Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-22
Ordinance No. 100.
An ordinance granting a franchise for
street railroad in the city of Los An.
geIes to the Central Railway Com
pany.

VI way oc anu tiio satuc hottbJ 10 SidLt-
ed to the Central Railway 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 turnouts and
switches. with two parallel iron rails,
aud to run ears thereon to be pro-
PEELED by horses or mules, and to carry
passengers thereon, as follows: Com
mencing at point on Also avenue at
or near Chicago street; thence along
Chicago street or by any course adopted
and acquired by the said Central Rail
way Company across block K, subdivis-
ion of lot 0, block go. Hancock's survey
of said city. according to map thereof
recorded in the office of the Recorder q
Los Angeles county, made by Moore and
Ke leher; thence along Also avenue ex-
tension to Evergreen Cemetery; and
thence to the eastern extremity of said
city. with all the necessary turnouts and
switches of said Central Railway 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-
tween the rails and for two feet on each
side thereof at all times whenever or
dered to do so by the. 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
privileges 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 there
of constantly in repair. flush with the
streets and provided with good crossings
for all kinds of vehicles, and with all
and proper necessary fumes and cul-
verts for the free and uninterrupted pas
sage 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 cnlverts
to be placed. and the track be not more
than FIVE feet wide between therails, and
there be o space between the main track
and the eide tracks or turnouts sufficient
to allow the cars to pass each other
freely and without danger; andprovided,
further, that all curves made in the con.
struction 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 said track
shall conform in all cases where any
grade has been established to such estab-
lished 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 there
Of shall be made to conform Herewith.
Provided and Upon condition that the
construction of said road shall be COM
menced within six months from and after
the date of the taking effect of this ordi
nance, 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 ordinance.
SEo. 2 That whenever any other
tracs shall iateisect this road, such road
in no case shall occupy and use a track
of this road for distance If more than
FIVE BLOCKS; and ii the owners Of such
interesting tracks cannot agree upon
the amount Of compensation to be made
therefor, the same may be ascertained
and determined as provided inTitle VII,
Part III. Code of Civil Procedure, with
amendments thereto.
SEQ. 3. 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 H.
Workman and A. II. Judson, approved
June 20, 1876, and the franchise granted
to the Los Angeles aud Also Avenue
Street Railroad Company. approved
February 8. 1877, exceed the sum of s
cents.
SEC. 4 That theowneroro owners of said
road shall pay on the first Monday of De-
cember of each year license to the city
Of Los Angeles upon each car belonging
to or used by said Central Railway Com.
pany as may be required by ordinance of
said city.
SEC. s. And provided that the lay
ing down of the tracks of the said road
shall 10 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 @. That the city in making the
grant of this franchise, reserves the
right to grade, renew, sewer, pave, mac
adamize, improve, alter or repair either
OF said streets or any part thereof,
throughout the whole length of said
road, and to lay down pipes for water.
gas and other purposes therein; such
work to be so done by the city SO as to
obstruct or injure 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 Instructions
made thereby. And provided further
that this franchise is especially granted
upon all and each of the provisos and
conditions herein contained and reserved; Z;
and if the said grantee or its successors
or assigns shall fail in any particular to
comply Herewith or with either of them
orshall fail for the period of six months or
longer to operate and maintain the street
railroad built by virtue of this franchise
all rights to this franchise hereby granted
shall be thereby forfeited. and this
grant shall be null and void. And pro-
vided, further. that nothing herein con.
tanned shall be construed as granting
exclusive franchise in streets, and all
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