The herald., 1898-10-25
northerly boundary line Of the City to the
= point Of beginning.

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 ~ .ne
Los Angeles River, and running tns"te -
southerly along the center of sald river ~
Downey Avenue; thence southerly e,one
San Fernando and Main Streets 10 rlrss
Street; thence westerly along rlrs' SusS Ia
to tho west patent boundary ilne o. r'atI naiu
City; thence northerly along the west p".-
ent boundary line to the northwest cu,
ner of the City; thence easterly along !ne
north boundary line Of the City 10 '"o
place of beginning.
Third Ward: All that portion OF tns
City bounded and described as foiloWs:
Beginning at the intersection OIL s TIE.
and Main Streets; thence .h rnHnss west patent
boundary of said City; thence noItnct,s .hs
along said west patent boundary 10 .no
south line OF the Dayton Heignts nIuc. -;
thence westerly along the SCUM h. iMu nHntc1
line Of Vermont Avenue extended; thSnce
southerly along the center line OF Nea-
mont Avenue extended ana VelHon. ~,
enue to Seventh street; tnencs Stresf.
along Seventh Street to Main Street J
thence northerly along Main street 10 '"o
point Of beginning.
Fourth Ward: All that portion Of the
city bounded and described as follows:
beginning at the intersection or seventh
and Main Streets; running thence soutn-
erly along Main Street TO Wasnins.on
Street; thence westerly along Washihs 81, So. .on
Street to point $50 feet west OF the west
line Of Arlington Street; thence nortneIly
along the west City boundary to p2int
$50 feet north OF the north line OF WilshiIe
Boulevard THENCE east 70 Is,tv tne west oIu Hddi-
ton to Los Angeles, California, at point
$50 feet north of tho southwest corner
thereof; thence south along said boundary
line and the center line OF vernon Arrv ta,i,,
along Seventh Street to the point OF DC"
ginning.
Fifth Ward: All that portion of the
City bounded and described as W., Ioli1ws:
Beginning at the intersection Of Washing
ton and Main Streets; thence southeriy
along Main Street to point $50 feet south
of the south line Of Slauson Avenue;
thsnce Ds Of to Fsueros Pos @ Street, hvnce n
northerly to point midway between
Thirty ty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Streets
fifty feet west. Of the west patent bound.
s thence :"T n%th~ " este,ly parallel ., thirty
seventh Street. to tho center line o. YER
mont Avenue; thence westerly along the
City boundary line to Durango street;
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
Washington street; thence uastcrly 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 line to the west line Of Alameda
Street. thence southerly along the west
line Of Alameda Street to point ~ feet
north OF the north line Of Slauson Avenue;
thence west parallel to the said north Ene
OF Slauson Avenue, to the center line OF
Main Street; thence north along said CEN
ter line OF Main Street to tho place Of bo-
ginning.
Seventh Ward: All that portion OF the
City bounded and described as follows:
Beginning a 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 al 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 limo Of the Los Angeles River to
Downey Avenue; thence southerly along
place of beginning.
Ninth Ward: All that portion of the
City bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at 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
hambIa Avenue; thence easterly along
Alhambra Avenue to the east City boun-
Sary; thence so south aa,3n on the east City
thence west along the south City boun-
dary line to the center Of the Los Ange-
les River; thence northerly along the CEN
ter OF the Los Angeles River to the point
of beginning.
Whenever one ward Is separated from
smother by street or by the Los Ange-
les River, the center line of said street or
the dividing line between said wards va s': The he
Council herein provided for shall have
power by ordinance 10 establish and
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-
tablshed.
Sec 8. The said corporation shall con-
tinue vested with all the property yiehfs
of every kind now belonging to 1t.
Sec. 4. Tho said corporation shall have
the power:
~ To make and use q corporate seal and
alter the same at pleasure.
(2) To sue and be sued in all actions and
proceedings.
(S) 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 crematories: TO
regulate the same. and to exclude from
certain limits cemeteries and cremn tories.
or discontinue the same.
G) To provide for the. care of the sick
and helpless.
(O To make regulations to prevent the
spread OF epidemics and contagious and
loathsome diseases.
~ To provide for supplying the city and
fta inh n hit Nth nnwor