Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-03
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ORDINANCE NO. :

OhDlNANCE NO. -.
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE
IA Southern Pacific Railroad Company, cor
poration organized and existing under the
laws of the state of California, authority to
construct O wharf upon lands bordering upon
and extending into the waters of the Bay of
santa Monica, and the right to collect and take
tolls thereon.
WHEREAS, The Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, corporation organized and existing
under laws of the state of California, did, upon
the 9Th day OF February, 1892, file with this
board its petition in writing and under oath,
certain lands in the state of California, and on
lands belonging to said company, all of said
lands being particularly described in said peti,
Santa Monica, a navigable arm of sea, situate
In said county of Los Angeles. or bounding or
bordering upon said county, and for authority
to receive and take tolls on said wharf for the
term of twenty years, which said petition con-
tains the name and principal place OF business
OF said applicant certified copy of Its articles
OF Incorporation, map of the waters and of
the name and location thereof and of the ad-
joining lands; plan Of, the wharf proposed to
be constructed and OF the land within 800 feet
and the quantity thereof sought to be used,
and whether the right to use the same is or is
to be acquired by the applicant; the distance 1T
Is proposed to extend said harf into the waters:
the estimated cost of the construction of said
wharf; the time when the application would
be made for the authority to construct said
WHIT duQ 10 receive anu I'd Kc tOllS CueTeOuS Vie
fact that said wharf will notimpede or obstruct
the free navigation of said waters; the fact that
the franchise applied for will not interfere
with or infringe upon any vested rights. or
upon any grant heretofore made; and the fact
that none OF said land is within the limits of
any incorporated city or town; and
WHEREAS, Proof has been made by the afi-
dav1t OF J. H. Humphreys, principal clerk of
the printers thereof, sworn the 26th day of
February, 1892; that notice specifying the
location OF said proposed wharf, and Of the
Io Dd0 fNu
and place when and where the application
would be made had been published for four
successive weeks commencing on the 26th day
of January, 1892, in the Los Angeles HERALD,
a newspaper published in the said county of
Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, Proof has been made by the Ger.
county, made the 26th day of February, 1897:
that three notices containing all the matters
contained in said published notice were duly
Rosted R for four ; successive weeks in three pub
commencing on the 25th day of January, 1892;
and,
WHEREAS, Said petitioner, pursuant to said
notice, applied for authority to construct said
wharf and to receive and take tolls thereon; and
the hearing of said petition and proofs having
been Adjourned from said February 27th, 1892,
to this 18th day OF February 1899; and
WHEREAS, This board has this day heard the
allegations of said petition and the sworn testi-
mony of John I. Carrillo, j. L. Allen, Z. ].
Vawter, 7. A. Lewis, John Steere, and Il. Haw-
good, representing said petitioner in support of
the same and there being no opposition to the
granting OF said petition, and has duly consid-
cred all OF said testimony; and,
WHEREAS, 1t appears from the proofs SUBJ
mitted TO this board that the public good and
convenience will be promoted by. the granting
tenance of said wharf now therefore,
The Board of Supervisors of the county of Los
angeles, Cdt, DO orddtn as follo,cs: -.
SECTION l. There is hereby granted to the
Southern Pacific Railroad company, corpora
ton organized and existing under the laws of
the state OF California, the right and authority
to construct and maintain a wharf according
to the plan mentioned in its petition referred
to in the foregoing preamble, and to receive
and take tolls for the use thereof, for the
term OF twenty at rates to be fixed
pletion of said wharf, upon the lands border
Ing on and extending into the Bay of Santa
Monica, nayigable arm of the sea. situate in
and bordering upon said county of Los Angeles
and particularly described as contained and
being within the following boundaries to wit:
All OF that portion of the Bay of Santa
Monica, which is included within lines which
are parallel to and 37M feet measured at right
angles on each side from the following de-
scribed center line:
point of intersection of the surveyed center
line of proposed wharf of the 8. p. r. R. Co.
with the line of high water on the shore of
Engineers station No. 125x2O of said center
line of proposed wharf; thence running out
into the Bay OF Santa Monica, on curve to the
the curve at the point of intersection afore-
said, being on course Of s. 80 deg. 10 min.
W. for distance of 3s7 $40 feet; thence
80 feet with radius of 636 78-iOO feet; 80
feet with q radius of ZIG "a 100 feet: 80 feet
with a radius Of 818 64-10O feet; 80 feet with
radius of 1l46 O1-1OO feet: 80 feet with a
radius Of 1882 46-10O feet; 80 feet with a
radius Of 1909 91-100 feet; 80 feet with q
q radius of 5729 81. 100 feet; thence on a tan
gent with a course of 8. SO deg. Sc min W. for
distance of 1854 $40 feet; thence on q taper
Of s7ss feet 30 Feet Ta
radius Of 1903 sl,1oo feet; SO feet feet with with a a
radius Of S liz So ee ee sc feet st WITH With
radius of 955 O4-1CO feet; 80 feet with
radius Of 818 64-1OO feet; 80 feet with radius
Ct ZIG 81 1o0 feet; 80 feet with radius Of 636
78-1OO feet; 80 feet with radius of 573 14-1OO
feet; 80 feet with o radius of 636 78-1OO feet;
80 feet with radius Of ZIG 34-1OO feet; 80
feet with radius s of 81 s1s oS S4loo feet; 80 feet
a radius ofl146 O1-1OO feet; 80 feet with
radius Of 1908 9l.lOO feet; SO feet with a
radius of 5729 6I-1OO feet; thence on q tan
gent with course of 8. 66 deg. SO min. w. for
a distance of 4186 4-1O feet to the terminal
center line is 6668 2-1O feet, and the area
included in the above description is IL 49-1OO
acres.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force on and after the goth day of
March, 1892, and prior to the expiration of
fifteen days from the passage thereof to be pub
lished for period of ten days in the Los An
geles HERALD, a newspaper printed and pub
1ished in the county Of Los Angeles, with the
names of the members of the said Board of
Supervisors of said county voting for and
against the same.
[Seal. 8. M. PERRY,
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors OF Los
Angeles county, Cal.
Attest: T. H. WARD,
County Clerk and x-oficie clerk of the
Board of Supervisors Of Los Angeles county,
Cal.