Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-09
Ordinance No. lit.
An Ordinance granting franchise for a
Street Railroad in the City Of Los
Angeles to Ralph Rogers and his
Assigns.

The Mayor and Council Of the city OF
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. That the reasonable right
Of way be and the same is hereby grant
ed to Ralph Rogers aud to his assigns
over and along the following named pub
lie streets Of said city for the period Of
thirty years from and after the taking
effect Of this ordinance, for the purpose
Of laying down, maintaining and opera
ting one line of iron or steel street rail
road track, with its necessary turnouts
and switches, the rails to be what are
known as fat rails, and to run cars there
on to be drawn or propelled by horses
or mules; that is to say, commencing at
the point Of intersection Of the North
boundary Of First street with the center
line Of Fort street and running thence
along the center of Fort street north
easterly to Temple street. thence along
the center Of Temple street north west
erly to Cemetery avenue, thence along
the center line of Cemetery avenue
north.easterly to Sand street, thence
along the center line Of Sand street
north westerly to Bunker Hill avenue,
thence along the center of Bunker Hill
avenue north-westsrly to Pearl street,
thence along the center Of Pearl street
south westerly to Temple street. thence
along the center Of Temple street north
westerly to Union avenue.
And also the right to construct such
turnouts, switches, sidings and CURVES as
IS may be necessary tooperate'said road,
provided that all curves whose total
curvature shall exceed sixty degrees
shall have radii not to exceed forty-five
feet in length.
Provided and upon condition that two
thousand feet of said road shall be fully
completed, equipped, stocked and in
running order within the period Of six
months from and after the taking effect Of
this ordinance, and the whole thereof
shall be completed and in running order
within enc year from and after the TAX
ing effect Of this ordinance, it being un-
derstood that this franchise shall be
forfeited by the grantee herein on ac-
count Of Q failure to complete the said
road within the said period Of one year.
Provided further and upon condition
that the said grantee or his assigns
shall plank, pave or macadamize the entire
length Of said route along which said
road may be constructed between the
rails and for two feet on each side there
Of whenever ordered to do SO and in
the manner ordered and shall plank,
pave or macadamize the same as ordered
by the Council of the city Of Los An
geles. or by that body, person or per-
sons, 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 came and
all portions Of the said streets over
which any part Of the said track may be
constructed between the rails aud 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 or is required
to be whenever and wherever the Coun-
Gil Of the city Of Los Angeles or the sue
cessors OF said Council shall order the
said fumes or culverts to be placed, and
the track be not more than five feet be.
tween the rails. and there be space
between the main track and side tracks
or tarn-outs sufficient to allow the cara
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
the said track, shali conform in all cases
when any grade has been established,
to such established grade, and in all
other cases to the natural grade Of the
street through which they may run; and
when 1t any time any part Of said route.
shall be graded, or the grade thereof
changed OF altered, the bed of the road
and the tracks thereof shall be made to
conform Herewith. And that when
ever any other track shall interssct this
road, such road in no case shall occupy
or use track Of this road for dis
tance Of more than i've blocks. and if the
owners Of Misunderstanding tracks cannot
agree upon the amount of compensation
to be made therefor, the same may be
determined as provided in Title VII,
Part III, Code of Civil Procedure with
amendments thereto. Provided, further,
and upon condition that ct no time shall
the rate Of fare for any distance along
said road exceed the sum Of five cents
for one fare; and the owner or owners
thereof shall pay on the first day of
December Of each year such license to
said city upon each car as may be re-
quired by ordinance Of said city. Pro-
vidsd further and upon condition that
if at any time for the space Of six months
the eaid road or any portion thereof be
unused by said Ralph Rogers or his
assigns as a street railroad the franchise
for said portion SO unused shall be
thereby forfeited.
Sec. 2. It is understood that the
city in making the grant Of this franchise
reserves the right to grade,
renew, sewer. pave inacadamize. improve
alter or repair all or either of said streets
oe any part thereof throughout the
whole length of said road and to LAY
down pipes for water. gas and other pur.
poses. and such work to be done by the
,ity so - 70 obstrct or iujure the road
ls little as possible; but when work
makes the same necessary. the owner or
,wners Of said road must shift the rails
70 as to avoid the obstruction made
thereby.
1t Il further understood that this fran
,hise il especially granted upon each
md all Of the provisions and conditions
herein contained and reserved, and If
Iaid grantee or his successors in interest
'r assigns shall fail in any particular
% comply Herewith or with either Of
hem. then and in that case all rights to
his franchise shall be thereby forfeited, |
ind this grant shall be null and void;
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