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exercise powers properly belonging to the other, except in cases. expressly provided in this act.

Sec. 3. The territorial limits of said city of Detroit shall in-clude all that tract of country in the county of Wayne, bounded' and described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the national boundary line in the Detroit river with the easterly line. of private claim number two hundred and fifty-seven extended, running thence northerly along the easterly line of said privateclaim number two hundred and fifty-seven, and along the easterly line of the back concession to said private claim numbered two hundred and fifty-seven to the center of the Butler road, so called; thence westerly along the rear lines of private claims to the center of Saint Charles avenue; thence northwesterly along the center of Saint Charles avenue to the center of Strong avenue; thence along the center of Strong avenue, westerly and northwesterly to the intersection of the center line of Mount Elliott avenue extended; thence westerly along a line parallel' with the northerly line of the Boulevard to the easterly line of Saint Aubin avenue; thence northerly along said easterly lineof Saint Aubin avenue, and Saint Aubin avenue extended, to a point in fractional section thirty-nine, town one south of range twelve east, said point being two hundred and thirty-three feet northerly of the southerly line of said quarter section thirtynine; thence westerly on a line parallel with the southerly lineof said quarter section thirty-nine, and being two hundred and thirty-three feet northerly of the southerly line of said quarter section thirty-nine, to a point two hundred and thirty-three feet easterly of the center line of Oakland avenue, so called; thence northerly on a line parallel with said center line of Oakland avenue, and Oakland avenue extended, and two hundred and thirty-three feet easterly thereof, to a point indicated by and intersecting the easterly and westerly center line of quarter sec

tion twenty-three of the ten thousand acre tract in Hamtramck township; thence westerly from said last mentioned point along the center line of quarter sections twenty-three and twenty-four of the ten thousand acre tract in Hamtramck township, across Woodward avenue, so called, and along the center line of quarter sections twenty-five and twenty-six of the ten thousand acre tract in Greenfield township, to a point two hundred and fifty feet westerly of the center line of Crawford street, so called, extended; thence southerly on a line parallel with the center line of Crawford street extended and two hundred and fifty feet westerly thereof, to a point in quarter section thirty-five, of said ten thousand acre tract, two hundred and thirty-three feet northerly of the center line of the Williams road, so called; thence westerly on a line parallel with the center line of the said Williams road, and two hundred and thirty-three feet northerly thereof to the easterly line of Twelfth street; thence southerly along the easterly line of Twelfth street to a point two hundred and twenty-four and three-fourths feet northerly of the northerly line of the Boulevard; thence westerly on a line parallel with and two hundreed and twenty-four and three-fourths feet northerly of the northerly line of the Boulevard, to a point in section fifty-two of the ten thousand acre tract, said point being two hundred feet west of the west line of the Boulevard in section two, town two south, range eleven east extended north; thence south on a line two hundred feet west of and parallel with the west line of said Boulevard to the northerly line of the private -claims; thence westerly on the rear of the northerly line of the private claims to the westerly line of back concession, private claim thirty; thence westerly in a direct course to the easterly line of private claim two hundred and sixty-six; thence southerly along the easterly line of private claim two hundred and sixty-six to the southerly line of Toledo avenue; thence westerly

Ward boundaries.

along the southerly line of Toledo avenue to the westerly line of Livernois avenue; thence southerly along the westerly line of said Livernois avenue, to the northerly line of the Dix road; thence westerly on said northerly line of said Dix road to the westerly line of Artillery avenue extended; thence southerly along said westerly line of Artillery avenue extended to the national boundary line in the Detroit river, and thence along the national boundary line in the Detroit river up stream to the place of beginning; and also all that parcel of land situated in the Detroit river and known as Belle Isle.

Sec. 4. The said city is hereby divided into the following: wards:

First Ward.

Second Ward.

Third Ward.

Fourth Ward.

First. The first ward shall consist of all that part of the city lying between the center line of Woodward avenue and Beaubien street, and the said lines extended northerly and southerly to the city limits.

Second. The second ward shall consist of all that part of said city bounded on the east by the center line of Woodward. avenue, and on the west by the center line of First street, from the Detroit river to the center line of Grand River avenue, upGrand River avenue to the center line of Second street, and along the center line of Second street, and the said lines extending northerly and southerly to the city limits.

Third. The third ward shall consist of all that part of said city lying between the center lines of Beaubien street and Hastings street, and the said lines extended northerly and southerly to the city limits.

Fourth. The fourth ward shall consist of all that part of said city lying between the west boundary line of the second ward

above described and the center line of Crawford street, from the northerly city limits to the center of Grand River avenue; down the center line of Grand River avenue to the center line of Fifth street, and down the center line of Fifth street and the said lines extended northerly and southerly to the city limits.

Fifth. The fifth ward shall consist of all that part of said Fifth Ward. city lying between the center lines of Hastings street and Russell street, and the said lines extended northerly and southerly to the city limits.

Sixth Ward.

Sixth. The sixth ward shall consist of all that part of said city lying between the west boundary line of the fourth ward above described, and the center line of Trumbull avenue, and the said lines extending northerly and southerly to the city limits. Seventh. The seventh ward shall consist of all that part of Seventh Ward. said city lying between the center lines of Russell street and Dequindre street, and the said lines extended northerly and southerly to the city limits.

Eighth. The eighth ward shall consist of all that part of Eighth Ward. said city lying between the east line of Godfroy farm and the center line of Trumbull avenue, and the said lines extended northerly and southerly to the city limits.

Ninth. The ninth ward shall consist of all that part of said Ninth Ward. city lying between the center lines of Dequindre street and Chene street, and the said lines extended northerly and southerly to the city limits.

Tenth. The tenth ward shall consist of all that part of said Tenth Ward. city lying between the west line of the Loranger farm and the east line of the Godfroy farm, and the said lines extended northerly and southerly to the city limits.

Eleventh Ward

Twelfth Ward

Thirteenth
Ward.

Fourteenth
Ward.

Fifteenth
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Sixteenth
Ward.

Eleventh. The eleventh ward shall consist of all that part of said city lying between the center lines of Chene street and McDougall avenue, and the said lines extended northerly and southerly to the city limits.

Twelfth. The twelfth ward shall consist of all that part of said city lying between the west line of the Loranger farm and the westerly line of the Porter farm, and the said lines extended northerly and southerly to the city limits.

Thirteenth. The thirteenth ward shall consist of all that part of said city lying between the center line of McDougall avenue and the center line of Mount Elliott avenue, and the said lines extended northerly and southerly to the city limits.

Fourteenth. The fourteenth ward shall consist of all that part of said city lying between the westerly line of the Porter farm and the westerly line of private claim forty-seven, and the said lines extended northerly and southerly to the city limits.

Fifteenth. The fifteenth ward shall consist of all that part of said city lying east of the center line of Mount Elliott avenue and the said line extended northerly and southerly to the city limits; and the parcel of land situate in the Detroit river known as Belle Isle.

Sixteenth. The sixteenth ward shall consist of all that part of said city lying west of the westerly line of private claim fortyseven, and the said line extended northerly and southerly to the city limits.

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