The herald., 1893-12-01


way track over the route hereinafter described
And that the said city council will, ON the 1si
day Of January 1894, and up to II o'clock a. m.
for the purchase OF franchise described as
follows, towit:
ORDINANCE NO. -
(New seriesl
An ordinance granting to .. and
assigns the right to construct and operate an
electric or horse car street railway. along GER
tain streets OF the city of Los Angeles.
The Mayor and Council of the city of Los
| Angeles do ordain as follows:
sEcrIoN l. That the right OF way be and is
over and along the public streets OF the s ety
Los Angeles in this ordinance named, for the
period Of thirty-hye years from and after the
approval hereof for the purpose OF construct
ing maintaining and operating single or
double track electric or horse car street
'" to Construct pse'nei switcSes mssn 'ne Fgnt
power houses and all other appliances,
properties, structures and attachments that
said road, and enabling 1t to be as efficient as
| the best electric or horse car roads provided,
that such road shall at all times be constructed,
| maintained and operated according to the
| provisions OF this ordinance.
The streets and portions ofstreets over which
described as follows, to-wit: Commencing al
the southerly junction of First and Cummings
streets, thence southerly along Cummings
street to Sixth street, thence westerly along
sixth street to Boyle avenue; thence southerly
along Boyle avenue to Stevenson avenue.
Together with the right to make the neees
sary curves and connections at strees inter
sections; said tracks to be laid as nearly equi-
distant from the center of the streets as pos
slble, and as near each other as proper regard
| Provided, that in all cases where this fran
ehise Is granted over streets now occupied by
other lines of street railway owned by persons
or corporations whether named herein or not
| that said -. .,...... and ...... ..... assigns
shall have the right to operate over
with and limited only by the statutes OF the
| state of California applicable thereto; and in
| case the gauge of the tracks of said other per-
| sons or corporations shall not conform to the
guage OF the tracks of the grantee herein. or
assigns then the said grantee, or assigns, shall
be permitted to lay a third rail over the dis
| tance traversed by said two roads jointly
SEC. 2. And the said grantee and assigns
| shall use in the construction of said road the
best material, including rail weighing not
less than 10 pounds per yard for the first
years of the life of this ordinance and after
that time there shall be used upon said road
rail weighing not less 40 pounds per yard,
and such as is used on frst-class roads, which
rail shall be satisfactory TO the street super
intendent and board OF public works, and
shall pave or macadamize the said road be-
tween the rails, between the tracks and for two
feet on each side thereof with the same mate
rirl used by the city, upon the streets over
which said road runs respectively, and keep the
same constantly in repair, flush with the street
and provided with suitable crossings; and
shall make the road bed conform at all times
to the established grade of the street; all re-
pairs and grades to be made under the nstruc-
tions and to the satisfaction of the street SUI
perintendent OF said city. In case the said
grantee fails to comply with the instructions
given by said officer for ten day after service
thereof upon the agent of grantee resident in
Los Angeles, he, the said officer may
and do the work as ordered by
the council said officer to keep an itemized
account of the cost of said work, which said
grantee by acceptance of this franchise, Hereby
agrees to pay Immediately upon its presenta-
tion to said grantee, local agent, stationed in
Provided, further, that cars shall be run
over the road constructed under this franchise
during every day, unless prevented by the ele-
ments.
Provided, further, that cars shall be operated
upon said line at intervals of not more than
80 minutes each way during the day time and
until O clock at night for the first two years
OF the life of this franchise and after that time
till IL O'Clock at night.
Provided, further, that said grantee, or as
signs shall construct all Necessary fumes and
culverts for the free passage of water under the
tracks OF said railway where the nat
urally flows; and that all curves, aqueducts,
turnouts, switches, shall be constructed under
plans and specifications approved by the city
engineer.
And it is understood that said grantee shall
have the right to excavate and remove por-
tions of the street necessary to properly con-
struct said road, and to erect needful appara-
tus, boilers, engines, etc., to properly equip
1t is understood further that the city, in
making the grant OF this franchise, expressly
reserves the right to pave, macadamize, renew
or sewer any of said streets, or to lay gas,
water or other pipes therein. such work to be
done so as to injure said road as little as pos
sible.
Provided, further, that the cars upon said
said road shall not be allowed to stand on the
street intersections or on main streets in such
manner as to obstruct the use of said streets
by vehicles.
Sec. g. That the rate of fare for any distance
along said road or its branches, one way, shall
not exceed five cents for one passenger and
that persons under eighteen years of age who
attend the public schools of the city snail be
required to. pay but half fare, provided said
pupils shall purchase their tickets in quanti-
ties OF at least one dollars worth at a time
such tickets to be available only between the
hours of am. and p. m. in actual passage to
and from school, and said grantee or assigns
shall sell such tickets whenever requested to
do so by pupil who shall present certificate
from a teacher, approved by the superintend-
ent of schools OF the city, that he or she is II
pupil OF said schools.
And further, that said grantee assigns
shall carry policemen and firemen and letter
carriers free on said cars when on duty, sub
ject at all times to the rules OF the road.
Provided further, that the grantee, or as
signs, shall, on or before December 18th of
each year, pay to the city tax and license col
lector the annual license upon each ear fixed
be the existing ordinances OF said city.
SEC. 4. fhe above rights ana privileges are
granted upon the express condition that work
upon said road shall be commenced within
four months, and the whole thereof completed
ana IN operation WllnlH Il months from Inc
date of the approval OF this ordinance; it being
understood that If said road be not fully com
pleted and in operation within said time, then
this franchise shall be forfeited to the por-
tion thereof uncompleted and in case any por-
tion OF said road is unused and unoperated with
reasonable service for six months, then that
part of the road shall become forfeited and be-
come the property of the city.
SEC. 5. The said grantee or assigns is hereby
required to lie a written acceptance OF the
terms and conditions hereof with the city clerk
of said city within 30 days after the passage OF
this ordinance together with bond OF not less
Than s for the faithful carrying out OF the
terms of this franchise.
SEC. q. The city clerk shall certify to the
passage of this ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published once in the Los Angeles
Daily HERALD, and thereupon and thereafter
it shall take effect and be in force
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
adopted by the council OF the city OF Los
Angeles at its meeting OF ................
City Clerk.
Approved by me this ..... day of ............
.............-.,
Mayor