Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-19

A ORDINANCE GRANTING TO WILLIAM
"A Banning authority to construct wharf
upon the shore of the Pacific ocean, at Catalina
island, county of Los Angeles, state of Cali
thereon. -
Whereas, william Banni ag did, upon the 4th
day OF April, 1892, file with this board his
petition, in writing, praying for authority to-
construct wharf on certain lands in the state
oi ~ Galif9rpia belonging to said state, all Of
petition, and being upon the shore of the Pa
cihc ocean, at said Catalina island in said
and tska and is sTste ana dor to
twenty years, which said petition contains the
name OF said applicant and map of the waters,
adjoining lands, and plan of the wharf pro-
posed to be constructed. and of the lands
within three hundred (300) feet thereof, the
name OF the owner oflthe land, and the guam
tity thereof sought to be used and whether the
right to use the sau Is or is to be acqui ed by
the applicant, the distance 1t is proposed to ex-
tend said wharf into the waters OF said ocean,
the estimated cost of the construction of said
wharf, the time when the application will be
hied for authority to construct said wharf and
TO receive and take tolls thereon an it appear
ing that said wharf will not impede or obstruct
the Tree navigation of said waters, and that
the franchises applied for will not interfere
with or Infringe upon any vested rights or
upon any grant heretofore made, and that none
of said land is within the limits OF any incor-
And whereas. proof has been made by the
atiidsyit OF J.. II. Humphreys, principal clerk'
of the pub ishers thereof, sworn to on the I'd
day Of april. 1892, that no,i ice specifying the
lands sought to be used therefor and the time
and place when and where the application
four weeks successfully. Commencing on the
LIST day of March. S92. in the Los Angeles
HERALD, newspaper published in the said
county of Los Angeles, state aforesaid.
And whereas, proof has been made by the af
fdavits of Frank c. Carey and Harry NJ. A.
Films, filed on the 14th day OF April, 1892, and
hn do f<..a r,xeI<.
contaiHing all the matter contained in said
published notice, was duly posted for four sue
cess1ye, weeks in four public places in the
state, commencing on the goth day of Febru-
And whereas, said petitioner. pursuant TO
said. notice, applied for authority 10 construct
said wharf aud to receive and take toll there
on, anG the hearing of said petition and proofs
navadg Ieem IRON lhi ilme 70 Time sa5ourned
the allegations OF said petition and the sworn
testimony OF Frank a. Lowe, in support of the
granting of said petition ard thds board hay
ing duly considered all of said testimony,
Andwhereas. it appears from the proofs sub
mftted to This board that the public good and
convenience would be promoted by the grant
ing of said petition and the construction and
maintenance of said wharf,
Now therefore, the board of supervisors of
the county OF Los Angeles, state.of California,
do ordain as follows:
Section J. There is granted to william Ban
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maintain a wharf according to- the plan men
u0ned1n his petition, referred to in the fore
going preamble, and 10 receive and take tolls
for the use thereof for the term of twenty
years, at rates TO be fixed by this board accord
ing to law, upon the lands bordering and ex-
tending into the Pacific ocean, upon the shore
thereof az Catalina island, in said county and
state, and particularly described as being with
In the following boundaries. towit:
Beginning at the intersection of the center
line OF Crescent 4Henue, which is eighty feet
wide, with the ceAter line of Catalina avenue,
rphtohifs sixty feet wide, in the town of Avalon,
as re-established in March, 1880, by c. T. Hea-
ley, civil engineer, according to the plat o. sur
yey OF said town made in August, 1887, by
fiilsburF y Cleveland, surveyors: said map be-,
Ing recorded in book 34 Of Miscellane Gus
to which map and the record thereof reference
is here made for description.
Said point of beginning being the center line
or Catalina avenue and Crescent avenue, and
feet, 20 feet in width, The center line of Catali-
ma avenue, produced, being the center line of
said wharf or pier.
section 2. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force on and after the 22d day of
August, 1892, and prior to the expiration of IF
teen days from the passage thereof to be pub
,lishedbor period of ten days III the Los Ange-
ICES HERALD, newspaper printed and published
the names OF the members of said board Of Su-
pervisors of said county voting for or against
the same.
sM PERRY,
Cha1rman OF the Board oSSupervisors, Los An
I Attest:
LsxkLl
Couaty. Clerk and ex-ofioio Clerk Of the Board
Of Supervisors OF Los Angeles County,
BYHENRY s. KNAPP,
Deputy Clerk