Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-20

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Ordinance No. eI3.
An ordinance granting a franchise for
the construction and operation Of a
street railroad in the city of Los An
geles, to the Main Street and Agricul.
tural Park Railroad Company, a cor
poration.
The Mayor aud Council of the City Of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The the right OF way be
and the same is hereby granted to the
Main Street and Agricultural Park Rail-
road Company, corporation, and TO
| its successors, over and along the public
streets of said city named In this ordi.
nance, for the period Of thirty years, from
and after the passage Of this ordinance,
for the purpose OF making all necessary
excavations for, and constructing, laying
down. maintaining and operating street
railroad, with necessary turnouts and
switches, with iron or steel rails; pro.
vided, that no rails known as I rails
shall be used in the construction OF this
road--and running cars thereon; to be
drawn and propelled by horses, with
the right at any time within the life OF
this franchise TO adopt and substitute an
electric, cable. That is to say: Com
mencing at the present terminus Of the
Main Street and Agricultural Park
Railroad, on Main street, near the foot
Of Temple street. and running thence
southerly along Main street to point
twenty five feet south of the southerly
| line Of First street, from which point
there shall be double tracks along Main
streetto it's intersection with Washington
street, equi distant from and upon each
side Of the center of Main street, with
| five feet space between the tracks;
thence westerly along Washington
street to Figueroa street; thence south.
erly along Figueros street to Jefferson
street; thence westerly along Jefferson
street to Wesley Avenue; thence south
erIy along Wesley Avenue to the city
limits. Also connecting with said rond
az above described at the intersection of
Main and Washington streets, and rum
ming thence southerly along the center
Of Main street to Jefferson street; thence
westerly along the center Of Jefferson
street 10 Figueroa street. at which point
| IL shall connect with the track now laid
and operated by said Company, adopt
ing and Incorporating as part and par
owned, occupied and operated by said
Main Street and Agricultural Park Rail
road Company upon and over the streets
heretofore mentioned. as well also as
that laid and used by said Company
from the intersection Of Main and Wash
ington streets ehsterly along Washing
ton street to its stables on the corner Of
Washington and Carlisle streets; lex.
cepting therefrom, however, that por-
ton now laid and operated on Main street
commencing twenty-five feet south Of
the southerly line OF First street and
thence to Washington street, which
portion shall be taken up and removed
| Provided, and upon condition that
the said grantee, or its successors, shall
plank, pave or macadamizs the entire
length Of said route along which said
road may be constructed. between the
rails, aHd for two feet on each side
thereof, aud shall keep the same con
stantly in repair flush with the grade Of
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 uninter-
rupted passage Of water under said
tracks, from lands higher than said
tracks or roadbed is required to te. and
that there be sufficient space between
the tracks aud each of the tracks, and
sidetracks or turnouts. to allow the cars
to pass each other freely and without
danger; and provided further, that the
laying of said tracks, except as herein
after provided, 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 run. and when
81 any time, any part Of the 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.
| Provided further, that when the
streets along said route or any Of them,
are paved or macadamized, or after hav-
ling been paved or macadamized, shall at
any time be repaved or macadamized
with other material or in q different
manner, the said grantee or its success
sors shall repave or macadamize its said
route between the rails and for two feet
lon each side thereof with the like mate
rial and in the same manner to cores
pond with said street.
| Provided that the rate OF fare for any
distance slong said road. shall at no time
the owners of said road shall pay to the
city Of Los Angeles such license for
each car as may be required by the ord
nance Of said city.
| SIC. 2. 1t Is understood that the
grant of this franchise gives to the
grantee or its suocess0rs, the right
whenever they may deem it necessary
or expedient to lay down and maintain a
double track upon any or all portions OF
the route hereinbefore described, erctpt-
ing that portion extending from First
sireet, nortbeyly along Main street.
II is further understood that the city
in making the grant Of this franchise ex-
pressly reserves the right to grade, re-
new, sewer. pave, macadamize. improve.
slter or repair all or either of said
streets, or any part thereof, and to lay
down pipes for water, gas aud other pur-
poses; such work 10 be done by the city
so as to obstruct or iniure said road as
little as possible.
SIC. 3. Provided that no turn out or
switch shall be constructed except in
places designated by the Council OF the
city of Los Angeles, nor shall such turn
ont In any case be nearer than twenty
five feet to the junction Of any two
streets, or the in ersection Of any cross
atreets. The city Surveyor shall dssig-
nate the radii Of curves to be used in
swinging the lines Of this road from one
street 10 another, where II is necessary
to change the direction and of sidings
aud switches.
SEC. Z. The above rights and priv
iieges are granted upon the express con
dition that the said road shall be COM
menced within three months and fully
completed, equipped, stocked and in
rnsning order within one year from and
after the passage of this ordinance
Any failure to complete said road within
a Il.