HomeMy WebLinkAboutEstablishing Councilmanic Districts in the City of South Bend by Dividing said City into Six Such Councilmanic Districts, and Fixing their BoundariesORDINANCE No. JOB
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING COUNCI12vMrIC DISTRICTS
IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND BY DIVIDING SAID CITY
INTO SIX SUCH COUNCILMANIC DISTRICTS, AND FIXING
THEIR BOUNDARIES, AND PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF
VOTING MACHINES IN ELECTIONS FOR NOMINATING AND
ELECTING OFFICERS OF SAID CITY, AND REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of
South Bend, Indiana:
SECTION 1. That councilmanic districts are hereby
established in the City of South Bend, Indiana, and all the
territory within the City of South Bend is hereby divided into
six such eouncilmanic districts, numbered First, Second, Third,
Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth, and the boundaries of each of such
districts shall be as follows, to -wit:
SECTION 2. The First District shall be bounded as
follows: Beginning at the intersection of the center line of
East Colfax Avenue and center of the St. Joseph River; thence
west along the center of Colfax Avenue to the center of LaPorte
Avenue; thence northwesterly along the center of LaPorte Avenue
to the center of Euclid Avenue; thence north along the center of
Euclid Avenue to the center of Lincoln way west; thence northwest-
erly along the center of Lincoln way 'Best to the center of Bendix
Drive North; thence north along the center of Bendix Drive North
to the northerly city limits; thence east along said city limits
to the center of Eclipse Place; thence north along the center of
said Eclipse Place to the center of Bergen Street; thence east
along the center of Bergen Street to the center of Meade Street;
thence north along the center of Meade Street projected (said
projected line being a western city limits line) to the northerly
city limits; thence east along the northerly limits of said City
of South Bend to the intersection of said northerly limits and
ORDINANCE No. 10,3
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
Attest:
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Clerk.
Attest. ` - President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
City Clerk
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the center line of said St. Joseph River; thence southerly and
easterly along the center line of said river to the place of
beginning.
SECTION 3. The Second District shall be bounded as
follows: Beginning at the intersection of the center line of
North Lafayette Boulevard with the center line of West Colfax
Avenue; thence west along the center of Colfax Avenue to the
center of LaPorte Avenue; thence northwesterly along the center
of LaPorte Avenue to the center of Euclid.Avenue; thence north
along the center of Euclid Avenue to the center of Lincoln Way
West; thence northwesterly along the center of Lincoln Way Wiest
to the center of Bendix Drive North; thence north along the
center of Bendix Drive North to the northerly city limits; thence
west along said northerly limits to the westerly city limits line;
thence south along the westerly limits of the City of South Bend
to the intersection of such westerly limits with the center line
of the New York Central Railroad right of way; thence southeast-
erly along the center of the New York Central right of way to
the intersection of said right of way with the center of Walnut
Street; thence north along the center of Walnut Street to the
center of Napier Street; thence east along the center of Napier
Street to the center of Scott Street; thence south along the
center of Scott Street to the center of Western Avenue; thence
east along the center of Western Avenue to the center of
Lafayette Boulevard; thence north along the center of Lafayette
Boulevard to the place of beginning.
SECTION 4. The Third District shall be bounded as
follows: Beginning at the intersection of the center line of
Logan Street with the center of the St. Joseph River and running
north along the center of Logan Street to the center of Jefferson
Boulevard; thence west along the center of Jefferson Boulevard to
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the City of South Bend with the center of the New York Central
Railroad right of way; thence running easterly and southerly
along the center of said right of way to the intersection of said
right of way with the center of Walnut Street; thence north along
the center of Walnut Street to the center of Napier Street; thence
east along the center of Napier Street to the center of Scott
Street; thence south along the center of Scott Street to the
center of Western Avenue; thence east along the center of Western
Avenue to the center of Lafayette Boulevard; thence south along
the center of Lafayette Boulevard to the center of Sample Street;
thence west along the center of Sample Street to the center of
Olive Street; thence south along the center of Olive Street to
the intersection of the southerly limits of the said city; thence
west along said southerly limits and thereafter following a course
mainly north and west along said southerly limits to the inter-
section of said southerly limits with the westerly limits of said
city; thence north along said westerly limits to the place of
beginning.
SECTION 8. That hereafter, in any primary election, or
election held in said city for the nomination or election of
candidates or officers for city offices, voting machines, as here-
tofore have been or hereafter may be provided by the Board of
County Commissioners of St. Joseph County, Indiana, shall be used.
SECTION 9. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 10. That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its
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