The herald., 1898-10-26

northerly boundary line of the City to tho
point Of beginning,
Second Ward: All that portion q ths
City bounded and described as folloMs:
Beginning at the intersection OF the no,sn TN
city boundary line with the center OF tne
Los Angeles River, and running tnente
southerly along the center of said fveI 70
Downey Avenue; thence southerly 9,ons
Street; thence westerly along First stree.
to the west patent boundary line OF saio
City; thence northerly along the west put put
ent boundary line to the nortnWes, ,i "nne the The
north boundary line Of the City 10 the
place Of beginning.
Third Ward: All that portion of the
City bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection OF FIRST
and Main Streets; thence running wes.
erly along First Street to the west patem,.
boundary of said City; thence nortnerhy ,hs
along said west patent boundary to TIN. inc
south line of the Dayton Heights tract:
thence westerly along the south me oL
the Dayton Heights Tract 70 tHe thanca
line of Vermont Avenue EXTENDED; tnence
southerly along the center Ine VI
mont Avenue extended and Vermont Az
enue to Seventh Street; thence easteriy
| along Seventh Street to Main stree,
thence northerly along Main Street to the
point of beginning.
Fourth Ward: All that portion oi the
City bounded and described as 1oHowS:
Beginning at the intersection OK seventh
and Main Streets; running thence south
! erly along Main Street to washington
Street thence westerly aa along Mash " the Vest
line Of Arlington Street; thence noItneiIy
along the west City boundary to pS!nI
i $50 feet north of the north line OF WnsnLe
/ Boulevard; thence east to the west bound
: ary line Of the West End University Addl-
tion to Los Angeles, California. at point
150 feet north of the southwest corner
thereof: thence south along Said oouhaary
line and the center line of Vermont Ave
nue. to Seventh Street; thence easterly
along Seventh Street to the point Ok DC.
ginning.
Fifth Ward: All that portion of the
| City bounded and described as follows:
! Beginning at the intersection Of Washing
ton and Main Streets; thence southerly
along Main Street to point 100 feet south
| thence west to a point 800 feet west Of the
west line of Figueroa Street.; thence
northerly to a point midway between
Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth streets
nry line OF the City of Los Angeles;
thence nnrthw cstcIly parallel - Thirty
seventh Street. to the center limo o. YER
City boundary line to Durango Street;
thence rly along Durango Street to
Jefferson Street; thence westerly along
! Jefferson street to point l5o feet west OF
the west line of Arlington Street extend
ed; thence north to the center line Of
/ Washington street; thence custorly along
Washington Street 10 the point OF begin
ming.
| Sixth Ward: All that portion Of the
City bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection OF Ninth
and Main Streets; thence easterly along
70 he FOR NJ T.1S NJ.
geles River; thence south along the center of
the Los Angeles River to the south City
boundary; thence west along said City
boundary line to the west line Of Alameda
Street; thence southerly along tho west
line of Alameda Street to point 20 feet
north of the north line of Slauson Avenue;
thence west parallel to the said north line
Of Slauson Avenue, to the center line OF
Main Street; thence north along said CEN
ter line of Main Street to the place of be-
ginning.
Seventh Ward: All thai portion OF the
City bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Main and
First Streets; thence running east along
Angeles River; thence south along the
center line of the Los Angeles River to
Ninth Street; thence westerly along Ninth
Street to Main Street; thence northerly
along Main Street to The point of begin
ming.
Eighth Ward: All that portion of the
City bounded and described as follows
Beginning at the intersection Of First and
Main Streets; running thence easterly
along First Street to the center of the Los
Angeles River; thence northerly along the
| center line of the Los Angeles River to
San Fernando and Main Streets to the
place of beginning.
Ninth Ward: All that portion Of the
CITY bounded and and described as follows:
street with the center line of the Los An
geles River; thence running easterly along
Macy Street to Mission Road; thence
Boulevard to Griffin Avenue: thence east
erly along Griffin Avenue to Soto Street,
thence northerly along Soto Street to AL
hambra Avenue; THENCE easterly along
Alhambra Avenue to the east City boun-
dary; thence south on the east City
boundary to the south City boundary;
thence west along the south City boun-
les River; thence northeriy along the CEN
ter of the Los Angeles River to the point
of beginning.
Whenever one ward Is separated from
another by street or by the Los Ange-
les River, the center line of said street or
of said river. as the case may be, shall be
the dividing line between said wards. The
Council h, herein provided for shall have
change the boundaries of the wards
whenever deemed expedient: but, until
changed by the Council the said wards
shall remain as above described and es-
tablished.
! Sec. 8. The said corporation shall con-
| tinue vested with all the property Iiehts
of every kind now belonging to 1t.
| Sec. L. The said corporation shall have
the power:
O) To make and use a corporate scal md
alter the same at pleasure.
(O To sue and be sued In all actions and
proceedings.
| (3) To have perpetual succession.
a. To erect and maintain public mar
! tablish, improve and maintain public
parks. cemeteries and crema tories; to
regulate the same. and to exclude from
certain limits cemeteries and crcmat tories.
or discontinue the same.
(b) To provide for the care Of the sick 4
and Helpless.
(6) To make regulations to prevent tho
spread of epidemics and contagious and
loathsome diseases.
% TO provide for supplying the city and
Its inhabitants with power. water, gaa,