The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-23
New Voting Precinct.

At regular session of the County
Court of Monongalia county, on the
18th day Of March, 1898.
1t having come to the knowledge of
the court that in consequence of the
rapid increase of population IN election
precincts Nos. one and two, Morgan
district in this county, within the last
IL or Is months, the number of voters
in each OF said precincts considerably
exceeds two hundred and fifty, and
moreover the court being of the opinion
that public convenience requires it, it is
hereby ordered that a new and addi-
tional election precinct be made out Of,
the aforesaid election precincts Nos. one
and two, bounded and described as fol-
lows: beginning at the mouth of West
run on the Monongahela liver. thence
with Union district line and up with
the meanders of said West run, to where
the Stewartstown road crosses said run;
thence with said Stewartstown road to
the intersection of the Beverly pike !;
thence with said pike to the bridge eros
sing Falling run; thence down said Fall
ling run to the Monongahela river East
Side; thence down said river with its
meanders to the place of beginning; and
that the voting place therein be and Is
hereby fixed at Tough Bros carriage
shop; and that the said precinct be No
5, leaving said election precinct No.
bounded as follows, beginning at the
mouth of Falling run, thence up the me-
anders OF said run to the bridge crossing
Beverly pike, thence with said pike to
Front street in Morgantown, thence
with Front street to Wiley street,
thence with Wiley street to Main street,
thence with Main street to Walnut
street, thence with Walnut street 10 the
second Decker's creek bridge near
Mackey's mill, thence down with the
meanders of said Decker,s creek TO the
mouthtkereof on Electromagnetic river,
thence down said river ON east side to
mouth of Falling run, the place Of be-
ginning. and that the place of voting
therein be fixed at the court house in
Morgantown, and leaving precinct No.
2 bounded as follows, viz: Beginning
at the corner Of precinct No. 5, on West
run, in Union District line, thence with
said line to point near the head Of
West run and near the residence of
Leonard Selby, In a new road; thence
with said new road to a point near the
late residence of L, Moore; thence with
the county road through the lands Of
J. II. Henry, T.. NJ. Henry, l.. w. Run
ner and others to point In said road
near j. l.. Harner's, thence through the
lands of George Gamble and others by
the way of Rock Forge church to the in
| tersection with Decker's creek road
near the old stone mill; thence down
the meanders of said Decker's creek to
the corner of precinct No to second
bridge on Decker's creek near Mackey's
mill, from thence to Walnut street
| thence from Walnut street to Main
street, thence from Main street to vii
ley street, thence with Wiley to Front
street, thence with Front street to cor.
ners Of precincts No. and to bridge
on Falling run, on Beverly pike
thence with Beverly pike TO the
intersecting of the Stewartstown road
| thence with said Stewartstown road t
the Union district line to the place OF
beginning, and that the place of voting
therein be fixed at Municipal Hall Ii
Morgantown.
And it is further ordered that thii
order be recorded in the election pre-
cinct record forthwith, and copy o
the same be Immediately published il
the Morgantown Post and NEW Do
MINIoN, two newspapers published In
this county, representing the parties
casting the highest votes in the county
at the last election of presidential elec
tors, and the same be continued to b,
published in said papers for at least on,
month, and that a copy thereof be post
ed at the front door of the court house
of this county for like period.
A copy: Teste:
JNO. e. PRICE, Clerk.