Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-29

The Mayor and Council of the city Of Los An
geieS do OrddiR as foti0Ws:
SECTION 1. That the right OF way be ana Ine
same IS hereby granted to Wllllam WrIghs'
Thos. Kelley, o. A. Ivers, j. s. Mailman, H. r.
Hall and assigns, over and along the pubnc
streets OF said city hereinafter named, Tor the
period OF so years from and after the GATE Oh
the taking effect of this ordinance, lor the pur
nose OF making all necessary excavations, con
structing laying down, maintaining and oper'
sting single Tor double) track street railroad,
with iron or steel rails, and necessary turnouts
or switches, the cars thereof to be drawn VI
propelled by horses or mules or electrlclty OF
cables, and if electricity be the motive power,
no poles shall be used, viz: Commencing at
the intersection of Reservoir street and Mon
| tana avenue; and running thence IN an easterly
direction along Reservoir street TO It's 1ntersec
ton with Elysian Park avenue; tnence essterly
| along Elysian Park avenue TO its intersection
with Bellevue avenue; thence easterly along
Bellevue avenue to its intersection with New
| High street; thence southerly along new Hlgn
street to its intersection with Sonora street,
| thence easterly along Sonora street TO the wes'
| line of Main street.
| Provided and on condition that the sald
grantee or their successors or assigns snail
| plank pave or macadamize the whole OF salo
| road between the rpils, and Tor two feet on
each side thereof, and provide 1t Tor lts entlre
length with wooden stringers not less than foul
inches wide, spiked to the ties against the out
side OF and up to and flush with the top OF the
rail- and shall keep the same constantly IN re-
pair flush with the grade OF the street, and pro
| vided with good crossings for all KINDS OF We
| hicles. and with all necessary and proper humet
| for the free passage of water under SAID track
| and that there be sufficient space between the
tracks and side-tracks or turhouts 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 ~ lOo ieet pc
| TIVE en- the rails; and provided further, that the
roadbed and ack shall conform in all cases
| where grade has been established, to such
| grade, and in all other cases to the natural
Grade OF the streets through which they run,
| and when at any time tie whole or any part OF
said route shall be either Graded, aved Il
otherwise improved or the grade or improve,
ment thereof chane ed or altered, the bed OF the
| Dad and the tracks thereof shall be, by the
grantees or assignee. If so required by SAID City
Council or its successors, mace to conform, IN
grade or material, or both, herewith; and pro
| vided further, that no turnouts or switches
shall be constructed in pr ces 2lher than those
by said GtS Gouns eso OF shalt
prescribe the lradii OF curves 10 DC
used in swinging The line OF said road from
one street TO another: and provided further
that at no time shall the fare for any oists nee
| along said roe d exceed the sum of 8 cents fol
one passenger; and thtt persons who attepc
the public schools of said city as pupils shall be
required to pay but one half OF said fare on any
of its cars from or to said schools, provided
| said pupils shall pu chase their fares In guam
| titles of at least one dollars worth at lim e
and said grantee, or assigns, shall provide tol
and sell such fares to said pupils, or for thei
| benefit, at all times when solicited so to do
| and policemen and fiIemeD, when on duty
| shall be pei m1tueu 10 TUE Tree. Anu iuTlHtl
provided, that the grantee or assigns of sale
| road shall, on or before the 10Th day OF De
| cember each year, pay to said city SUCH licens'
fee upon each car as may be required by tn.
| ordinances OF said city And provided further
that if at any time for the space of three month
the said road, or any portion thereof, SHAH b
| unused as street railroad, the franchise 10
| the portions 30 unused shall be thereby Tor
| feited
SEC. Q. 1t is understood and agreed that tn
| city expressly reserves the right to use an'
| l.l1 Ito frnn O n Ia n
poses, the same as II no such franchise existed
| such use to be made go as to obstruct or 1njur
| said road as little as possible; and when worl
| upon or other use of said streets makes tn
| same necessary, the grantees or assigns OF salt
road shall shift the same at its own expense, s,
| as to avoid the obstructiofs made thereby. l
| is undo rstood that throughout the entire rout
granted said road, the center of the street, or
| line as near thereto es practicable is intended
| SEC. 3. The above rights and privileges ar
granted upon the express conditions that thu
said ROAD shall be commenced and completed.
| equipped and in full running ere er and opera
| ton within one year from the date OF the taking
effect of this ordinance; and any failure 7
| scribed shall operate as forfeiture OF the righ
of way over any portion OF the same then un
completed. Fusthermore this ir s u 1,ro
visions and conditions herein contained, AM
if said grantees or assigns shal! fail In any par
ticular to comply Herewith, then and In tina
case all rights under this ordinance shall there
| upon aud Immediately be forfeited, and thf
grant shall thereupon be null and void; sn<
| nothing herein contained shall be construed al
| granting an exclusive franchise.
Bee. I. The City Clerk shall certify to thu
passage Of this ordinance. and cause tn
DAILY HERALD, and thereupon and thereafter
| it shall take effect and be in force.
| hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
| was adopted by the Council of the City OF Lot
| Angeles at its meeting of June "a, 1889.
| FREEMAN G. TEED,
| City Clerk.
l
HENRY T. HAZARD,
je29-1t Mayor.