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BOUNDARIES OF MUNICIPAL WARDS.
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barton Road ; thence eastwards along the middle of
Dumbarton Road, Main Street, and Argyle Street to
the point opposite the middle of Pitt Street, first
defore described.
XV. Ward.— Park.
That portion of the City and Royal Burgh compre"
tended within a line drawn from a point in the
middle of Sauchiehall Street where the same is inter-
sected hy the middle line of Pitt Street and Scott
Street, northwards along the middle of Scott Stieet
to the middle of Shamrock Street; thence eastwards
alone; the middle of Shamrock Street to the middle
of New City Road ; thence westwards along the middle
of Now City Road and Great Western Road to the
Parliamentary boundary of the City at a po nt in the
middle of the bridge carrying said road over ihe River
Kelvin ; thence fallowing the Parliamemary boundary
in a south- westely, westerly, southerly, easterly,
southerly, easterly, and south-westerly diieciion to a
point in the middle of the bridge over the River
Kelvin at Dumbarton Road ; thence eastwards along
the mirldle of Dnmbarton Road to a pomt opposite
the middle of Kelvingrove Street; iheiice northwards
along the middle of Kelvingrove Sireet to a point
opposite the middle of Sauchiehall Street; thence
eastwards along the middle of Sauchiehall Street to
the point opposite the middle of Scott Street, first
before described.
XVI. Ward.— Cowcaddens,
That portion of the City and Royal Burgh compre-
hended within a hne drawn from a point in tha
middle of Buchanan Street oppo»ite the middle of
Renfrew Street, north wa'ds along the middle of
Buchanan Sireet, Port-Dundas Road, and the stair
leading to the Forth and Clyde Canal i o the middle
■of said canal; thence westwards along the middle of
said canal to the middle of the drawbridj^e opposite
the north end of Ann Street; thence northwards
along the middle of said drawbridf^e and of Lower
Craighall Road and Craighall Road to a pohit opposite
the middle of Possil Road; thence soutb-wesi wards
along the middle of Possil Road and St. George's
Road to the centre of St. George's Cross; thence
eastwards along the middle of New City R^ad to a
■point opposite the middle of Shamrock Street; thence
westwards along the middle of Shammck Street to a
point oppr.site the middle of Scott Street; thence
southwards along the middle of Scott Street to the
middle of Renfrew Street; thence eastwards along
the middle of Renfrew Street to the middle of
Buchanan Sireet at the point first before described.
XVII. Ward.— Woodside.
That portion of the City and Royal Burgh compre-
hended within a line drawn from the cen're of St.
George's Crss north-eastwards along the middle of
St. George's Road and Possil Road till it reaches a
point opposite the middle of Sai-acen Street : tbence
northwards along the middle line of Saracen Street
antil it is intersected by the Parliamentary boundary
of the City ; thence westwards, south-westwards,
northwards, south-westwards, and south-eastwards
along the Parliamentary boundary till it reaches a
point in the middle of the bridge over the River
Kelvin at Great Western Road ; thence eastwards
along the middle of Great Western Road to the centre
of St. George's Cross, the point first before described.
XVIII. Ward. — Hutchesontown.
That portion of the City and Royal Burgh compre-
hended within a line drawn from a point in the middle
of the River Clyde opposite the middle of Rose Street,
southwards along the middle of Rose Street and
Florence Street to the middle of Caledonia Road;
thence eastwards along the middle of Caledonia Road
to the middle of South Wellington Street ; thence
southwards along the middle of South Wellington
Street to the middle of a proposed new stieet which
is distant thirty-four yards or thereby measured in a
southerly direction from the south-west corner of the
boundarv wall of the Southern Necropolis ; thence
south-eastwards along the middle of said proposed
new street until it is intersected by the Parliamentaiy
boundary of the City ; thence eastwards, northwards,
north-westwards, and northwards along the said
Parliamentary boundary to the middle of the River
Clyde; thence down the middle of the River Clyde
to the point opposite the middle of Rose Street first
before described.
XIX. Ward.— Gorbals.
That portion of the City and Royal Burgh com-
prehended within a line drawn from a point in the
middle line of Glasgow Bridge where the same inter-
sects the middle line of the River Clyde, southwards
along the middle of said bridge, Bridge Street, Eglin-
ton Street, and Victoria Roid to a point where the
said road is intersected by the Parliamentary boundary
north of Allison Street; thence following the Parlia-
mentary boundary eastwards, northwards, north-
eastwards, eastwards, and northwards to the middle
of Butterbiggins Road ; thence eastwards along the
middle of Butterbiggins Road to the middle of Cath"
cart Road; thence northwards along the middle of
Cathcart Road and Crown Street to the middle of
Caledonia Road ; thence westwards along the middle
of Caledonia Road to the middle of Thistle Street ;
thence northwards along the middle of Thistle Street
to the middle of the River Clyde ; thence westwards
down the middle of the River Clyde to the middle of
Glaso-ow Bridge, at the point first before described.
XX. Ward.— Kingston.
That portion of the City and Royal Burgh com-
prehended within a line drawn from a point in the
middle of Glasgow Bridge where the same intersects
the middle line of the River Clyde, southwards along
the middle of the Glasgow Bridge, Bridge Street,
Eglinton Street, and Victoria Road to a point where
the said road is intersected by the Parliamentary
boundary north of Allison Street ; thence following
the said Parliamentary boundary westwards, south-
wards, westwards, northwards, and north-westwards
to the middle of the River Clyde ; thence eastwards
up the middle of the River Clyde to the middle of
Glasgow Bridge, at the point first before described.