Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-28
The Mayor and Council of the city of Los angeles

The Mayor and Council of the city of Los Angeles
do orddin as folt0acs:
SECTION l. That the right of way be, and the
same is hereby granted unto James s. Drake
and Robert II. Notion, Marx T. Berry, Thomas
Millsap, John A. Pirtle and NJ. W. Getchell. and
unto their assigns. over and along the public
streets of said city OF Los Angeles as hereinafter
named, for the period Of thirty years from and
nance. for the purpose of making all necessary
excavations CONSTRUCTING laying down, main.
tanning and operating d street RAILROAD. to be
single track in part, and to bs double or single
track in part, as hereinafter named, with iron
or steel rails, and necessary turn outs or
switches along the single track, the cars there
OF to be s drawn ,S or propelled BY two horses Or
life of this franchise to substitute a cable sys-
tenn, or an electric system operated by storage
batteries, or storage motors, to be carried on
each car.
That said right OF way is granted for said
single track over and along the following street,
to.wit:
Commencing at the east line OF Fort street at
Its junction with Fourth street, running thence
easterly along Fourth street to its junction with
San Pedro street.
single track over and along the following
streets, tC-wit:
Commencing at the junction of San Pedro and
Fourth streets; thence southerly along San
Pedro street to its junction with Fifth street;
thence easterly along Fifth street to its juno
ton with Gladys avenue the RIG ht to run over the
tracks of the Fifth street branch of the Main
street and Agricultural Park street railroad
must be acquired by the grantees herein, and
their assigns according to law; thence south
erly along Gladys avenue to its junction with
street to its junction with Elmore avenue; the
Howland's branch line Of Electric or
Gable street karoad must be squired
signs, according to law; thence southerly along
Elmore avenue to its junction with Eighth
street; thence easterly on Eighth street to
tennessee avenue; thence southerly on Tenn
essee avenue to its junction with Pine street;
thence easterly on Pine street to its junction
With Orange avenue; thence .southerly on
Orange avenue to Its junction with the south
ery boundary line of the city limits of said City
of Los Angeles.
In constructing said street railroad the right
Is hereby given said grantees and their assigns,
in all cases whenever any street herein men
toned shall be then occupied by any other
street railcoad tracks. to lay third rail- If the
from the outer rail of such other track as may
be required to con form their track to a uniform
width throughout its entire length.
PrOuided, and on condition that said grantees
or their assigns shall pave or macadamize the
whole of said road between the rails and for
two feet on each side thereof, and between the
tracks where said tracks are double, mp to and
flush with the top of the rail, and shall keep
the same constantly in repair flush with the
grade of the street, and provided with good
crossings for all kinds of vehicles, and with all
puSo
age of water under said track or tracks, aud that
there be sufficient space between tue tracks
and side tracks or turn outs to allow the cars OF
said road to pass each other freely and without
danger, and that the width of said track shall
not be greater than five feet between the rails
and, said double track shall be equi-distant
from and upon esch side of the centre of the
streets along which the right of way is hereby
granted with five feet space between the tracks
Said rails shall not be rails, but of such pat
tern and weight as shall be prescribed By th!s
Council or approved by the superintendent o.
Streets.
Provided further. that the roadbed aud tracl
| shall conform in all cases where grade hal
| been established to such grade. and in all othel
cases to the natural grade of the streets through
or across which they run, and when, at any
time, the whole or any part of said street ovel
which said right of way is granted shall bt
either graded, paved. or otherwise improved
or altered by said city, the bed of the road ant
the tracks thereof shall at once thereafter, b.
the grantees or assignees, If so required by th'
said City Council or its. success
sors, be made to conform in grad
or material, or both, therewita. Wheu th'
Council desires said road placed to grade
upon any of said streets, In case 1t is not on tb
official or modified grade as adopted by sale
Council. or desires storm drain or other con
duit for water made along, under and acros
said road, at any point within the corpornt
limits of said city. rs may be required for tn
purposes of irrigation or otherwise, or when
wishes any portion OF the streets and alley
yraveled or regraveled, paved or repaved for
distance extending along the length OF an
street or alley occupied BY said road and fo
g distance of two feet outside OF the track. sal
Council may order some one OF Its officers
give said grantees or their assign