The herald., 1898-10-28
ARTICLE I.
INCORPORATION. BOUNDARIES AND
CORPORATE POWERS.

now existing and known as ''The City OF
Los Angeles" shall continue to pc a
municipal corporation under tne s., sans shns
name and with the same bounoaTles '""'
1t now has, to-wit:
Beginning at a cement monument IN the
County of LOS Angeles. state OF .,ai'V ;.
MIA. said monument being SET on ons ,ns
Township Line between Township one
South, Range Fourteen West, ana LoWn- t
ship Two South, Range Fourteen west:
San Bernardino Base and Meridian; salo
cement monument being Sogsel sn,n lset itS,. nne
South, Range Thirteen West, IoWnsnlp
One South, Range Fourteen West. Town
ship Two South Range Thirteen west
and Township Two urd;na soush; RaHSs Bese '1u and
Meridian:
thence from said point Of beginning min. north
thence, north north 0. og so~ west. 2e4o.ss feet to
thence. north o. 49, 80" west. 2e41.so feet to
point;
thence, north o. 0S 90" west. xSzf.oz rect 10
thence. south $50 2v so~ east. 1so.o4 feet to
thence. south So So 80" east. 2ess4e feet to
thence. north 3ss 49, so~ east, s2s2ss feet to
thence. north n 1y' O. ov 80" west. slo7.U feet to
point:
thence south So 81 IT, east, 12oeSs 1eet 20
Boundary line Of the City OF Los
Angeles. as per map recorded In
Book 2. Of Miscellaneous Records
MIA. nj at pages 5o4 and 5oS thereof:
thence along said West Patent Boundary
line. north o. ~ %" west. 1oS'. ~
feet 10 the northwest corner OF
thence along ,p tho North Patent Boundary
line of the City Of Los Angeles,
ss gsr map sf9rsssid 4 .7s e ,..3 saotn 70 -
ent Boundary line. south So 10
Is" east, $685. 1e feet to a point:
thence, north 1S703 feet to q point:
thence, north So 2s %" east, aso2o feet to
thence, north IL ~ oo~ east. 1880 feet to
thence. north . ii. " oo~ east. ls27ss fest Ia
thence. north So 1s' So east. ao21A ~ feet to
thence, north SO ~ so~ west. $3.50 feet to
point;
thence, north so 81 30 east. 9.0l Ieet to
a point;
thence, north $40 4V so~ west. 1854 feet 10
point;
thence, north $50 A. 30" east. Ss2.SS Feet to
point;
thence, north 7s' ly oo~ east. 9os.Ss feet to
thence, south So o. %" east. 4s7.os feet to
thonce, north IS. ST. oo~ east. 5e2.so feet 10
thence. north So a. oo~ east, 1oos.oo feet to
point;
thence, south o. So is" east, E.s7 feet to
thence, north So a. 90" east. 17oa.7s feet to
point;
thence, south ao' 49, oo~ east. s2s.n feet 10
thence. south 15o "a 90" west, 1O69.6S feet to
thence. south soo 81 IS" east. loSs.7 feet to
thence, north So 90 80" east, 1924 feet to
point;
thence. south o ~ 90" east, 2526.1x feee 10
point;
thence, south $50 49, 16" west. 1919 feet to
point:
thence, south 271o.S9 feet to a 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
50" syD east. siS ss,si7ss feet to GAP point;
thence. south $50 49, 90" west. II, ,40l.51 feet
thence. south nc'i i is 90" east. 17soss feet to
q point;
thence, south !! o. ~ east e7ls7 feet to
thence, south s. 81 oo~ east, 27sl.7s feet to
thsncs, south Il 10 oo~ east. 14s1.l6 feet ia
thence. south Il os' oo~ east ass7.sl feet 10
tAsnes, north So ~ %" west ss76.1s feet 10
point;
thenos, west 2eS2b4 feet t. q point;
thence, south So II 80" west, 1S20.95 feet to
thence. south s.. a. so~ west. 1sso.5o feet to
point;
thence, south ss' 49, 90" west, 2els.so feet 10
q point;
thence south Q! OF sW east. saooa feet to
thence. south 81: 40 So west. 2s47.4s feet to
thsnce. south So s. oo~ west. ssoos feet to
point;
thence, north o. IL 00~ west, n.60S.N feet
thence. north g.: o. oo~ west. 2ssM feet to
thence. north s2' oy 90" west 2244.s7 feet to
themes north S. ~ 80" west 17bo.4s feet to
thence noith So sV 30" west. 22ss.s7 feet 10
point;
thence, north So ~ 80~ west, 1264.24 feet to
point;
thence. south So So ow west. s12e7 feet to
point;
thence. north o o. 0o~ east. eos.N feet to
point;
thence. south So So or west. 1e1s.46 feet to
point;
thence. north o. VI 0o~ west, 26ss6s feet to
the point of beginning: said
courses being according to the
true meridian; said Boundaries
embracing an area OF 2611O, 49
= acres Of land. more or less.
Sec. .. The city shall be divided into
nine wards as follows. viz:
First Ward: All that portion Of the city
bounded and described as follows: Be
ginning at the intersec lion Of the north CITY
boundary with the center line of the Los
Angeles River; running thence along the
center line Of said river south, to 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 10 Soto Street; thence
northeriy along Soto Street to Alhambrs
Avenue; thence easterly along Alhambra
Avenue to the east city boundary; thence
&otthsfly a1eng the east city boundary to
the most nerthsrly corner Of the City;
thsnse In . westsriy direction 6long the