The herald., 1896-04-22

the majority CT the residents and elect
ors of the territory sought to be an
nexed to the said city of Los Angeles.
thus violating the spirit and intent OF
the act known as chapter 247 of the
laws of 1889 of the State of California
approved March 10, 1882
That prior to the time of said election
the said city council of the city of Los
Angeles passed resolutions establish
ing boundaries of certain precincts in
the proposed annexed territory and
changed boundaries of precincts al
ready established by law as follows, to-
wit:
The northerly boundary line of Rose
dals precinct, which had been establish
ed for years Immediately preceding
said election was removed from ........
street, south to Washington street, a
distance of about one-half mile, and
the southerly boundary Of said Rosedale
precinct was changed from Adams
street to an irregular boundary from
one-half mile to a mile south Of said
Adams street
That in so changing the boundaries
there was excluded from said precinct,
as so established for many years, i'm
mediately preceding said election.
about one hundred voters. and there
was added to the said precinct on the
south about two hundred and fifty vot-
ers. That the ,southerly boundary of
the said Pico Heights precinct. as es-
tablished for many years, Immediately
preceding said election, was changed
from ........ street south, distance of
about one-half mile to Washington
street. and the northerly boundary
thereof was extended to embrace a sec
tion of territory about one-half mile
wide and about a mile in length.
That in so changing the boundaries
of said Pico Heights precinct there was
added to the number of voters in said
precinct as formerly established as
aforesaid about 200 voters. That said
changes in said precinct boundaries
were made with full knowledge on the
part Of said city that the said Rosedale
precinct, as formerly established as
aforesaid. contained more than 200
voters, and that the said Pico Heights
precinct, as formerly established as
aforesaid, contained 200 voters, and that
fully 300 additional voters were added to
said precicnts by said changes.
That in changing the said precinct
boundaries the polling places of said
precincts were changed as follows: The
said Rosedale polling place, which had
been established at Rosedale school
house for many years Immediately pre-
ceidng said election, was changed to a
place on Little Adams street, a distance
of about one mile from the said Rose
dale school house; that the usual poll
ing place in University precinct was
abandoned entirely and 2o0 voters from
the old University precinct We're COM
PEELED to vote at the said new polling
place in Rosedale precinct on said Lit
tie Adams street, as aforesaid
That the 100 voters in the southerly
portion of said Pico Heights precinct,
so established by said city as aforesaid,
were compelled to vote at the Pico
Heights polling place, instead of at
Rosedale school house, where they had
voted for many years Immediately pre-
vious thereto. And the voters in that
portion of said Pico Heights precinct
living north of Sixth street, to-wit:
About .... in numbers were compelled
to go from their old polling place in the
old precinct of ....,........... in Ca
huenga township to the said polling
place in Pico Heights precinct in Bal
Iona township.
That by said changes, as above stated,
the new Pico Heights precinct, so estab-
lished by said city, was made to en-
brace parts of Cahuenga and Ballona
townships, and the exterior limits of
said precinct were made to cross the ex-
terror boundaries Of said Cahuenga and
Ballona townships.
That by reason of the said changes
in the said polling places. and each OF
go distance of two miles in order to
vote, and were thus prevented from yot-
ing. while others, after going to their
old polling places for the purpose OF
voting were unable to reach the polling