The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-27

and defining the limits and boundaries
of said city, be and the same is here
by amended so as to include in the
corporate limits of said city of Hat
tiesburg a strip of land described as
follows: Commencing at the intersec-
ton of the easterly line of the right OF
way of the New Orleans G. North
eastern railroad with the south line of
section 2 and 8, township north,
range 10 west, which intersection is
at or near the southwest corner of
section 2, township north, range Is
west; thence east along the south line
of section 2 to a point which is distant
400 feet at right angles from the cen
ter line of the New Orleans & North
eastern railroad; thence northeasterly
parallel with the center line Of the
New Orleans e. Northeastern railroad
and distant 400 feet therefrom, to the
western bank of Leaf river; thence
northwesterly along the western bank
of Leaf river to the right OF way line
Of the New Orleans & Northeastern
railroad; thence southwesterly along
said right of way line to its intersec-
ton with the south line of section 8,
township 4 north, range 10 west;
thence east along the south line of Sec
ton 8, township 4 north, range 10
west, to the point of beginning.
Section 2. That the city limits and
boundaries of the city of Hattiesburg
are hereby extended and changed so
as to include therein the territory de-
scribed in section 1 of this ordinance.
Section 8. That on and after this
ordinance becomes operative, the cor
porate limits and boundaries of the
city Of Hatiesburg shall be as follows:
Commencing on the western bank of
Leaf river in section II, township
north, range 13 west. in the said coun.
ty and state, at point directly east
of the northern boundary line of Cur
rie street in said section II, and run
west to and along said northern boun-
dairy line of Currie street to the north
east corner of Currie and Brick
streets; thence northwesterly in a d.
rect line to the northeast corner of
Ash and Buschman streets, and thence
in northwesterly direction along and
beyond the northern boundary line of
Ash street to the eastern boundary
line of the right of way of the New
Orleans & Northeastern Railroad Com.
pany; thence northeasterly along the
line of said right of way to its inter.
section with the south line OF sections
and 3, township 4 north. range 10
west; thence east along the south line
OF section to point which is distant
400 feet at right angles from the cen.
ter line of the New Orleans & North
eastern railroad; thence northeastern
parallel with the center line of the
New Orleans G. Northeastern railroad
and distant 400 feet therefrom, to the
western bank of Leaf river. thence
horthWesterly along the western bank
OF said Leaf river to its junction with
Bouie river; thence northwesterlv
along the southern bank of Bouie river
10 the northern boundary line of town.
snip 4 north, range 10 west; thence
west along said boundary line to the
northwest corner of section :: thence
south to the southwest corner of sec.
tion .; thence west to the northwest
corner of the east half of the north
east quarter of section Z; thence south
10 the southwest corner of the east ,
ilai1 OF the northeast quarter of sec.
''on thence east to point twenty
iiVe feet east of the southeast cornor
Vi the east half of the northeast mar
ter OF section Z; thence south to ,
point twenty-five feet east of the south
west corner of section II; thence east 4;
10 the southeast corner of section "a. 7
'e soutn TO the northeast corner :
oi 'ne southeast quarter Of section 81
'aence west to the northwest corner
t -. .ue southeast quarter of section 81;
'nence south to the southwest corner
VI tne southeast quarter of section