Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18
THE FREEHOLDERS.
Wards of the City-An Objection
able EenIure Sfricken liut

y,
dillo, Mansfield, Baldwin, Moore, Dun
kelberger, Day, Brown.
The committee appointed to consider
the creation of a. paid Board of Public
Works, reported that such body was
unnecessary as the work can be done by
the Council.
Mayor Workman said it had been sug-
gested that the Police Commission and
Fire Commission be formed of members
of the Council.
General Mansfield said he was decid-
edly opposed to this idea and the matter
was dropped.
The division of the city into nine wards
as reported some time since was then
taken up, and the proper description of
the boundaries entered on the minutes.
First Ward-Bounded north by the
north line of the city limits, between the
Los Angeles river and the east line of the
city between the north boundary of the
city and Mission street; southerly by
Mission street from the east city limits
to the intersection with Mission road !;
Mission road from its intersection with
Mission street to its junction with Macy
street; Macy street from lis junction with
Mission road to the Los Angeles river
west; from Los Angeles river from Macy
street north to the north boundary of the
city.
| Second dWard-Bounded north by the
north city boundary from the west bound
ary to the Los Angeles river; easterly by
the Los Angeles river from the north city
boundary to Downey avenue from the
Los Angeles river to San Fernando street
from Downey avenue to Upper Main
street; Upper Main street to Marches
sault to Main street; Main to Marches
sault; First street from Main street to
Canal street; Canal street to Diamond, to
west city boundary from Diamond to the
north city boundary.
Third Ward-Bounded north by Dia-
mond from west city boundary to Canal
street; Canal street from Diamond to
First; First from Canal to Main east;
Main street from First to Seventh south
erly Seventh street from Main to the west
city boundary; westerly by the west city
boundary from Seventh street to Dia-
mond.
Fourth Ward-North by Seventh street
from the west city boundary to Main !;
east by Main street from Seventh to
Washington south by Washington from
Main street to the west city boundary !;
west by west city boundary from Wash
ington to Seventh.
Fifth Ward-North by Washington
from west city boundary to Main street ;
thence east by Main street from Wash
ington to the south city boundary; south
by the south city boundary from Main
street to the southwest corner of the city !;
west by the west city boundary from
southwest corner OF the city to Washing
ton.
Sixth Ward - Norther1y by Ninth
street from Main street to the Los Ange-
les river from Ninth street to the CITY
boundary south by the south boundary
West by Main street by the city boundry
to Ninth street.
Seventh Ward-North by First street,
from Main street to the Los Angeles riv.
er; east by the Los Angeles river, from
First street to Ninth street; south by
Ninth street, from Los Angeles street to
Main street; west by Main street, from
Ninth street to First street.
| Eighth Ward-Bounded westerly and
northerly by Main street, from First
street to Marchessault street; Upper
Main from Marchessault to San Fernando
streets; San Fernando street from Upper
Main to Downey avenue, and Downey
avenue from San Fernando street to Los
Angeles river; thence by Los Angeles
river from Downey avenue to First street
by First street from Los Angeles river.
Ninth Ward-Bounded north by Macy
street from the Los Angeles river to its
junction with Mission road Mission road
to Mission street, Mission street to the
east city boundary; east by the east
boundary of the city, south by the south
boundary of the city, and west by the
Los Angeles river to Macy street.
MIR. Brown offered as a substitute for
the subdivision of the city, a provision
requiring the Council to divide the city
into nine wards before certain day. He
objected to the insertion of ward bound
aries into the charter, for the reason that
it would invite opposition from the peo-
pie, and would probably defeat the char
ter.
Col. Dunkelberger said that he had
been elected by the people to perform
the duties Of his Office, and he regarded
it as part of his duty to subdivide the
city, and not to shirk the responsibility
and place it on the Council.
General Mansfield agreed with Col.
Dunkelberger, and proposed to stand by
the subdivision.
Mr.. Book said that he had consulted
number of politicians and citizens, and
they thought that the division was fair
and that it would not cut any figure
whatever in the adoption or rejection of
the charter.
Mr.. Mackay argued with the views
taken by Mr.. Brown.
Mr.. Day was in favor of adopting th q
division for the reason that if adopted
there would probably be some objections >
and then the Freeholders could take the
matter out of the charter.
Mr.. Browns amendment was lost, and
the boundaries of wards as described
were adopted.
Mr.. Mackay gave notice to reconsider
before the final adoption of the charter
The matter of the payment OF claims
and demands was referred to committee
consisting of Messrs. Estudillo, Robin
son and Mackay.
When the section providing that the
city was not liable for the acts of it's
officials was reached, Colonel Dunkel-
berger objected to the city pleading the
'baby act," and moved that this section
be stricken out. A city should be liable
for the acts of it's officers.
Messrs. Mackay, Brown and Moore
also took this view of the matter.
The motion to strike out this section
was carried.
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