Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25

Los Angeles, Cal, December 81, 1905.
NO,iss EsUs Is bsreSyy gsy gwen tha, an spp
cation has been made to the city coun
Gil of the City Of Los Angeles for GER
ain franchise. granting the right
Of twen.y-one CID years to main
tain and operate pipe line for
the, purpose of carrying beer over
| ond across certain street In said
city. hereinafter mentioned. and dur.
ing said term to conduct, carry and
transmit such beer through such pipe
Council to offer for sale and grant to
the highest bidder said franchise, on
the terms and conditions hereinafte.
mentioned. That said franchise Is de-
sscribsd as follows. to wit. A
franchise to construct, and for q
Period OF twenty-one (21) years to
the purpose of carrying beer over and
&c ross q certain street in said city a
follows, to wit.
Commencing at a point in the west
eighty (S0) feet southerly from the
southerly line OF East Main street and
running thence easterly across said An
southerly line OF East Main street to
the eastorly line OF said Antonio ave-
! nue..
carry oonduest ntds ana sdid transmit psrlGd suoO
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 os
oniciently, maintaining and operating
said a. Ii PIPE FL line ,sI,t, for said purpose.
Which the said franchise will be offered
for sale and granted are the following
Ihat the pipe to be maintained under
ten (10) inches in diameter. That said
pipe line shall not be less than eighteen
(1S) feet above the established grade
of said street,
said pipe line shall be commenc,
ed in good faith within not more
than than four "a months, from the
chise, and Shall be continuously I
prosecuted thereafter in good faith.
and shall be completes within not
and that il said work be be nos esepeasoGr. Sc com.
menced, prosecuted and completed with
In the times and in the manner speci-
That the said grantee and his or its
successors and assigns shall during the
life of said franchise pay to the
GS money of Lfs fse AGhSffsS GnSfa states a Lawful sd
(2) per cent of the gross annual
receipts of such rrantee, and his his
or its successors and assigns, aris
sion OF said franchise. No percentage
shall be paid for the first five 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
payments provided for.
tee OF said franchise and of his or Of its
successors and assigns to file with the
CITY. Clerk Of the City of Los Angeles
a arom the the expiration drfs Of six 5S1
said franchise and at the explra-
tion of each and every year there
after q statement. verified by tho
successors or assigns, or by the oath OF
the manager or presiding officer of said
grantee or his OF. it's successors and as
and gross earnings collected or re-
| ceived by said grantee or his or its
successors. or assigns during the pre-
eding twelve months, from the use ope-
| and within ten days after the time for
| filing aforesaid statement 1t shall be
the duty of said grantee and his or its
City Treasurer of the City OF Los An
| geleS the aggregate sum OF the said
percentage upon the amount. of 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 its successors
or assigns to file said certified state
ment or to pay the said percentage OF
times or in the manner hereinbefore
provided shall ipso 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
the rights or privileges granted thereby
except by a duly executed instrument
In writing. filed in the office OF the
and provided further, that o9 nothigge atngeieI in
said franchise contained shall be con-
strued to grant to said grantee or his
S or or assggn .aS 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
aforesaid period Of twenty-one
anS 70 purchase eRoSerty the D said sal pipe
hereinbefore mentioned. belonging
to said grantee or his or it's sue
eessors in interest. constructed
by said grantee or his or its successors
In interest. in the exercise of this fran
chise at fair valuation, provided thai
che option to. make such purchase shalt
be declared by resolution of the CITY
Council passed not more than three
years nor less than six months PRIOR
to the expiration or said period OF
The valuation of the property pro-
posed to be purchased pursuant TO the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be
determined by a board of three arbitra-
tors, of whom one shall be appointed
by the city. one by the said grantee or
mis- or its SUCCESSORS in interest, and
the third by the two arbitrators so ap-
pointed Said arbltrators shall be
Iappointed within. thirty days after
the. declaration by the, city Of It's
case said arbitrators fail to make anG
file an award within the time herein
after limited, a new board of three ar.
bitrators shall be appointed a.
termine the valuation OF said prop
erty The board OF arbitrators sinai
It's mem6erss enter upon the discharst
of its duties. Any Vacancy In the boart
OF arbitrators shall be filled by ths
party who made the original appoint
ment to the vacant place. The aware
OF the arbitrators must be maze anc
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
The amount OF the valuation OF said
property determined by the arbltratori
as hereinbefore provided shall be PAID
by the city TO said grantee, OF his
or its successors or assigns, In lawful
money OF the United states, upon the ex-
lpiration OF the aforesaid period OF
twenty-o one years. or, II the award OF
the arbitrators shall not have been
made and filed at least two months be-
fore .the expiration OF said period OF
ltwenty-one years. then within tw<