The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-15
ARE -FOUR DISTRICTS NOW
Orders by the Court with Reference
to Twentieth Nard.
BOUNDARIES or DISTRICTS
ficy Are Set Forth In Detail in the
Mandate Of the Court Election
Officers Appointed to Fiii Va.
eaucies In the County.

An order was handed down yesterday
afternoon by the court. dividing the
Twentieth ward into four election dis
tricts as follows:
The First district shall comprise the
territory enclosed by PittstOn avenue
! To Ripple street. thence along the center
of Ripple street to the Lackawanna
river. thence by the river northeasterly
to the mouth of the Stafford Meadow
brook, thence uo said brook to the in
tersectiOn of Pittston avenue to Ripple
street. the place of beginning.
The polling place is fixed at the house
of Patrick Corcoran OH Cedar avenue.
and Patrick Corcoran Is appointed
judge of election; Herman Schaffer.
majority inspector, and Patrick Walsh,
minority Inspector of this district, to
serve until their successors are elected.
The Second district shall comprise the
territory bounded by the following
lines: Beginning at the intersection Of
Fig street and Pittston avenue. thence
up the center of said avenue in a north
easterly direction to the Stafford Mea
dow brook, and up said brook south
easterly and southerly to the inter-
section of Fig street to the intersection
OF Pittston avenue, the place OF be-
ginning.
The polling place Is s'fixed for the said
AT the corner OF Prospect avenue and
Cherry street, and Frank Moeller is,ap-
pointed Judge of election; James I, La
velle. majority. inspector. and Frank j.
Dickert. minority Inspector
Tho Third Election District.
The Third district shall be Included in
the following boundaries: Northeast
erly by Ripple street: northwesterly
by the Lackawanna river: Southwestern
ly by the boundary line between the
city. Of Scranton and the township or
I.ackawanna; and southeasterly by the
stafford Meadow brook. The polling
place Is fixed at the house of X. J. Cal
lery. on Birney avenue. and Michael
OMalley is appointed judge of elec-
tion; John Wallace. majority inspector.
and James shorten. minority inspector
for the said district.
The Fourth district is the new one,
and 1t is carved out OF the former Sec
ond and Third districts. 1t comprises
the following territory: Beginning at
the intersection of PittstOn avenue and
Ripple street thence along the center
of said avenue northeasterly to the In
tersectiOn OF Fig street, thence up the
center of Fig street in a southeasterly
direction to the Stafford Meadow brook,
and continuing along said brook in a
southwesterly direction to the intersec-
tiOn Of Ripple street. thence down the
center of Ripple street in a horthwes-
terly direction to the intersection of
Pittston avenue, the place OF begin
ming.
The polling place Is fixed at the house
of Andrew Hartmetz. at the corner OF
Stone avenue and Palm street. and
William Mclaughlin is appointed judge
of electiOn Timothy Lavelle. majority
inspector. and Thomas j. Quinn, minor
ity inspector.
Costs viii he Paid nv the County.
The costs of these proceedings shall
be paid by the county. including 81
for a map of the districts as estab-
lshed by this order of court.
There are upwards of 1,3OO registered
voters In the Twentieth ward and here
tofore the proportion in the three dis
trcts was unequal. The formation of
the Fourth, district will make the total
at each polling place more uniform.
The division of the ward was sought by
two petitions; one wanted the Fourth
district to run no farther southwest
than Breck street. but the petition ask.
ing for the district to run to Ripple
street a block further. was accepted.