All that portion of the city included in the following described portions, viz: Commencing at a point 15 feet west of the center of the Mineral Range Railroad track leading across Portage Lake Draw Bridge, point of beginning on north shore Harbor Line; thence north 56 50' east a distance of 76 feet to the intersection of the east line of Section 35, Township 55 North, Range 34 West; thence north 6 .04' east, a distance of 820 feet; thence south 84 48' east, a distance of 424 feet, on line between Section 25 and Section 36, Township 55 North, Range 34 West; thence north 5 12' east, a distance of 339.6 feet; thence north 84 48' west, a distance of 20 feet; thence north 15 12' west, a distance of 341.03 feet; thence north 84 48' west, a distance of 279.9 feet; thence north 6 .04' east on line between Section 25 and Section 26, Township 55 North, Range 34 West, a distance of 286.49 feet; thence north 89 12' west, a distance of 1031.39 feet; thence south 0 48' west, a distance of 160 feet; thence north 83 32' west, a distance of 346.82 feet; thence north 89 12' west, a distance of 340 feet; thence north 59 57' west, a distance of 1057.5 feet; thence north 3 50' east, a distance of 2265.75 feet; to center of Section 26, Township 55 North, Range 34 West; thence north 86 14' west, a distance of 2536 feet from center Section 26 to west post of Section 26, Township 55 North, Range 34 West; thence north 1 42' east, a distance of 2641.45 feet to northwest corner of Section 26, Township 55 North, Range 34 West; thence north 89 .01' west, a distance of 7540 feet along north line of Sections 27 and 28, Township 55 North, Range 34 West, intersecting the north shore Harbor Line; thence south 12 43' east, a distance of 3433.36 feet on north shore Harbor Line; thence south 35 19' east, a distance of 2525 feet on Harbor Line; thence south 77 56' east, a distance of 1480 feet on Harbor Line; thence south 62 16' east, a distance of 3895 feet on Harbor Line; thence south 89 15' east, a distance of 1210 feet on Harbor Line; thence north 76 44' east, a distance of 1170 feet on Harbor Line; thence north 88 32' east, a distance of 580 feet on Harbor Line; thence south 81 10' east, a distance of 2135 feet on Harbor Line, to point of beginning, all in the City of Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, shall constitute and hereafter be known as the fire limits of the city.
(Ord. 27, passed 11-7-45)