Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
OF Sale Of pipe Line franchise
12-1o-2S lot

Los Angeles, Cal, December Il, l9OD.
To whom II may concern:
Notice 10 hereby given that nn appli-
cation has been made TO the city Coun
ell OF the City Of Los Angeles for Ger,
tain franchise, granting the right
cf twenty-one (2D years to main
tam and operate a pipe line for
the, purpose of carrying beer over over
and across a certain street in 5aid
city. hereinafter mentioned, and dur
ing said term to conduct, carry and
transmit such beer through such pipe
line.
And it is proposed by said City
Council to offer for sale and grant to
the highest bidder said franchise, on
the terms and conditions hereinaftef
scribed as follows. to wit: a
franchise. to construct, and for Il
period of twenty-one (2) years to
the purpose of carrying beer over and
across certain street in said city A.
follows, to wit.
Commencing at point in the west
erly line OF Antonio avenue distant
eighty (S0l feet southerly from the
southerly line of East Main street and
running thence easterly across SAID An
tonic avenue and parallel with said
southcrly line Of East Main street to
the eastcrly line OF said Antonio ave-
nue..
,o1I2 And .d,IrI,,; during said period ito to
beer through and by means of said
pipe line, together with the right to
construct and maintain all such sup
ports, appliances and attachments as
may be necessary for the purpose of
efficiently maintaining and operating
said pipe. line for said purpose.
That the terms and conditions upon
which the said franchise will be offered
for sale and granted are the following.
That the pipe to be maintained under
said franchise shall not be more than
ten (10) inches In diameter. That said
~ lf hu aft nt~0 IN
QS) feet above the established grade
of said street.
m That the work of constructing
than four (4) months from the
date date of the gran granting of this fran
and shall be completed within not
more than three go years thereafter;
and that IL said work be not so COM
In the times and in the manner speci-
filed, said franchise shall be forfeited
That the said grantee, and his or It's
life OF said franchise pay to the
City of Los Angeles. in lawful
money of the United States, two
(2) per cent Of the gross annual
or its successors and "assigns' aris1
ing from the use, operation or possess
sion, of said franchise. No percentage
S1aIl DE palu IOr tlC nfSt tiVe years
succeeding. the date of said franchise,
but thereafter such percentage shall be
payable annually, and said franchise is
to be forfeited by failure to make the
And 1t shall be the duty of the gran
tee of said franchise and of his or its
successors and assigns to file with the
at the expiration of six (6) years
said franchise and at the explra-
cath of said grantee, or his or its
successors or assigns, or by the oath of
the manager or presiding officer of said
grantee or his or it's successors and as
signs, showing the total gross receipts
and gross earnings collected or re-
ceiVed by said grantee or his or it's
successors. or assigns during the pre-
eding twelve months, from the use, ope-
ration or possession of said franchise
and within ten. days after the time for
the duty of sai id grantee and his or its
successors and assigns to pay to the
City Treasurer OF the City OF Los An
geles the aggregate sum OF the said
gross annual receipts arising from the
use, operation or possession of said
franchise, determined and computed in
the manner hereinbefore provided
And any neglect, omission or refusal
by said grantee or his or it's successors
or assigns TO file said certified state
10 pay tnO 5dlu percentage OF
the said gross annual receipts at the
times or in the manner hereinbefore
provided shall pso facto work a for
feiture of said franchise and of dlI
rights hereunder to the City OF Los
That said grantee or his or its sue
cessors or assigns shall not sell. trans
fer or assign said franchise or any of
the rights or privileges granted thereby
except by q duly executed instrument
in writing. filed in the, office of the
and provided further, that nothing in
said franchise contained shall be con-
strued to grant to said grantee or his
or It's successors namssn or assiigns any right
chise or any of the rights or privileges
thereby granted except in the manner
That the City of Los Angeles shall
have the, right at the expiration of the
StSsSAS years to PHreSaso the t%fdi'yiaiPe sad pipe
hereinbefore mentioned. belonging
to said grantee or his or its sue
cessors in interest, constructed
under. the grant hereby made or used
in interest, In the exercise of this fran
chise at fair valuation. provided that
lhe option to make such purchase shall
Council passed not more than three
years nor less than six months PRIOR
to the expiration of said period of
LWGnly~OIt wars
The valuation Of the property pro-
posed to be purchased pursuant to the
provisions OF this Ordinance shall be
determined by board of three arbitra-
tors, of whom one shall be appointed
by the city. one by the said grantee or
his or its successors in interest, and
the third by the two arbitrators so ap-
rointed. Said arbItrators shall be
appointed within thirty days after
the declaration by the city of its
option to purchase said property In
case said arbitrators fail to make and
file an award within the time herein
after limited. a new board OF three ar
hereinbcfore prescribed, to de-
termine the valuation Of said prop
erty, The board OF arbitrators snail
Immediately upon apJointmenl Of
its members enter upon the discharge
OF it's duties. Any vacancy In the board
or arbitrators shall be filled by the
party who made the original appoint
OF the arbitrators must be made ana
filed with the City. Clerk of said city
within three months after their ap-
pointment and majority OF the arbi-
traitors who agree thereto may make
such award.
The amount OF the valuation OF said
property determined by the arbltrators
as hereinbefore provided shall be paid
by the city TO said grantee, or his
or its successors or assigns, In lawful
money OF the United States, upon the ex-
piration OF the aforesaid period oe