AN ACT to provide for the payment of certain bonds of the city and county of New York. Passed January 10, 1872; three-fifths being present. troller to SECTION 1. The comptroller of the city of New York Comp of New York falling due during the month of January, due. eighteen hundred and seventy-two, and the interest thereon, and to provide for such payment the said To issue comptroller is authorized to issue revenue bonds of the bonds. said city or county of New York (not exceeding the interest not exceeding seven per centum per annum, and Bonds payable within two years from the date thereof; and it two years. shall be lawful, for said comptroller and he is hereby payable in City divided into thirteen wards. First ward. authorized. to apply toward the redemption of said bonds falling due during the month of January aforesaid, such portion of the collections of taxes heretofore levied in said county, as he may deem proper. •§.2. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 2. AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to revise the charter of the city of Buffalo," passed April twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and seventy. Passed January 12, 1872; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The third section of title one of an act entitled "An act to revise the charter of the city of Buffalo," passed April twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and seventy, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: § 3. The city shall be divided into thirteen wards, bounded respectively as follows : FIRST WARD. All that part of the city of Buffalo included within the bounds of said city as incorporated and bounded by an act passed April twentieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, and which lies southerly of a line beginning at the intersection of the original eastern bounds of said city within the center of Porter street, running thence westerly and along the center of Porter street to the center of Hamburgh street; thence southerly along the center of Hamburgh street to the south bounds of the Main and Hamburgh street canal; thence westerly along the south bounds of said canal to the center of Chicago street; thence northerly along the center of Chicago street to the center of Exchange street; thence westerly along the center of Exchange street to the center of Main street; thence southerly along the center of Main street to the center of Buffalo creek; thence westerly along the center of said creek to its mouth, and thence due west to the west bounds of the State, shall be denominated the first ward. SECOND WARD. ward. All that part of the city bounded northerly by the second center of Eagle street; easterly by a line commencing at the intersection of the center of Pine street with the center of Eagle street; running thence southerly and along the center of Pine street to the center of Swan street; thence westerly along the center of Swan street to the center of Chicago street; thence southerly along the center of Chicago street to the center of Exchange street; southerly by the center of Exchange, and westerly by the center of Main street, shall be denominated the second ward. THIRD WARD. All that part of the city bounded northerly by the Third center of Eagle street; easterly by the Buffalo Creek ward. Reservation tract; southerly by a line extending through the center of Porter street, from the Buffalo Creek Reservation tract to the center of Hamburgh street; thence southerly along the center of Hamburgh street to the south bounds of the Main and Hamburgh street canal; thence extending westerly along the south bounds of said canal to the center of Chicago street, and bounded westerly by the second ward, shall be denominated the third ward. FOURTH WARD. ward. All that part of the city bounded northerly by the Fourth center of Goodell street, easterly by the center of Michigan street, southerly by the center of Eagle street, and westerly by the center of Main street, shall be denominated the fourth ward. FIFTH WARD. All that part of the city comprised within the follow- Fifth ng limits shall be known as the fifth ward: commencing ward. Sixth ward. in the center of Michigan street, at its intersection with the center of Eagle street; thence easterly along the center of Eagle street to the line of the Buffalo Creek reservation; thence northeasterly along said line to the center of Clinton street; thence easterly along the center of Clinton street to the easterly bounds of the city; thence northerly along the said bounds to the center of Batavia street; thence westerly along the center of Batavia street to the center of Michigan street; and thence southerly along the center of Michigan street to the center of Eagle street, the place of beginning. SIXTH WARD. All that part of the city bounded northerly by the center of Genesee street, easterly by the easterly bounds of the city, southerly by the center of Batavia street, and westerly by the center of Michigan street, shall be denominated the sixth ward. Seventh ward. Eighth ward. SEVENTH WARD. All that part of the city bounded northerly by the southerly bounds of lot number forty, in township eleven and range eight, until it strikes the westerly bounds of lot twelve; thence southerly along the westerly bounds of lots numbers twelve, eight, seven and six of said township and range to the southerly bounds of lot number six; thence east along the southerly bounds of lot number six to Genesee street; southerly by the fourth and sixth wards,, and westerly by the center of Main street, shall be denominated the seventh ward. EIGHTH WARD. All that part of the city bounded southerly and easterly by the first ward, westerly by the west bounds of the State, and northerly, northeasterly and northwesterly by a line commencing at the intersection of the center of Main street with the center of the terrace; running thence westerly and northwesterly along the center of the terrace and Sixth street to the northwesterly line of York street; thence southwesterly and along the last mentioned line to the southwesterly termination thereof; thence due west to the west bounds of the State, shall be denominated the eighth ward. NINTH WARD. ward. All that part of the city bounded easterly by the Ninth center of Main street, southerly and southwesterly by the eighth ward, northwesterly by the northwesterly line of York street, and northeasterly by a line commencing at the intersection of the center of Main street with the center of Huron street; thence running westerly along the center of Huron street to its intersection. with a line drawn through the center of Ninth street; thence northwesterly and along the last mentioned line to the northwesterly line of York street, shall be denominated the ninth ward. TENTH WARD. ward. All that part of the city bounded northerly by the Tenth northerly line of North' street, northwesterly by the northwesterly line of York street, easterly by the center of Main street, and southerly and southwesterly by the ninth ward, shall be denominated the tenth ward. ELEVENTH WARD. ward. All that part of the city, including Squaw Island, Eleventh lying west of Main street and south of Scajaquada creek and east of the State line, bounded south by wards numbers eight, nine and ten, shall be known as ward number eleven. TWELFTH WARD. ward. All that part of the city bounded west by the State Twelfth line, north by the northerly bounds of the city, east by the easterly bounds of the city until it strikes the northerly bounds of Genesee street; thence westerly along the center of said Genesee street until it strikes the easterly boundaries of the sixth ward; thence along the eastern and northerly boundaries of the seventh and eleventh wards to the Niagara river and State line, shall be known as ward number twelve. |