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Ordinance No. 11,7o9

| Ordinance No. 11,799
New Series.)
| An Ordinance granting to p. IT. Schu-
macher. his successors and assigns, the
| right to construct and lay down, and
for the period of twenty-one years 10
maintain and operate an oil PIPE pseranis aias
of the City of Los Angeles.
The Mayor and Council of the City Of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section l; That the right. privilege
and franchise is hereby granted to
p. F. Schumacher to construct
and lay down and for the, period OF
crate an oil pipe line along and under
the. streets and portions of streets IN
said city described as follows, to wit:
Commencing at the westerly boundary
of the City of Los Angeles at the inter-
section of Vermont avenue and First
street; thence easterly along First
street to Beaudry avenue; thence north
street; thence easterly on Diamond
street to Figueroa street; thence north
erly on Figueroa street to New Depot
to College street; thence easterly on
| College street to Date street; thence
along Date street to and upon lot 3 of
the Garden of Frank Sabichi being the
southeast corner of Alhambra avenue
and Date street;
Also, commencing at the intersection
northerly on Adobe street to its north
intersection with Bernardo street;
Also, comencing at the southeast cor
rer of Date street and Alhambra ave-
nue.; thence easterly along Alhambra
avenue $50 feet;
Also, commencing at the southeast
| corner of Date street and Alhambra
avenue; thence southerly along Date
street $50 feet.
Also, commencing at a point in
north Of the Intersection of Lyon
and Macy streets; thence south
thence so1therly on. Vignes street to
Commercial street; thence westerly on
Commercial street to it's intersection
with Amelia street;
years to carry, conduct and transmit
crude petroleum oil through the said
pipe line together With the right to
manholes, appliances and attachments
as may be necessary for the purpose Of
safely and efficiently, operating and
Provided, however, that the said pipe
line shall be constructed and at all
times operated and maintained and
that said right, privilege and franchise
| is hereby granted and shall be at all
times exercised and enjoyed in accord
ance with and subject to each and
every of the terms and conditions of
this Ordinance, and not otherwise.
Sec. That the pipe to be laid and
maintained shall be not more than eight
inches in diameter; that the said pipe
pipe, shall be of sufficient strength to
Withstand a pressure of not less than
1000 pounds per square inch. and shall
be laid with tight joints, which shall
be made so close as to Withstand a
pressure of 1000 pounds to the square
Inch without leaking.
all points not less than two and one.
half feet below, the established grade of
laid. That eli excavations for laying,
moving or repairing said pipe line shall
| be done in such manner as not to in
terfere With the free use Of the streets
interference as may be necessarily Incl
dent TO The proper prosecution of said
made and refllled in strict compliance
with the Ordinances of the said city
which may be in force at the time of
the eraUtee of said 5atT framChise A or his
successors and assigns, shall make
such deposits of money with the City
required from persons making excava-
tions in the streets of said city, for the
purpose of insuring, the restoration Of
all streets to good and perfect condt-
| ton along such excavations.
| Sec. :. That there shall be traps or
manholes constructed along the line of
Ten blocks for the purpose of affording
main enance thereof; said traps or
to be- sR With RRee e1G
to interfere in any way with the use Of
said street for travel or traffic; that
subjected to a pressure. OF more than
five hundred pounds to the square inch.
and that the City Engineer, or any OF
his duly authorized deputies, or the City
Boiler Inspector. shall have the right,
mt all times, to inspect the pumping
machinery. that may be used for the
pipe. and to measure or ascertain the
pressure to which said pipe is being
subjected at the time of such inspec-
tion, and that if. at any time, said pipe
shall be subjected to pressure exceed
ing five hundred pounds to the square
inch, the franchise herein granted, and
change of grade, the laying of any
sewer, or the making of any other. i'm
provements in any of the streets along
and under which said pipe may be laid.
shall, in the opinion of the Street Su-
perintendent of said city render neces-
pipe, the grantee or his successors or
assigns, shall shift or move the same
at his own cost and expense, in
conformity with the instructions and to
the satisfaction of the said Street Su-
perintendent, and in case the said
grantee or his successors or assigns.
shall fail to comply with the instructions
given therefor, by the said official, for ten
days after service of said instructions
upon the said grantee or his successors or
assigns, he the said official, may do the
work required in said notice to be done
and keep an itemized account of the cost
thereof, which said grantee and his sue
cessors and assigns, by the acceptance of
this franchise agrees to pay Immediately
upon it's being presented to said grantee
or his successors or assigns.
That the work of constructing
bn n6e %S4e than In ESGd ontbR filth
from the date OF the granting of this
franchise, and shall be continuously
and shall be completed within
not more than three years thereafter;
and that If said work be not so com
menced, prosecuted and completed with
in the times and in the manner speci-
fled, this franchise shall be forfeited.
Sec 5. That the said grantee and his
successors and assigns shall, during the
life of this franchise, pay to the City of
Los, Angeles. in lawful money, of the
| United States, two per cent of the gross
annual receipts of such grantee and his
successors and assigns, arising from the
use, operation or possession of this
franchise. No percentage shall be paid
for the first five years succeeding the
date of this franchise, but thereafter
such percentage must be payable an