Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-22
COUNTY COURT ORDER
NEW PRECINCTS 70 BE MADE
IN MERCER COUNTY.
WEST VIRGINIA.

Court house thereof. on Monday, the
23rd day OF July. 1906.
In the matter OF increasing the
voting precincts In Beaver Pond dis
trlct:
This day II. /. Shot, A. j. Hearn
and p. j. Kelley. who were hereto
fore appointed n committee to lay on
and describe additional voting pre-
cincts In the city OF Bluefeld. and
r. G. Dangerfield. j. G. Davidson and
Alex Cooper, who were heretofore
appointed to lay of and describe n
voting precinct for Brush Fork, sub
mitted their respective reports I'm
writing. which are in words and
| figures to wit: ITO the Worshipful,
the County Court OF Mercer County"
&c. which reports being inspected by
the Court are i'm all matters con
frmed and adopted. II Is further
considered by the Court that i'm CON
Torrance with the report OF the said
II. Shott A. j. Hearn and p. J.
| Kelley that there be and is hereby es-
tablished within the city OF Bluefield
3 voting places, numbered from l to
8, inclusive. the precinct lines of
which are and shall be bounded as
follows:
Precinct No. /
On the north by Norfolk and West
ern Railway Company's right of way;
on the east by Thomas Street; on the
south by the summit of Gravely ridge.
| running with a line of the Bluehcld
Water Works and Improvement
company's land. and on the west by
the line dividing the states of Virgin
ia and West Virginia Voting place
ut the store of w a. Reedy
Precinct No 2:
On the north by the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company's right
Of way; on the east by Mercer street:
on the south by the summit of
| Gravely ridge on the line mentioned
above; on the west by Thomas street.
Voting place at store building of Il
o. Carter.
Precinct NO. 3:
On the north by the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company's right
Of way; on the east by Higginbotham
avenue; on the south by summit of
iravely ridge on the line mentioned
above. and on the west by Mercer
street. Voting place at City Hall.
Precinct No. 4:
| On the north by the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company's right
Of way; on the east by Monroe street
TO the intersection OF Raleigh street
thence a straight line to summit of
Gravely ridge; on the south by the
summit of Gravely ridge on the lines
IF the Bluefield Water Works land
Improvement company, and on the
vest by Higginbotham avenue. Vo-
ing place at store building OF of p
]. Kelley.
Precinct No. s.
On the north by the south line of
Precincts Nos. 1, 2. 3, and 5; on
The south and west by the Virginia
state line; and on the east by the
(Ada) Precinct No. 8. Voting place
at store building of Hall & Noel
Precinct No. c..
On the south by the summit of
Gravely ridge, or precinct no. 5, to
IA point opposite the in
tersection of Monroe and Raleigh
streets; said line being also a part of
the northern boundary of Precinct
No o.; on the west by a straight line
to the intersection of Raleigh and
Monroe sereets; thence along Monroe
crossing the railroad to Henry street
thence along Henry, Sussex and
Warren streets TO the head OF Warren
street; thence a straight line to the
northern boundary OF the city of
Blueheld thence with the northern
line OF Precinct No. to the Titles
burg road thence with the Titles
burg road TO the southern line OF
| (Littlesburg) Precinct No. II; thence
with the southern line OF LittIesburg
Precinct No. II TO the western line
| or the Ada Precinct No. Q: thence
With the western line OF the Ada
Precinct No. to the northern line
OF Precinct No. 8; thence with the
northern line of Precinct No. to
the beginning. Voting place at store
building OF a. Loher.
Precinct No. z:
On the south by the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company's right
u way. on the east by the lines Of
Precinct No. 6 Oh the north by the
corporate limits OF Blucheld. being
also line OF Precinct No 6 10 n poipt
ON a line Of Beasley street. ON the
west by straight line running from
the said corporate line to the head
of Beasley street, thence with Beas-
ley street 70 Marshall street. thence
with Marshall street 10 Reese street
thence with Reese street 20 the Nor
folk and Western Railway Companv.s
right Of way. Voting place at Horcb-
ms store.