The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-18
AN ORDINANCE

Charter OF IlnCOTpOTdtIOu VI Ouio
City, to be Added to Said Charter
as Section FL and Dividing the
City Into Wards, Shal! be Made
or Not.
WHEREAS, a petition has been duly
submitted to the City Council by ma
jority of the Freeholders of the City of
Anderson, S. c., praying that an election
be ordered to ascertain whether an
amendment to the charter of incorpora-
tion of said city ought to be made ornot;
the said amendment to be added to said
charter as Section 81, and t. read as fol-
lows
aSection 27. That the city of Ander-
son. is hereby divided into six wards, the
same to be bounded and described as
hereinafter set forth. That in all cleo
tions hereafter held for mayor and alder
men. the mayor shall be elected from the
city. at large, and one alderman from
each ward, who shall be resident with
in the said ward from which he is elect
ed. The said wards shall have the fol-
lowing boundaries:
WARD 1.
Beginning at point on North Main
Street where the city limit is intersected
by a line drawn north and south through
the center of Main street; thence south
erly along the center of Main street to
the intersection of Main street with
Depot street on the Public Square; thence
easterly along the centre of Depot street
to its intersection with McDuthe street;
thence northerly along the center OF NC
Dufie street to its intersection with Orr
street; thence easterly along the center
of Orr street to its intersection Of the city
boundary line; thence northwesterly
along said boundary line to the beginning
corner.
Beginning at a ponit in the centre Of
Orr Street where it it is intersected by
the city boundary line; thence westerly
along the center of Orr street to its inter-
section with McDufie street; thence
southerly along the center of McDufie
street to its intersection with Depot
Street; thence westerly along the center
of Depot street to the point of intersec-
ton of said Depot street with line
drawn north and south through the CEN
ter of the sidewalk on Granite Row;
thence snu'herly along the center OF said
sidewall. IN where said line intersects the
centre OF Benson street; thence eaSterly
along the center of Benson street to its
intersection with McDufie street; thence
southerly along the center of McDuftie
street to its intersection with River street;
thence easterly along the center of River
street to East Boundary; thence south
easterly along the center of River street
to its intersection with the boundary
line Of said city; thence northerly along
said boundary line to the beginning cor
ner.
WARD 3.
Beginning alta point in tho center OF
River street where it intersects the
boundary line of the city; thence north
westerly along the center of River street
to East Boundary; thence westerly along
the center of River street to ITS intersec-
tion with McDuffie street; thence north
erly along the center of McDufie street
to its intersection with Benson street.
thence westerly along the center of Benson
street to its intersection with Main street
on the public square; thence southerly
along the center of Main street to its in
tersection of the boundary line of the
city; thence easterly along said boundary
line (including the Silver Brook GENE
tery), to the beginning corner.
WARD 4.
Beginning at point where the center
of South Main street is intersected by
the boundary line of the city; thence
northerly along the center of Main street
to its intersection with Benson street or
the public square; thence westerly along
the center of Benson street to its inter
section with Jail street; thence south
erly along the center of Jail street to it,
intersection with West Market street
thence westerly along the center of Wes
Market street to Whitner's creek; thence
north along Whitner's creek to Whitnel
street; thence westerly along the centre
of Whitner street to it's intersection O.
the boundary line of the city; thence
southeasterly along said boundary line te
the beginning corner.
WARD 5.
Beginning at point where Whitner's
creek intersects the northern boundary
line of the city; thence southerly dowI
WEitner's creek to its intersection witt
West Market street; thence easterly along
along the center of West Market street
to it's intersection of Jail street; thence
northerly along the center of Jail street
to its intersection with Benson street
thence easterly along the centre of Ben
son street to where it interSectS init
drawn north and south through the cen
ter OF the sidewalk on Granite Row
thence northerly along the said line
through the center of said sidewalk tt
its intersection with Depot street; thence
westerly along the center of Depot stree
to its intersection with Main street OF
the public square; thence northerly along
the center of Main street to it's intersec
tion with the city boundary line; thence
westerly along said boundary line to the
beginning corner.
WARD 6.
Beginning at point in the center o.
Whitner street where it intersects the
boundary line of. the city on the west
thence easterly along the center of Whit
ner street to Whitner's creek; thence
northersy up Whitner's creek to where
it intersects the boundary line of the city
on the north; thence westerly along sale
boundary line to the beginning corner
And whereas, All other things required
by law in. the premises have been fully
complied with; therefore,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Alder
men of the City of Anderson, S. G., il