The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-12
The act of the General Assembly of


The act of the General Assembly of
Georgia:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the state of Geor-
gia, That the corporate limits of the
city of Savannah shall be defined as
follows: Commencing at the extreme
eastern point of the island in the Sa-
vannah river known as Hutchinson s
Island, and running thence southwest
erly to point on the old bank OF the
Savannah river twenty-five hundred
(2,50O) feet east of the western side
of Bilbo canal; then southwardly
at right angles to the old river bank
three hundred 5000 feet; thence west
wardly parallel to the. old bank or
the Savannah river and three hundred
5000 feet distant therefrom to the east
ern bank of the Bilbo canal; thence
along the eastern bank of Bilbo canal
to its intersection with the southern
line of Perry lane, extended; thence
southwardly to the intersection or the
western side of Waters avenue ana
the southern side of the Thunderboit
shell road thence along the southern
line of said Thunderbolt shell road to
the eastern line of lots two (2), three
80, six co.. seven %, and ten (1O),
Meinhard subdivision; thence along
the eastern line of said lots extended
to Dale avenue; thence along the
northern line of Dale avenue to the
western line of Waters avenue; thence
southwardly to the intersection of the
western line of Waters avenue with
a line parallel to the southern line of
West Forty-second street and two
thousand eight hundred and sixty
e, $500 feet south thereof; thence west
ward to a point on the west side OF
Anderson street and Minis road, two
thousand eight hundred and sixty
(2S60) feet south of the southern line
of West Forty second street: thence
northward to the southern side or
West Forty-second street; thence
along the southern line of West Forty
second street extended to the Ogeechee
read: thnce along the east side of
Ogeechee road to the southern line OF
Springfield plantation; thence westward
along the southern line of Springfield
plantation to the intersection or the
eastern bank of Springfield canal with
the eastern side of the Ogeechee road;
thence northwardly along the eastern
bank of Springfield canal to the inter-
section of the southern side of Gwin-
nett street; thence westwardly on the
southern side of Gwinnett street pro-
longed to the western line of Spring
field plantation thence northward in q
straight line extended to the south
side of the Louisville road; thence ON
the Louisville road to it's intersection
with the south side of the Augusta
road; thence northwardly to a point
three hundred 5000 feet from the old
bank of the Savannah river and thir-
teen hundred $500 feet west of the
western side of the ship slip of the
Ocean Steamship Company of Savan-
nah. and at the mouth of Musgrove
creek; thence parallel to the said river
bank and three hundred 5000 feet
southwardly from it to a point twenty
five hundred (2.500) feet distant;
thence at right angles to said river
bank to the present harbor line of the
Savannah river; thence along said
harbor line to a point opposite the
center of East Broad street; thence
in a enthusiastically direction along
the southern shore of Hutchinson's
Island to the point of beginning. And
the said corporate limits are hereby
extended accordingly.