Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-02
ORDINANCE NO. -.

OSO1NANOL NO. -
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING. To THE
~ Southern Pacific Railroad Company. A cor
poratlon organized sand existing under the
laws OF the state of California, authority to
construct wharf upon lands bordering unon
and extending into the waters of the Bay of
santa Monica, and the right to collect and take
WHEREAS, The Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, u corporation orgo nzs ID and existing
under laws OF the state of California did. upon
board its petition in writing and under oath,
praying for authority to construct a wharf on ,
certain lands In the state of California, and on
LANDS belonging to said company, all Of said
LANDS being particularly described in said petit
tion, aud being IN and bordering on the Bay of
santa Monica, 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
tains the name and principal place of business
OF said applicant, certified copy of Its articles
OF 1ncorporatiou 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 300 feet
thereof the names of the owners of the lands
and whether the right to use the same is or is
TO be acquired by the applicants the distance it
Is sproposed to extend said wharf 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
wharf and to receive and take tolls thereon; the
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 affi-
davit OF J. II. Humphreys, principal clerk of
the printers thereof, sworn the 26th day of
February, 1892; that notice specifying the
lands sought to be- used there for and % the oi time me
and place when and where the application
would be made had been published for four
of January, 1899, in the Los Ange es HERALD,
a newspaper published in the said county of
Los Angeles; and
tidcate of E. d. Gibson, the sheriff Of said
county, made the 26th day of February, 1892;
that three notices containing all the matters
posted for four successive weeks in three pub
lie places In said township of Santa Monica,
commencing on the 25th day of January, 1892;
WHEREAS, Said petitioner, pursuant to said
notice, applit d 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, 1892; and
allegations Of said petition and the swofA testi-
mony OF John l. CarrillO, j. l.. Allen, y. J.
Vawter, T. A. Lewis, John steere, and H. 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-
eTeu MI OI shlu UesLlmOUyt ana,
WHEREAS, 1t appears from the proofs sub
mitted 10 this board that the public e6od and
convenience will be promoted by the granting
of said petition and the construction and main
tenance of said wharf; now therefore,
The Board Of Supervisors Of the county of Los
Angeles, Cal, do ordain as fotlows:
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 Ietition referred
to in the foregoing preamble, and to receive
and take tolls for the use thereof, for the
term OF twenty years, at rates to be fixed by
this board. according to law, upon the com
plet ton OF said wharf, upon the lands border
II on and extending into the Bay OF Santa
Monica, navigab'e 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 witt
Monica, which is included within lines which
are parable to and 371s feet measured at right
angles on each side from the following de-
scribed center line:
Commencing at stake which marks the
point OF intersection Of the surveyed center
with the line OF high water on the shore of
Santa Monica bay, which point is known as
Engineers station No. 125X20 of said center
line OF proposed wharf; thence running out
into the Bay OF Santa Monica, on curve to the
left OF 573 IA 100 feet radius (the tangent to
the curve at the point of intersection afore-
W. for distar &C of 1897 $40 feet; thence
along tapering curve to the left as follows:
80 feet with radius of G36 78-100 feet; 80
with radius Of 818 64-1OO feet; 80 feet with
radius OF 955 04-10O feet; 80 feet with a
radius of LAG O1-1oO feet: so feet with
radius of 1909 91-1OO foet: 30 feet with
radius of 1884 84-100 foe. aka 81 feet with
radius iI;.H OF 5a29 100 feet thence on tan
a distance of 1884 5-lO feet: thence on taper
ing curve to the light as follows: 80 feet with
Of Of LIZ S2s 61oo feet 80 feet With
radius of 1909 9l-lOO feet; so feet with
radius ct 1922 47:10o feet. 80 feet with
radius of 955 O4.1OO feet; 80 feet with q
radius of S1s G4-1OO feet; 80 feet with a radius
Of 7l6 81 100 feet; 80 feet with radius Of 636
feet: 80 feet with radius Of 636 7s-1OO feet;
feet with radius Of sis e1.16o % feet; se'f SO feet
aradfus of 1146 01-1OO feet; so feet with
radius Of 1909 9l..1oo feet; SO feet with 3
radius of 5729 6l-1OO feet; thence on q tam
gent with course of S. sc deg. So min. W. for
distance of 41s6 4-1O feet to the terminal
center line is 666s 2-10 feet and the area
included In the above description is II 49-IOO
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force on and after the 2Oth DAY OF
March, 1892, and prior to the expiration OF
ulteSn uays from the passage 'neieoi W pe pun
lished for period of ten dsys III the Los An
Eeles HERALD, a newspaper printed ana pub
lished 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.
GSeall 8. M. PERRY,
Chairman of the Boald of Supervisors OF Los
Angeles county, cal.
Attest: r. II. WARD.
County CLERK and ex-ofncio clerk of the
Board OF Supervisors OF Los Angeles county,
Cal.
BY HENRY 8. KNAPP,
Deputy Clerk.