names registered,
aud the Second about l,Oj0. Mr.. John >
n. Brewer. TIE }, ..Strar Of the Second
urccinct. has made of for transfer 10 the
books of the Second precinct the names OF
ncary 400 voters, about 80 OF whom are
white.
The colorcd people have their commit
tees out informing their voter, Of the
change thus made, and it i. 70 bc expected
that the City Committee viii take like steps
to inform ,he whites interested.