Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-21
pusLIc ADVERTISING
Notice 81 sale of m on ripe Line
franchise


1905.
20 whom Il may concern;
cation has been made to the city on conn-
ell Of the City Of Los Angeles for a
franchise, granting the right TO
construct and lay down, and to main
tain and operate, an oil pipe line along
and under certain public streets Of the
City Of Los Angeles.
And that It IS proposed by. said city
Council to offer for sale and grant to
the highest bidder said franchise, on
the terms and conditions hereinafter
mentioned. That said franchise Is de-
scribed as follows, to wit: A franchise
period OF twenty-one years to maintain
and operate, an oil pipe line along and
under the streets and portions OF
streets in said city, described as fol-
lows:
Commencing at a point on the north :
erly line of Alhambra avenue, 1873 feet,
east corner of Bloom street and AL
hambra avenue, thence across Alham-
bra avenue to the southWesterly cor
ner of Alhambra avenue and the South
ern California Railway right OF way,
thence by private way along the main
line of the Southern California Railway
to Macy street; thence across Macy
street to continuation of said private
way along said right OF way of the
Southern California Railway, and along
said private way to Keller street,
thence along Keller street to Also
street; thence along Also street to Gem
ter street; thence along Center street to
First street; thence along First street
to Santa Fe avenue; thence along Santa
Fe avenue to Fourth street; thence by
private way, within the lines of the
proposed extension of Mateo street to
Fourth street. thence along Mateo
street to Sixth street, thence along
Sixth street to Alameda street; thence
along Alameda street to Eighth street
Also, commencing at a point on the
northerly line of Alhambra avenue, 1873
feet, more or less, easterly from the
nue. and Bloom street, thence along AL
hambra avenue to DAILY street
Also, commencing at a point in AL
hambra avenue on the above described
main line, thence along Alhambra ave-
nue. to Date street; thence along Date
street to the southeast corner of lot d,
Sepulveda Vineyard Tract.
Also, commencing at the intersection
of Fourth street and Santa Fe avenue;
thence along Fourth street by the VIA
duct to the Salt Lake, Los Angeles and
San Pedro Railroad right of way.
Also, commencing at the intersection
of Mateo street and Sixth street; thence
along Mateo street, to Seventh street;
avenue; thence along Santa Fe avenue
to the southerly city boundary.
Also, commencing at the intersection
of Sixth street and Alameda street:
thence along Alameda street to Third
street; thence along Third street to Los
Angeles street
Also, commencing at the intersection
of Third street and Central avenue,
thence along Central avenue to Fourth
street.
Also. commencing at the intersection
of Seventh street and Santa Fe avenue;
thence along Seventh street to Boyle
avenue; thence along Boyle avenue to
Ninth street.
Also commencing at the intersection
of Santa Fe avenue and Ninth street;
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Angeles river.
Also, commencing at the intersection
of Center street and Commercial street;
thence along Commercial street to Gar
cia street.
Also, commencing at the intersection
of Alhambra avenue and Moulton ave-
nue.; thence along Moulton avenue to
Main street.
Also, commencing at the intersection
of Main street and Moulton avenue;
thence along Main street to Glover
street.
Also. commencing at point at the
of Also street and Center
street; thence northerly along Center
Maey street atS to Lyon Street aHd thence
along Lyon street to its
northerly end
Also. commencing at point in Keller
street. in the pipe line first hereina-
bove described: thence northerly along
Keller street to Macy street.
Also, convincing at a point at the
intersection OIL center street ana turner
street; thence easterly along Turner
street to the Southern California Rail
way right of way.
Together with the necessary service
connections to deliver oil on the prop
erty along the above described streets
and portions of streets.
And during said period of twenty
years to carry, conduct and transmit
crude petroleum oil through the said
pipe line, together with the right to
and maintain all such traps.
appliances and attachments
as may be necessary for the purpose of
safely and efficiently operating and
said pipe line.
That the terms and conditions upon
which said franchise will be Offered for
That the pipe to be laid and main
tanned shall be not more than eight
inches in diameter; that the said pipe
pipe, shall be of sufficient strength to
a pressure of not less than
1000 pounds per square inch, and shall
be laid with tight joints, which shall
pressure of 1000 pounds to the square
inch without leaking.
That said pipe line shall be laid at
all points not less than two and one
half feet below the established grade of
the streets under which such pipe is
laid. That all 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
by the public, except such temporary
interference as may be necessarily Incl
dent to the proper prosecution of said
work. That all excavations shall be
made and refilled in strict compliance
with the Ordinances of the said city,
which may be in force at the time of
the performance of said work, and that
the grantee of said franchise, or it's
SUCCESSORS and assigns, shall make
such deposits of money with the City
Treasurer as may be from time to time
required from persons making excava-
tions in the streets of said city, for the
purpose of insuring the restoration of
all streets to a good and perfect condi-
tion along such excavations.
That there shall be traps or
constructed along the line of
said pipe at intervals of not more than
ten blocks for the purpose of affording
access to said pipe for the cleaning or
main tenance thereof; said traps or
manholes to be so capped and covered
as to be flush with the street and not
to interfere in any way with the use OF
said street for travel or traffic; that
said pipe shall never, at any time, be
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
at all times, to inspect the pumping
machinery that may be used for the
purpose of forcing oil through said
pipe, and to measure or ascertain the
pressure to which said pipe is being
subjected at the time of such inspec-
ton, and that If, at any time, said pipe
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