Election Districts of Wards 1-6 1869

 
 
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 First Ward

Six Election Districts, as follows:

1) The First Election District is bounded by the North (or Hudson) river, Morris street, Greenwich street, Bowling Green, Whitehall street, Battery place, and the East river, including Governor's Ellis', and Bedlow's Islands in the bay, belonging to the city and within its jurisdiction.

2) The Second Election District is bounded by the Hudson river, Rector street, Broadway, Battery place, Greenwich and Morris streets.

3) The Third Election District is bounded by the Hudson river, Liberty, Greenwich, and Rector streets.

4) The Fourth Election District is bounded by Greenwich and Liberty streets, Broadway, and Rector street.

5) The Fifth Election District is bounded by corner Broadway and Beaver street, through Broadway to Liberty street, Maiden lane, and East river, Old slip and Beaver street, to Broadway.

6) The Sixth Election District is bounded by Whitehall and Beaver streets, Old slip, and East river.

Second Ward

Two Election Districts, as follows:

1) The First Election District is bounded by Broadway, Chatham, Spruce, Gold, and Liberty streets.

2) The Second Election District is bounded by Gold and Ferry streets, East river, and Maiden lane.

Third Ward

Four Election Districts, as follows:


1) The First Election District is bounded by the Hudson river, Vesey street, Broadway, and Liberty street.

2) The Second Election District is bounded by the Hudson river, Robinson, Greenwich, and Murray streets, Broadway, and Vesey street.

3) The Third Election District is bounded by the Hudson river, Chambers street, Broadway, Murray, Greenwich, and Robinson streets.

4)The Fourth Election District is bounded by the Hudson river, Reade street, Broadway, and Chambers street.

Fourth Ward

Seven Election Districts, as follows:


1) The First Election District is bounded by Chatham, Duane, Rose, Frankfort, and Dover streets, East river, Peck slip, Ferry, Gold and Spruce streets.

2) The Second Election District is bounded by Rose, Duane, Chatham, Roosevelt, Madison, and Pearl streets, New Bowery, and Frankfort street.

3) The Third Election District is bounded by New Bowery, Pearl, Madison, and Roosevelt streets, East river, and Dover street.

4) The Fourth Election District is bounded by Oak and Catharine streets, East river, and James street.

5)The Fifth Election District is bounded by Roosevelt, Chatham, James and Oak streets.

6) The Sixth Election District is bounded by Oak and James streets. East river and Roosevelt street.

7) The Seventh Election District is bounded by Chatham street, the Bowery, Catharine, Oak, and James streets.

Fifth Ward

Eight Election Districts as follows:


1) The First Election District is bounded by Broadway, Reade street, West Broadway, and White street.

2) The Second Election District is bounded by Broadway, Canal street, West Broadway, and White street.

3) The Third Election District is bounded by West Broadway, North Moore, Hudson, and Reade streets.

4) The Fourth Election District is bounded by West Broadway, Canal, Hudson, and North Moore streets.

5) The Fifth Election District is bounded by Reade, Hudson, Harrison, and West streets.

6) The Sixth Election District is bounded by Harrison, Hudson, Beach, and West streets.

7) The Seventh Election District is bounded by Beach, Hudson, Vestry, and West streets.

8) The Eighth Election District is bounded by Vestry, Hudson, Canal, and West streets.

Sixth Ward

Eleven Election Districts, as follows:

1) The First Election District is bounded by Broadway, Chatham, and Chambers streets.

2) The Second Election District is bounded by Broadway, Chambers, Centre, and Pearl streets.

3) The Third Election District is bounded by Chatham, Chambers, Centre, and Pearl streets.

4) The Fourth Election District is bounded by Broadway, Franklin, Centre, and Pearl streets.

5) The Fifth Election District is bounded by Centre, Franklin, Baxter, Pearl, and Chatham streets.

6) The Sixth Election District is bounded by Bayard, Mott, Park, Mulberry, Chatham, and Baxter streets.

7) The Seventh Election District is bounded by Bowery, Chatham, Mulberry, Park, Mott, and Bayard streets.

8) The Eighth Election District is bounded by Broadway, Walker, Elm, White, Baxter, and Franklin streets.

9) The Ninth Election District is bounded by Canal, Bayard, and Mott streets, and the Bowery.

10)The Tenth Election District is bounded by Broadway, Canal, Baxter, White, Elm, and Walker streets.

11) The Eleventh Election District is bounded by Canal, Bayard, Mott, and Baxter streets.


 

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Article Name: Election Districts of Wards 1-6 1869
Researcher/Transcriber Miriam Medina

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BIBLIOGRAPHY: From my collection of Books: Joseph Shannon Manual of the Corporation of New York City 1869
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