The herald., 1893-05-24

will make all the Improvements herein
mentioned and set forth, and keep tbs
came in repair at their own coat and ex
penses, for the said period al 80 years
aud return the said water works to the
said party Of the trst part, at the expig
alton OF the said pariod OF 80 years, in
good order and condition, reasonable
wear and the damage OF elements ex
cepted, upon the payment to them o.
the value OF the Improvements made after
the approval of this contract
to be ascertained as hereinbefore pro.
vided, and give a bond in the snm OF
$21,0O0. conditioned for the compliance
by them of the conditions OF this con-
tract; to be approved by the mayor OF
said city; and will pay ell state ano
county taxes assessed upon eaid water
wor6s du ing the aid period OF 81
years. Always provided thar the mayor
and common council of said city shall
have. and do reserve, the right to reg
ulate the water rates charged by aald
parties Of the eecond part, or their az
signs; provided that they ehall not SO
reduce such water rates or 60 fix tbs
price thereof 10 be lesa than those
now charged by the parties of the second
part for water; provided, that e certain
contract of lease heretofore executed by
the mayor and common council Of said
city to Jean l.. Sansevaine, of said
water works, of date October is, A. d.
1865, be surrendered up aud cancelled
at or before the signing OF this contract
provided always, that ths rights and
privileges by these presents conceded to
said parties OF the second part, do moi
embrace to any extent, or have any ref
erence to the water works OF said city
used for the distribution of water fo1
the purposes of irrigation, or affect in
any manner any rights Of irrigation
either existing at present or which may
exist hereafter, except as to the 10
inches OF water, as hereinbefore provided
And it as expressly stipulated and GOV.
enanted that said parties OF the second
part shall not dispose OF any water for
the purpose of irrigation. bat shall only
take from said river he water necessary
for domestic purposes. as above speci-
fed.
In testimony whereof the said parties
have hereunto set their hands and seals,
the day and year first above written.
JOHN KING, President.
Approved this ed day of July, A. d.
1868
O. AGuILAR, Mayor.
JNo. s. GRIFFIN, seal.
r. BEAUDRY, SEAL
S. LAzARD, lseal.
Erasure in the fifth and sixth lines of
the fourth page; the word tails" inter.
lined in the sixth line of the sixth page;
tile words ''of the improvements made
after the approval of this contract" in
the fourteenth line of sixth page, part OF
twenty-fourth and twenty filth and part
OF the twenty-sixth lines, sixth page.
erased, and the words 'to be less than
those charged by the said parties of the )
second part for water" inserted in lieu
thereof-all before execution and de.
livery. The word ''cuoic" erased ON
fourth page
In presence OF CHAs. II. LARRABEE,
JOEL II TuRNsR.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, .,
COUNTY OF Los ANGELES
On this 22d day of July, A. D 1868,
personally appeared before me, Joel IL.
Turner, notary public in and for Los
Angeles county, California. @. Aguilar,
mayor city of Los Angeles, Gal John
s. Griffin, P. Beaudry and s. L'zard,
whose names are subscribed in tbs an
nexed instrument as the parties thsr,to
who each for himself. Rcknow lodged 10
me that he executed the same free aud
voluntarily, and for the. uses and ppr-
poses therein mentioned.
In witness whereof, =.
sss-v,.r,s- saf---ss ,s.-.E,er asl-- I'd 4
my official seal, the an 4
wear in this certificate fret at IT,
ten. joel II. lrrsa
[Seal. Nl.iy ,'a
SfArE OF CALtfoASiA
CouNrY OF Los AHaGLHs
@ Aguiar, mayor OF S3v G.t, ~
Angeles, and John King. prseisl az i
the common council oil tbs IS 1 3 4
Los Angeles being duly s~orn d 'pJss
and say that, as mayor, and pgesiden- OF
the common council, they respectively
examined the annexed contract aud or
dinance, and that the words, 'and TO
use unoccupied city lands for tbe con-
etructing of all necessary resefvoirs,'
on the fourth page, and in the fifth and
sixth lines of SAID page, and the word
cubic" in the fourteenth line OF said
page, and the words, las the products
from the sales of water shall pay less
that II per cent per annum on the cap
ital invested" in the twenty fourth,
twenty-ffth and twenty sixth lines on
page six; and the word 'cubic" in the
twelfth line, on seventh page of said
contract and ordinance we're erased be-
fore the passage and approval OF said
contract and ordinance; and that the
word "jails" in the sixth line, on sixth
page and the words, ''of the improve
ments made after the approval of this
contract" in the fourteenth line, on
sixth psge of said contract; and the
words, ito be less than those now
charged by the said parties Of the sec
ond part for water" in the twenty
fourth, twenty-fifth and twenty sixth
lines OF page sixth of said contract and
ordinance, were interlined bsfore the
passage and approval Of said ordinance
and contract.
@. AUILAR, Mayor.
JOHN KING, president of common
council.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 22d day OF July, 1868.
[SEAL] JOEL II. TURNER, Notary.
And which said contract was duly ac-
knowledged; and on the 22d day OF July,
1868, duly recorded in book |, Of mis-
cellaneous records, p 42S, records OF
Los Angeles county.
Fiith-That thereafter, to.wit: On the
18th day of June. 1869. the eaid John s..
| Griffin, Solomon Lszard and Prudent
Beaudry conveyed ard transferred to
the Los Angeles City Water company, a
corporation duly incorporated under the
laws of the state of California, all Of the
rights owned or held by them under the
said contract with the said mayor and
common council OF the city of Los An-
| ,<oiaa. and fba aaid M Auuoloa ,tfu