Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-15

(. A n ORDINANCE GRANTING TO WILLIAM
- tanning authority TO- construct wharf
island, county of Los Angeles, state Of Cali
thereon.
Whereas, William Banning 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
said lands being particularly described in said
petition, and being upon the shore of the Pa
cihc ocean, at said Catalina island in said
and take tolls on said wharf, for the term Of
twenty years, which said petition contains the
nnd na%s f q said applicant M and map Of the
adjoining lands, and plan ofthe wharf pro-
posed to be .constructed, and of the lands
name of the owner of the land, and the guam
tity thereof sought to be usedis isand whether the
right to use the sam Is or is to be acqui, ed by
the applicant, the distance it is proposed to ex
tend said wharf into the waters of said ocean,
the estimated cost Of the construction of said
Whsrf, the time when the application. will be
hled for authority to construct said wharf and
to receive and take tolSthereon, an it appear
ing that said wnarfwill not impede or obstruct
the franchises applied for will not interfere
with or Infringe upon any vested rights or
upon any grant heretofore made, and that none
OF satd t isnd ls within the limiisof any incor-
a And whereas; proof has BEEN made by the
amdavit Of J. H. Humphreys, principal clerk
day OF April. 1892, that notice specifying the
location Of said proposed wharf and of the
and place when and where the application
would be made had been published daily for
four weeks successively; commencing ON the
HERALD, a newspaper published in the said
county OF Los Angeles, state aforesaid
AND whereas, proof has been made by the af.
Elms, filed on the 14th day ofsAprii, 1889, and
the 9th day of August, 1892; that four notices
containing all the matter contained in said
published notice, was duly posted for four sue
cessive weeks in four public places in the
township of Wilmington, in said county and
state, commencing on the 29th day of Febru-
And whereas. said. petitioner, pursuant to
said notice, applied for authority toconstruct
on, ana the hearing of said petition and proofs
having been from time to time adjouSned
And whereas, this board has this day heard
the alleRations OF said petition and the sworn
testimony of Frank R. Lowe, in support of the
So me, and there being no Opposition to the
| Ing duly considered all of said testimony,
And whereas It appears from the proofs sub
mitted 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 !. Thereis granted to william Ban
ming the right and authority to construct and
maintain a wharf according to the plan men
| toned in his petition, referred to in the fore
| going preamble, and to receive and take tolls
| for the use thereof, for the term of twenty
| years, at rates to be fixed bythis board accord
| ing to law, upon the lands bordering and ex-
tending into the Pacific ocean, upon the shore
| thereof at Cataltnai island, in said county and
state, and particularly described as being with
| in the following boundaries.etowdt:
81 se
! wide, with the center line of Catalina avenue,
which Is sixty feet wide, in the town of Avalon,
as re-established intMarch, 1890; by G. IT, Hea-
ley, civil engineer, according to the plat OF sur
ilivey OF said town made in August, 1887, by
Pillsbury & Cleveland, surveyors; said map be-
\ ing recorded in book 81 of Miscellaneous
i Records of the county of Los ngeles, page 81,
4 TO which map and the record thereof reference
L is here made for description.
Said point of beginning being the center line
\ OF Catalina avenue and Crescent avenue, and
extending therefrom into the Pacific ocean 25 o
feet 20 feet in width, the center line of Catali-
ma avenue, produced, being the center line Of
Section q 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
lished FOR period of ten daysrin the Los Ange-
les HERALD, anewspsper printed and published
the names of the members of said board of Su-
peryisors OF said county voting for or against
the same.
SIN. PERRY,
Chairman OF the Board of Supervisors, Los An
gelcs County, California.
Attest:
sEAL]
TIL. WARD,
County Clerk and ex-offieio Clerk Of the Board
OF Supervisors of Los Angeles County,
By HENRY s, KNAPP,
Deputy Clerk.