The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-11
WHICH IS YO0RDI
The New Assembly Lines
Traced and Defined.
REPUBLICAN GIBRAL TAR.
Devious Wanderiugs Of the Sec
ond- Prominent Men in
the Third.

~ ~ IN extremely difficult matter these
days TOR the average citizen Of Hudson
county to determine in what district he
lives. Not only did the legislature last
winter play havoc with thu old lines aud
mix them up like box of jack straws,
but they made confusion worse by revers-
ing the order Of the districts. The old
First district. it will be remembered, in
stead Of being located at either end OF the
county, laid In the centre of Jersey City,
and the others branched off therefrom Ia
all directions. There was no semblance
OF order and the districts scattered them
selves around promiscuousIy.
In order to do away with this and have
some sort OF regular sequence in the
districts, the COMMITTEES which made the
apportionment began the numbering at
I lie extreme southern end OF the county.
This IS how it came about that
Bayonne and the rest of the old
Sixth becomes the first and the old Fifth,
by 4 sort Of poetic justice, is stretched
out 70 take in several adjacent Republi-
can strongholds, and Is made the Second,
the number of the famous old Horseshoe
in which, when the Republicans gerry
wandered the county, they placed the
larger part of the Democratic vote. The
new Flfst district, as before stated, takes
IN the entire city of Bayonne and most
MI Of that portion of Jersey City which
lies south OF the Newark and New York
faiToad, except the three blocks be-
tween the railroad and Myrtle avenue.
Inc northern line runs straight across
the city from the Hackensack River to
Ocean avenue; thence it runs south to
Myrtle avenue; thence east to Garfield
avenue. and thence north to the Cavan
n tab . 81 49,
the eastern boundary OF Jersey City Ia the
Hudson River. This district includes the
classic sbads of Black Tom and the im-
Drovements of the Standard Oil Company
III that vicinity.
THE SCOOP DISTRICT.
While the First may be said to be tn
straightest, and was regularly laid out, OF
all the districts, the Second may as safely
be said to be the most complicated and
crooked. II goes every where around the
city and performs some wonderful con-
tortlons IN its efforts TO embrace as manY
good Republicans as possible. Che
strafghtest portion is that section of the
CITY which lies between the Newark and
New York Railroad on the south. the
Hackensack River on the west, Duncan
avenue on the north and West Side ave-
nue. on the east. This boundary line con-
tinnes eastward aloug the Newark and
New York Railroad uutii 1t reaches
blocks to Myrtle avenne; theuce east
along Myrtle avenue fonr blocks to GAR
field avenue; thence north one block to
tne Cavan Point road, which il follows to
what would be Jerser avenue IL that
tIhcroughfare was extended south OF the
N atrial RaIlIoad. Il follows this imagin-
E< line of Jersey avenue north to
the centre line of the Morris Canal aud
sails through the muddy streets OF that
ancient highway TO Communipaw ave-
nue.; IN which voyage it takes in all of
Lafayette. This brings IL up to the canal
bridge over Communipaw avenue at the
Zinc Works Thence it travels westward
hundred feet OF SO along Communipaw
avenue until 1t reaches Summit avenue.
1t follows the serpentIne course of Sum
nit avenue up to Siefke's corner at jew
cit avenue, where it strikes Storm ave-
nue.. The entire line of Storm avenue is
traversed TO Bergen avenue.when sharp
turn eastward is taken, and Bergen ave-
nue. is followed past Montgomery street
t. Church street.
Church street is followed eastward for
three blocks to Summit avenue when q
turn Of half a block is taken northward
to Wayne street. Wayne street is fol-
lowed eastward for three blocks to Cor
Nelson avenue when the line takes a
Jump across lots short distance to the
old Pennsylvania Railroad tracks around
the old Gilbert homestead, which it fol-
lows TO the Baldwin avenue bridge. Then
it runs two blocks along Baldwin avenue
northward TO Pavonia avenue, When it
turns TO the east one block to Chestnut
avenue The line does not seem to like
Chestnut avenue, for 1t follows the ave-
nue. for one short block northward to
Newark avenue. when it turns TO the
west and runs along Newark avenue past
the Court House to Oakland avenue One
block Of Oakland avenue is followed
northward, past the Third Precinct Sta
ton House, to Hoboken avenue. where,
turning to the west, the line follows Ho-
boken avenue one long block to the Five
Corners.
Here it ceases from it's devious wander
s1ngs. and, taking Newark avenue, runs
directly west TO West Side avenue, which
it traverses southwark to Duncan avenue,
ana then runs westward along Duncan
avenue to the Hackensack River.
THE THIRD DISTRICT.
The Third district is much smaller than
the TWO preceding ones IN territory and
much more regular in its lines than Inc
Second. although it makes one or two
vrencbse 10 get around some of the Sec
ond,s protuberanees. The southern line
IS straight and follows the Morris Can al.
from the Cofnmunlpaw avenue bridge ab
the Zinc Works to BARROW street. Then
the boundary line follows Barrow street
northward to Railroad avenue, along
which il runs westward for two blocks to
Coles street. which it follows for two
hloeKs northward TO Newark avenue.
Newark avenue Is followed westward
mast the West Shore Railroad station anu
the Jersey City Cemetery to Waldo ave-
hue. From Ehere the line Is straight
soufhward to Wayne street eastward.
along Wayne street two blocks to
Summit avenue, southwark along sum
nit avenue block 10 Church street.
westward three blocks along Church
s street to Bergen avenue, which is fol-
lowed to Storm avenue, and from there
the line through Storm avenue to SUM
init avenue, and then through the wind
ines of Summit avenue southwark to
Communipaw avenue, along which IT
runs half block eastward 10 canal
bridge or place of beginning.
The Third district includes more prom
jnent men, perhaps. than any otner DIS
trict In the city There reside uoyernor
Albeit. Ex-Governor Bedie, usnerai rep
penheimer, Judge Dixon. ex-Mayor Coz
Inns, William Muirheld, DR.. Lutklns. the
Rev. Dr. sscudder, ex-Judge Jonn a.
Blair, President John Edels1ein OF tne
Board Of Finance, ex-Judge H. %. Ssy-
mour, Colonel p. Farmer Wanser, " ~
liam Fsrrfer. ex-Judge Garretsons Apel l..
Smith. H. Z. Neise, James = yreuen-
berry, John w. Harrison. J. h. HuisnlzeT,
ex-Mayor Henry Traphaeen, Dr Y. .
Gordon, pr. Ben Edge, Patrick Sneenan'
Dr. kersteiu Robert and several others
Besides these, 10 is the home OF the Paima