Year: 1867

A BILL to extend and define the bound
aries of the city Of Richmond:


/. Be ii enacted by the General Assembly,
That the boundaries Of the city Of Rich
mond shall be extended and defined as
follows: The said city Of Richmond shall
extand, on its southern boundary, to the
line which now divides the counties of
Henrico and Chesterfield, from point in
said dividing line which will be struck by
the extension Of the western line Of the
city limits across the river to said dividing
line, to point In said dividing line which
will be struck by the extension Of the
eastern line of the city limits across the
river to said dividing line, and shall in
clude all the territory lying between the
present southern limits Of said city and the
said dividing line, and between said west
ern and eastern lines extended as afore-
said.


2. The other boundaries of said city shall
be as follows: Beginning at point in the
line which divides the counties of Henrico
and Chesterfield, which will be struck by
the extension southwardly Of the western
line of the Hollywood Cemetery, and run
ming thence northwardly to the southern
line of Clark's Spring property, now be-
longing to the city of Richmond; thence
along said line and the extension of the
same to point $50 feet west of the west
ern line Of Randolph street; thence north
wardly and on line parallel with said
Randolph street, and $50 feet from its
western line to point on said line $50 feet
southwark from the southern line of Dover
street, on the plank-road, to point $50
feet west of the western line of street on
which Mr.. John Carter resides, which is
probably continuation Of Carter street !;
thence northwardly, crossing the plank
road, and on a line parallel with the said
Carter street, and one hundred and fifty feet
westwardly from its western line to the
street or road which separates the farm of
William G. Allen from the lands of the
Richmond College, and continuing the
same line through sundry lots and the
lands of Nathaniel F. Bowe to the northern
margin of Bacon branch, one of the
branches of Shockoe creek; thence down
the northern margin of Bacon branch by
its meanders to the point where the pre-
sent northern boundary Of the city crosses
the said branch at or near the extended
line of Seventh street on the map of the
city thence eastwardly with the present
boundary line, passing the corner of said
boundary marked & on said map to point
on the west side of the country road lead
ing from Valley street in said city to Chel-
sea or Bowling Green; thence down the
centre of said road southwardly to Seven
teenth or Valley street, southwardly to the
country road leading from said Seventeenth


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and along the centre of said road east
wardly to point one hundred and fifty
feet eastward Of the east line of Gamble
street, extended northwardly as the said
street is laid down on the plan of Brown,
Page, and Gamble, commonly called Nc
Kenzie's garden; thence southwardly and
parallel with the said Gamble, Federal, or
Purcell streets one hundred and fifty feet
eastward of the eastern lines Of said streets
to q point in said line one hundred and
fifty feet north of Venable street, as mark
ed on Adams's plan; thence eaStwardly
and on line one hundred and fifty feet
nor Inward of the north line of Venable
street and parallel Herewith to point one
hundred and fifty feet northward Of the
north line of Q street; thence along line
eastwardly and parallel with said Q street
and one hundred and fifty feet therefrom
to point one hundred and fifty feet east
ward of Thrty-first street thence south
wardly and parallel with Thirty-frst street
and one hundred and fifty feet therefrom
to point one hundred and fifty feet north
of the northern line of Marshall street on
said plan thence eastwardly and on


line one hundred and fifty feet northward of
the north line of Marshall street and parallel
Herewith TO point on said line one hum
dred and fifty feet eastward of Thirty
fourth street thence Southwardly on line
parallel with Thirty fourth street and one
hundred and fifty feet therefrom to point
in said line one hundred and fifty feet
north Of the northern line Of Main street
extended thence eastwardly and on line
parallel with said Main street so extended,
and one hundred and fifty feet therefrom,
until the said line meets point one hum
dred and fifty feet eastward of the eastern
line of Fulton street, in the town of Full
ton; thence along said line, in SOUTH
wardly direction, and parallel with said
Fulton street until it strikes point in said
line one hundred and fifty feet southwark
ly of the south line Of street known as
Orleans street; thence westwardIy and on
a line one hundred and fifty feet south of
the southern line of said Orleans street
and one hundred and fifty feet theretrom
to James river, and thence across said
river, continuing the same course to the
dividing line between the counties of Hen
rico and Chesterfield.


8. The inhabitants Of the district or
country lying between the present boundary
of the city and the new boundary hereby
established, shall not be liable, in their per-
sons or property, within the said district,
for fiveyears from and after the passage of
this act, for any portion of the debt now
due by the city Of Richmond, or of the in
terest due and accruing thereon.


4. All taxes levied and collected upon
persons and property within the limits
hereby added to the city of Richmond,
shall, for the period of three years from the
passage of this act, be applied to the i'm
provement, protection, and police of the
district so annexed.


5. This act shall bs in force from and
after the lst day Of July, 1867.


BASEBALL CoNyENTIoN.-An adjourned
meeting of this convention was held yes


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