Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
puaLlo ApvER1lsINe
Notice Of Sale of Electric Railway
franchise

OF Los Angeles, 0AillOfnlAt June IL lSUhs
To whom II may concern;
Notice Is hereby given that an applt-
cation has been made to the city Coun-
ell Of the city Of Los Angeles Tor a
construct, and for the period OF twenty
one (21) years to operate and maintain
| 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 il is proposed by said city
Council to offer for sale and grant to
the highest bidder said franchise upon
the terms and conditions hereinafter
That said franchise is described as
A franchise to construct and for the
operate and main tain a double track,
electric street railroad over the route
and In and upon the streets or portions
lows. to wit
Commencing at the intersection of
Broadway and seventh street, thence
and crossing Los Angeles River. TO
Boyle aVerue; 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
and operated under said franchise shall
he used only for the transportation of
That the tracks to be laid under such
franchise shall be four (4) feet, eight
and half (sk) inches in width be-
as nearly equidistant from the center
of the street as possible and as near
each other as a proper regard for safe
" viii allow. That the grantee of said
franchise, his or its successors or as
signs shall have the right also to lay a
third rail along the tracks constructed
along, said route by virtue of said
franchise, in order to conform to the
gauge of the tracks of other railways
now rT existing in the City of Los Angeles.
its successors and assigns shall
use, use in the construction, Of said
road the best material, inciud-
Ing rail weighing not less than sixty
| (6O) 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
laid as to be continuously welded or
otherwise securely fastened together;
and the said grantee and his or its
or their own EXPENSE and cost
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
road runs respectively and shall keep
the same constantly so paved or ma
cadamized and in repair. flush with the
street, and provided with suitable
conform at all times to the esta blished
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
face of said graded or otherwise i'm
proved street or streets, whether such
surface be above or below the official
grade of such street or streets; and on
all other street or streets said roadbed
grade, as aforesaid. And provided fur
ther that upon any regarding or other
improving of said street or streets said
foadbed 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
tions, and to the satisfaction of the
Board of Public works of said city. In
case the said grantee or his or it's sue
cessors or assigns fail to comply with
for ten sQ0) days after service thereof
upon the said grantee or his or it's sue
cessors or assigns. or upon the man
or its successors or assigns in Los An
geles, he, the said official, shall enter
upon the road of said grantee or his
City Council of the City of Los
Angeles, said officer to keep an item
ized account of the cost of said work,
or its successors or assigns. by
the acceptance of said franchise,
agree; Sa;n to pay immediately M y ely upon
his or it's successors or assigns, or to
such manager or agent stationed in Los
Provided further, that said grantee
and his or it's successors or assigns
shall construct all necessary fumes
and culverts for the free passage of
water under the tracks of said railroad
wherever and whenever necessary, and
that all such fumes and culverts, and
all curves, aqueducts, turnouts and
cordance with plans and specifica tions
approved by the City Engineer.
Provided further that said grantee
shall have the right, subject to such
regulations as are now or may here
after be In force, to excavate and re-
to properly construct said road. and the
right to erect needful apparatus boilers
engines and other appliances to proper
| ly equip and run said road.
Provided further. that the City of Los
Angeles 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 unavoidab BILE 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 eff
ficiently constructed and conveniently
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 tits 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-
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