Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
AN RDINANCE.
An Ordinance Granting n Franchise
for IN Extension OF the Spring and
sixth Street Railroad.


FT,HE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
i of the city of Los Angeles do ordain as
follows:
SECTION /. That the right of way be, and
Sixth Street Railroad Company of Los Ange-
les City, California, and to its assigns, over
and along the following street of said city for
date of the approval by the Mayor of this Or
dinance, for the purpose of extending It's pres
ent track and laying down, maintaining and
to run cars thereon to be drawn and propelled
by horses or mules, and to carry passengers
thereon; that is to say: Commencing at the
junction of Main and Alameda streets OF this
city; thence along said street to the grounds
known as the upper depot grounds Of the
southern Pacific Railroad Company, pur-
chased of Mrs. Stearns, with the right to con-
struct such turnous as may be necessary; said
track to connect with and form part of the
present street railroad of said company, and
the whole line to be operated as one and the
same line, and only one fare to be collected for
travel over the whole line from each passen-
ger.
Prorided, and upon condition that the con-
struction of said road shall be commenced
within the period of three months from and
after the date of approval Of this ordinance,
and shall be finally completed, equipped,
stocked and in running order from its point
of beginning to its terminus, within the period
Of six months from said date late Of its approSxai
be forfeited by the grantee herein on account
of a failure to complete the said road within
portion Of said road which at that time shall
remain and be unfinished, leaving the fran
chise to that portion of said road
completed and in running order unaffected
by such failure; provided further, and upon
the express condition that said grantee shall
plank, pave and macadamize the length OF
said road between the rails thereof and for two
feet on each side thereof, and shall keep the
same constantly in repair, flush with the
street and provided with good crossings, and
the track not to be more Than five feet wide
w there "A hptwapn
the main tracks and side tracks or turnouts
sufficient to allow cars to pass each other free
ly and without danger; and provided further,
that the laying of said track shall conform in
all cases, when any part of said route has been
graded according to an established grade, to
such established grade, and in all other cases
to the natural grade of the street or such grade
line as may be established, and when at any
time any part of said route shall be graded or
the grade thereof changed or altered, the bed
of the road and track thereof shall be made to
conform Herewith; provided further, that on
and along such portion OF said route as the
track of the Southern Pacific Railrohd runs
the track of the street Car railroad shall be
laid from the center line of Main street TO a
point six feet easterly of the telegraph pole
thence in a straight line to the westerly side
walk of the street, and thence over the gutter
along the sidewalk to such point as may be
necessary to cross land across) the sidewalk
on 10 private property to reach the-depot; but
said track shall be so laid as not to interfere
with the drainage OF the gutter; and provided
planked between the rails thereof and shall
always be kept in good repair; and if not so
kept in repair the city may repair 1t at the
charge and expense of said company; pro-
vided further, that whenever any railroad
track shall intersect this road, such road in no
case shall occupy and use the track of this
road for a distance of more than one block.
SEC. 2 1t Is understood that the city in
making this grant of this franchise, expressly
reserves the right to grade, sewer, pave ma
cadamiZe, improve, alter or repair all of said
street or any part thereof, and to lay down
pipes for water, gas and other purposes there
In; such work to be done by the city so as to
obstruct or injure the road as little possible;
but when works make the same necessary,
the owner or owners of said road must shift
the rails so as to avoid the distractions made
thereby.
1t is further understood that this franchise
is specially granled upon all and each of the
provisions and conditions hereinbeiore con-
tanned; and if the said grantee shall fail in
any particular to comply Herewith, or w In
either of them, then and in that case all rig hit
to this franchise, except as herein before stated,
shall be thereby forfeited and this grant be
null and void; and that nothing herein con-
tained shall be construed in any manner as
granting an exclusive franchise.
SEC 3. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from after its passage, approval
and publication.
Approved Los Angeles, Sept. IA, 1874.
j. X. TOBERMAN, Mayor.
NJ. KREMER. Clerk of Com. Council. II