The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03
a Bill to Provide II Now Chnrtor For the,
City of Roanoke.
CHAPTER NO

SECTION l. Be it enacted by the gem
eral assembly of Virginia that tho terri
tory contained within the following
limits, namely, beginning at tho Inter
section OF the present corporation line
with tho road leading to Col. Tayloe's
residence; thence along said road to tho
eastern corner of tho lands of tho Boil
mont Land Company; thence with tho
southeastern boundary limo of the same
and continuing same course through the
land OF tho Roanoke Land and Improve
ment Company to tho south bank of
Roanoke river; thence up tho river with
the south bank thereof to the western
boundary line of the Roanoke Iron Com
pany's land; thence along same and
across the Norfolk and Western railroad
to the northern boundary of said road.
thence along the northern side of said
railroad'land to the Sexton farm; thence
with the western boundary OF said
farm TO the Salem turnpike ut tho.
southwestern corner of the land of the
Melrose Land Company; thence with,
the northern and western boundary
lines OF said company's land to the
Salem turnpike and present corporations
line; thence with present corporation
line to the LinwOOd tract; thence with
the western and northern boundary
lines of same and crossing Shenandoah
Valley railroad to Tinker creek; thence,
down said creek to the present corpora
tiOn line; thence with same to begin-
ming; shall be deemed and taken as the
city or Roanoke, and the inhabitants of
tho city Of Roanoke for all purposes
for which towns and cities are moor.
porated in this commonwealth shall
continue to be one body polite in fact
and in name under the style and de-
nomination OF the city Of Roanoke, and
as such shall have, exercise and enjoy
al! the rights, immunities, powers and
privileges and be subject to all duties
and obligations now incum bent upon
and pertaining to said city as a munich
pal corporation.
Sec. 2. The said city Of Roanoke shall
be divided into five (5) wards, as fol-
lows:
Tho First ward shall consist of all
that portion of the city embraced within
the following boundary; Beginning at
point on the Norfolk and Western
railroad, north OF j. M. Gambill's mill;
thence with the eastern side OF said mill
to Roanoke street; thence with Roam
oke street to Franklin street; thence
with Franklin street to the south bank
OF Roanoke river, at the iron bridge.
thence with the south bank of said.
river westwardly to the Norfolk and
Western railroad at the corner of tho
Roanoke Iron Company's property.
thence with the Norfolk and Western
railroad to the beginning.
Tho Second ward shall consist of all
that portion Of the city embraced within
the following boundary: Beginning at
the intersection of Jefferson street and
the Norfolk and Western railroad;
thence with said street southwark to
Roanoke river at the Crystal Spring
Land Company's bridge; thence with
the south bank of said river westward
to Franklin street; thence with the
east line OF the First ward to the Nor
folk and Western railroad, thence with
the said railroad TO the place OF Begin
ming.
The Third ward shall consist of all
that portion Of the city embraced within
the following boundary:
beginning at the intersection of JEFF
ferson street and the Norfolk ana Vest
ern railroad; thence with the said rail-
road easterly to Tinker Creek; thence
with the corporate line to the south
bank of Roanoke river, thence with the
south bank OF the said river to jefferson
street; thence with Jefferson street to
the beginning.
Tho Fourth ward shall consist of all
that portion OF the city embraced within
tho following boundary:
beginning at tho intersection of
Henry street and tito Norfolk and wcss-
ern railroad; thence northward with
Henry street 70 Gilmer street; thence
with Gilmer street eastwardly TO Henry