The herald., 1898-10-14
ARTICLE I.
ARTICLE !.
INCORPORATION, BOUNDARIES AND
CORPORATE POWERS.

Section l. The municipal corpoIation, u,
now existing and known as 'The City OK
Los Angeles" shall continue to De
municipal corporation under the same
II now has, to-wit:
Beginning at a cement monument IN tho
County OF Los Angeles. state OF Cai''E,. o.
Township Line between township One
South, Range Fourteen West. and Town
ship Two South, Range Fourteen West;
San Bernsrdino Base and Meridian; said
cement monument being SO946l feet from
the common corner to Township One
South. Range Thirteen West. Township
One South Range Fourteen h,vtss West IV%n- Wsst
and Township Two South, Range Four,
teen West, San Bernardino Base ana
Meridian:
thence. from said point Of beginning e north
point;
thence north o. 1s' so' west, 2e4l.so feet to
thence. north o. o5' 90" west. 2S27.62 feet to
ihence, south $50 2V o0 east. 1904 feet to
thence. south So 5s' 80" east, 263s.4e feet to
thonce, north So ss 80" east. 52s2.ss feet to
point;
thence, north o. o. 30" west. 5lO7.5s feet to
thence, sodsn n4ng s. ST. Is" east 2sos.ss Zee, to
point on the West Patent
Boundary line Of the City Of Los
Angeles, as per map recorded in
Book 2, OF Miscellaneous Records
Of Los Anseles County: X: .sifor. Caiifor.
thence, along said West Patent Boundary
line. north % "a 90" west. 80
feet 10 the northwest corner OF
the City OF Los Angeles. as per
thence. along the Moth Patent Boundary
line OF the City Of Los Angeles.
s gsr Sa .gs, msp ssG5s;aid' ,.s3 s4uth to 50
thence. Continuing along said North Pat:
ent Boundary line. south So 2V
Is" enst. 1926. 16 feet to a point:
thence, north 187.O3 feet to point:
thence, north So 2S' 90" east, 213O.20 feet to
point;
thence, north 40 40 0G' east. 1880 feet to
thence, north liz 49, or east, 1s27.so feet to
thence, north So le 80" east. 2osl.4o feet to
thence, north $40 AZ 30" west. $3.50 feet to
q point:
thence, north So a. 3o~ east. 9.01 feet to
thence, north SO 40 30" west. s7b.54 feet 10
thence, north $50 A. 30" east. ss22s feet to
O point;
thence, north 7So 1% 90" east, 2o65S feet to
point;
thonce, south $50 0y 90" east. 4s7os feet to
thonce, north $50 81 ow east 5o2So feet to
thence. north Sse 81 90" east, 1Oosoo feet to
point;
thence south o. So IS" east, 47.S7 feet to
a point;
thence, north So 2% 90" east. 17o3.79 feet to
point:
thence. south So 49, oo~ east 32s.71 feet TO
point:
thence, south 15o "a 90" west. 1O69.55 feet to
a point;
thence. south 3Oo 81 As" east, 1O53.17 feet to
thence. north 5So 2v 30" east, 1924 feet to
thence, south o. IL 90" east. e528.12 feet TO
point;
thence, south S3o 49, Is" west, 1879 feet to
point;
thence, south 271O.S9 feet to point. the
same being the Northeast Patent
Corner of the City of Los Ange-
les, California. as per map horein-
thence. along the East Patent Boundary
line OF said City OF Los Angeles
and It's prolongation, south o. 23'
so" east. 29,217. .63 feet to a point;
thence. south $50 49, 90" west, l.4O1.51 feet
thence south i is 90" east. 17eo.ss feet to
thence. south pUsss q o.. 30" east, e4.1 feet to
thence. south s. 81 90" east. 2721.7s feet to
thence south IL 49, 90" east, 14s11t feet to
point:
thence. south 40 o. 90" east. 26S7.61 feet TO
thence, north So 1y 90" west, 2s75.7s fcet 10
point;
thence west 2632.54 feet to point;
thence, south So II 30" west, 1320.95 feet to
thence, south So a. 30" west. 1sso5o feet to
thence, south sss 49, 80" west. 2s4s.3o feet to
thence, south o. OF 80" east. 22o.02 feet to
thence south So 4W 30" west. 2647.4s feet to
pOint
thence south So S. 90" west. 3so.0e feet to
thence, north o. 1g 90" west. 11.5OSs4 feet
thence. north s2s o. 90" west. 2ss.s1 feet to
q point:
thence, north g. o. 90" west. 2244.27 feet to
thence. north Sc H. 80" west. 175O.4S feet to
thence north 50. sS 30" west, 223ss7 feet 10
thence. north So ~ 30" west. 12e4.24 feet to
point;
thence. south So So 90" west, s12.67 feet to
point;
thence, north o. or 0W east. 663.H feet to
point;
thence, south ~ by W. west, 1850 teet TO
point;
thence. north % or oo~ west. 25s2.ss feet to
the point of beginning; said
courses being according to the
true meridian; said boundaries
embracing an erea of 28,110.49
acres OF land. more or less
Sec. 2. The city shall be divided into
nine wards. as follows. viz:
First Ward: All that portion of the city
tovpdad nd descrihed nc follows. pa.
ginning at the intersection of the north city
boundary with the center line Of the Los
Angeles River; running thence along the
center line OF said river SOUTH 10 Macy
street; thence easterly along Macy street
TO Mission Road: thence northerly along
Mission Road and Mission Boulevard to
Grimm avenue: thence easterly along
Grimm Avenue TO Soto Street,; thence
northeriy along Soto Street to Alhnmbra
Avenue; thence easterly along Alhambra
rovtherly along the east city boundary to
the most northerly corner Of the City;
thence in q westerly direction along the