Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-02
Has the L. A. & P. a Fran
chise in Santa Monica?
A Question as to Its Right in
That City.
Proceedings Of the Santa Monica
Board of Trustees.
1t Is Proposed to Order the Removal of
the Tracks of the l.. A. q
P.-Franchises Agreed
Upon-Notes

The purchase by the Southern Pacific
of half interest in Senator jones' hold
ings at Santa Monica, has been consum-
mated, and thus another of the HERALD's
exclusive statements about the progress
at Santa Monica is verified.
AS it stands now, both the Southern
Pacific and the Santa Fe, under the
guise of the Santa Monica Wharf and
Terminal railroad company. have Sc
cured franchise for their lines into the
town, and the former company has
pledged itself to build a commercial
wharf at the canon.
Added to this are the semi-official
rumors of the absorption OF the old Los
Angeles and Pacific road by the Los An
geles Terminal company. But it ap-,
pears that the Los Angeles and Pacific
is minus franchise to its line in Santa
Monica, and the feeling there is against
permitting it's rail to longer occupy Rail
road street or Ocean avenue. 1t is pro-
posed by the authorities to order the
removal OF the rails and ties from the
streets mentioned within thirty days.
Then probably the question of whether
or not the company has franchise will
come up. The story is, that it was
about to be granted a franchise, when
the question of some amendment came
up, and in postponing the matter it was
finally lost sight of, and never passed,
the road meanwhile being built, on the
supposition that the franchise had been
adopted. At any rate, the people of
Santa Monica seem to feel very un-
friendly to the Los Angeles and
Pacific, and the proposition of rebuild
ing and operating the line will be hard
fought.
THE SANTA MONICA TRUSTEES MEETING.
The HERALD yesterday exclusively
published the result of the meeting OF
the Santa Monica board of trustees on
Monday evening to consider the asked
for railroad franchises in that city.
Herewith is given a more detailed re-
port.
At the meeting of the Santa Monica
board of trustees on Monday evening
there was veritable lovefeast between
the railroad officials and the city fathers,
occasioned by concessions on both sides.
1t was feared by many before the meet
ing took place that the Southern Pacific
would not accept a franchise with a
$4,000 forfeiture clause in the ordinance,
but when Colonel Hewitt ascertained
that it was custom OF the board to at
tach such clause, and that it had been
done on all previous occasions, he tele-
graphed the fact to Colonel Crocker,
who stated in reply if it was the custom,
and the Southern Pacific was not singled
out for an invidious attack, to accept
the conditions, and that the $4,000 certi-
fed check would be duly deposited as
soon as the ordinance was passed.
The final conclusion reached was that
a franchise be granted the Southern
Pacific to tunnel the bluff and run up
the base of the bluff to the limits of the
town in a northerly direction, the COM
pany being required to deposit a certi-
fed check of $4,000, to be forfeited in
case they fail to commence work within
forty days and to complete the same
within year. A wharf is to be built at
some point between Front street, Santa
Monica, and Santa Ynez cafion for COM
mercial purposes, sufficient to accom-
modate the Ocean commerce.
The license clause was eliminated.
In the matter of the ordinance granting
a franchise to the Santa Monica Wharf
and Terminal Railroad company, a
clause was inserted requiring them to
deposit deed in escrow for thirteen
acres of land, to be used by the city for
park purposes if the road failed to COM
mence work within forty days and COM
plete their track within one wear.
Colonel Hewitt stated that the work
of the Southern Pacific would undoubt-
edly be completed within four months.
Another railroad man, who ought to
know, stated that he believed it to be
their intention to strengthen and ex-
tend the present wharf far enough out
into the ocean for pleasure purposes.
Bridges from the bluff to the beach over
the railroad will be built at the various
points necessary to accommodate the
pedestrian travel to and from the beach.
NOTES.
E. F. Whitmer, assistant division
superintendent, of the Southern Pacific
company at Tulare, is in the city.
General Managar Wade, of the Santa
Fe, yesterday received an annual pass,
WHICH 10 q uHlquc duN6I OlS6meHI. LII Is
issued by the Litchfeld car shops and
passes the bearer over their lines about
the shops. which are "all under one
management" and which consist of LA
miles.
President James Campbell of the
Santa Monica Wharf and Terminal
railroad company was in the city yes
terday on railroad business. Mr.. Camp
bell started the present Santa Monica
railroad boom by organizing the COM
pany to build from Inglewood, a fact, of
course, which was first announced In
the HERALD.
Captain Barrett of the Electric rail-
way company returned yesterday from
San Francisco.
A special meeting of the board OF
trade of Long Beach will be held on
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