The herald., 1898-10-26
ARTICLE I.

ARTICLE I.
INCORPORATION. BOUNDARIES AND
CORPORATE POWERS.
Section 1. Tho municipal corporation
now existing and known as 'Ine City o.
Los Angeles" shall contnue .h. 10 os sam.
name and with the same boundaries that
It now has, to-wit:
Beginning at a cement monument In the
County Of Los Angeles, State of Califor-
mia. said monument being set on dno Inc
South, Range Fourteen West, ana Town- .t
ship Two South, Range Fourteen west:
Gan Bernardino Base and Meridian; saio
cement monument being Sog4.6l ieet ION nn
the common corner to township Cne
One South, Range Fourteen West. Town
ship Two South, Range Thirteen west.
and Township Two South, Range -Four,
teen West San Bernardino Base ana
Meridian;
thence from said point Of beginning north
o. o. 90" west. 2644.49 feet 10
thence. north % oG so~ west, 2s4O.Ss feet to
thence north O. 16 30" west. 2s41.so feet to
thence. north o. O5 90" west, 2S27.62 feet to
thence. south $50 2V 30" east 1904 feet to
thence. south So So 30" east. 2eaS.4s feet to
thence. north go ss 80" east. 52s2ss feet to
thence, north o. o5' 80" west. 51o753 feet to
thence. south S9o ST Is" east, 22O6. 60 feet to
point on the West Patent
Boundary line of the City OF Los
Angeles, as per map recorded IN
Book g. Of Miscellaneous Records
of Los Angeles County, Califor-
MIA, at pages 504 and 500 thereof;
thence, along said West Patent Boundary
line, north % "a 90" west 7OS7.S0
feet to the northwest corner OF
the City of Los Angeles. as per
thence. along the North Patent Boundary
line OF the City of Los Angeles
as per map aforesaid, south Ss'
81 90" east. l3,27s3e feet to a
point:
thence. continuing, along said North Pat: It:
ent Boundary line. south S9' 20
Is" east 6So6 l6 feet to point:
thence north 1s703 feet to point:
thence, north S9' 2S 90" east, $4,000 feet to
point:
thence, north 4' 40 90" east. 11sS.4o feet to
point
thence, north liz 49, 90" east. ls27so feet to
q point
thence, north 59' 1G 30" east, 202l.4 feet to
a point
thence, north $40 49, 30" west, $3.50 feet to
point
thence, north So 3f 30" east. 9.01 feet to
q point
thence, north $40 40 80" west. 1854 feet 10
a point;
thence, north $50 A. 30" east. 1928 feet to
q point;
thence, north 7so 12 90" east. 2os.5s feet to
n point:
thence, south Sso o3' 90" east, 4s7.OS feet 10
q point:
thonce. north 5S0 ST. 90" east, 562 80 feet 10
thence. north SO 21' 90" east, 10OS.0O feet to
thence south o. s9' IS" east. 47.S7 feet to
thence north So 22 90" east. 17o3.79 feet to
thence. south soo Ss' 90" east, S29.71 feet 10
pont
thence. south l5o 2Y 90" west, 1869. .55 feet to
thence, south 500 81 As" cast, 1C53.17 feet to
pont
thence, north 59' 2V 80" east, 1924 feet to
thence, south % a. 90" east. c52s.12 feet 10
points
thence, south $50 16' Is" west 1878 feet to
point:
thence, south 2710.S9 feet to point. the
some being the Northeast Patent
Corner of the City of Los Ange-
les, California, as per map horeln-
before mentiOned;
thence, along the East Patent Boundary
line OF said City of Los Angeles
and It's prolongation. south % 2S
30" east, 29217.6S feet to a point;
thence south s9' 49, 90" west. 14,4O1.51 feet
thence south so p:' T. is 90" east. 17soss feet to
thence. South nHa"s; ); oy 80" east. s74.n feet to
thence. south s. 81 90" east. 2721.73 feet to
point;
thence. south a. 49, 90" east, 1891 feet to
thence. south A. os' 90" east, 2es7 81 feet 10
point:
thence. north $50 49, 90" west, 2s75.7s feet 10
point;
thence west 1892. feet to a point;
thence, sodth S9' II 30" west, lS2O.95 feet to
a point;
thence. south s9' "a 30" west. 13So.5o feet to
a point:
thence, south 50. 4S 80" west 2e4sso feet to
point
thence, south o. or 80" east 22O.O2 feet to
thence, south So 4V 80" west, 2e47 4s feet to
poini
thence, south Sse S. 90" west 3S0.06 feet to
thence, north o. 1g 90" west, II. $685. "a feet
to point;
thence, north GO O5' 90" west 2ss.e1 feet to
thence, north e2s o. 90" west. 2244.27 feet to
point
thence. north $50 IA 30" west, 1750.4s feet to
point
thence. north So sG 80" west. 22ss.S7 feet 10
point
thence north ss' 40 30" west 12s4.24 feet to
point:
thence south So So 90" west. s12.o7 feet to
a point:
thence. north o. oc' 90" east. ee3.74 feet to
a point;
thence south 89s So 90" west 1913 AZ feet to
point:
thence north o. OF 90" west, 25S2. .6S feet to
the point Of beginning; said
courses being according to the
true meridian; said boundaries
embracing an area of 26,11O49
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
bounded and described as follows: Be-
ginning at the intersec don of the north citv
boundary with the center line Of tho Los
Angeles River; running thence along the
center line Of said river south. to Macy
street; thence easterly along Macy street
to Mission Road; then:e northerly along
Mission Road and Mission Boulevard to
Grif1n avenue; thence easterly along
Griffin Avenue to Soto Street: thence
northerly along Soto Street to Alhambra
Avenue; thence easterly along Alhambra
Avenue to the east city boundary; thence
northerly along the east city boundary to
the most northerly corner OF the City;
thence In westerly direction along the