The herald., 1895-06-04
THE ANNEXATION MEETING
Report OF the Chamber of Commerce
Committee
Boundary Lines Discussed and New Outlines
Submitted-Annexation Sentiment
Reported to Be Increasing

The com mittec OF one hundred met at
the chamber of com II erce yesterday even
ing to receive the report oi the Joint COM
mittee of the chamber OF commerce and
the annexationists upon the new bounda-
ries proposed in the extension OF the
city.
In the absence of the chairman, Col
onel f. A. Eastman, DR.. G. B. Dixon
was called to the chair.
The following report from the chamber
of commerce committee was then submit
ted
Your committee appointed to confer
with the annexation lists begs leave to re-
port that they met the committee of tn Q
annexationists. and after a thorough dis
cussion of the matter have decided to re :
port as follows:
THAT the boundaries as proposed by
the ann exation lists be changed as follows
Commencing at the southwest corner
OF the city thence east along the SOUTH
ern boundary of the city to the center of
Alameda street; thence southerly along
the southern boundary Of Alameua street
to the center of Slauson avenue; thence
westerly along the center of Slauson ave-
nue. to a point $50 feet west of the west
line of First avenue, extended; thence
noIthcrly $50 feet west OF the line of
First avenue to "a point $50 feet north OF
the north line of Sixth street; th ence $50
feet north OF the north line of Sixth street
10 point in the center of Hoover street;
thence southerly along the center Of
Hoover street to the point Of beginning.
''There are the following objections to
the boundary a, proposed BY the annex
ationists: That it makes a very ragged
boundary, and running a line through
the center Of Agriculltu tural rark is
deemed very Objectionable.
This report was discussed at some
length. The criticism of the jagged APP
peaIance of the outline originally sub
mitted by the boundary committee was
approved, and new outline of boundary
was drafted as follows:
The southeastern boundary to run south
to Slauson avenue; thence west along
the center of Slauson avenue to a point 8
rods beyond Flgueroa street; thence
south to the southern boundary of the
University school district; thence west
along the south line of the University
school district to point $50 feet beyond
First avenue, extended; thence north to
Sixth street. as in the original plan.
In this form the report was referred
back to the boundary committee to be in
corporated in new report.
Rufus Frost moved to adopt resolutions
thanking the chamber of commerce com
mittee for their cooperation in formu-
lating the outlines of the new territory,
which resolutions were UNANIMOUSLY
adopted.
DR.. G. b. Dixon was made chairman of
the sub mittees appointed to confer
with the cham Der of commerce regarding
the amended boundary report.
The names of Charles M. Baker and F.
Castillo we're added to the roll of the
committee of one hundred.
A number of speeches were made upon
the attitude of the residents of the vari-
Gus districts proposed to be annexed to
the city. all tending to show an increas-
ing sympathy with the movement. Ways
and means of conducting the annexation
campaign were discussed, and the meet
ing adjourned subject to call of the chair
man.