The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-27
SAME wGERRTMADDER.
Republican Aldermen Lay Out
Twelve Wards Identical
With the Old Lines.

the Republican majority in the Board
OF Aldermen sprang the old ward line
scheme at the meeting of the board last
night. Alderman Mccarthy was chosen
as clerk pro TEN. of the board. and he
introduced the gerrymander. The new
lines are said to be identical with those
adopted by the partisan commission APP
pointed by Mayor Wanser. The new lines
are presented for adoption in ordinance
form under the provisions of Assembly
bill No. 81. introduced by Assemblyman
Schober.
Twelve wards are created, eight of
which have normal Republican majori-
ties. The redistricting will not become
operative in time for the coming election.
7 FIRST WARD.
The First ward begins at Henderson
street produced and extends southeast
erly to the boundary line of the city;
thence along Henderson street to the
centre line of Railroad avenue; thence
westerly to Grove, to Sixth, easterly to
the easterly boundary line of Jersey City,
then s%outherly to the place of beginning.
SECOND WARD.
Second ward begins at the easterly
boundary line of the city and extends
to the centre line of Sixth street. west
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to Pavonia avenue. westerly through Pa
vonia avenue. westerly through TIamil-
ton Park to Pavonia avenue: thence to
the centre line of Newark avenue. west
erly to Palisade avenue and northerly
to Hoboken avenue, and thence north
easterly to the Hoboken line, and east
erly to the easterly boundary line of
the city and southerly to the place of
beginning.
THIRD WARD.
Third ward begins at Railroad avenue
and Grove street, northerly to Sixth
street. westerly to Erie. southerly to
Pavonia avenue, westerly through Ham
ilton Park and Pavonia avenue to Mon
mouth street, southerly to Railroad ave-
nue. and e~asterly to the place of begin
ming.
Fourth ward begins at Railroad ave-
nue. and Henderson street, westerly to
Monmouth street, southerly TO Grand,
easterly to Henderson and n%ortherly to
the place of beginning.
FIFTH WARD.
Fifth ward begins at Grand and Mon
mouth streets. extends northerly TO Pa
avenue produced to Newark avenue.
westerly to Waldo venue, s~outherly to
enue and easterly to Fremont street.
s~outherly to Grand and easterly to the
place of beginning.
SIXTH WARD.
Sixth ward, beginning at Henderson
street produced and the southeasterly
boundary line of the city, northerly to
erly to Ocean avenue and Claremont
avenue, e~asterly to Garfield avenue,
southerly to CaVen Point avenue, east
eriy 10 the southeasterly boundary line,
Of The city and northeasterly to the place
of beginning.
SEVENTH WARD.
Seventh ward begins at the southeast
erly line of the city and Caven Point
avenue, extends westerly to Garfield av-
enue. nprtherly to Claremont avenue,
Newark and New York Railroad, wester-
ly to the westerly boundary line of the
city, southerly to the southerly boundary
EIGHTH WARD.
Eighth ward begins at Grand street
avenue to Newark and New York Rail-
road, westerly to the westerly boundary
line Of the city. northerly 70 Belmont
s''s * RSTNTa WARD.
Ninth ward begins at Grand street
mont avenue, westerly to the westerly
boundary line of the city, nortnerly to
Stuyvesant avenue, e~asterly to Sip ave-
erly to Academy street. ~easterly to Rail-
road avenue, easterly 70 Fremont street.
soutIerty to Gfan4 street, westerly to
the place of beginning.
TENTH WARD.
Tenth ward begins at Waldo avenue
and Academy street, westerly to Tonnele
avenue, to Sip avenue, westerly to Stuy-
vesant avenue, westerly to the westerly
line of the city, northerly to Manhattan
avenue, where it intersects the westerly
line of the city e~asterly to Manhattan
avenue to Summit avenue, southerly to
Newark avenue, easterly to Waldo ave-
nue. aud southerly to the place of begin
ming.
ELEVENTH WARD.
Eleventh ward begins at Newark and
Palisade avenues, extends westerly to
Summit avenue, northerly to Manhattan,
easterly to Central, northerly TO South
street, ~easterly to the city line, outh-
erly to Hoboken avenue, southwesterly
to Palisade avenue and ~southerly to the
place of beginning.
TWELFTH WARD.
Twelfth ward begins at South street
produced, where it intersects the bound
airy line of this city and Hoboken, ex-
tends westerly to Central avenue, south
erly to Manhattan avenue, westerly to
the westerly line of the city along the
westerly line of the city to the easterly
boundary line of this city and H%oboken,
southerly to the place of beginning.
linden the rules of the board the ordi-
nance was laid over for one week for
action.