The herald., 1895-08-16
4 BUG Hidden IN II
Late Proposal for a Telephone
Franchise
LIBERAL TO THE CITY
Everything Is Offered to the Munich.
pality, Butt.
A CoIered Person Is Said to Be Buried
Deeply In the Wood Pile early
In the Story

franchise. In the ordinance advertising
the forthcoming franchise for sale, d.
Lag1na agrees that his company vii
make the following rates:
For offices, stores and business houses
Within the one-mile limit, $3.50; with
IN the two-mile limit, $3.75; outside the
two-mile limit, $4.
For residences on independent lines.
Within the oae-Inile limit. $3; within the
two.mile limit. $3.25; outside the two
mile limit. $3.50.
For residences on party lines-within
the one lie limit, $3.50; within the two
mile limit, $l.75: outside the two m lie
limit, 50.
De Laguna, in his proposed franchise,
is offering the city the most liberal terms
clear through to section IA. He offers in
the first place to build conduits and lay
Underground wires, and gladly give tho
city the right to fix rates. He will pay
l per cent of his gross receipts into the
city treasury annually and will furnish
to the city departments fifty telephones
free of charge during the life OF his fran
chise but the bug concealed in the ordi-
nance granting the franchise is said to he
the following Introductory to the pro-
posed ordinance:
The mayor and, city council OF Los An
geles DO ordain as follows:
Section 1. That there is hereby grant
Cd unto -----, his successors or as
signs. for period of fifty years from and
after the date of the passage OF this orui-
nance. the right and privilege to erect
and maintain poles and underground con-
quits AMI manholes in the public streets,
alleys and thoroughfares of the city of
Los Angeles. county of Los Angeles, state
of California. and TO run wires through,
over. .salong and under the same, for the
transmission of intelligence by electric
ity, and for all either purposes for which
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and conditions hereinafter provided. and
not otherwise. all of which are hereby de-
clared to be subservient to the laws of
the state of California and the charter of
said city Of Los Angeles.
The claim is made that under the above
lay wires not oily for telephone, but for
all other purposes where electricity may
be the motive power. To give the reader
q better idea of what Mr.. De Laguna
really wants, it might be best to print
the whole of the ordinance to be utilized
advertising his franchise for sale.
Section 2. The grantee, his successors
or assigns, shall. within two years from
and after the date of the passage of
this ordinance, lay down. construct.
maintain and operate in the main streets
from the plaza southery to Sixth street,
in said city, underground conduits, with
the necessary m manholes and other ap-
plisnces and structures, and the other
conductors to be contained therein that
may be necessary and requisite for the
operation and malntenance of the enter
prise, and may thereafter continue to
perform the same work las the develop
ment of said enterprise may demand, all
for the purposes of transmitting cleo
tricity for telephone and such otner
purposes for which electricity in trans
mitted. Such wires or other conductors
must be laid in pipes or 3onduits. where
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wise protected, and all other appliances
and apparatus may be maintained in
connection Herewith az may be neces-
sary and proper TO maintain and operate
the same, to make connection there
with as may be necessary and proper to
maintain and operate the same. to make
connections to subscribers, stations and
other points. in all localities where the
same may be required and in such man.
ner as may be best adapted to the loca-
tion. and with such means. apparatus
and appliances as may be necessary or
convenient.
Sec. 3. The said grantee, his success.
sors or assigns, are hereby required to
expend. within the time hereinbefore
mentioned, not less than the sum of $l0.-
900 in carrying out the construction or
operation OF the enterprise
Sec 4. 1t shall be lawful for said gran
fee, his successors or assigns, to make
all needful and convenient excavations
and openings in any OF the streets, alleys,
avenues or thoroughfares of said city, in
which they may desire to place such
pipes or conduits, for the purpose of lay
ing down, maintaining and operating
such wires or other connections for the
purpose aforesaid; provided, that said
grantee, his successors or assigns, shall
submit to said council plans and specit-
cations for the construction of such con-
duits, which must be approved by said
council before work in connection there
with shall he commenced.
All work hereunder shall be performed
upon the public streets. alleys. avenues
and thoroughfares, in eXcavating and
repairing the same, i'll strict com Oliance
with the necessary rules. regulations or
ordinances which have or may hereafter
be, adopted by said council; and said
council shall have the power to designate
or appoint an officer or p erson to watch
and suprrintend such work in its inter
est.
Where worl. is done hereunder, said
grantee, his successors or assigns. shall,
as soon as practicable, restore those
portions OF the public streets. alleys,
avenues or thorougniares that are dis.
turbed. to the same good order and con-
dltion in which II was prior to the COM
mencement of such work, and the surface
thereof shall be securely supported so as
not to impair the use or public enjoy
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Section 5.-All OF said work of replac-
ing the material of the public streets ex-
Cavated therefrom under the provisions of
this ordinance, and Of reconstructing or
repairing the roadway, shall be perform
ed by SAID grantee, his successors or as
signs within such reasonable time as
may be specified by said council; ana
said grantee, his Successors or assigns
shall, when so directed by said council,
from time tc time, ana within such time
as may be specified make such further
and additional pairs to the roadway OF
such portions of the public streets as are
used by said grantee, his successors or as
signs. for their condults, etc, which NAV
by reason of the work done, become de-
pressed or in any other way not conform
to the contour Of the remaining portion
of the street.
Section 8. Prior to the disturbing or
taking up of any portion of the street or
sti eets as contemp plated by this ordinance
Tor the purpose OF laying the conduits,
etc, the SAID grantee, his successors or as
signs. shall be required to first file with
the city clerk such bond or other security
Is is required by the existing ordinances
Of said city, as guarantee to said city
that each and every street, alley, avenue
or thoroughfarc, or any portion OF the
same. that may be disturbed or torn up
by said grantee his successors or assigns.
shall be replaced and put in as good order
and condition as they were prior to the
performance of such work.
Section IN othing in this ordlna nee
shall be construed as in any wise to pre-
vent said city from sewering. grading,
paving, planking, gutterng, repairing or
altering any of the street, of said CITY.