Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-19

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geles. California, to NJ. 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 NJ @.
Mckoon or his assigns and sue
cessors over and along the public
streets OF said city named in this ordi-
nance for the period OF thirty 1907 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
street railway with necessary turnouts
and switches, with what Is known Il
| fiat iron or steel rails, or iron or steel
L rails, erals to be provided with plank
on the outside of each rail not less than
! four inches wide 10 be spiked to the
cross-ties and up to and flush 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 Sotello street at It's west
ern terminus, running thence
easterly along Sotello street to Chavez
street, thence westerly along Chavez
street to Alameda street, thence souther-
ly along Alameda street to Macy street,
thence westerly along Macy street to
Olvera street, thence along Olvera street
to Marshessault street, thence easterly
along Marchessault street to east side
OF 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 Ange-
les street to Fourth street, thence along
Fourth street to Fort street; thence south
erly along Fort street to Eighth street;
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
southerly along Pearl street to Eleventh
street, thence westerly along Eleventh
street as far as Eleventh street Is opened.
Provided and upon conditions that
the grantee or his assigns shall
plank, pave OF 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.
oil of the city of Los Angeles,
and shall keep the same con-
stantiy in repair. flush with the
streets and provided with good crossings
| for all kinds of vehicles aud with all neces
sary and proper fumes and culverts for
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 (51 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 be a space be. |
tween the main tracks aud said turn |
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 macadamized,
shall at any time be repaved or renlac-
adamized with the same or other
material or in 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 M. 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.
SIC. 2. II 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, or any part thereof, and to lay
down pipes for water, gas and other
purposes, and to use said street for any
and all purposes the same as if no such
franchise existed such use to be made
and such work TO be done by the
city so as to obstruot or injure sand road
~ little as possible, and when such work
makes the same necessary the owner or
owners of said road shall shift the rails
of the same at their own expense.
SEC. 3. The above rights and privil-
eyes are granted upon the express con-
dition that the said road shall be COM
menced within three months, and
same fully completed, equipped, stocked
and in running order within fifteen
months from and after the passage of this
ordinance. Any failure to complete said
road within the time above designated,
shall operate az forfeiture of the right
of way on such portion OF the line as
may remain uncompleted at such date.
And provided, further, and upon CON
dition that If at any time for the space
Of six moDths the said road or any por.
ton thereof be unused by said NJ. G..
McKoon or his assigns as a street rail-.
road the franchise for said portion 40
unused shall be thereby forfeited. And
| it Is further understood that this fran.
shiss is especially granted upon each
and all of the provisions and
conditions herein contained and re
served and II said grantee or his
successors in interest, or assigns, shall
fail in any particular to comply there.
with, or with either Of them, then in
that oass all rights to this franchise shall
be thereby forfeited, and this grant shall
be null and void, and that nothing here
In contained shall be construed in any
manner As granting an exclusive fran
chise.
Sac. 4. The Clerk Of the Council shall
certify TO the passage OF this ordinance,
and cause tho same to be published
once in the Los Angeles Daily HERALD,
and thereupon and thereafter it shall
take effect and be in force.
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