Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-05
Ordinance No. ia.

An ordnance granting franchise for q
street railroad in the city Of Los An
gclos to /. w. Hellmau and his as
sgns
The Mayor AMI Council Of tho city Of
Los Angeles do ordiin % follows:
SECTION |. That the reasonable right
Of way bo and the same Is her by graut-
ed 20 I. W. Helman, and to hiI ssigns,
over aad along tbs following mel
pubic streets Of sad city, for the period
OF tweniy-n'no years fcom and after the
20 h day Of September. i. D 1888. fsr
the purpose Of aging down. maintaining
ans operating ono line Of iron or scel
st ee railrold track. with its Necessary
lurn.outs and switches, to b. what is
commonly known as ihs broad gauge,
and the rails 10 be wha. are known as
fat rails. and to iun ca-s thereon, to to
drawn or propelled by horses or mules;
that is 10 say: Commencing az point
on tho center line OF the tuck Of The
City Railway Company, ns now c n
s;ructed, said point beirg located seven-
ty feet southwesierly from the northtry
b)undlry Of Soteilo street produced
westerly, and running hence on a curve
with radius OF forty-fve feet eaat,r.y
to the center line OF Sotello street;
thoncc along the middle of Sjtell sree;
easterly to the intsisec ion OF Sotslp
alI Chavez streets; thence a.o 6 Ch .ves
sr Q, and orosjing the LIS Angeles
river 90 sad stree. northeastsr'y 10 the
inters(c ioa Of Chavez and Z ietnut
streets; thence along Chestnut street
a1rthwe ,tcr'y to the tessectioa af
Che tIgt AMI UoT stress; thence along
HoG street. northeas 'orly to the in.ersec.
iicn OF H5f and D@ly streets; thaaco
along Day street southe,ly t, the north
boundary Of Dosney avenue.
Aud. also, the right TO constrnct such
turnou 5, sidiuge, switchts and curves as
may be Necessary 10 operate said road;
provided, tia. all curyes wlose total
curvature shill exceed sixty degrees
shall have rsdi not to exc,ed forty-fv,
feet in length. Provided, anil upon con
'lition, that one mile OF said road shall
be fclly m aleied, equipped, stochel
AMI in running order WI hin the period
of one year from said 20.h day of Sep.
,emb;r, A. D. 1888. aud the hol, there.
If shall 10 completed and in running or
DIR with .vo years rom sci 20. day
of September, 4. D. 1883, it being ua-
derstood that this franchise sh I'll be foI.
f,ited by tho granieo h reia on account
Of o failure to complete the said road
vih'n tie said per'o1 OF twp yeas.
After coml lying with tie conditions
and torn, OF tbs franchise, the 81 /
W. Il l.man, or his assigns, at any time
daring the period ef twen'y.rine yesr'
from and Of the goth day Of Srptsm-
Der, A. D. 1888. s. all have tie right,
should lie or they so elect, to liy down
! and operate upon the streets a owe and
herein nenliJned. double track Of like
| gauge md c'ass of rail, and IN the same
manuer required by this ord naice re-
| glrdinJ the single track.
Provided fudll,r nn1 upon cegdit'on
That TIE said granies or heirs shall plank
| or pave ;hs entiie l.nglh Of said route
along which said road may be con-t;ueL-
ei between the rlis IN for tso feet on
each side thereof, whenever ordered to
do 80 b. the Council Of the City of Los
Angeles Or by that boly, person, or rer-
soas. who may, iy operation OF law,
succeed t. the rights, duties or privil.
eg4s OF the Council Of tie City LIS
Angeles, anil shall keep tho same and ali
portions OF the sl;i streets over hich
any part Of sal | tr icli may be coas.ruc-
| i between the rails and for two fee. en-
each side thereof, c1as .antly in ieiar,
dash with the s'rost, ani pr5y.d d
I with goo. crossings u all kilis Of We
hie,s S, ard with . j aocssmry and pr5ror
fumes aud cGlse,ts + r the frc1 AID un
interraited passa,s Of tie "aar under
said iracA, from lands higher lha. sad
trecA or roadt,d is or is required to be,
waensver AMI wherever tho Council of
the City Of Los 'A-g Is or the success
ors OF said Conoil s.-al or 'cr the sad
fumes Or cu.velts to be placed, and the
track be not more than five feet b tween
the rails and there be a space bstween
cuts sufficient to allow the cars 10 pass
each o'her freely anil W thu. 4 .nger;
provided father hat all curves made in
in the construction OF this road sh ii he
designated aad lad out by the City Sur
yeyor Of the City Of Los Apgeles; and
provided further, that tho .yng Of sid
tac,Es shall conform in al cases vile
any gt&de h been established 10 such
c labl. hsd sra-e, ard in al ether cas-, Q
to the nitorai gra'ie o. the street tlr ugh
waiei, they nay run; and when at any
Tine a.y Tart of s,id roa;o shall lie
gridei, OF the grade thereof q aa9ed or
altered, tho bed Of the road and the
tracks thefs5f siali lie made to conform
herewith.
And that whenever any other tr,ck
shall intersscs this road su h road in 10
cas- shall Occupy and Q track of this
roal FIR distance OF more than ten
blocks, aed if the own RS Of such int r
sec i. 8 .ia.l: carrot agree upon the
anoun. OF imp-nsa,ioa t, be made
ii sreior, the sane may bo ds,srm'nel
as provided in Tile VII, Part III, c. de-
Of Civil Procedure, wi h amendments
th ,rtto.
Pgovi led flr her and upon condiHi N
that at 40 time shall the ra1e Of fare for
any ds'ance along said road and alobg
those street railroads constructed ia pur-
u nee all by virtue Ct the francaisfs s
granted to I w. II Hmm asl hs az
sipi by ordiiinces approved Sspseu.-
ber 2o.h. 1882. September ish, 1888. and
Nay 2S.h. 1885, re pscsiv ly, exceed the
ain OF five cert for oae fare; aud tho
owner or owners thereof shall pay Oh the
& st day Of December Of each year such
\ license to said city upoa each car as
may be required hy ordinance Of said
city.
+ Provided further and upon co4dtion