Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
Notice Of sale Of Electric Railway
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Notlce IS hereby gwen that an appll-
cation has been made to the City Coun-
Gil of the city Of Los Angeles for a
certain franchise, granting the right to
construct. and for the period OF twenty
one (21) years to operate and maintain a
double track electric street railroad upon
certain public streets of said city here
matter described. together with certain
aPpurtenant and Incident rights herein
And that II Is proposed by said city
council to offer for sale and grant to
the highest bidder said franchise upon
the terms and conditions hereinafter
mentioned.
That said franchise is described as
A franchise to construct and for the
period of twenty-one (2D years to
operate and maintain a double track,
electric street railroad over the route
and in and upon the streets or portions
or streets in said city described as fol-
lows, to wit:
:, Commencing. at the intersection of
broadway and, seventh street; thence
running easterly along Seventh street
and crossing Los Angeles River to
Boyle avenue; thence southerly along
Boyle avenue to Hollenbeck avenue;
thence easterly along Hollenbeck ave-
nue. to the city limits of said City of
Los Angeles.
That the terms and conditions upon
which said franchise will be offered for
sale and granted are the following:
That the street railroad constructed
ana operated under said franchise shall
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Ihat the tracks to be laid under such
iran 5 chlse shall be four (4) feet, eight
and one-half (Sh) inches in width be-
as nearly equidistant from the center
or the street as possible. and as near
each e;. other as proper regard for safe
W VIII allow. That the grantee of said
franchis Sc, his or its successors or as
signs shall have the right also to lay
thlrd rail along the tracks constructed
franchise in order to conform to the
gauge of the tracks of other railways
noM eXlstlng In the city of Los Angeles.
,+a the ,,,sa. said grantee and his or
use In the construction of said
Ing rail weighing not less than sixty
C6O) 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 An
gIeiiGs' IsiG ana nc H., said rails shall be- so
otherwise securely fastened together;
and the said grantee and his or it's
successors or assigns. shall at his, Its
pave or macadamize the said
road between the rails, between the
tracks and for two (2) feet on each
used by the city and under the same
specifications and in the same manner
as upon the streets. over which said
the same, constantly so paved or ma
cadamized and in repair, flush with the
street. and provided with suitable
crossings, and shall make the roadbed
conform at all times to the established
grade of the street; provided however,
that where any OF the above named
streets have been graded or otherwise
franchise, said roadbed and rails shall
conform to and be flush with the sur
race OF said graded or otherwise Inn
surface be above or below the official
grade of such street or streets; and on
all other street or streets said roadbed
and rails shall conform to such official
ther, that upon any regarding or other
improving of said street or streets said
roadbed and rails shall by said grantee
or his or its successors or assigns
be placed upon and made to conform
to said, official grade. All repairs and
grades to be made under the instruc-
case the said grantee or his or its sue
cessors or assigns fail to comply with
the the ms instructions rgSt given by said official
upon the said grantee or his or its sue
cesSors or assigns, or upon the man
ager or agent of said grantee or of his
geles, he, the said official, shall enter
upon the road of said grantee or his
or It's successors or assigns and
City Council Of the City Of Los
Angeles, said officer to keep an item
lied account of the cost of said work
which the ccssi6rs ssid grantee and his
the acceptance of said franchise,
agrees to pay Immediately upon
his or its successors or assigns, or to
such manager or agent stationed in Los
Angeles.
Provided further, that said grantee
and his or it's successors or assigns
and culverts for the free passage of
water under the tracks of said railroad
wherever and whenever necessary, and
all curves, aaueducts, turnouts ana
switches shall be constructed in ac-
cordance with plans and Specifications
Provided further, that said grantee
and his or its successors and assigns
shall have the right, subject to such
after be in force, to excavate and re-
move portions of the streets necessary
to properly construct said road, and tho
engines and other appliances to proper
ly equip and run said road.
Provided further. that the City of Los
pressly reserves the right to pave. ma
cadamize, renew or sewer any OF tho
said streets or to lay gas. water or
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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
thereover, excepting in times of ex-
traordinary and unforeseen amounts of
travel. and that said cars shall be at
all times and in all respects as ef-
ficiently constructed and conYenien tly
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 compl elton of said road. dur
ing, the operation of the same, and
without extra charge, issue to and re-
ceive from passengers going in one di-
rection, transfers good for continuous