Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-09
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Notice of sale Of street Railroad

Franchise
office of the City Clerk of the City
June 26, 1906.
To whom 1t may concern
Notice is hereby given that an appli-
cation has been made to the City Coun-
ell of the City of Los Angeles for a
certain franchise, granting the right to
construct, and for the period of twenty
one years to operate and maintain an
electric street railroad upon certain
public streets in said city, hereinafter
described, together with certain ap-
purtenant and incident rights herein
after mentioned.
And that it is proposed by said City
Council to offer for sale and grant TO
the terms and conditions hereinafter
mentioned.
That said franchise is described as
follows, to wit
A franchise to construct and for the
period of twenty one CID years TO
operate and maintain a double track,
electric street railroad over the route
and in and upon the streets or portions
of streets in said city described as fol-
lows, to wit:
Commencing on West Sixth street at
the easterly intersection of Rampant
street; thence westerly on Sixth street
to the west boundary line of the city
of Los Angeles.
That the terms and conditions upon
which said franchise will be offered for
sale and granted are the following:
That the street railroad constructed
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be used only for the transportation OF
passengers and United States mail.
That in all cases where said fran
chise is granted over streets now occu-
pied by other lines of street railway the
grantee thereof and his or its successors
and assigns shall have the right to
operate over any and all the tracks OF
such other lines, subject to the pro-
visions and limitations of the Statutes
of the State of California applicable
thereto; and in case the gauge of the
fro oO1r nP sold 9th lin nf
railways shall not conform to the
gauge of the tracks of said grantee,
or his or its successors or assigns, said
grantee, or his or its successors or as,
signs, shall be permitted to lay third
rail over the distance traverSed by said
two roads Jointly.
franchise shall not exceed four feet
and eight and one-half inches in width
between the rails, and shall be placed
as nearly equidistant from the centor
of the street as possible, and as near
each other as a proper regard Tor safe-
ty will allow
That said grantee and his or it's sue
cessors and assigns shall use in the con-
structfon of said road the best material
including a rail weighing not less than
sixty (Sol pounds per yard such as as IL is
which rail shall be satisfactory to the
Street Superintendent and the Board of
Public Works; and said rails shall be
so laid as to be continuously welded
or otherwise securely fastened together,
and the said grantee and his or its sue
cessors or assigns shall at his, its or
macadamize the said road between the
rails, between the tracks, and for two
Cd feet on each side thereof, with the
same material used by the city and
under the same specifications and in
the same manner as upon the streets
over which said road runs respectively,
and shall keep the same constantly SO
paved or macadamized and in repair
flush with the street, and provided with
suitable crossings, and shall make the
roadbed conform at all times to the
established grade of the Street; pro-
vided, however, that where any of the
above-named streets have been graded
or otherwise improved prior to the
bed and rails shall conform to and be
flush with the surface of said graded
or otherwise improved street or streets,
whether such surface be above or be-
low the official grade of such street
or streets; and on all other street or
streets said roadbed and rails shall
said. And provided further, that upon
any regarding or other improving of
said street or streets said roadbed
or its successors or assigns be placed
upon and made to conform to said Of
ficial grade. All repairs and grades to
the satisfaction of the Street Superin-
tendent of said city. In case the said
grantee or his or its successors or as
structions given by said official for ten
| (10) days after service thereof upon
the said grantee or his or its successors
or assigns or, upon the manager or
or its successors or. assigns. in
Los Angeles, he, the said Of
said grantee or his or its successors or
assigns and do the work as ordered by
the City Council of the City of Los
! iZad account Of tho ~ sat
which the said grantee and his or Its
successors or assigns by the accept
ance Of said franchise, agrees TO pay
Immediately upon Its being presented
to said grantee or his or its SUCCESSORS
or assigns, or to such manager or agent
| stationed in Los Angeles.
| Provided further, that said grantee
and his or Its successors or assigns
shall construct all necessary fumes
and culverts for the free passage OF
water under the tracks of said railroad
wherever and whenever necessary, and
that all such fumes and culverts, and
all curves, aqueduets, turnouts and
cordance with plans and specifications
approved by the City Engineer
| Provided further, that said grantee
shall have the right. subject to such
regulations as are now or may here
after be IN force. to excaYate and re-
10 properly construct said road and tho
right to erect needful apparatus, boilers,
engines and other appliances to proper
| ly equip and run said road.
! Provided further that the City OF Los
| Angeles in granting said franchise ex-
pressly reserves the right to pave. ma
eadamize renew or sewer any OF tho
said streets, or TO lay gas, water or
other pipes therein, said work to be
done so as to injure said road as little
as possible.
Provided further that cars shall be
/ run each way, over the whole length
Of the road constructed under said
franchise, at intervals Of not more than
/ ten minutes, between the hours Of six
o'clock In the morning and eleven
o'clock at night. OF each day, during
the term Of said franchise, unless pre-
| vented by the elements, riots, strikes
| or unavoidable causes; provided fur
ther, that cars shall be operated over
said road. with sufficient frequency to
sengers applying for transportation
thereover, excepting in times OF ex-
traordinary and UNFORESEEN amounts Of