The herald., 1898-10-14

point Of beginning.
Second Ward: All that portion Of the
City bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection OF the norm
city boundary line with the center OF the
Los Angeles River, and running tnehce
southerly along the center OF said river 10
Downey Avenue; thence southerly along
San Fernando and Main Streets 10 tlrst
Street; thence westerly along E'irst stree!
to the west patent boundary line OF saio
city, thence northetiy along orteest .ae Wey' COR
ner Of the City; thence easteriy along me me
north boundary line OF the City to the
place OF beginning.
Third Ward: All that portion OF the
City bounded and described as foiiows:
Beginning at the intersection OF flrst
and Main Streets; thence running . wes.
erly along First Street to the west psten.
boundary OF said City; thence nortneIly ,l
along said west patent boundary 10 tne
south line of the Dayton Heights tract;
thence westerly along the soutn hae oL
the Dayton Heights Tract to Inc cehteI
line Of Vermont Avenue extended; thence
southerly along the center line of Yer
mont Avenue extended and Vermont Av-
enue to Seventh Street; thence easterly
along Seventh Street to Main Street;
thence northerly along Main street 10 the
point OF beginning.
Fourth Ward: All that portion Of the
City bounded and described as 1ollowS:
Beginning at the intersection & Oh oecentn so,'tha
erly along Main Street to Washington
Street; thence westerly along washington
Street to q point $50 feet west OF the west
line OF Arlington Street; thence hoftneiH
along the west City boundary to poinl
$50 feet north of the north line OF Wilshire
thence east to the west bound
ary line Of the West End University Addi-
tion to Los Angeles. California, at point
thence south along said boundary
line and the center line of Vermont Ave
nue. to Seventh Street; thence easterly
long Seventh Street to the point OF be-
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 southerlv
along Main Street to a point l50 feet south
thence west to . point $50 feet west Of the
west line of Figueroa Street; thence
northerly to q point midway between
Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eishth Streets
y os foss o vest the o. cs :ns Of Ros
thence nurthwsstoIiy parallel ~ Thirty-
seventh Street. to the center line o. Yer
mont Avenue; thence westerly along the
thence northerly along Durango Street to
Jefferson Street: thence westerly along
Jefferson street 10 a point 150 feet west Of
the west line OF Arlington Street extend
ed; thence north to the center line Of
street; thence castcrly 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
Ninth street to the center of the Los An
geles River; thence south along the center OF
the Los Angeles River to the south City
boundary; thence west along said CITY
boundary limo to the west line Of Alameda
Street; thence southerly along the west
line of Alameda Street to point 10 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 boz
ginning.
Seventh Ward: All that portion Of the
City bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection Of Main and
First Streets; thence running east along
First Street to the center line of the Los
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
Angeles River: thence northerly along the
center line of the Los Angeles River to
Downey Avenue; thence southerly along
San Fernando and Main Streets to the
place of beginning.
Ninth Ward: All that portion Of the
City bounded and described as follows:
Beginning al the intersection of Macy
street with the center line of the Los An
geles River; thence running easterly along
Macy Street to Mission Road: thence
northerly along Mission Road and Mission
Boulevard to Griffin Avenue; thence east
erly along Griffin Avenue to Soto Street;
thence northerly along Soto Street to AL
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 northerly 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 herein provided for shall havo
power by ordinance 10 establish and
change the boundaries of the wards,
whenever deemed expedient: but. until
changed bv the Council, the said wards
shall remain as above described and es-
tablished.
Sec. g. The said corporation shall con-
tinue vested with all the property tights
Of every kind now belonging to It,
Sec. 4. The said corporate shall have
the power:
~ To make and use corporate seal md
alter the same at pleasure
(0 To sue and be sued In all actions and
(3) To have perpetual succession.
az To erect and maintain public mar
kets, public buildings and to lay out. es-
tablish. improve and maintain public
parks. cemeteries and crema tories: to
regulate the same. and to exclude from
certain limits cemeteries and cremo tories.
or discontinue the same.
B) To provide for the care of the sick
and helpless.
(6) To make regulations to prevent the
spread OF epidemics and contagious and
loathsome diseases.
~ To provide for supplying the city and
Its Inhabitants with power. water. gus,