The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-07
New Division
Lines.
WHERE TO VOTE.
Polling Places for the
Election Tomorrow.

The redivision of the several ward
precincts and the provision for one
additional precinct In each ward, is
likely to cause considerable confusion
to voters all over the city tomorrow
II care IS not taken to ascertain the
correct precinct and voting-place. AL
the same as last year, a large major
ity of them have been relocated to bet
ter accommodate the voters. In max
ing this change, the intention was to
place the ward-room in as nearly the
geographical centre of the precinct as
possible, but ii is obvious that this
could not be done in all cases. An
instance of this is seen in ward eight
where the polling places for precincts
three and four are within four num-
bers of each other on Pleasant street.
Another case of the same sort is in
precinct four of ward six. This precinct
extends to the Auburn line, and yet
the voters Of that section win be
obliged to cast their ballot at the Free
land street school, neeessitating the
loss of much time and labor
For the information of voters
throughout the city and for their guild
anee, The Spy gives below the outside
boundaries of each of the thirty-two
precincts in the city. Two things
should be carefully noted in attempt
ing to ascertain where a voter is to
cast his ballot first, that the bound
aries given are in many cases in the
centre of streets and that voters liv-
ing on the same streets and opposite
one another will vote in different places,
and second, that in Gil probability a
voter will not vote in the same pre-
precinct as at the last election.
To ascertain the correct polling place,
the voter should first satisfy himself
within which precinct the street upon
which he lives is located, paying es-
pecial attention and following the boun-
diaries with care where the division of
the precincts passes through the street
upon which he resides. Having sat
isfied himself within which precinct he
lives, let him turn to the table of To-
cation of polling places given below.
By an order of the board of aldermen
adopted May I'd, the precincts are
bounded as follows; and are first pub
lished in table form this morning:
WARD ONE.
Precinct 1. Beginning at a point in
the center of Main street opposite the
center of Walnut street; thence to and
by the center of Walnut street to Chest
nut street; thence to and by the center
of Chestnut street to point opposite
the center of Sudbury street; thence to
and by the center Of Sudbury street to
Harvard street. thence to and by the
center of Harvard street to Highland
street; thence to and by the center of
Highland street to Lincoln square;
thence to and by the center of Lincoln
square to Summer street; thence to and
by the center of Summer street to a
point opposite the center of Exchange
street; thence to and by the center of
Exchange street to Main street; thence
TO and by the center Of Main street to
point opposite the center of Walnut
street, the place of beginning.
Precinct 2. Beginning at a point in
the center of Chestnut street opposite
the center Of Sudbury street; thence by
the center of Chestnut street to point
opposite the center of William street:
thence TO and by the center of William
street to a point opposite the center Of
North Ashland street; thence to and
by the center of North Ashland street
TO Highland street; thence to and by
the center of Highland street to point
opposite the center of Boynton street;
thence to and by the center OF Boynton
street TO Salisbury street; thence to and
by the center of Salisbury street to its
street,,
TO and by the center of Grove street to
point in Lincoln square opposite the
center of Highland street; thence to
and by the center of Highland street
to point opposite the center Of Har-
ward street; thence to and by the CEN
ter of Harvard street to Sudbury street;
thence to and by the center of Sudbury
street to point in the center of Chest
nut street, the place Of beginning
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center of William street, opposite the
center of North Ashland street; thence
by the center of William street to Sever
street; thence in a direct line crossing
Sever street and the grounds of the Ag-
ricultural Society to the center of Agri-
cultural street; thence by the Boundary
line between ward / and ward to the
boundary line between Worcester and
Holden; thence by the boundary line
between Worcester and Holden to the
main track of the F'itchburg, formerly
called the Boston, Barre q Gardner
railroad; thence by the main track of
the Fitchburg railroad to g point in the
center of Brattle street; thence by the
center Of Brattle street to its intersec-
ton with Holden street; thence to and
by the center of Holden street to a
point opposite the center of Grove
street; thence to and by the center Of
Grove street to a point opposite the
center of Park avenue; thence to and
by the center Of Park avenue to a point
in the center of Salisbury street; thence
by the center of Salisbury street to a
point opposite the center of Boynton
street; thence to and by the center of
Boynton street to Highland street:
thence to and by the center of Highland
street to point opposite the center of
North Ashland street; thence to and
by the center of North Ashland street
to point in the center of William
street, the place of beginning.
Precinct 4. Beginning at a point in
Lincoln square, opposite the center of
Grove street; thence to and by the CEN
ter of Grove street to its intersection
with Salisbury street; thence to and by
the center of Salisbury street to a point
in the center Of Park avenue; thence by
the center Of Park avenue; thence by
section with Grove street; thence to
and by the center Of Grove street to a
point opposite the center of Holden
street: thence to and by the center Of
Holden street to its intersection with
Brattle street; thence to and by the
center of Brattle street to the main
track Of the Bftchburg, formerly called
the Boston Barre & Gardner railroad;
thence by the main track of the Fitch
burg railroad to its intersection with
the main track Of the Boston & Maine
railroad, formerly called the Worcester
& Nashua railroad at BARRIERS Cross
ing; thence by the east main track of
the Boston & Maine railroad to a point
in the center of Garden street; thence
by the center of Garden street to Lin
coin street; thence to and by the center
Of Lincoln street to Lincoln square:
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