[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Watervliet 5-15-2003
by Ord. No. 1731.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Ward boundaries — See Charter.
Assessors — See Ch. 5
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 20, Election
Districts, adopted 4-20-1972 as § 2-1 of Ch. 2 of the Code of Ordinances
of 1972, as amended.
Pursuant to the provisions of § 4-100 of the Election Law,
and in order to provide convenient and adequate polling places for the voters
of the City, the following described districts, set forth in the following
sections, are ordained and fixed as the election districts of the several
wards of the City of Watervliet.
A.
The First Ward of the City of Watervliet shall be divided
into three election districts, which shall be bounded and described as follows:
(1)
The First Election District of the First Ward shall include
all that part of the First Ward contained within the following boundaries:
beginning at a point in the easterly boundary line of the City in the Hudson
River where the same is intersected by the southerly boundary line of the
City thence westerly along the southerly boundary line of the City to the
intersection of the southerly boundary line of the City and the center line
of Eighth Avenue, thence northerly along the center line of Eighth Avenue
to the intersection of the center line of Eighth Avenue and the center line
of Second Street, thence easterly along the center line of Second Street to
the point of the intersection of the center line of Second Street and the
center line of Third Avenue, thence northerly along the center line of Third
Avenue to the point of the intersection of the center line of Third Avenue
and the easterly United States Arsenal Wall, thence northerly along the easterly
United States Arsenal Wall to the point of intersection of the easterly United
States Arsenal Wall and the northerly United States Arsenal Wall, thence easterly
to the easterly City boundary line as produced in the Hudson River, thence
southerly along the easterly boundary line of the City as produced in the
Hudson River to the point of beginning.
(2)
The Second Election District of the First Ward shall
include all that part of the First Ward contained within the following boundaries:
beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of Second Street
and the center line of Third Avenue, thence westerly along the center line
of Second Street to the intersection of the center line of Second Street and
the westerly boundary line of the City, thence northerly along the westerly
boundary line of the City to the intersection of the westerly boundary line
of the City and the center line of Sixth Street, thence easterly along the
center line of Sixth Street to the intersection of the center line of Sixth
Street and the center line of Third Avenue, thence southerly along the center
line of Third Avenue to the point of beginning.
(3)
The Third Election District of the First Ward shall include
all that part of the First Ward contained within the following boundaries:
beginning at a point of the center line of Third Avenue and the center line
of Sixth Street, thence westerly along the center line of Sixth Street to
the intersection of the center line of Sixth Street and the westerly boundary
line of the City, thence northerly along the westerly boundary line of the
City to the intersection of the westerly City boundary line of the City south
United States Arsenal Wall, thence easterly along said south United States
Arsenal Wall to the point of the intersection of the South United States Arsenal
Wall and the center line of Third Avenue, thence southerly along the center
line of Third Avenue to the point of beginning.
B.
The Second Ward of the City shall be divided into three
election districts which shall be bounded and described as follows:
(1)
The First Election District of the Second Ward shall
include all that part of the Second Ward contained within the following boundaries:
beginning at a point in the Hudson River in the line dividing the north side
of the United States Government Arsenal and the Second Ward of the City as
produced in the Hudson River where the same intersects the easterly boundary
line of the City in the Hudson River, thence running southerly along said
easterly United States Arsenal Wall to the point of the intersection of the
easterly United States Arsenal Wall and the southerly United States Arsenal
Wall, thence westerly along the South United States Arsenal Wall to the point
of the intersection of the southerly United States Arsenal Wall and the northerly
United States Arsenal Wall, thence easterly along the northerly United States
Arsenal Wall to the point of the northerly United States Arsenal Wall and
the center line of Fourth Avenue, thence northerly along the center line of
Fourth Avenue to the intersection of the center line of Fourth Avenue and
the center line of Fifteenth Street, thence easterly along the center line
of Fifteenth Street to the center line of Fifteenth Street as produced in
the Hudson River and the easterly boundary line of the City, thence southerly
along the easterly boundary line of the City as produced in the Hudson River
to the point of beginning.
(2)
The Second Election District of the Second Ward shall
include all that part of the Second Ward contained within the following boundaries:
beginning at a point in the easterly boundary line of the City at the intersection
of the center line of Fifteenth Street as produced in the Hudson River, thence
westerly along the center line of Fifteenth Street to the intersection of
the center line of Fifteenth Street and the center line of Fifth Avenue, thence
northerly along the center line of Fifth Avenue to the intersection of the
center line of Fifth Avenue and the center line of Eighteenth Street, thence
easterly along the center line of Eighteenth Street to the intersection of
the Eighteenth Street and the center line of Fourth Avenue, thence northerly
along the center line of Fourth Avenue to the intersection of the center line
of Fourth Avenue and the center line Nineteenth Street, thence easterly along
the center line of Nineteenth Street to the intersection of the center line
of Nineteenth Street as produced in the Hudson River and the easterly City
boundary line as produced in the Hudson River, thence southerly along the
easterly boundary line of the City as produced in the Hudson River to the
point of beginning.
(3)
The Third Election District of the Second Ward shall
include all that part of the Second Ward contained within the following boundaries:
beginning at a point in the Hudson River in the easterly boundary line of
the City at the intersection of the center line of Nineteenth Street as produced
in the Hudson River, thence westerly along the center line of Nineteenth Street
to the intersection of the center line of Nineteenth Street and the center
line of Third Avenue, thence northerly along the center line of Third Avenue
to the intersection of the center line of Third Avenue and the center line
of Twenty-Fourth Street, thence easterly along the center line of Twenty-Fourth
Street to the intersection of the center line of Twenty-Fourth Street as produced
in the Hudson River and the easterly City boundary line as produced in the
Hudson River, thence southerly along the easterly City boundary line of the
City as produced in the Hudson River to the point of beginning.
C.
The Third Ward of the City shall be divided into three
election districts which shall be bounded and described as follows:
(1)
The First Election District of the Third Ward shall include
all that part of the Third Ward contained within the following boundaries:
beginning at a point of the intersection of the center line of Nineteenth
Street and the center line of Third Avenue, thence running westerly along
the center line of Nineteenth Street to the intersection of the center line
of Nineteenth Street and the center line of Twelfth Avenue, thence running
northerly along the center line of Twelfth Avenue to the intersection of the
center line of Twelfth Avenue and the center line of Twenty-Third Street,
thence running easterly along the center line of Twenty-Third Street to the
intersection of the center line of Twenty-Third Street and the center line
of Third Avenue, thence running southerly along the center line of Third Avenue
to the point of beginning.
(2)
The Second Election District of the Third Ward shall
include all that part of the Third Ward contained within the following boundaries:
beginning at a point in the Hudson River in the easterly City boundary line
at the intersection of the center line of Twenty-Fourth Street as produced
in said river, thence westerly along the center line of Twenty-Fourth Street
to the intersection of the center line of Twenty-Fourth Street and the center
line of Ninth Avenue, thence northerly along the center line of Ninth Avenue
to the intersection of the center line of Ninth Avenue and the center line
of Twenty-Fifth Street, thence westerly along the center line of Twenty-Fifth
Street to its intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of the Delaware
and Hudson Railroad, thence northerly along the easterly right-of-way line
of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad to its intersection with the northerly
City boundary line, thence easterly along the northerly City boundary line
to the point of intersection of the northerly and easterly City boundary line
in the Hudson River, thence southerly along the easterly City boundary line
in the Hudson River to the point of beginning.
(3)
The Third Election District of the Third Ward shall include
all that part of the Third Ward contained within the following boundaries:
beginning at a point of intersection of the center line of Twenty-Third Street
and the center line of Third Avenue, thence westerly along the center line
of Twenty-Third Street to the intersection of the center line of Twenty-Third
Street and the center line of Twelfth Avenue, thence southerly along the center
line of Twelfth Avenue to the intersection of the center line of Twelfth Avenue
and the center line of Nineteenth Street, thence westerly along the center
line of Nineteenth to the intersection of the center line of Nineteenth Street
and the center line of Grotto Court, thence northerly along the center line
of Grotto Court to the intersection of the center line of Grotto Court and
the northerly City boundary line, thence easterly along the northerly City
boundary line to the intersection of the northerly City boundary line and
the westerly City boundary line, thence northerly along the westerly City
boundary line to the intersection of the westerly City boundary line and the
northerly City boundary line, thence easterly along the northerly boundary
line of the City to the intersection of the northerly boundary line of the
City and the easterly right-of-way line of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad,
thence southerly along the easterly right-of-way line of the Delaware and
Hudson Railroad to the intersection of the easterly right-of-way line of the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad and the center line of Twenty-Fifth Street, thence
easterly along the center line of Twenty-Fifth Street to the intersection
of the center line of Twenty-Fifth Street and the center line of Ninth Avenue,
thence southerly along the center line of Ninth Avenue to the intersection
of the center line of Ninth Avenue and the center line of Twenty-Fourth Street,
thence easterly along the center line of Twenty-Fourth Street to the intersection
of the center line of Twenty-Fourth Street and the center line of Third Avenue,
thence southerly along the center line of Third Avenue to the point of beginning.
D.
The Fourth Ward of the City shall be divided into four
election districts which shall be bounded and described as follows:
(1)
The First Election District of the Fourth Ward shall
include all that part of the Fourth Ward contained within the following boundaries:
beginning at the intersection of the center line of Fourth Avenue, produced
southerly and the United States Arsenal Wall, thence southwesterly along the
United States Arsenal Wall to the westerly City boundary line, thence northerly
along the westerly City boundary line to the intersection of the westerly
City boundary line and the center line of Thirteenth Street, thence easterly
along the center line of Thirteenth Street to the intersection of the center
line of Thirteenth Street and the center line of Seventh Avenue, thence northerly
along the center line of Seventh Avenue to the intersection of the center
line of Seventh Avenue and the center line of Fourteenth Street, thence easterly
along the center line of Fourteenth Street to the intersection Fourteenth
Street and the center line of Fourth Avenue, thence southerly along the center
line of Fourth Avenue to the point of beginning.
(2)
The Second Election District of the Fourth Ward shall
include all that part of the Fourth Ward contained within the following boundaries:
beginning at the point of the intersection of the center line of Fourteenth
Street and the center line of Fourth Avenue, thence westerly along the center
line of Fourteenth Street to the intersection of the center line of Fourteenth
Street and the center line of Seventh Avenue, thence southerly along the center
line of Seventh Avenue to the intersection of the center line of Seventh Avenue
and the center line of Thirteenth Street, thence westerly along the center
line of Thirteenth Street to the intersection of the center line of Thirteenth
Street and the westerly City boundary line, thence northerly along the westerly
City boundary line to the intersection of the westerly City boundary line
and the southerly City boundary line, thence westerly along the southerly
City boundary line to the intersection of the southerly City boundary line
and the easterly right-of-way line of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, thence
northerly along the easterly right-of-way line of the Delaware and Hudson
Railroad to the intersection of the easterly right-of-way line of the Delaware
and Hudson Railroad and the center line of Sixteenth Street, thence easterly
along the center line of Sixteenth Street to the intersection of the center
line of Sixteenth Street and the center line of Seventh Avenue, thence southerly
along the center line of Seventh Avenue to the intersection of the center
line of Seventh Avenue and the center line of Fifteenth Street, thence easterly
along the center line of Fifteenth Street to the intersection of the center
line of Fifteenth Street and the center line of Fourth Avenue, thence southerly
along the center line of Fourth Avenue to the point of beginning.
(3)
The Third Election District of the Fourth Ward shall
include all that part of the Fourth Ward contained within the following boundaries:
beginning at the point of the intersection of the center line of Fifteenth
Street and the center line of Fifth Avenue, thence westerly along the center
line Fifteenth Street to the intersection of the center line of Fifteenth
Street and the center line of Seventh Avenue, thence northerly along the center
line of Seventh Avenue to the intersection of the center line of Seventh Avenue
and the center line of Sixteenth Street, thence westerly along the center
line of Sixteenth Street to the intersection of the center line of Sixteenth
Street and the center line of Ninth Avenue, thence northerly along the center
line of Ninth Avenue to the intersection of the center line of Ninth Avenue
and the center line of Nineteenth Street, thence easterly along the center
line of Nineteenth Street to the intersection of the center line of Nineteenth
Street and the center line of Fourth Avenue, thence southerly along the center
line of Fourth Avenue to the intersection of the center line of Fourth Avenue
and the center line of Eighteenth Street, thence easterly along the center
line of Eighteenth Street to the intersection of the center line of Eighteenth
Street and the center line of Fifth Avenue, thence southerly along the center
line of Fifth Avenue to the point of beginning.
(4)
The Fourth Election District of the Fourth
Ward shall include all that part of the Fourth Ward contained within the following
boundaries: beginning at the point of intersection at the center line of Ninth
Avenue and the center line of Sixteenth Street, thence running westerly along
the center line of Sixteenth Street to the intersection of the center line
of Sixteenth Street and the easterly right-of-way line of the Delaware and
Hudson Railroad, thence southerly along the easterly right-of-way line of
the Delaware and Hudson Railroad to the intersection of the easterly right-of-way
line of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad and the southerly City boundary line,
thence westerly along the southerly City boundary line to the intersection
of the southerly City boundary line and the westerly City boundary line, thence
northerly along the westerly City boundary line to the intersection of the
westerly City boundary line and the northerly City boundary line, thence easterly
along the northerly City boundary line to the intersection of the northerly
City boundary line and the center line of Grotto Court, thence southerly along
the center line Grotto Court to the center line of Grotto Court and the center
line of Nineteenth Street, thence easterly along the center line of Nineteenth
Street to the intersection of the center line of Nineteenth Street and the
center line of Ninth Avenue, thence southerly along the center line of Ninth
Avenue to the point of beginning.
