Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-15
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Ordnance No. 1870

Ordinance No. 1870
(New Series.)
An ordnance granting to the Atchi-
son, 1opeka q Santa Fe Railway Com
pany the right: privilege and permis-
sion to lay and construct and for the
period of twenty-one years therea f ter
TO- 10 MAINTAIN and operate a railway spur
sald Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
way Company on Alamo street at the
ethhsnerly line of Santa Fe avenue;
tnence IN on curve concave to the south
10 Lhe south line of said Alamo street
Inc Mayor and Council of the City of
Los angeles do ordain as follows
,r5 Seotlon r i. That. the right. privilege
by granted to the Atchison, Topeka g.
SANTA Fe Railway Company corpora
IIon, or It's successors and assigns to
ray ana construct. and thereafter for a
period of twenty-one years from the
aate OF the passage of this Ordinance
10 maintain and operate a single rail
way spur track along Alamo street in
anseIesy tne eley Of Los angeles: County of Los
lows "0 Aoi-
Commencing at the center line of the
present track of the said Atchison To
peka & Santa Fe Railway COMPANY at
the easterly line of Santa Fe avenue !:
tnence on curve concave to the south
10 the southerly line of said Alamo
Sec; 2, That the spur track which
may be laid and constructed under the
privilege hereby granted shall corre-
opon1 81. TO the off1cial grade of the street
or aiIey across or along which it may
pc paced, where the same is improved
10 the official grade, and shall conform
,Ih TO Inc natural surface of the ground
the tops of the rails in either case to be
nush with the surrounding surface of
Ihe street or alley, and in event
Sncna Sncn street or alley shall be graded,
authority of said City of Los Angeles,
then such spur track over or upon such
street and the ground for distance of
Lwo tp teet on each side thereof shall be
conform to said grade, and shall be so
maintained by said grantee, its success
sors sons or assigns; with the tops of said
raIls Hush with the surface of said
street or alley.
Sec. g.. The right privilege and per-
mission hereby granted shall be exer-
nlsed and enjoyed subject to the follow
1st. That no cars or locomative shall
be permitted at any time to stand upon
any or the streets occupied or crossed
py SAID spur track except during the
tlme actually employed in switching
loading or unloading the cars placed
thereon, and that said spur track shall
az a. all times be SO used as to obstruct
the use OF said streets by vehicles or
passengers as little as possible consist
ent with the use for which said SPUR
track is to be constructed.
"a: That no locomotive, train or car
shall be operated or run over said track
at a greater speed than eight miles an
hour.
Sd. That said grantee it's sue
cessors and assigns, shall construct all
necessary fumes and culVerts for the
passage of water under said track
Whenever or wherever necessary. and
that all such fumes or culverts shall be
constructed In accordance with plans
and specifications therefor approved by
Angeles.
4th. That said grantee, its successors
gravel and regravel pave and repave,
all portions of the streets or alleys oc-
cupied by said track and for a distance
or 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 replanked,
graveled or regraveled, paved or re-
done under the instructions of and TO
the satisfaction of the superintendent
OF Streets of the City of Los Angeles;
ana III case said grantee, its SUCCESSORS
or assigns, shall fail for period of ten
days after service upon 1t of a written
demand made by said Superin ntendent
Upon the manager or agent of said
grantee, its successors and assigns, to
perform any such work in connection
with said spur track which may be dl-
leeted or ordered by the City Council of
the City of Los Angeles, then said
Street superintendent may perform the
work so ordered and shall keep an
itemized account of the cost thereof.
which the said grantee, its successors
and assigns, by the acceptance of the
privileges hereby granted to it, agree to
lay within Ave days after the presenta-
tion TO It's manager or agent i'm the
City OF Los Angeles of such itemized
5th That any neglect, failure or re-
fusal OF the part. of the grantee, its
successors or assigns to observe or
comply with any OF the terms or con-
ditlons In this Ordinance contained
shall effect a forfeiture of the right,
privilege and permission hereby grant
ed, and said city by a resolution of its
City Council may thereupon declare
such rights and privileges forfeited and
and assigns, from any further use of
the streets occupied by said spur track,
and the grant hereby made shall there.
upon become and remain null, void ana
Sec. 4. The City Clerk shall certify
to the passage Of this Ordinance and
shall cause the same TO be published
once In the Los Angeles Herald.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was adopted by the Council
OF the City OF Los Angeles at its meet
IL. j. LELANDE.
City Clerk,
Approved this 18th day Of January
OWEN McALEER.
lis II Mayor.