Year: 1875

Basis Of Representation According tC


the Recent Census,


We give below the text Of a new bill for
redIstricting the city, as reported by Alder
man Haley from the subcommittee, last
night, and passed on its first reading:


The subcommittee appointed to find the
lines which will be necessary in order to
make the numbers Of qualified voters as
nearly equal as practicable in the several
wards, make the following report.


They recommend that the lines be
changed as follows.


RoBT. II. HALEY,


Chairman Sub-COm.


FIRST WARD.


Beginning on the bank Of the river at the
northern boundary Of the city; running
thence Westwardly along the corporation
line to McLemOre street; thence along the
center Of MeLemOTe street to jefferson
street; thence along the center Of Jefferson
street to BelleVille street; thence along the
center of Belleville street to Haslam street;
thence along the center Of Haslam street TO
McLemOre street; thence along McLemOre
street to Crawford street; thence east along
Crawford street to Cherry, and thence
along the center Of the railroad to the river,
and thence down the river to the beginning.


629 voters.


SECOND WARD.


Beginning on the bank Of the
river al the center Of the railroad
bridge; thence along the center Of the rail-
road 70 Cherry street; thence along the
center Of Crawford street to McLemOre
street, on the western boundary Of the
city; thence along the western boundary Of
the city to Gay street; thence along the
center Of Gay street eastwardly to College
street; thence along the center Of College
street to the south side Of the Public
Square; and thence along the south side Of
the Public Square to the river, at the sUs-
pension bridge, and thence down the river
TO the beginning.


GA voters.


THIRD WARD.


Beginning at the intersection Of College
and Gay streets; thence along the center Of
Gay street westEardly 20 the western
boundary Of the corporation; thence along
the western boundary to Cedar street;
thence east along cedar street to new Nc
Lemore or Academy street; thence along
New McLemore or Academy street 70
Union street; thence East along Union
street to College; and thence along Col
lege street to the beginning.


GIG voters.


FOURTH WARD.


Beginning on the river bank, under the
Bridge; thence along the south
side Of the Public Square TO College street;
thence along College street to Elm street;
thence along Elm street TO Market; thence
north on Market to Middleton avenue; and
thence along Middleton avenue and Nance
street to the river, and thence down the
river to the beginning.


GA voters.


FIFTH WARD.


Beginning at the intersection Of College
and Union streets; thence west with Union
street to Summer; thence south with Sum
mer street TO Elm; thence East with Elm to
College; and thence north along College
street to the beginning.


S25 voters.


SIXTH WARD.


Beginning at the intersection Of SUM-
mer and Union streets; thence west along
Union to Vine street; thence south along
Vine to South Union; thence along South
Union to Stevenson avenue; thence along
Stevenson avenue to FOgg street; thence
east with FOgg street TO Ewing avenue;
thence north with Ewing avenue to South
Union; thence with South Union TO Sum-
mer; and thence north with Summer street
to the beginning.


775 voters.


SEVENTH WARD.


Beginning at the intersection Of Vine
and Union streets; thence west with Union
street to New McLemOre; thence with New
McLemOre to Church street; thence along
Church street to McLemOre street; thence
along McLemOFe to Broad; thence along
Broad to the center Of the Ma G. and s..
L. r. r.; thence along the center Of said
railroad TO the intersection Of South Union
street; thence in 4 direct line to the inter-
section Of Division and Deluge streets;
thence along the center Of Division street
10 Spruce street; thence along the center Of
Spruce street to FOgg street; thence along
The center Of FOgg street to Stevenson Az
enue: thence along the center Of Stevenson
Avenue to South Union street; thence along
South Union street to Vine street; thence
along Vine street, running north, TO the



6I4 voters.


EIGHTH WARD.


Beginning st the intersection Of Cedar
and New McLem0re streets and running
thence into the center Of New 1lcLemOre
street to Church street; thence along the
center of Church street to McLemOIe
street; thence along the center Of AlcLe-
more street to Broad street; thence along
Broad street to the center Of the Nashville,
and st. Louis Railroad;
thence along the center Of said railroad to
the intersection of South Union street;
thence in a direct line to the intersection
Of Division and Deluge streets; thence
along the center of Division street to the
western boundary Of the city; thence along
said boundary running nOrthwardly to Ce-
dar street; thence along the center Of Cedar
street eastwardIy to the beginning.


6S3 voters.


NINTH WARD.


Beginning on Elm street, at the center Of
IN alley, midway between College and
Market streets, and running thence along
he center. of Elm street to Summer street;
hence along the center Of Summer street
~ DO4Lu CAAOA otlNClg LuGlNI aA0lll lA1
,enter Of South Union street to Ewing
lvenue; thence along the center of Ewing
venue to FOgg street; thence along the
,enter Of FOgg street to Spruce street;
hence along the center Of Spruce street to
Division street; thence along Division
Itreet TO Deluge street; thence with the
western and southern boundary Of the city
o the center Of the alley midway between
College and Market streets; thence with
he center Of said alley westwardly to the



500 voters.


TENTH WARD


Beginning on Elm street at the center Of
IN alley midway between College and-I
Market streets, and running thence south
Fardly along the center Of said alley to the
outhern boundary Of the city; thence with
boundary Of the city to the
river; thence down said Cum
lerland river to Nance street; thence with
he center Of Nance street and Middleton
venue to Market street; thence south
yardly along the center Of Market street to