Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
PueLle ADVERTISING
Notice OF Sale NJ Electric Railway
franchise

10 whom it may concern.
| Notice is hereby given that an app1i-
cation has been made to the city Coun-
cll OF the city Of Los Angeles for n
certain franchise, granting the right TO
construct and for the period OF twenty
one (2l) years TO operate and maintain a
double track electric street railroad upon
certain public streets OF said city here-
matter described together with certa in
lappurtenant and Incident rights herein
after mentioned
And that It is proposed by said city
SOuncil to offer for Sa O and grant to
the highest bidder said franchise upon
mentioned.
That said franchise is described as
A franchise to construct and for the
period of twenty-one CID years to
electric street railroad over the route
ana in and upon the streets or portions
OF streets In said city described as fol-
lows, to wilt:
broadway and Seventh street; thence
running easterly along Seventh street
ana crossing Los Angeles River to
BBoyIe avenue; thence. southerly along
Boyle avenue to Holl enbeck avenue;
thence easterly along Hollenbeck ave-
nue. 70 the city limits of said City Of
| Los Angeles.
That the terms and conditions upon
which said franchise will be offered for
sale T, and granted are the folowing:
Ihat the street railroad constructed
pe used only for the transportation of
passenger and United States mail.
er anat the tracks to be laid under such
and one-half (Sh) inches in width be-
tween the rails, and shall he placed
ass nearly equidstant from the center
OF the street as possible, and as near
each other as a proper regard for safe
ty VIII allow. That the grantee of said
franc Mise, his or it's successors or as
shlg{ns shg{l,5 shall b have the right also to lay a
nl re OF ~ 4
franchise, in order to conform to the
noW T, existlng in the City of Los Angeles.
Inc said grantee and his or
itg successors and assigns shall
use, use in the construction, Of said
Ing a rail Weighing not less than sixty
l6O) pounds per yard, such as is used
on first class street railroads. which
rail shall be satisfactory to the Board of
Public Works of the City Of Los Ar
geles, and said rails shall be so
laid % as to be continuously welded or
otherwise securely fastened together:
smo ana the said grantee and, his or it's
successors or assigns. shall at his, It's
or the1r own expense and cost
Pave Pave or macadamize the said
tracks and for two (2) feet on each
side thereof, with the same material
used by the city. and under the same
as upon the streets over which said
road runs respectively; and shall keep
the same. constantly so paved or ma
street, and provided with suitable
crossings, and shall make the roadbed
conform at all times to the established
Erade fh OF the street; provided, however.
streets have been graded or otherwise
improved prior to the granting of sa id
FRANCHISE, said roadbed and rails shall
conform to and be flush with the sur
race of said graded or otherwise i'm
proved street or streets, whether such
surface be above or below the official
all other street or streets said roadbed
and rails shall conform to such official
grade, as aforesaid And provided fur
1ne upon oP sad any regrading or other
roadbed and rails shall by said grantee
or his or its successors or assigns
pc be p PLACED a. Hl,,II, upon and made to conform
grades to be made under the instruc-
tions and to the satisfaction of the
Board OF Public works of said city. In
cessors or assigns fail to comply with
the instructions given by said official
for ten G0) days after service thereof
upon the said grantee or his or its slIc-
cessors or assigns, or upon the man
ager or agent of said grantee or of his
or It's successors or assigns in Los An
upon. the road of said grantee or his
d.i, 90 the work work as ordered by the
lied account of the cost of said work,
which the said grantee and his
f6e ts accepsnee or said assigns by
agrees to pay immediately upon
it's being presented to said grantee or
his or It's SUCCESSORS or assigns, or to
such manager or agent stationed in Los
An geles.
Provided further, that said grantee
and his or its Successors or assigns
shall construct all necessary fumes
water under the tracks of said railroad
wh erever and whenever necessary, and
that all such fumes and culverts, and
all curves, aqueducts turnouts and
cordance with plans and specifications
by. the City Engineer
, Pr9yided p ~. further. m that said grantee
shall have the right. subject to such
re gulations as are now or may here
after be in force, to excavate and re-
to properly construct said road and tho
right to erect needful apparatus, boil ers
en- gines and other appliances to proper
ly equip and run said road.
Provided further, that the City of Los
An geles In granting said franchise ex-
pressly reserves the right to pave. ma
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
carry and provide with seats all pas
sengers applying for transportation
excepting in times OF ex-
traordinary and unforeseen amour ts of
travel. and that said cars shall be at
all times and in all respects as eff
ficiently constructed and conven iently
equipped as the cars in use upon the
best electric street railroads in the City
of Los Angeles.
Provided further. that the cars upon
said road shall not be allowed to stand
on any street or any street intersection
in such a manner as to obstruct the
use of the said street by vehicles or
pedestrians.
That the grantee of said franchise
and his or its successors and assigns
shall and will at all times upon and
after the completion OF said road, dur
ing. the operation of the same, and
without extra charge, Issue to and re-