§ 119-1. Fire limits.  


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  • For the purpose of further protecting the City against damage by fire, fire limits, to be known as "Districts A and B," are hereby established and provided for as follows:
    A. 
    District A. District A shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at a point on the southwesterly corner of Essex Street and Main Street; thence westerly on Essex Street to the Boston and Maine railroad tracks; thence southerly on said railroad tracks to the northeasterly corner of Berwick and Grove Streets; thence on a true line to the northeasterly corner of the Lincoln School building; thence 150 feet back on West Wyoming Avenue running easterly to 150 feet east of the southeasterly corner of East Wyoming Avenue and Main Street; thence northerly 150 feet back of Main Street to within 150 feet of the southeasterly corner of Grove and Main Streets; thence 150 feet back on said Grove Street running easterly to Walnut Street; thence northerly to within 150 feet of East Foster Street; thence 150 feet back on East Foster Street running easterly to Dell Avenue to the westerly side of Dell Avenue to the southwesterly corner of Upham Street and Dell Avenue; thence on Upham Street to the point of beginning.
    B. 
    District B. District B shall be bounded as follows: Essex Street a distance of 150 feet back on the north and east sides of said street and to the railroad on the west side; Tremont Street from West Emerson Street to the Lynn Fells Parkway on the east side to a depth of 150 feet and on the west side of the railroad; Main Street a distance of 150 feet back on both sides of said street from Upham and Essex Streets to Reading Hill Avenue; Green Street a distance of 150 feet back on both sides of said street from Franklin Square to Howard Street; Franklin Street a distance of 150 feet back on both sides of said street from Franklin Square to Greenwood Street; West Emerson Street a distance of 150 feet back on both sides of the street from the railroad tracks to Vinton Street.