number thirteen and fourteen in the seventh range of townships of TITLE 6. Phelps and Gorham's purchase; thence south eighty-nine degrees east along the north line of lots number seventy-two and seventyone and part of sixty-five in said township number thirteen, one hundred and nine chains and seventy-seven links to the west line of East North-street; thence along the west line of East Northstreet to Bay-street; thence on the south line of Bay-street to Hibbard-street; thence along the west line of Hibbard-street to the north line of the Auburn and Rochester railroad; thence along the northern line of the Auburn and Rochester railroad to the center of the Goodman road; thence south twenty-four degrees and thirty minutes west along the east line of lots number fifty-eight, fifty-nine and sixty, to the southeast corner of said lot number sixty in township number thirteen aforesaid; thence north eighty-nine degrees and thirty minutes west along the south line of lot number sixty and part of lot number nineteen in said township number thirteen to the center of the Henrietta road or St. Paul-street; thence south six degrees east in the center of said street eleven. chains and seventy links; thence south one chain and fifty-one links; thence south twelve degrees west three chains and thirtyfive links; thence south twenty-six degrees and fifteen minutes west two chains; thence south twenty-nine degrees and thirty-minutes west twelve chains and fifty-links; thence south twenty-five degrees and fifteen minutes west three chains and thirty-five links to the southeast corner of the Mount Hope Cemetery lot; thence north eighty-nine degrees west twenty-three chains and twentyseven links to the west line of lot number twenty-four of the first division of lots in the said township number thirteen; thence north twenty-five degrees and thirty minutes east along the west line of part of lot number twenty-four aforesaid and lot number twentytwo, thirty-five chains and fifteen links to the northwest corner of lot number twenty-two of the first division of lots in township number thirteen aforesaid; thence north eighty-nine degrees and thirty minutes west through lot number nineteen aforesaid to the center of the Genesee river; thence southwesterly along the center of the Genesee river to a point distant fifteen chains southerly at right angles from the north line of lot number thirty-six in the four thousand acre tract in township number one, short range, west of the Genesee river; thence north eighty-seven degrees west parallel with the north line of said lot number thirty-six, to a point on lot number thirty-five on said four thousand acre tract, where the east line of lot number one hundred and sixty-nine in township number one west of the Genesee river would, if continued, strike the same; thence north three degrees east two hundred and ninety-four chains and ninety-five links to the north line of lot number thirty-three in the twenty thousand acre tract, township number one, short range, west of the Genesee river; thence south eighty-seven degrees east to the top of the west high bank of the Genesee river; thence northwardly along the top of said bank to a point due west from the place of begin TITLE 6 ning; thence east across the Genesee river to the place of beginning.1 Boundaries of first ward Second ward. Third ward Fourth ward. Fifth ward. The said city shall be divided into ten wards as follows: 1. All that part of the said city included within a line beginning at a point in the center of the Genesee river and of the Erie canal; thence running westwardly along the center of the Erie canal to the center of Allen-street; thence easterly along the center of Allen-street to the center of Ann-street; thence easterly along the center of Ann-street to the center of State-street; thence southerly along the center of State-street to the center of Mumford-street; thence easterly along the center of Mumford-street to the center of the Genesee river; thence southerly along the center of the Genesee river to the place of beginning, shall constitute the first ward. 2. All that part of the said city included within a line beginning at the center of the Genesee river and of Mumford-street; thence running westerly along the center of Mumford-street to the center of State-street; thence northerly along the center of State-street to the center of Ann-street; thence westerly along the center of Ann-street to the center of Allen-street; thence westerly along the center of Allen-street to the center of the Erie canal; thence northerly along the center of the Erie canal to the center of Jaystreet; thence easterly along the center of Jay-street and the center line thereof continued easterly, to the center of the Genesee river; thence southerly along the center of the Genesee river to the place of beginning, shall constitute the second ward. 3. All that part of said city included within a line beginning at a point in the center of the Genesee river and of the Erie canal; thence running westerly along the center of the Erie canal to the center of the Genesee Valley canal; thence southerly along the center of the Genesee Valley canal to the center line of Clarissa-street; thence easterly along the center line of Clarissa-street to the center of the Genesee river; thence northerly along the center of the Genesee river to the place of beginning, shall constitute the third ward. 4. All that part of the said city within a line beginning at a point in the center of the Genesee river and of Main-street; thence running easterly along the center of Main-street to the center of William-street; thence southerly along the center of William-street to the center of Howell-street; thence westerly along the center of Howell-street, and the center line thereof continued westerly, to the center of the Genesee river; thence northerly along the center of the Genesee river to the place of beginning, shall constitute the fourth ward. 5. All that part of the said city included within a line beginning at a point in the center of Main-street and of the Genesee river; thence running northerly along the center of the Genesee river to the north boundary of the city; thence easterly and southerly along the boundary line of the city to the center of Clinton-street; thence southerly along the center of Clinton-street to the center of 1 Rochester was erected a city from parts of Gates and Brighton, by ch. 199 of Laws of 1834. Additions to its territory were made by ch. 158 of Laws 1836, ch. 373 of Laws of 1840, and ch. 238 of Laws of 1843. This section comprises $$1, 3 and 5 of ch 262 of Laws of 1850, by which the former acts relative to the city were consolidated, § 1 of ch. 241 of Laws of 1852, and $1 of ch. 15 of Laws of 1858. Main-street; thence westerly along the center of Main-street to the TITLE 6. place of beginning, shall constitute the fifth ward. 6. All that part of the said city included within a line beginning Sixth ward. at a point in the center of Main and Clinton streets; thence running northerly along the center of Clinton-street to the north boundary line of the city; thence easterly along the boundary line of the city to North-street; thence southerly along the center of North-street to the center of Main-street; thence westerly along the center of Main-street to the place of beginning, shall consti tute the sixth ward. ward. ward. 7. All that part of the said city included within a line beginning Seventh at a point in the center of Main and William streets; thence running southerly along the center of William-street to the center of Howell-street; thence westerly along the center of Howell-street, and the center line of Howell-street continued westerly, to the center of the Genesee river; thence southerly along the center of the Genesee river to the south boundary line of the city; thence easterly and northerly along the boundary line of the city to the center of Main-street; thence westerly along the center of Mainstreet to the place of beginning, shall constitute the seventh ward.. 8. All that part of the said city included within a line beginning Eighth at a point in the center of Brown-street and of the Erie canal; thence running southerly along the center of the Erie canal to the center of the Genesee Valley canal; thence southerly along the center of the Genesee Valley canal to the center line of Clarissastreet; thence southerly along the center line of Clarissa-street to the center of the Genesee river; thence southerly along the center of the Genesee river to the south boundary line of the city; thence westerly and northerly along the boundary line of the city to the center of Buffalo-street; thence easterly along the center of Buffalostreet to the center of Brown-street; thence easterly along the center of Brown-street to the place of beginning, shall constitute the eighth ward. (11th ward 9. All that part of the said city included within a line beginning Ninth wardi at a point in the center of Brown-street and of the Erie canal; taken off, thence running northerly along the center of the Erie canal to the see sub. 111. center of Jay-street; thence easterly along the center of Jay-street, and the center line of Jay-street continued easterly, to the center of the Genesee river; thence northerly along the center of the Genesee river to the north boundary of the city; thence westerly and southerly along the boundary line of the city to the center of Buffalo-street; thence easterly along the center of Buffalo-street to the center of Brown-street; thence eastwardly along the center of Brown-street to the place of beginning, shall constitute the ninth ward. 10. All that part of the said city included within a line beginning Tenth ward: at a point in the center of Main and North streets; thence running northerly along the center of North-street to the north boundary line of the city; thence easterly and southerly along the boundary line of the city to the center of Main-street; thence westerly along the center of Main-street to the place of beginning, shall constitute the tenth ward. TITLE 6. Eleventh ward. SYRACUSE. aries. [11. All that portion of the present ninth ward of the city of Rochester lying on the westerly side of the center line of the Erie canal, is hereby erected into a new ward, which shall be called the eleventh ward of the city of Rochester, and the remaining portion of the present ninth ward shall be and remain the ninth ward of the city of Rochester; and the officers of the present ninth ward shall continue for the terms for which they have been elected or appointed, the officers of the ward in which they may reside, and the said new ninth and eleventh wards shall be entitled to have and elect the same officers, for the same terms and with the same powers, as provided by law for the other wards of said city.]1 *S 12. All that part of the county of Onondaga, included in City bound the following boundaries, shall be one of the cities of this state, and known as "The city of SYRACUSE," viz.: Beginning on the southeasterly corner of Manlius L, running thence west and northwesterly along the southerly line of Manlius L to the northeast corner of marsh lot number one; thence southwesterly along the easterly line of marsh lots numbers one, three, five, seven, nine, eleven and seventeen, to the center of the Oswego canal; thence northwesterly along the center of said canal to the most northwesterly line of marsh lot number two; thence southwesterly along said line to the low water mark of Onondaga lake; thence southerly along the easterly shore of said lake to the center of Onondaga creek at its mouth; thence southerly along the center of said creek to a point at right angles to the north line of Court-street, at a point where said line touches the southerly shore of said creek at the most easterly corner of farm lot number three hundred and ten; thence southeast to the center of said Court-street; thence southwesterly along the center of said street to Geddes-street; thence southerly along said street to the north line of the town of Boundaries Onondaga; thence east and south along the said line of Onondaga to the southeast corner of the town of Salina, as the same existed 1858, chap. before the incorporation of the city of Syracuse; thence north along the east line of said town to the place of beginning, shall hereafter constitute the boundaries of the city of Syracuse. modified by Laws of 341, § 9, see next paragraph. Eastern [The eastern boundary of said city of Syracuse shall hereafter boundary. be as follows, viz.: Beginning at a point in the south line of said city on the line between farm lots numbers one hundred and eightynine and one hundred and ninety, and thence running north along the line between said lots, and lots number one hundred and ninetyseven and one hundred and ninety-eight, north to the center of Genesee-street, thence east along the center of Genesee-street, to the east line of Maple-street; thence northerly along the east line of Maple-street and along the line between farm lots two hundred and twenty-four and two hundred and twenty-five, to the line of the former village of Syracuse; thence west along said village line to the east line of Oak-street; thence along said east line to the north line of Park-street; thence west along said north line of Park-street to the east line of farm lot two hundred and forty-three; thence north on the east line of farm lots two hundred Laws 1858, ch. 15, § 1. and forty-three, and two hundred and forty-five, to the north line TITLE 6. of said city. The territory so taken from said city and laying easterly of the line above described shall be and form a part of the town of Dewitt.1 The city shall be divided into eight wards, bounded respectively as follows: 1. All that part of said city bounded northeast, northwest and First ward. west by the bounds of said city, and southeast by a line through the center of Court-street and the Alvord road (so called), shall constitute the first ward. ward. 2. All that part of said city bounded westerly by the center of Second the Oswego canal; northerly by the center of Court-street and the Alvord road; southerly by the center of Butternut-street; and easterly by the bounds of the city, shall constitute the second ward. 3. All that part of said city bounded on the south by the center Third ward of the Erie canal; on the west by the west line of the city; on the north by the line of the city and the center of Court-street; and on the east by the center of the Oswego canal, from Courtstreet to the center of the Erie canal, shall constitute the third ward. ward. 4. All the residue of that part of said city lying on the north Fourth side of the center of the Erie canal, not included in the first, second or third wards, shall constitute the fourth ward of said city. 5. All that part of said city lying south of the center of the Erie Fifth ward. canal and west of the center of the Onondaga creek shall constitute the fifth ward. ward. 6. All that part of said city bounded north by the center of the Sixth ward. Erie canal; on the west by the Onondaga creek; on the east by a line drawn from the center of the Erie canal, southerly through the center of Montgomery-street to the center of Burt-street; thence westerly through the center of Burt-street to Salina-street, to the south bounds of the city, shall constitute the sixth ward. 7. All that part of said city bounded on the north by the center Seventh of the Erie canal; on the west by the east line of the sixth ward; on the south by the south line of the city; on the east by a line drawn southerly from the center of the Erie canal through the center of Almond-street to the center of Burt-street; thence east through the center of Burt-street to the center of Renwick-avenue; thence south through the center of Renwick-avenue to the south line of the city, shall constitute the seventh ward. ward. 8. All the residue of said city lying south of the center of the Eighth Erie canal and east of the seventh ward shall constitute the eighth ward of said city. 13. The district of country in the county of Cayuga now AUBURN, comprised within the village and town of Auburn, and bounded northerly by Sennett, easterly by Owasco and Sennett, southerly by the south bounds of lots marked fifty-six and fifty-seven in the original township of Aurelius, and westerly by Aurelius, shall hereafter be known by the name of the city of AUBURN.2 1 Syracuse was erected into a city by ch. 475 of the Laws of 1847. This section comprises $$1 and 2 of ch. 63 of the Laws of 1857, and § 9 of ch. 341 of the Laws of 1858. 2 Laws 1848, ch. 106. |