Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-26
Ordinance No 116.
An ordinance granting franchise for
street railroad in the City OF Los
Angeles, to the Central Railway Com
pany.


The Mayor and Council Of the city OF
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
SECTION |. That the reasonable right
of way be and the same is hereby grant
ed to the Central Railway Company
over and along the following named pub.
lie streets of said city for the period of
twenty years from aud after the date of
the passage OF this ordinance, for
the purpose of laying down, operating
and maintaining one line Of street rail-
road track and all necessary turn
outs and switches and, with two
parallel iron rails, the rails to be
what are known as fiat rails, and to run
cars thereon, to be propelled by horses or
mules, and to carry passengers thereon
as follows: Commencing at the inter
section of the east boundary of Main
streat with First street, aud running
thence east on First street to Vignes
street, thence northerly on Vignes street
to Lazard street, thence east on Lazard
street to Center street, and thence north
on Center street to Also street, with all
the necessary turnouts and switches OF
said Central Railway Company 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 aud 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 opera
ton 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 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 provided 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
hirher than said track or roadbed is re.
quired to be, whenever and wherever
the Council Of Los Angeles City. or the
successor OF said Council shall order the
said fun and culverts to be placed,
and the track to be not more than five
feet wide between the rails a1d there be
space between the main track and the
side track or turnouts sufficient to allow
the ears to pass each other freely and
without danger.
Provided, further, that all curves
made in the construction of this read
shall be designated and laid out by the
City Surveyor Of the city of Los Anse-
les and provided, further, that the laying
Of said 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 by
the said Central Railway Company, its
successors in interest and assigns to
conform Herewith; provided, and upon
condition 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 nine months
from and after the date of the taking
effect of this ordinance.
Sec 2. That whenever any other
track shall intersect the road con-
structed by virtue Of this franchise,
the owner of such intersecting track in
no case shall occupy or use track Of
this road for a distance of more than
five blocks, and if the owner Of such
intersecting 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. 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
constructed in pursuance and by virtue
Of the franchise granted by this ordi-
nance, of the franchise granted to VIM.
Ii. Workman and A. H. Judson by ordi-
nance approved June 26th, 1875, the
franchise granted to the Los Angeles
and Also Avenue Street Railroad Com
pany by ordinance approved February
Sd, 1877, and the franchise granted to
the Central Railway Company by ordi-
nance approved Dec. 10Th, 1888. exceed
the sum of five cents
SEC. 4. That the owner or owners
of said road shall pay on the first Mon
day Of December of each year, license
to the city of Los Angeles upon each car
belonging to or used by said Central
Railway Company. of such an amount
as may be required by ordinance 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 reg
ulated by said city, which said grade
is to be designated by the City
Surveyor 10 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. g. That this city in making
the grant Of this franchise reserves the
right 10 grade, renew, sewer, pave,
macadamize. improve, alter or repair
any of said streets or any Part there
of throughout the whole length of said
road and to lay down pipes for water.
gas. and other purposes therein. such
work to be done by the city so as to
cbstruct the railroad as little as possible;
and when work or the need for work
makes the same necessary. the owner or