Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-20
AN ACT
TO Establish Wards and Ward Lines IN inc
City Of augusta.

the city within 80 days aIter the
Governors approval of the bill. ihe
act Is as follows:
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives In Legislature as
sembled, as follows: -
Section j. Section Is. of chapter 225,
of the Private and Special Laws OF I sG
as amended, Is hereby further Amended
so TO read as follows:
Section l. For the purpose OF hoIdlne
elections. said city shall be divided into
nine wards. to contain as near as cohve-
nfcntly may be. an equal number OF 70
tiers; and 1t shall be the duty OF the CITY
| council once ian 10 years, and not oftener
| than five years. to review. and II II pc
needful to alter said wards. in such
manner as to preserve, as nearly as may
each. Said wards are hereby esta blisned
according to the following boundaries:
WARD 1.
Beginning at the Hallowell line in the
middle of the old Hallowell road: thence
nOrtherly in the middle of said Halloweli
road and of State street to the middle of
Green street: thence westerly In the
Cushman street: thence southerly In the
middle of Cushman street across Vest
ern avenue to the middle of Florence
street; thence In the middle Of Florence
southerly direction on line with the
middle line of said Florence street to
Hallowell line: thence easterly by Halo
we'll line to the middle of the old Halo
WARD 2.
Beginning at the Hallowell line In the
middle Of the old Hallowell road: thence
northerly In the middle of said Hallowell
road and of State street to the middle OF
Green street; thence easterly In the mid
die of Green street to a point opposite
the middle line OF Water street: thence
of lot No. on plan of HOUSEHOLDS made
by James l.. Child In 1895 and on file in
Kennebec registry Of deeds: thence east
erly In the north line of said lot to Ken
Kennebec river to the Hallowell line,
thence westerly by said Hallowell lire to
the middle of the old Halowell road, the
first mentioned bound.
WARD 3.
Beginning at Kennebec river at the
northeast corner of lot No. on a plan
of HOUSEHOLDS made by James l.. Child in
deeds; thence westerly on the north lin.
of said lot to the northwest corner there
of: thence in direct line to a point OPP
posite the middle line of Water street:
thence westerly in the middle of Green
street to the middle of Cushman street:
thence southerly In the middle of Cush-
man street across Western avenue to
the middle of Florence street: thence In
the middle of Florence street to its ter
minus. and thence In a southerly direc-
tion on a line with the middle line of
said Florence street to the. Hallowell
line: thence westerly by Hallowell line
to Manchester line: thence northerly BY
Manchester line to the middle of the
Winthrop road so called: thence easterly
of Winthrop hill. so called. and of Win
throp street to the old town landing
north of the post office; thence southerly
by kennebec river to the northeast cor
- ~ said I hH fire pxa<tI
bound.
WARD t.
Beginning at the old town landing
in the middle line of Winthrop street eX-
tended and of Winthrop street to Man.
chester line; thence northerly by Man.
chester line to Bond brook: thence east
eriy by Bond brook to the middle of
Mount Vernon avenue; thence southerly
in the middle of Mount Vernon avenue
and OF State street to the middle of Lau-
rel street: thence easterly in the middle
of Laurel street and thence across Wa
ter street to the southwest corner of the
Corporation boarding house. so called:
thence easterly in the south line of said
boarding house continued easterly to
kennebec river: thence Southerly by
kennebec river to the old town landing
the first mentioned bound.
sau WARDS
Beginning at kennebec river at the
north line of front lot No 12 bridge
farm): thence westerly in said north line
of lot No. Il extended to the center of
Bond brook: thence southeasterly in the
center Of Bond brook to the middle of
Mount Vernon avenue: thence southerly
in the middle of Mount Vernon avenue
and OF State street to the middle line of
Laurel street: thence easterly in the
middle of Laurel street to Water street;
thence across Water street to the south
west corner of the Corporation boarding
house. SO called; thence in the south iline
of said boarding house extended easterly
to the kennebec river: thence northerly
by said river to the bound begun at.
WARD g.
Embraces all the territory between the
kennebec river and the Manchester line,
ana the Sidney line and the following
line. to wit: Beginning in the north line
of front lot No. II; thence westerly
along said north line extended to Bond
brook: thence northwesterly in the GEN.
ter of Bond brook to the Manchester
line.
Wards Z. and . are on the east side
OF kennebec river and described as fol-
WARD T.
Embraces all the territory between
east end of kennebec bridge easterly
along the middle line of Cony street and
or the Belfast road over Malta hill to its
intersection with the east line of the
city.
WARD 8.
Embraces all the territory between Ward
Z and a line beginning at the northern ex-
tremity OF the lock of the Kennebec dam;
thence running easterly in the middle line
OF Lock street extended and of Lock
street to Bangor street: thence across
Bangor street to the middle line of the
north Belfast road: thence easterly in the
middle line of said north Belfast road to
the eastern line of the third range of
lots; thence running on the east line of
said range of lots northerly to the VassaI-
bOrO line.
WARD g.
Embraces all the territory between
Ward and the jVassalboro line.
In each of said wards there shall an
nually, on the second Monday of March.
be chosen by ballot a warden and clerk.
VINO shall enter on the duties of their
respective offices on the Monday next
following their election, and hold their
offices for one year therefrom, and until
others shall have been chosen and quail
he'd in their places. Said warden and
clerk shall be sworn to the faithful per-
formance of their respective duties by
any justice of the peace of said city; and
certificate of such oaths having been ad-
ministered shall be entered by the clerk
ON the records of the ward. The wardens
shall preside at all ward meetings. with
the power of moderators of town meet
ings, and If at any meeting the warden
should not be present the clerk of such
ward shall call the meeting to order and
preside until q wardoy, v1rO forn moro s,l,,u