Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-11
Hartman Interests
Ask Franchise
of Council
Two Ordinances Passed
and Others Referred
to Attorney
Business Men Pleased with Prospect
of Railroad Magnate Expending
Millions to Better Service
to Beaches

With 2. H. Hartman as the new
dominant figure in Los Angeles street
car affairs the Legislative machinery
has been set at work to regenerate two
or the trolley systems here.
While H. e. Huntington is in New
York on business connected with the
Pacific Electric and Los Angeles Rail-
way company affairs the Hartman
lieutenants are equally busy at the
other end of the continent carrying out
the reconstruction program here.
Whether 1t be fight for control of
the Huntington lines or whether a
merger Is planned, neither fact ap-
parently will delay work on the hun
dreds of miles of rail within Los An
geles county controlled by Hartman.
The order is to cut the time between
Los Angeles, the beach cities and
Hollywood, and orders by Hartman
are invariably carried out.
While the law department, engineers.
trackmen, contractors and supply firms
are rushing to begin immediate opera
tions in tunnels, 81 bways and extern
plans for the monster nine-story sta
ton building for Hill and Fourth, which
will eclipse the Huntington building at
Sixth and Main streets. All interests
are to dovetail in the cause of speed.
All this bears on the trolley situation
alone.
Port Is New Factor
A newer factor is the nlan to bring
to Port Los Angeles much of San Fran"
cisco's commerce.
1t is another Hartman idea that a
second San Pedro should be established
at the famous long wharf north OF
Santa Monica
There are natural harbor facilities
there now which require only break
water to make adaptab BILE for ocean
steamers. Dredging and other en-
gineering will come later, but the in
stallation of a breakwater will make
Port Los Angeles an immediate port of
nc small proportions.
Men close to the Hartman clique
have for two months bought property
at Port Los Angeles, which doubtless
foreshadows big railroad yards and
warehouse sites.
1t has a bearl-.g too on the latest
Hartman coup in buying control of the
Santa Barbara and Ventura railroad
systems.
This doubtless is a forerunner Of a
plan to run electric cars into the rich
districts near Santa Barbara, Ventura
Hueneme and OXnard. 1t is even an
ncunced that water rights and irriga-
tion works will be developed and land
sold in acreage tracts to farmers by a
Hartman syndicate.
Introduce Ordinances
Without loss of time the Hartman
interests had four ordinances intro
duced in the Los angeles city council
yesterday furthering their project OF
connecting and extending the lines OF
the Los Angeles-Pacific and Interur-
ban systems.
OF tunnels under the Temple and First
street hills and on Fourth street were
introduced first. The council instructed
the city clerk to advertise for bids for
the franchises on these.
The other to ordinances providing
for extensions We're also introduced and
referred to the city attorney to report
or all the legal features connected
Herewith.
No Obstacles Expected
1t is understood about the city hall
that no obstacle will arise to DELAY
work on these gigantic measures as
far as legislation is concerned. and II
Il thought that within ten days the
legislative way win be clear for the
Hartman interests, provided they fur
nish the usual safeguards which &C
with franchises.
Judge John ID. Pope of the legal de-
partment of the Los Angeles Pacific
and Interurban interests was on hand
to watch proceedings yesterday
The first petition for franchise was
for tunnel from Hill and Fourth
streets west to Vermont avenue and a
private right of way between Fourth
and Fifth streets for four-track elec-
trc road.
This ordinance also includes another
tunnel from the north boundary OF
Vermont avenue southwest to the city
lir its.
This calls for perpetual franchise.
The second perpetual proposition in
Cludes proposed tunnel extension from
Sunset boulevard on Hill street to
Temple.
Safeguards fo- City
Both of these measures carry safe
guards for the city. They require that
no cars be permitted TO stand on the
tracks and abstruct traffic: that fumes
and water pipes be relaid; that roads
and walks be regarded, regraYeled and
repaved IL necessary; that the streets
be paved for two feet beyond the rails
and that failure to comply with all
provisions will work forfeiture of the
ordinance.
The city also reserves the right 10
purchase the properties at a valuation
tc be fixed by board of arbitrators,
one named by the city, another by the
railroad company anG a third member
10 be chosen by these two. If the city
wishes TO buy the franchise II must
give notice 10 the company at least a
Month IN advance.
The 21-year franchise sought Is asked
lol double track system through the
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