Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-29
Ordinance Number leo.
Az ordinance granting franchise for a
street railroad in the city OF Los An.
geles to the Central Railroad Com.
pany.


Los Angeles do ordain as follows;
SECTION /. That the reasonable right
Of way be and the same is hereby grant.
ed to the Central Railroad Company over
and along the following named public
streets Of said city for the period of
twenty years from and after the date
of the passage of this ordinance, for the
purpose Of laying down, operating and
maintaining one line of street railroad
track and all necessary turnouis and
switches, with two parallel iron rails,
and to run cars thereon to be propelled
by horses or mules. and to carry passen.
gers thereon, as follows: Commencing
at point on Aliso avenue at or near
Chicago street, thence along Chicago
street by any course adopted and ac'
quired by the said Central Railroad
Company across block X, subdivision Of
lot 6, block 80, Hancock's survey OF said
city, according to map thereof recorded
IN Vie uinSt VI bhC ANNIOlhCl VI A4J1 an
gelcs county, made hy Moore and Kel-
leher; thence along Also avenue exten.
sion TO Evergreen Ceneteryj and thence
to the eastern extremity Of said city,
with all the necessary turnouts and
switches of said Central Railroad Com
pany to depots located on said street or
terminus.
Provided, further, and upon condition
that the said grantee or its assigns shall
plank or pave the entire route along
which said road may be constructed be-
twoon the rails and for two feet on each
side thereof at all times whenever or
dered to do so by tie Council Of the city
of Los Angeles, or by that body, person
or persons who may by operation Of law
succeed to the rights, duties or priyi-
leges of the Council Of the city Of Los
Angeles; and shall keep the same and all
tracks and all portions of the said streets
over which any part of said track may
be constructed between the rails and for
two feet on each side thereof constantly
in repair, flush with the streets and pro-
vided with good crossings for all kinds
OF vehicles, and with all necessary and
proper fumes and culverts for the free
and uninterrupted passage of the water
under said track from lands higher than
said track or road-bed is required to be,
whenever and wherever the Council Of
Los Angeles city, or the successors of
said Council shall order the said fumes
and culverts to be placsd, and the track
be not more than five feet wide between
the rails, and there be space between
the main track and side-tracks or turn
outs sufficient to allow the cars to pass
each other freely and without danger.
Provided, further, that all curves
made in the construction Of this road
shall be designated and laid out by the
City Surveyor of the city of Los Angeles;
and provided, further, that the laying Of
slid track shall conform in all cases
where any grade has been established to
such established grade, and in all other
cases to the natural grade Of the street
through which it may run; 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 the
track thereof shall be made to conform
Herewith. Provided and upon condi.
ton that the construction of said road
shall be commenced within six months
from and after the date of the taking
effect Of this ordinance, and the whole
thereof shall be completed and in running
order within one year from and after the
said date of the taking effect Of this ordi-
nance.
SEC. 2. That whenever any other
track shall interseet this road, such road
in no case shall occupy and use track
of this road Tor distance of more than
ten blocks; and if the owners OF such in
tersecting tracks cannot agree upon the
amount of compensation to be made
therefor, the same may be ascertained
and determined as provided in Title VII,
Part III, Code of Civil Procedure, with
amendments thereto.
SEC. o. Provided, further, and upon
condition that at no time shall the rate
OF fare for any distance along said road
and along those street railroads con-
structed in pursuance and by virtue of
the franchise granted to William II.
Workman and A. H. Judson on January
29th, 1875. and the franchise granted to
the Los Angeles and Also Avenue Street
Railroad company, approved October 8,
1877, exceed the sum of five cents.
SIC. L. Taat the owner or owners of
said road shall pay on the first Monday
Of December Of each year license to the
city OF Los Angeles upon each car be-
longing to or usod by said Central Rail
road Company as may be required by or
dinanee of said city.
SEC. 5. And provided that the laying
down Of the tracks OF the said road shall
in all respects conform to the grade of
said streets established and regulated by
said city. which is to be designated by
the City Surveyor to the engineer Of the
road at the time of laying down the
tracks, but subject to the reservations,
provisions and conditions herein con.
tanned.
SEC. 9. That the city in making tie
grant Of this franchise reserves the right
to grade, renew, sewer, pave, macadam-
ize, improve. alter or repair either Of
said streets or any part thereof through
out the whole length of said road, AMI
to lay down pipes for water, gas and
other purposes therein, such work to be
so done by the city so as to obatruct the
railroad as little as possible; and when
work or the need for work makes the
same necessary, the owner or owners Of
said road must shift the rails SO as to
avoid the distractions made thereby.
And, provided further, that this fran
chise is especially granted upon all and
each Of the provisions, provisos and con-
ditions herein contained and reserved;
and il the said grantee or its successors
or assigns shall fail in any particular to
comply Herewith or witheither of them.
or shall fail for the period OF six months
or longer to operate, maintain and use
thestrees railroad, built by virtue Of this
franchise all rights to this franchise
hereby granted shall be thereby for.
feited, and this grant shall be null and
void. And, provided further, that