Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-04-03

The Mayor and Council Of the City
Of Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. That the right Of way be,
and the same is hereby granted to the
Central Street Railway, and to its as
signs over and along the public streets of
said city, named in this ordinance, for
the period OF thirty years from and after
the passage Of this ordinance, for the
purpose OF extending its present track
and constructing, laying down, maintain
ing and operating street railroad track
with iron or steel rails, said 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 to run cars thereon, to be
drawn or propelled by horses or mules,
and to carry passengers thereon. that is
TO say;
Commencing at its terminus on Sixth
street, near Pearl street, and thence
running southerly on and along Pearl
street to Ninth street, thence running
westerly along Ninth street to Alvarado
street, with the right to construct such
turnouts and switches as may be neces-
sary to operate said road successfully;
said track to connect with and form a
part Of the present street railroad of
said company, and the whole line to be
operated as one and the same line, and
only one fare to be collected for travel
over the whole line from each passen-
ger. 1t being understood and agreed
that throughout the entire description
the centre OF each street or a line as
near thereto as practicable is intended.
| Provided, and on condition that the
said grantee or its assigns shall plank,
pave or macadamize the whols length of
said route along which said road may be
constructed between the rails and for
two feet on each side thereof, to cores
pond with said streets when the same
shall be paved or macadamizei, and
shall keep the same constantly 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 uninterrupted passage
OF water under said track from lands
higher than said track or roadbed; and
that the track be not more than five feet
wide within the rails and there be a
space between the main tracks and side
tracks or turnouts, if any side track
there be, sufficient to allow cars to pass
each other freely and without danger.
Provided, further, that the laying of
said track, except as hereinafter stated,
shall conform in all cases, when the
grade Of any Of said streets has been es-
tablished through which said track may
run, to such established grade, and in
all other cases to the natural grade of
said street, and when at any time any
part OF the route shall be graded or the
grade thereof changed or altered by said
Council, the bed of the road, and the
track 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-
ing been paved or macadamized, shall al
any time be repaved or macadamized
with other material or in different
manner, the said grantee or its assign
shall pave, repave or maeadamize it
said route between the rails and for two
feet on each side thereof with the lik'
material and in the same manner, so a
to correspond with said street.
Provided, further, that no turnout O.
switch shall be constructed except il
places designated by the Council of tn
! city OF Los Angeles, nor shall such turn
out in any case be nearer than twenty
five feet to the junction OF any tw
streets or the intersection Of any eros
streets.
Provided, further, that the rate o
} fare for any distance along said roa
: shall not be greater than that heretofor
authorized to be charged by said com
I pany and only one fare shall be charge
for travel over the whole connected lin
4 of said company, for each passenger
and the owner or owners OF said foa
shall pay TO the city of Los Angeles th
same license for each car as required b.
the ordinance Of said city.
SIC. 2. 1t is understood that the cit
in making the grant OF this franchise es
a pressly reserves the right tc grade, re
new sewer. pave. macndamizs. improve
: alter or repair all or either Of sal
lstreets or any part thereof, and to Ia