Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-10
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~ Franchise
Otfice of the City Clerk of the City
9L Los ss Angeles, State Of California.
T. TO whom it may concern
Notlee is hereby given that an appli-
cation has been made to the City Coun-
Gil 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
pubic streets in said city, hereinafter
described, together with certain ap-
purtenant and incident rights herein
And that II. IS proposed by. said City
Council to offer for sale and grant to
the highest bidder said franchise upon
the terms and conditions hereinafter
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
or 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
and operated under said franchise shall
be used only for the transportation of
passengers and United States mail.
That in all cases where said fran
chiso 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
TRACKS of said other lines of street
gauge of the tracks of said grantee,
or his or it's successors or assigns, said
grantee, or his or it's successors or as
signs, shall be permitted to lay third
rail over the distance traversed by said
two roads jointly.
That the tracks to be laid under said
franchise shall not exceed four feet
between the rails and shall be placed
as nearly equidistant from the center
OF the street as possible, and as near
each other as a proper regard for safe
ty will allow.
That said grantee and his or it's sue
cessors and assigns shall use in the con-
including, rail weighing not less than
sixty (60) pounds per yard, such as is
used on firstclass street railroads,
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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 it's sue
cessors or assigns shall at his, it's or
their own expense and cost pave or
macadamize the said road between the
rails, between the tracks, and for two
(2) 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,
suitable crossings, and shall make the
roadbed CONFORM at all times to the
established grade of the street; pro-
yided, however; that where any of the
or otherwise improved prior to the
granting of said franchise, said road
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
streets said roadbed and rails shall
conform to such official grade as afore-
said. And provided further, that upon
said sale HTetT street or Streets % said P''rd roadbed
and rails shall by said grantee or his
or its successors or assigns. be placed
ficial grade. All repairs and grades to
be made under the Instructions and to
the satisfaction of the Street Superin-
tendent of said city. In case the said
signs fails to comply with the in
structions given by said official for ten
q0) days after service thereof upon
the said grantee or his or its successors
or assigns, or upon the manager or
agent of said grantee or of his
9cs or its as,ss successors OF tho assigns in
ficial, shall enter upon the road 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
Angeles, said officer to keep an item
ized account of the cost of said work
which the said grantee, and his or ITS
ance of said franchise agrees 70 pay
Immediately upon it's being presented
to said grantee or his or its successors
or assigns or to such manager or agent
Provided further that said grantee
and his or it's successors or assigns
shall construct all necessary fumes
water under the tracks of said railroad
wherever and whenever necessary, and
that all such fumes and culverts, and
switches shall be constructed in ac-
cordance with plans and specifications
approved by. the City Engineer.
Provided further that said grantee
and his or its successors and assignG
shall have the right, subject to such
regulations as are now or may here
move portions OF the streets necessary
to properly construct said road, and the
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-
pressiy reserves the right TO pave. ma
cadamize, renew or sewer any OF tho
said streets, or 70 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 10
carry and provide with seats all pas,
sengers applying for transportation
traordinary and unforeseen amounts OF
travel. ana that said cars shall be at