The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-30
THE NEWPORT DIVISION.
The Report Of the Special Commits
sion Is Completed.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEws.l

NEWPORT, July 30-The commissioners
appointed to divide the City OF Newport
into five wards have completed their re-
port. 1t reads as follows:
TO ss H9gorabs osty Council Of the CITY Of Newport.
The undersigned commissioners in pur-
suance Of the provisions OF Chapter 1, l41
OF the Public Statutes OF the State of
RHODE ISLAND entitled "An act In amend
ment of chapter asa OF the public laws,
entitled IAN act to revise, consolidate and
amend 'an act Incorporating the city of
Newport, and several acts in amendment
thereof and In addition thereto. passed
April 2, 1S75,"' passed June %, 1892,
hereby report to your honorable body
that they. have divided the said city OF
Newport into five wards which shall be
comprised and bounded as follows:
The First Ward shall comprise that
portion OF the city embraced within n line
commencing at the eastern end Of the
bridge connecting the island OF RHODE
thence running through the center OF the
highway leading from said bridge to
Third street; thence southerly through
the center Of Third street to and through
the center Of a highway running easterly
and crossing the tracks OF the Old Colony
railroad, aud thence along to Farewell
street, otherwise callei Long lane" to a
point which shall be in a continuation of
a straight line running easterly through
the center OF Rutgers street; thence
through the centres OF Rutgers street,
ualsey street, Gibbs street, Tilley avenue.
Gould street, Warner street, Calender
avenue, West Broadway or Tanner street,
Marlborough street, Thames and Bridge
street continuously. to the harbor line.
Provided, however. that said line on
Bridge street shall run southerly from the
centre of Bridge street and around the
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centre OF Bridge street, so as TO include
Engine Hou In the First w ard.
The Second Ward shall comprise that
portion Of the city embraced within a
line commencing at point IN the inter
way and Calender avenue; thence
through the centres OF West Broadway,
Oak street, Broadway, Mann avenue, Kay
street, Ayrault street, Francis street.
Rhode Island avenue and Francis street
continuously; thence In straight line ia
continuation OF the centre line of Francis
street, to and across Easton's Pond" to
the Middletown boundary line; thence
following the MiddletOwn boundary line
northwesterly to Coddington Cove ;
thence along the shore to the line ot the
First ward thence along the line Of the
First ward TO the point OF beginning at
the intersection OF the centre lines Of
West Broadway aud Calender avenue.
The Third Ward shall comprise that
portion of the city bounded northerly OH
the First and Second Wards and souther-
ly OH line commencing at the centre OF
North Commercial Wharf at the harbor,
and running thence in an easterly direc-
tion through the centre OF said wharf,
aud the centres Of Prospect Hill street,
Bellevue avenue, Beach street and Buena
Vista street, continuously; thence in a
straight line in continuation OF the centre
line of Buena Vista street TO aud across
Easton's Pond to the Middletown boun-
dary line.
The Fourth Ward shall comprise all
that portion Of the city bounded north
erly on the said Third Ward, aud south
erly, easterly and westerly by a line com
mencing at the centre of Spring Wharf
at the harbor, and running easterly
along the centre of said wharf; thence
through the centres OF Pope street, An
thony street, Bowery street and Bellevue
avenue to "Bailey's Beach,"
The Fifth Ward shall comprise all the
remainder Of the southern portion OF the
city lying south and west or the Fourth
Ward aforesaid.
Said division is also deliniated on the
plat fled herewith and male q part OF
this report. Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES EDWARD PAINE, Cor,;.
EZRA j. BARKER, sionars
WALTER BALLoU.