The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-11-16
MARIETTA DIVIDED
INTO SIX WARDS,
The City Council Does the
Work and Files Map
of the Wards.
MAR1ErrA, GA. Nov. 10th, 1906.


Adjourned from Nov. 6th-Present,
Mayor j. E. Motley and full board Of
council. The following report from the
committee appoihted to divide the
town in to six wards was read and OIL
motion it was received and unanimous
ly adopted:
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun-
Gil of the City of MArietta:-Y Your COM
mittee appointed to lay OF and divide
the city Of Marietta into six wards as
provided by the charter Of said city.
begs leave to submit the following re-
port:
We have carefully and at considers
bic pains endeavored to divide said city
into six wards in the most convenient
and proper manner, and have done so
with the following result
The First Ward will embrace all that
territory in the city of Marietta begin
ming at the center of the public square
and running in straight line to the
center of Washington avenue where it
comes on the public square, thence
east along the center of Washington
avenue to Roswell street; and thence
along the center of Roswell street to a
point three-quarters of mile from the
center of the said park; thence in
southwesterly direction following
radius of thres-quSrters of mile from
the center Of the park until the center
ofeAtlanta street is reached thence
north along the center Of Atlanta street
to point at the middle Of the street
separating the residence property of
John D. Northcutt from that of Mira.
Anderson; and thence west along the
middle Of said street to the middle of
Winters street; thence north along the
middle Of Winters street to the center
of the public square; and including all
the territory embraced within said
boundaries.
The Second Ward will embrace all
that territory in the city of Marietta
beginnisg at a point where Whitlock
avenue intersects with Winters street
in the public square; thence down the
center of Winters street to the center
OF the street running west and east at
the north Of j ohm D. Northcutt's resi-
dence thence east to the center of At
lanta street, and thence down the CEN
ter of Atlanta street to the corporate
limits; thence following the corporate
limits OF said city in northwesterly
direction to the center of WhitIock
avenue. thence along the middle of
Whitlock avenue to starting point.
The Third Ward shall embrace all
territory contained within the follow
ing boundaries: Beginning at the CEN
ter of WhitlOck avenue where it leaves
the corporate limits of said city on the
west and extending eastwardly along
the center line of said avenue to point
south of the middle of the public square
in said city; thence north through the
center Of the public square and contin-
uing along the center of Root street to
the middle Of Lemon street; thence
west along the middle of Lemon street
and continuing along the midle of Polk
street to the corporate limits of said
city; thence enthusiastically along
the corporate limits of said city to the
starting point.
The Fourth Ward shall embrace all
territory in said city lying north of the
I center Of Polk street and west of the
center Of Church street.
The Fifth Ward shall embrace all the
territory of said city contained within
the following boundaries: Beginning
at the center point of the intersection
Of Church street with Polk and Lemon
streets, and thence running east along
the center line of Lemon street to 8
point three quarters of mile of the
center of the public square in said
city; thence along radius of three.
quarters Of mile from the center O,
the public square in said city in 6
northWestWardIy direction untilChurcl
street or the extension of Church street
is reached thence south along the cen
ter line of Church street 20 starting
point.
The Sixth Ward shall embrace all The
territory Of said city included within
the following boundaries: Beginning
at the center of the public square o
said city and thence running in ,
straight line to the middle OF Wash
ington avenue where it adjoins tn,
public square; thence down the cente
OF Washington avenue to a point oppo
site the center of Roswell street
thence along the center of Roswell
street to point three-quarters of