Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-01
An ordinance, 2e6,
Granting franchise for the construction
and operation Of a Street Railroad in
the city of Los Angeles to John s.
Griffin,
The Mayor and Council of the city OF
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:


SECTION l. That the right of way be
and the same is hereby granted to John
S. Griffin and to his assigns, over and
along the following-named public streets
of said city, for the period OF thirty
years from and after the passage OF this
ordinance, for the purpose OF laying
down, maintaining and operating line
of iron street-railroad track, with Its
necessary turnouts and switches' TO pe
what is commonly known as pfoao
gauge, and to run cars thereon 10 pe
drawn or propelled by horses or moles,
at least two to each car, with the rign'
at any time during the life OF this fran-
chise to adopt and substitute an electric
or cable system; that is to say;
Commencing at point in the center
OF Mission road, where the same Is inter-
sected by Albert street; thence along
Mission road to Kuhrts street; thence
along Kuhrts street, crossing the river
to Chavez street; thence along Chavez
street and the proposed Main street ex.
tension (now Chavez street) to Alameda
street; thence crossing Alameda street,
aud along the present Main street extern
sion, to the Plaza; thence along Main
street and over the track owned and
used by the City Railroad Company on
Main street to point near the intersec-
tion of Main, Spring and Temple streets;
thence along Main street to Spring
street; thence along Spring street
and over the track of the
Central Railway Company, with
the privilege Of laying one rail on
Spring street from Main street to First
street, so that the width between the
rail so laid and the further rail of the
Central Railroad Company's track will
be about feet 81 inches apart, making
the track broad gauge to First street;
thence continuing along Spring street,
over the track of the City Railroad
Company, to Fifth street; thence con-
tinuing along Spring street to Sixth
street; thence along Sixth street to Fort
street; thence along Fort street to Ninth
street; thence along Ninth street to
Pearl street; thence along Pearl street,
with the right to run over the City
Railroad Company's track to Washing
ton street; thence along Washington
street to the western limits of the city
of Los Angeles.
Rails to be provided with planks on
the outside of each rail not less than
four inches wide, to be spiked to the
cross. ties and up to and flush with the
top of the rail along the entire route,
and to be kept in good repair.
1t is understood that the grant of this
franchise gives to the grantee, or his as
signs, the right to excavate for and con-
struct, lay down and maintain single
line of track over and along said route,
and operate the same. And also the
right to construct such turnouts, sid.
ings, switches and curves as may be
necessary to operate said road; provided
that all curves, whose total curvature
shall exceed sixty degrees. shall have
radii not to exceed forty-five feet in
length; and provided, and upon condi.
ton that the construction of said road
shall be commenced within one month
from the date of the passage of this or
dinance, and completed and fully equip
ped, stocked and in actual operation
from Figueroa street to west city limits
within ninety days, and the whole road
completed and fully equipped, stocked
and In actual operation within one year
from said date of passage of this ordi.
nance; and provided, further, that the
grantee or his assigns, shall, on or before
the 10Th day of December, of each year,
pay such license upon each car as may
be required by ordinance of said city.
Provided further, and upon condition
that said grantee, his successor or as
signs, shall plank. pave or macadamize
the entire route along which said road
may be constructed between the rails,
and for two feet on each side thereof,
and shall keep the same and all portions
of the said streets over which any part
of said track may be constructed between
the rails and 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
necessary and proper fumes andculverts
for the free and uninterrupted passage of
the water under said track from lands
higher than said track or roadbed, is re-
quired to be whenever and wherever the
Council of the City of Los Angeles, or
the successors of said Council, shall Or
der the said culverts or fumes to be
placed, the said track not to be more than
five feet between the rails, and that there
be space between the main track and
the side tracks or turnouts sufficient to
allow the cars to pass each other freely
and without danger.
And provided further, that the laying
of said tracks shall 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
streets through which they may he con.
structed. And when at any time any
part of said route shall be graded, paved
or otherwise improved, or the grade or
improvement thereof changed or altered,
the bed of the road and the tracks there
Of shall be, by said grantee or his assigns,
made to conform, if SO required by the
Council of said City or its successors in
grade or meterial or both, Herewith.
Provided further, and upon condition
that at no time shall the rate OF fare, for |
any distance along said road, exceed the
sum of five cents for one fare; and that |
persons under the age of eighteen years,
who attend the public schools of said
city as pupils, shall be required to pay
but one-half of said fare on any OF its |
cars from or to said schools, provided
said pupils shall purchase their fares in
quantities of OF least one dollars worth
at time and said grantee Or his assigns
shall provide for and sell such fares to
all pupils or for their benefit at all times
when solicited so to do.
Provided further, and upon condition
that if at any time for the space of six
months the said road be unused as a
street railroad, the franchise for the
said road so unused shall be thereby |
forfeited.
Sec. 2. 1t is understood that the city
reserves the right to grade,
sewer, pave, macadamize, improve, alter
or repair all or either of said streets, or
any part thereof throughout the whole
length of said road, and to lay down
pipes for water, gas or other purposes
such work TO be done by the city so
as to obstruct or injure the said road as
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