Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
Ordinance No. 1882

.NYntS .VHe N1ll years TO operate and
maint9in, a railway spur track along
portion of Central avenue in the city
Of Los. Angeles.
The Mayor and Council Of the city Of
Los Angeles do ordan as follows:
Section 1. That the right, privilege
and permission be and 1t is hereby
Granted to L.. G. scheller and his as.
Of twenty-one (2f) years from the date
OF the passage of this Ordinance to
maintain and operate a single railway
sbo ssbRer ,ntsSi. ,ttack. beginning at the center Of
Central avenue in the city of Los AM
geles, and running thence northerly
upon, oyer and along said Central ave-
nue TO the northerly line of First street;
the center line of said spur track to be
the cenetr line of said Central avenue.
sec y; That the spur track 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, whore 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
ilush 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 such
street and the ground for a dis
tanee OF two feet on each side thereof
ASSlRnSt
made to conform to said grade, and shall
be so maintained by said grantee his
successors or assigns. with the tops of
said rails flush with the surface of said
Sec 9. Tho right privilege and per-
mission hereby granted shall be exer-
cised and enjoyed subject to the follow
ing conditions!
1st. That no cars or locomotives shall
be permitted at any time to stand upon
any Of the streets occupied or
ing the time actually employed in
switching, loading or unloading the
cars placed thereon, and that said spur
track shall at all times be so used as to
obstruct the use of said streets by We
hicles or passengers as little as possible
consistent with the use for which said
spur track is to be constructed.
I'd. 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, his successors
and assigns shall construct all neces-
sary fumes and cuiverts 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
the City Engineer of the City of Los
4th. That said grantee, his successors
and assigns. will plank and replank,
gravel and regravel, pave and repave,
all portions of the streets or alleys oc-
cupied by said track and for 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;
ana in case said grantee, or his
successors or assigns shall ftnl faiI
service upon him OF a written
demand made by said superintendent
upon the manager or agent of said
grantee his successors and assigns, to
perform any such work in connection
with said spur track which may be dl-
rected or ordered by the, City, Council
of the City of Los Angeles, then said
the work so ordered and shall
keep an itemized account of the
cost thereof. which the said grantee, his
successors and assigns by the accept
ance of the privileges hereby granted to
him agree to pay within five. days after
the presentation to his manager or
agent in the City Of Los Angeles of
such itemized account
5th. That any neglect, failure or re-
fusal on the part of the grantee, his
successors or assigens de to observe or
ditions 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
may exclude said grantee. his successors
the streets occupied by said spur track,
and the grant hereby made shall there
upon become and remain null, void and
of no effect.
9Th. That no more than ten cars
shall be run or operated over said road
in the same direction in any one day.
7th. That the City of Los Angeles
shall have the right at the. expiration
of the aforesaid period of twenty-one
years to purchase the rails. track and
roadbed and. all property in any
of the streets hereinbefore mentioned be-
longing to said grantee or his assigns,
laid or constructed under the grant
hereby made or used by said grantee,
or his assigns. in the exercise of this
that the>option to make such purchase
shall be declared by resolution of the
City Council passed not more than
three years nor less than six months
prior TO the expiration of said period of
twenty-one years.
The valuation of the property
provisions of this Ordinance shall be de-
Siators IiF@ass y oSs'a one St sR$if shs is
sPRpntea sPPS y 6e his Sy assigns ey an n
the third by the two arbitrators
so appointed Said arbitrators shall be
appointed Wllnln thirty Gays aIter
the declaration by the city of
its option to purchase said prop
erty. In case said abritrators fail to
make and file an award within the time
hereinafter limited, a new board of three
arbitrators shall be appointed as hereinbe-
fore prescribed, to determine the valua-
ton of said property. The Board of Arbi-
traitors shall Immediately upon the ap-
pointment of its members enter upon the
discharge of its duties. Any vacancy in
the Board of Arbitrators shall be filled
by the party who made the original ap-
pointment to the vacant place. The award
of the arbitrators must be made and filed
with tho City Clerk of said city within
three months after their appointment and
a majority of the arbitrators who agree
thereto may make such award The
amount of the valuation of said property
determined by the arbitrators as here
inbefore provided shall be paid by the
city to said grantee. or his assigns,
in lawful money of the United
States upon the expiration of the afore-
award of the arbitrators shall not have
beers made and filed at least two months
before the expiration of said period of
twenty-one years, then within two months
after the filing of said award. Upon the
making of said payment the title and
right of possession of all said property
shall pass to the City of Los Angeles
Sec. 4. Tho City Clerk shall certify to
the passage of this Ordinance by the
vote of two thirds of all the Inennhars