Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-10
Ordinance No.

Ordinance NO.
An Ordinance Granting franchise fol
the construction and operation of a
street railroad, in the city of Los An
geles, California, to M. G. McKoon
| or assigns.
The Mayor and Council of the City Of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
SIC. /. That the right of way be and
the same is hereby granted to M. g..
| Mex DON or his assigns and sue
csssors over and along the public
streets of said city named in this ordi-
nance for the period of thirty (3O) years,
from and after the passage of this ordi-
nance for the purpose of making all nec'
essary excavations for, and constructing,
laying down, maintaining and operating
q street railway with necessary turnouts
and switches, with what is known as
fiat iron or steel rails, or iron or steel
| 4 rails, herails 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 flash with the
| top of the rail along the entire route,
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 or
cable system. That is to say: Com
mencing on DAILY street at its june
ton with Arroyo Seco and Pasadena
avenues, thence southerly along DAILY
street TO Schieifelin avenue, thence west
erly along Schieffelin avenue to Chavez
street, thence westerly along Chavez
street to junction of MAR and Alameda
streets, thence westerly along Main
street to the Plaza, thence along east
side of Plaza through Niger Alley until
opening of Los Angeles street, with
privilege of running through Los Ange-
les street when opened) to Los Angeles
street, thence southerly along Los An-
geles street to First street, thence with
the right to purchase interest in, and
run over existing street car lines on First
| street to Nj ain street, thence along and over
existing street car line on Main street,
with right to purchase interest therein
| to Fourth street, thence along Fourth
street to Fort street; thence southerly
along Fort street to Eighth street;
thence along and over existing street
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therein, on Fort street to Eighth; thence
westerly along Eighth street to Hope
street; thence southerly along Hope street
to Tenth street; thence westerly along
Tenth street to Pearl street, thence south
erly along Pearl street to Eleventh street,
thence westerly along Eleventh street ia
Nevada street, thence southerly along
Nevada street to Pico street, thence
westerly along Pico street to Wright
street, thence southerly along Wright
street to Rouland street, thence westerly
along Rouland street to Cherry street,
thence southerly along Cherry street
to Washington street, thence westerly
along Washington street to the city lin
its. Provided and upon conditions that
the 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 each side thereof
whenever ordered to do SO by the Coun.
ell of the city of Los Angeles,
and shall keep the same con-
stantly in repair, flush with the
streets and provided with good crossings
for all kinds of vehicles and with allneces
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the free and uninterrupted passage of
water from rains or other drainage, 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 they may run, and that
the track be not more than five (5) feet
wide between the rails, 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 to conform
Herewith.
And it is further understood that the
grant of this right carries with it the
| right to construct and maintain such
switchings and sidings as may be
necessary or proper for the operation OF
said road, 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 intersection of any cross
street, and that there he space be-
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outs or side tracks sufficient to allow
cars to pass each other freely and with
out danger. Provided, further, that
when the streets along said route, or
any portion of them, are paved
or macadamized, or after having
been paved or maeadamized,
shall at any time be repaved or remac.
adamized with the same or other
material or in a different manner, the
said grantee or successors shall
| pave or macadamize or repave or ma.
| cadmize its said route between the rails
and for two feet on each side thereof
with like material and in the same man.
ner to correspond with said street. And
| it is also further understood and agreed
| that the said Nj. G.. Mckoon or his
assigns shall at all times keep the space
between their tracks, and two feet on
each side thereof, in thorough repair,
| whether such streets are graded or
macadamized by the city or not. Pro-
| vided that the rate of fare for any dis
lance along said road shall at no time
exceed five cents for one passenger, and
the owners of said road shall pay to the
city of Los Angeles such license for each
car as may be required by the ordinance
OF the city.
SEC. 2. 1t is understood that the city
in making this grant of this franchise ex
pressly reserves the right to grade, re
new, sewer, pave, macadamize, improve
alter or repair all or either of said
streets, OF any part thereof, and to lay
down pipes for water, gas aud othe
purposes, and to use sid street for any
and all purposes the same as if no sucl
franchise existed such use to be mad
and such work to be done by tn
city so as to obstruct or iniure said roat
as little as possible, and when such worl
makes the same necessary the owner o
owners of said road shall shift the rail
OF the same at their own expense.
SEC. 3. The above rights and privii
eyes are granted upon the express con
dition that the said road shall be com
menced within three months, AM
four miles of the same fully com
pleted, equipped, stocked and in run
ming order within one year from AM
after the passage of this ordinance, tn
remainder to be completed within tw
years. Any failure to complete sal
road within the time above designated
shall operate as forfeiture of the RICH