The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-18
HERES YOUR DISTRICT
The New 4th, 5th, 9th,
7th and 9Th Located
and Described.
MORE WANDERING BOUNDARIES.
Old lst Becomes New 5th and
MIST Of the Old 4th in
The New 7Ih.

THE SUNDAY MORNING NEWS last week,
in order that citizens might determine in
which district they resided under the new
redistricting law. published DIES ription
of the lines of the first three districts OF
Jersey City Today the lines Of the re-
manning four precincts of the city are
given. The Fourth district is almost
Identical with the old First. 1t
takes IN all that portion of
the city south of Railroad avenue and
east of Barrow street It's lines are about
the most regular OF any of the districts.
Beginning at the Hudson River at the
foot of Pearl street, street which it
would be difficult to find anywhere ex-
cept on a map, and which runs along the
north side of the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks from the river TO War
rem street. the boundary strikes Rail-
road avenue and runs along that
avenue to Newark avenue which 1t fol-
lows TO Barrow street. Then it runs
south TO the Morris canal, where, turning
to the west, it runs one block to Jersey
avenue. Thence 1t runs south along
Jersey avenue across the Central Rail-
road tracks out to sea. Ellis and Bed
lows Islands are Ia this district.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
The Fifth district lines are not SO cir
cumspecT as those of the Fourth, and they
20 very widely astray from the straight
path in getting around the voters. Be-
ginning ri the foot of Pearl street. the
line runs up Pearl street, Railroad ave-
nue. and Newark avenue. Then IL turns
to the south for single block to railroad
avenue, when 1t turns to the west and runs
straight for two blocks to Coles street.
Then striking north it traverses Coles
street for Two short blocks TO Newark
avenue. when itruns steadily northwest
erly along Newark avenue to Waldo ave-
nue. at the top OF the hill. Then il begins
to 60 astray. Turning to the south it
runs down to the old tracks Of the Penn
sytvania Railroad that run around the
tlntf on which the old Gilbert homestead
used to stand. It follows these tracks
westward to Baldwin avenue, whence it.
runs due north to Pavonia avenue, where
it takes sudden wrench TO the east
ward for a single block TO Chestnut ave-
nut avenue. It travels Chestnut for Que
small block porthward to Newark ave-
nue., which IL follows westward
10 Oakland avenue, and Oakland avenue
Is followed for the one long block to Ho-
boken, and then the line follows Hobo
ken avenue IN its devious wanderings,
first east then North. and then northeast
to Jersey avenue. 1t runs straight South
down Jersey avenue until it strikes
Hamilton Park at Ninth street, when il
commences its gyratlons again. Run
ming west along Ninth street for
Two blocks 1t striKes Monmouth street,
along which IL runs three blocks to
Seventh street. 1t runs along Seventh
streeth eastward 10 Grove street, where
it strikes two blocks to Pavonfa avenue,
where it strikes east single block to
Henderson street Then it runs south to
Sixth street, which 1t follows east to the
river.
SIXTH DISTRICT
The lines of the Sixth district are COM
paratively regular. 1t takes in all of the
city between Pavonia aud Hoboken and
Jersey avenue and the river. 1t also COM
prises several blocks and groups of blocks
Beginning at the North River, at
the Boundary line between this city
and Hcboken, il follows the boundary
to. Jersey avenue. Then it ruas south
along Jersey avenue to Ninth street along
which II runs west TO Monmouth street,
south To Seventh street, east to Grove
street, to Pavonia avenue. south to Sixth
and east TO the river. following the
northerIy line of the Fifth district. The
Seventh district lies over on the
northwest side of the Hill and
has within its borders much of the old
Fouith. Beginning ut Oakland and Ho-
boken avenues. the boundary line runs
south along Oakland avenue northwest
TO Jefferson avenue. which 1t skirts Tor a
Singie block to the westward to Central
avenue. 1t runs northeriy along Central
avenue, which it follows westerly to Penn
Horn Greek and the Hackensack River.
1t sails down the Hackensack to Duncan
avenue, when it comes ashore and runs
eastward TO West Side avenue. Then 1t
goes north along West Side avenue to
Newark avenue, which it follows east
ward to the Five Corners. Then, strik-
ing HoboKen avenue, 1t still runs east
ward to the place OF beginning, at Oak
land avenue.
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
What is left Of Jersey City composes
the Eighth district, which is quite regu-
lar, as districts go In this county. The
line of the district, beginning at the
Hackensack River, runs due east along
Manhattan avenue to Central. Then
IL strikes south along Central avenue to
Jefferson avenue, when 1t turns to
he east along jefferson avenue. to Oak
land avenue, co Hoboken avenue. which
IL follows In its crooked career north
easterly to the Hoboken line The dis.
trict then follows the westerly boundary
OF Hoboken aud the northern boundary
Jersey City to the HackensHck.
IN. "a. arrstt.x Es.kFx