Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-04-29

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| An ordinance to amend an ordinance
granting franchise for the construc-
zion and operation Of a street railroad
in the CITY of Los Angeles to w. II.
| Workman aud his assigns, approved
September 7th, 1885, and being mum.
| bered 100.
| The Mayor and Council of the City
of Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
SECTION |. That part of Section one
| ul OF an ordinance entitled Gan ordin-
ance granting Il franchise for the con-
structlon aud operation Of Street rail-
road 10 the City of Los Angeles to w. H.
| Workman and his assigns, approved the
seventh day Of September, 1885, and
being numbered 100, from the beginning
OF said Section to and including the words
"cable wire immediately preceding the
| words that is TO say before the description
of the route designated, is hereby amend
| ed by inserting after the word switches"
| the words "the rails to be provided with
plank 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, and also
| by inserting between the words "pro-
PEELED by" and "cable wire" the words
| ''electricity, horses or, " so that said part
Of said Section as amended shall read as
follows;
SECTION |. That the right of way be
and the same is hereby granted to W.
H. Workman and his assigns over and
along the public streets of said city
named in this ordinance, for the period
OF thirty years from and after the date
| Of the taking effect of this ordinance,
| for the purpose of making all necessary
excavations for, and constructing, laying
| down, maintaining and operating line
| of street railroad track with its nsces-
sary turnouts and switches, the rails to
be provided with plank 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 1.-THE topsof the rail
along the entire route, and to be kept in
good repair, and running cars thereon to
be drawn or propelled by electricity,
horses or cable wire.
SECTION 2. That part Of section two
| ~ of the said ordinance is hereby
! amended by inserting at the end of Sec
ton 2, after the word ''road, the words
provided that no turnout or switch
| shall be constructed except in places
designated by the Council Of the City Of
Los Angeles; nor shall such turnout, in
any case, be nearer than twenty-five feet
to the junction of any street or the in.
| tersection of any cross-street."
Provided further that when the
streets along said route, or any portion
of them, are paved or macadamized, or
after having been paved or macadamized,
shall at any time be repaved or macad-
amized with .other material or in a diff
ferent manner. The said grantee or
his successors shall pave or macadamize,
or repave or macadamize its said route
between the rails, and for two feet on
each side thereof, with the like material
and in the same manner to correspond
with said street" So that said section as
amended shall read as follows
Section 2. Provided and upon con-
ditions that the said grantee or bis as
signs 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 thereof, whenever ordered to
do so by the Council Of the City of Los
Angeles, when any of said streets are
being paved, planked or macadamized;
and shall keep the same constantly in
repair, flush with the streets, and pro-
vided with good crossings for all kinds
of vehicles, and with ali necessary and
proper fumes and culverts for the free
and uninterrupted passage of water from
rains or other drainage, and provided
fnrther that the laying of said tracks
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 they 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 tracks thereof shall be made to
conform Herewith; and it is further I'M
derstood that the grant of this right car.
ries with it the right to construct and
maintain such switchings and sidings rs
may be necessary or proper for the oper-
alton of said road, provided that no
turnout or swift h shall be constructed,
except in places designated by the Coun-
Gil OF the City of Los Angeles; nor shall
such turnout, in any case, be nearer than
twenty-five feet to the junction of any
| street or the intersection OF any cross.
| streets. Provided, further, that when
| the streets along said route, or any por-
| ton of them, are paved or macadamized,
| or sitter having been paved or macadam-
| lied, shall at any time be repaved or
| macadamized with other material or in
| different manner, the said grantee or his
| successors shall pave or macadamize, or
| repave or macadamize its said route be.
tween abe rails and for two feet on each
| side thereof with the like material and
| in the same manner to correspond with
| said street.
SECTION The Clerk OF the Council
| shall certify to the passage Of this or
| dinance aud shall cause the same to be
| published once in the Los Angeles
DAILY HERALD. and thereupon and
| thereafter it shall take effect and be in
force.
| hereby certify that the foregoing
| ordinance was adopted by the Council
Of the City of Los Angeles at its meet.
ng of April 20;b, 1886.
Ii w. w. r BINsoN,
CLERK of The Council OF The City OF Los
Al geles.
Approved this IS day of April,
1886.
E. F. SPENCE, Mayor.