The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31
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 a point on the old bank of the
Savannah river twenty-five hundred
(2,500) 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 of
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
southwardiy to the intersection OF the
western side of Waters avenue and
the southern side of the Thunderbolt
shell road: thence along the southern
line of said Thunderbolt shell road to
the eastern line of lots. two ~, three
(3), six 90, seven 90, and ten ClO),
Meinhard subdivision; thence along
the eastern line of said lots extended
to Dale avenue; thence along 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
(2.S6O) feet south of the southern line
of West Forty-second street; thence
northward to the southern side of
West Forty-second street; thence
along the southern line of West Forty
second street extended to the Ogeechee
road; 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 of 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 a
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 (30O) 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 (300) feet
southwardly from ii 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 rivers 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.