Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-21
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The following il : description Of the wars
# the city, ~ established BY the city coun-
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Ward l. Beginning on the Kennebec
river, 1t the south line Of the town Of Fair
acid, and running sousherly on said river to
point directly opposite the center of Aides
erect; thence westerly directly to and up
the center Of Aldon street 70 the center Of
iicotic street; thence up the center of Tt
comic street to point directly opposite thu
,entre VI Brook street; thence westerly n
the center of Brook street 70 the center OF
lain street; thence northerly mp the cens~i
# Main street and the road leading to Fair
.eld Centre to the south line Of the town o.
fairfield; thence easterly on the line Of tn.
Gswn Of Fairfield 70 the first mentiones
,ounds.
Ward 2. Beginning on the Kennebec riv
at the south line Of ward l thence south
rly on said river to the center Of the locs
ION Of the Maine Central railroad, At til
ONT where il enters the railroad bridge
hence northerly in the center Of said locU
ION TO the center Of temple street; theme
sesterly to the center of Front street; theme
ortherly In the center Of Front street to.
.oint in range with the center of UniO
street; thence westerly in the center Of Tn
On street To the center of College street
hence nortberly in the center of Colleg
street to point in range of the center y
ietcheIl street; thence westerly in the cell
er Of GetcheIl street u the center Of Mai
lain street to the south line of Ward
hence essterIy on said ward line to the Ken
iebec river at point Of beginning
Ward 3. Beginning on the Kennebes
river at the center of the west end of tn
ra,lroad bridge; thence northerly in the cen-
Ter Of the railroad track to the center Oh
Temple street; thence westerly in the cente'
# Temple street to the center Of From
street; thence northerly in the center 0.
front street to = point in range Of the center
If Union street; thence westerly in the Gel
TER of Union street To the center of COlleg,
areet; thence soulherly in the center of Col
,rge street and Elm street to a point in rang,
# the center of Temple street; thence west
erly in the center Of Temple street to point
n range of the center Of Temple Court
tn. nee southerly in the C, inter- of Temple
Court to the center Of Spring street; theme.
easterly in the center of Spring street to the
center of Silver street; thence southerly III
the center of Silver street to point in rang,
If the center of Silver Place thence easter
y in the center of Silver Place and continu-
ng the same course to point. in range OF
the center of Oxford street; thence northerly
IN the center of Oxfori street to the center
of kennebec street; thence easterly In the
center of Kennebec street and continuing in
thence easierly in the center of Bridge street
t. the Kennebee river thence northerly on
said river to the south line of ward 2. the
poll t begun at.
Ward 4. Beginning at point in the CEN
tire OF Spring street range of the center of
Temple Court, thence northerly in the center
Of Temple Court to the center of Temple
street, thence following the lines of Wards
2, 3 aud to the south line of the town of
Fairfield, thence westerly on the south line
of the town of Fairfield to the line of the
town of Oakland; thence southerly on said
Oakland line to the Messalonskee stream:
tbence down said stream to point directly
opposite the center of West Winter street;
thence easterly in the center of West Winter
AMI Winter streets to the center of Elm
street, To point in range of the center OF
Spring street, thence easterly in the center
of Spring street to the point begun at
Ward 8. Beginning in the center of
Bridge street at Ticonc bridge, thence wes-
terly on the lines of Wards 2 and 4 to the
Messalonskee stream thence up said stream
Oh the line of Ward 4 to the line of the town
ofOakh land thence southerly on said Oakland
line to the center of the Neck road thence
eastcrly in the center of the Neck road to
to the center of Mill street; thence easterly
in the center OF Mill street to the center Of
Silver street; thence southerly in the center
of Silver street to a point in the range Of
Sherman street; thence down the center of
sherman street and in the same course to the
kennebec river; thence northerly on said
river to the point begun at.
Ward 6. Beginning on the Kennebec riv-
err at a point in range of the center of Sher-
win street; thence up Sherwin street and
following the line of Ward 5 to North Mes
salouskee stream; thence southerly on said
stream to a point directly in range of Gold
street to point in range of the center of
the street, leading past the gravel pit to the
center OF King street so-called, thence in a
direct line southerly to the center of Pine
street. at point directly in the range of the
center of lIalde street; thence easterly in the
ce ter of lIalde street to the center of Wa
ter street, thence northerly ip the center of
Water street to point in range of the center
of King street; thence easterly in the course
OF King street to the kennebec river; thence
noriherly on said river to place begun at.
Ward !. Beginning on the east line of
the town of Oakland on the south line Of
Ward 6. and running to the kennebec river
the lines of Wards 5 and s thence on said
RIVER TO the north line of the town of Sidney !;
thence westerly on said Sidney line to the
east line Of the town of Oakland; thence
northerly on said Oakland line to the point
begun at.