Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-12


"Third-That the population of said
proposed new county, as near as such
population may be determined, is
twenty thousand one hundred, and
that of said population eight thousand
two hundred are residents of the coun-
ty of San Bernardino and eleven thou-
sand nine hundred are residents OF the
county of Los Angeles.
''Fourth-That after the formation
and establishment of said proposed new
county, If formed and established as
herein proposed and prayed for, there
will remain a population of three hun
dred thousand in the county of Los
Angeles and population of twenty
nine thousand in the county of San
Bernardino.
"F'ifth-That the territory above pro-
posed to be taken from Los Angeles
county contains two hundred and thir-
ty-five square miles and is particularly
described as follows, to wit: Beginning
at the northeast corner of township
three go north, range nine (9) west,
San Bernardino base and meridian, and
running south on and along the east
line of said range nine 90 to the
southeast corner of section thirty-six
| $3.50 township two CD north, range
nine 90 west; thence southwesterly in
a straight line to the northwest c,rner
of section eight go in township one
| CD north, range nine (9) west; thence
southerly on and along the west line
of sections eight (S), seventeen QO,
twenty (20), twenty-nine (29) and
thirty-two 1922 in township one O)
north, range nine (9) west to the inter-
section of the west line of said section
thirty-two 1929 with the northerly line
of San Jose addition; thence south
westerly on and along the line of said
San Jose addition to it's intersection
with the west line of range nine (9)
west; thence south on and along the
west line of said range nine (9), or
| it's extension, to IT'S intersection with
| the north line of township two CD
| south, or it's extension; thence westerly
| with the north line of said township
| two <2} south, one mile; thence south
erly parallel with the above west line
of range nine (9) or it's extension and
one mile west therefrom to the Los
Angeles county line; thence easterly
meandering with the southerly line OF
| Los Angeles county to the boundary
| line between the counties of Los An
| geles and San Bernardino; thence
| northerly meandering with the boun-
Diary line between the counties of Los
Angeles and San Bernardino to its in
tersection with the north line of town
| ship three CD north; thence westerly
ship three CD north, to the point of
! beginning, and the area of square miles
which will remain in said Los Angeles
county after such new county is so
| formed is three thousand six hundred
square miles.
"Sixth-That the territory above
proposed to be taken from San Ber-
nardino county contains two hundred
and seventeen square miles and is par
| finIIlarIU 6nCprihp6 a q fnllnxVa tO nit
Beginning at a point which is the in
| tersection of the boundary line be-
| tween the counties of Los Angeles and
San Bernardino with the north line of
township two CD north and running
southerly meandering with said boun-
dairy line to the boundary line between
the counties of Orange and San Ber-
nardino; thence easterly meandering
with the southern line of San Bernar-
dino county to where same intersects
| the eastern line Cor its extension) of
section thirty-one (31) in township one
% south, range six (6) west; thence
| northerly on and along the east line
of the west tier of sections in said
range six (6) to the intersection there
of with the north line of township one
| % north; thence northwesterly in a
straight line to the point of beginning,
and the area in square miles which
will remain in San Bernardino county
after such new county is formed is
nineteen thousand eight hundred and
| thirty square miles.
"Seventh-The name of the proposed
new county is The County of Pomona
"Eighth-That for the formation of
said new county the largest area is
proposed to be taken from the county
of Los Angeles.
| "Ninth-That your petitioners are
severally residents and qualified cleo
tors of the proposed new county and
our respective names appear on the
great register used at the general cleo
ton held in said counties of Los An
geles and San Bernardino and in the
said territory proposed to be taken
therefrom on the 9th day of November,
1906, which was the general election
held in said territory last preceding
the date of presentation of this pc
tition."