The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-22
TWELVE NEW WARDS
Commission
ers Fix the Lines and
Complete Their
Work.
FOUR ARE FIGHTING GROUND.
The Others Are Equally Divided
Between Both Parties
The Boundaries.

The Ward Line Commissioners nave
about completed their work, ana at tue
meeting to be held today will hnaliy oe-
eide upon the new ward lines. Inc
wards. as already agreed upon, are as
follows.
The first ward will comprise that sec
ton ounde by the North River on
the east, Henderson street on the west.
Sixth street on the north, the Ne"
York Bay on the south
The second ward will probably have
Sixth street as its southern
line and the North River on the east.
The city line to the brow OF the nil
will bound the ward on the north ana
a parallel line at the brow of the hlll TO
Sixth street and Newark avenue Will De
the western extremity.
The third ward begins at Henderson
street and Railroad avenue, along Rall-
road avenue to Waldo avenue, tnroush
the center line of Waldo to NewaTR ave
nue., through the center line OF NeMalh
avenue to Sixth street. to denoefsoh'
thence to point of beginning.
The fourth ward begins at HENDERSON
street and Railroad avenue, moves west
erly to Monmouth street, thence SCUM
erly through Monmouth street 10 Granu
street. thence through the center me
of Grand street to henderson Sueee "
point LHssFAYETTE SECTION.
The fifth ward has its intersectlng
Street, through the center line Of Rail-
road avenue to Fremont street, tnence
southerly to Grand street, easterly to
Henderson street. thence to point Oh
The sixth takes in Henderson street
from Grand street. south to the Snore
line of New York Bay. Grand street he no
west, through Carteret avenue 70 tne
New York Bay on the south, n easI
will be the other boundaries Inls warn
takes in the Lafayette section.
The seventh ward begins at Carleret
avenue the bay, with the latter as
the eastern line to the Bayonne me
Newark Bay. Thence along the shore
line to the Newark n New YORK Kali-
road, hence along the railroad 10 ocean
avenue, hence to Carteret avenue anu
point of beginning.
The eighth ward begins at the Hack
ensaok River and the Newark and New
York Railroad. Thence it moves east
erly along line of said road to ocean
avenue then north through center line
OF ocean avenue and Grand street TO
SUMMIT avenue to Belmont avenue,
through center line of Belmont avenue to
the Hackensack River, thence along the
shore front N1S e Rpi8 WA II oe LINE.
The ninth ward begins at the Hack
ensaok River and m avenue,
thence eaSterly through the center line
of Belmont avenue to ummit avenue,
TO Grand street. thence to Freemont
street, to Railroad avenue, to Academy
street. Through the center line OF Acad-
envy street to Sip avenue, to StuyVeSant
avenue. thence to Hackensack River and
along said river to point of beginning.
The tenth ward starts where the Hack
ensack River and -Stuyvesant avenue in
tersects, through Stuyvesapt avenue TO
Sip avenue to Academy street, to Rail
road avenue, thence on a parallel line
to Waldo venue thence to Newark
avenue, to Palisade avenue, through cen
ter line of Palisade venue to Hoboken
avenue, to Summit avenue, to Manhattan
avenue, to the Hackensack River and
point of beginning.
The eleventh ward begins at the in
River and Manhattan avenue, if con-
tinued, thence through Manhattan ave-
nue. to Summit avenue, thence to Ho-
boken avenue, thence to Central ave-
nue., to South street, through said street
to the city line, hence along said line
to the Hackensack River and point of
beginning.
The twelfth ward begins at the cor
ner of South street and the city line,
westerly along South street, to Central
avenue, thence along Central avenue to
Hoboken avenue, thence along Hoboken
avenue to the city line, thence along
said line to South street and point of be-
ginning.
sioners, will be $500. From five to seven
precincts will be in each ward. 1t is
announced that the wards will stand:-
Republicans 4, democrats 4. doubtful a.
This makes good fighting ground Tor
both parties. Here are the lines-