Evening journal., 1892-06-29
THE CITY NOW DIVIDED
The Election Board Creates
Fifty-eight Districts.
IT WAS A VERY ARDUoUs TASK.


The Voters win Average Two Hundred
to the DistrIct-The Finh, seventh and
Eighth wards Have Each Seven Dis
tricts-Clerk McCIosiscy Seeking for
Registration and Polling Places.
The State Board Of Election Commits
sioners for the city of Wilmington held a
very important session last evening II
was known that the division of the wards
to conform TO the provisions of the VOL
colt Ballot act would be acted upon, and
all of the members were present.
Clerk McCloslSey has been at work on
the canvass and division for long time,
and has done his work very thoroughly
and methodically and il met with the
hearty approval of the board. He was
very much assisted in his work by plots
/ of the several wards, with the divisions
marked thereon to conform TO the can
vass.
Average About Two Hundred.
While the law provides that the num-
Der of voters in each district shall
not exceed 300, the general average
under this division will be 200 to the dis
trict
As the lines were adopted last evening
the city stands divided into ffty-eighi
districts. the Fifth. Seventh and Eighth
wards leading with seven districts each.
The Eleventh ward foots the list with
only two districts.
The lines Of division are appended:
FIRST ward-Throe Districts.
First District-Market to Orange, Sixth
TO city line.
Second DistIict-Orange TO Washing
ton. Third 90 Sixth street.
Third District-Orange to Washington,
Third to city line.
Second ward-Five Distrists.
First District-M Market to French, Third
to Christiana river.
Second District - French to Poplar
Third to Chrstiana river
Third District All of ward east o
Poplar. between Third and Christian.
river
Fourth District - Christiana river e
city line, Market (extended) to Heald anC
Christiana avenue
Fifth District-All of ward east o.
Heald and Christiana river.
Third ward-Five Districts.
First District-W Washington to Adams
south Of Front street.
Second District-W Washing ton t.
Adams, Front 20 Fourth.
Third District-W Washington TO Madi
son. Front to Third
Fourth Decentralization to Adams
B Fourth to Sixth
Fifth District-W Washington to Madi
son, Third TO Sixth.
, Fourth Ward-Five Districts.
First District-Market to Walnut
Third TO Sixth
second District-Walnut to Poplar
Third District-Poplar to Lombard
Third to Sixth.
Fourth District-Lombard to Pine
r Third to Sixth.
/ Fifth District-Piue to Christians
river, Third to Sixth
FIFTH ward-seven Districts.
r First District-Market to Washington
I. Sixth TO Eighth.
: Second District-Market to Washing
ton, Eighth to Ninth.
I Third District-Washington to Mon
! roe, Sixth TO Eighth.
; Fourth District-W Washington 60 MOI
= roe Eighth TO Ninth.
flfLn DlStflcl-MoufOe 10 JdchnOl
Sixth TO Ninth.
Sixth District-Jackson to Harrison
-. Sixth to Ninth.
Seventh District-Harrison TO Green
hill avenue Sixth to Ninth.
Sixth ward-Five Districts.
First Dist-ict-Market TO VAIN ii
y Sixth to Eighth.
Second District-W Walnut TO Poplar
N Sixth TO Taylor.
" Third District-Market. Eighth {
= Walnut, to Taylor, to Poplar, to Tenth
? TO Market
81 Fourth District Market, Tenth
= Poplar, to Thirteenth, to Walnut,
Twelfth, TO Market.
, Fifth District-Market. Twelfth t
= Walnut, TO Thirteenth, to Poplar,
= Brandywine to Market.
"A seventh Ward-seven Districts.
o. First District-Market TO West, Mint
d to Eleventh
Is Second District-Alarket to Wes
o Eleventh to Brandywine creek.
z Third District-Ninth, west to Brand
n wine, TO Adams, to Delaware avenue,
Madison. TO Ninth.
Fourth District-Madison to Broom
Ninth to Delaware avenue.
al Fifth District-Ninth to Delawa
& avenue and city line, Broome to eli
line