Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-19
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Ordinance No. 1861

right to construct, and for a period or
twenty-one years to operate and main
tain a single track railroad over, across
alleys in the City of Los Angeles. %
The Mayor and Council of the city OF
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section ]. That the right and priv
lege is hereby granted to San Pedro
Los Angeles e Salt Lake Railroad com
pany, a corporation. and its SUCCESSORS
and assigns, to lay and construct SIN
gle railroad spur track, with necessary
turn outs and switches for the purpose
of reaching property fronting on any OF
the hereinafter named streets anu
alleys. over and along the routes here,
matter described, and over. along and
across the public streets and alleys III
the City of Los Angeles hereinafter de-
scribed and for period OF tWenty-3,ne
(2D years from the date of this Ordin-
ance to operate and maintain rall-
road thereon in connection with mne
of railroad operated between the Guy
towns by the said San Pedro, Los Ange-
les Il Salt Lake Railroad Company.
Sec. 2. That the routes hereinbefore
mentioned, over, along and upon ";iaoe wi'lit is
granted, are particularly described as
follows, to wit:
1st. Beginning at a point between
Santa Fe avenue and Minerva street,
said point being fifteen feet south from
the south line of Butte street on tho
line of railroad connecting the man
line of the San Pedro, Los Angeies %S
Salt Lake Railroad Company with the
main line of the Southern Pacific Com
pany on Alameda street; thence north-
westerly across Butte street to the
north side of Butte street; thence con-
tinuing in northwesterly direction,
across private property to the south
line of the alley running east from tne
first alley east of Santa Fe avenue, sald
alley lying between Butte street ana
Washington street. thence across sald
first mentioned alley to its north sldei
thence continuing northwestcrly across
north and south, east of Santa Fe ave-
nue., between Butte street and ALAMO
street; thence northerly along. SAID
teenth and East Fifteenth streets to the
south side of Alamo street.; thence
across Alamo street to the alley run
ming north and south east of santa re
south side Of lot number seven Of m, M
L. Wicks Subdivision of Garbolino,
Cooper and South. and Porter Tracts;
thence northerly along said alley to dtS itS
northern end at the south side OF Salu
lot number seven of said subdivision,
crossing San Leandro, Mcpherson, East
Eleventh East Tenth, East Ninth, Por-
ter, Hunter, Enterprise, LeGrande; sac
ramento. Bay, Violet and Atlantic
streets.
I'd. Beginning at a point between
Santa Fe avenue and Harriet street, @
said point being fifteen feet south from
the south line of Butte street on the
line Of railroad connecting the main
line of the San Pedro, Los Angeles d
main line OF the Southern Pacific Com
pany In Alameda street; thence south
westerly to point In the alley run
ming north and south through blocks l,
6, and IL of the II. NJ. AmeS Subd1Vl-
sion of the Glassell Tract. crossing the
alley running east and west through
said block number ] of said subdivision
thence south along said alley running
north and south through said subdivl-
sion to the south charter boundary OF
the City of Los Angeles. crossing Leon
ard, Cheney and Edwin streets:
And the right of way and franchise
hereby granted over the routes herein
before described carries with it the
right to lay down, construct and main
any and all streets o. alleys along the
Sec. ). That the spur tracks which
may be laid and constructed under the
privilege hereby granted shall corre-
spond to the official grade of the street
or alley across or along which it may
be placed, where the same is improved
to the official grade, and shall 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 surrounding surface OF
the street or alley, and In event
such street or alley shall be graded,
paved or otherwise improved under the
authority of said City of Los Angeles,
then such spur track over or upon sucR
two feet on each side thereof shall be
by the grantee, or its assigns, mado to
conform to said grade, and shall be so
sors or assigns, with the tops OF said
rails flush with the surface of said
street or alley.
Sec 4. That the right and privilege
hereby granted shall be at all times eX-
ercised and enjoyed in accordance with
and subject to the following terms and
ist. That no cars or locomotives shall
cupied or crossed by said spur
tracks except, during the time aetu- Si,,o.
eriS or unioadins SH'PdiaD the cars placed there;
on. and that said spur tracks shall
at 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 uses for which SAID spur
track Is to be constructed.
I'd That no locomotive, train or car
tracks at greater rate of speed than
may now or hereafter be prescribed by
law or ordinance.
3D. That said grantee. it's sue,
necessary fumes and culverts for the
passage of water under said tracks
whenever and wherever necessary, and
that all such fumes or culVerts shall be
and specifications therefor approved by
the City Engineer of the City of Los
4th. That said grantee, it's successors
and assigns, will plank and replahk,
gravel and regravel, pave and repave,
all portions of the streets or alleys oc-
cupied by said tracks and for 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 replanked,
graveled or regraveled, paved or re-
paved, and that all such work shall be
done under the instructions of and to
the satisfaction of the Superintendent
of Streets OF the City of Los Angeles;
end in case said grantee, it's successors
or assigns, shall fail for period OF ten
days after service upon 1T of a written
demand made by said Superintendent
Upon the manager or agent OF sald
grantee, it's successors and assigns, TO
perform any such work in connection
With said spur track which may be. di Z.
lected 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, it's successors
and assigns, by the acceptance OF the
privileges hereby granted to it, agree to
ray within five days after the presenta-
lion IN ITS manager agent In the