Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-01
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
Ordinance No. ta.f2a

bululnk Materlal company corpora
ton, It's successors and assigns the
right to construct and for a period OF
tWent ty-one years to operate and main
| tair a single railroad spur track over,
in the city Of Los Angeles
The Mayor and Council Of the city OF
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section That the right, privilege
granted to the Elder Building Material
company, corporation. and its sue
cessors and assigns, to lay and con-
struct, and thereafter for q period Of
| twenty-one years from the date OF the
passage of this Ordinance. to mainta in
and operate a single railway spur
track. under the terms and subject to
upon. along and across certain streets
IN the city Of Los Angeles, County OF
Los Angeles, State OF California, be-
tween the points hereinafter described.
Sec. 2. That the center line OF said
spur track where the same is to be
located upon or across public streets or
highways In said City of Los Angeles, is
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at n point In the right of
way Of, the Long Beach line Of the Pa e
cific Electric Railway company the
same being In the prolongation of the
north line of Twen tieth street and dis
tant s feet from the northeast corner
formed by the intersection of Twentieth
street and the said Long Beach line
right of way; thence along curve to
tieth street and Long Beach avenue 120
feet to point I'm the north line of Long
Beach avenue. The said point being
3 II feet from the northwest corner OF
lot l OF the Elder place. as shown in
Book Z, page 81. of Maps. Records of
Los Angeles County. California.
sec; O. That the spur tracks which
may be laid and constructed under tho
privilege hereby granted shall correspond
to the official grade of the street
or alley across or along which Il
may be placed where the same is
conform to, the natural surface of the
ground where such street is not
SO improved, the tops OF the rails in
either case to be flush with the surrounds
Ing surface of the street or alley. and
in event such street or alley shall
be graded paved or otherwise i'm
proved under the authority of said City of
Los angeles, then such spur track over
or upon such street and the ground for
a distance of two feet on each side
thereof shall be by the grantee or Its
assigns made to conform to said grade,
grantee, or its assigns. with the tons
of said rails flush with the surface Of
said street or alley.
sec. 4. That the right and privilege
hereby granted shall be at ali times exe
ercised and enjoyed in accordance with
and subject to the following terms and
conditions:
1st. That no cars or locomotives shall
be permitted at any time to stand upon
any of the streets or alleys oc-
frpisd fTsaSs e4cont 8r crossed d;rr by said spur
tually, employed in switching, loading
or unloading the cars placed thereon, and
that said spur track shall at all times be
SO used as to obstruct the use of said
streets by vehicles or passengers as
little as possible consistent with the
uses for which said spur track is to be
constructed.
I'd. That no locomotive, train or
car shall be operated or run over said
tracks at greater rate of speed than
may now or hereafter be prescribed by
law or ordnance.
3D. That said grantee, or its as.
signs, shall construct all necessary
fumes and culverts for the passage Of
water under said tracks whenever and
fiumes or culverts shall be constructed
in accordance with plans and specifica-
tlons therefor approved by the City En-
gi11eer Of the City, of Los Angeles.
assigns, will PLANK and replanE
gravel and regravel. pave and repave, ali
portions OF the. streets or alleys
a distance. of two feet on each
side thereof with the same material
and under the same specifications and in
the same manner as said streets or alleys
| are now or may hereafter be planked or re-
| planked, graveled or regraveed paved or
repaved. and that all such work shall be
satisfaction of the Board of Public Works
of the City of Los Angeles, and In
cas-, case ,sai said grantee. or its assigns,
service upon it of a written demand
made by said Board of Public Works upon
the manager or agent Of said grantee.
or It's assigns. to perform any such
| track which may be directed or ordered by
| the said Board of Public Works of the
CITY, CITY OF Los Angeles. then said Board Of
Pubic WORKS may perform the work so
ordered and shall keep an itemized ac-
| count Of the cost thereof. which the
said grantee, or its assigns, by the ac-
ceptance of the privileges hereby
granted to it, agrees to pay within
five days after the presentation to it's
manager or agent In the City OF Los
Angeles of such itemized account.
said spur track shall be fully completed
within six months from and after the
passage of this Ordinance, and that II
said work Of construction be not so
| completed within the time and in the
manner specified in this Ordinance. said
right, permission and privilege hereby
granted shall be forfeited as herein
eth That any neglect failure or re-
| fusal on the part of the grantee, or
its assigns. to observe or comply
VII With any Of the terms or conditions in
a forfeiture of the right, privilege
and permission hereby granted: and
ct8 es8 city cGune 9y NAV resolution tbeIepDo6 of It's
/
clare such rights and privileges
forfeited and may exclude said grantee,
or its assigns, from any further use of
| the streets and alleys occupied by said
! spur track. and the grant hereby made
| shall thereupon become and remain
null, void and of no effect.
7th That said city shall have the
right at the expiration of the aforesaid
! period Of twenty-one years to purchase
! the rails, track and roadbed and all prop
| erty in any of the streets hereinbefore
mentioned belonging to said grantee or
its successors in interest. laid or con-
structed under the grant hereby
| or its successors in interest in
! the exercise of this franchise, at a fair
valuation. provided that the option to
make such purchase shall have been de-
clared not more than three years nor
less than six months before the expiration
! of said period, by resolution of the
| City Council. The valuation of the
property proposed to be purchased
| pursuant to the provisions of this
| Ordinance shall be determined by
board of three arbitrators. of
whom one hall be appointed by the city
one by the said grantee. or it's sue
cessors in interest, and the third by the
two arbitrators so appointed. Said arbitra-
tors shall be appointed within thirty days
! arter the declaration of said op-
uon to purchase. In case said ar
bltrators fail to make and file an
award within the time hereinafter limited.
new board of three arbitrators shall oe
| appointed as hereinbefore prescribed, to
determine the valuation OF said property.
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