Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06

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their compliance with their franchises.
and with the laws and ordinances reg
ulating the manner of conducting their
business, and the service and charges
of such corporations, and their treat
ment of the public, and from time to
time to recommend such legislation or
executive action based on such inves-
| tigation, as in their judgment may be
required.
8. To prepare and keep up to date
detailed and indeXed record of all
public service franchises granted by
the city that are now in existence and
that may hereafter be granted show
ing the date, location, term thereof and
all other essential facts.
Must Give Report
6. To make a report to the council
once a year in the month of June, of
which not less than 1000 copies shall be
printed for distribution at the expense
of the city, giving the essential facts
and figures concerning the aforesaid
public service corporations operating
in this city, comparing their prices ana
character of service rendered with
those of similar utilities in other cit
les. Such report shall contain a di-
gest of the transactions of the board
during the year for which it is made,
together with such information and
suggestions relative to the public SER
vice corporations as it may deem of
general interest.
Sec. s.. Every application made TO
the city council for a franchise for any
public service shall, before any action
is taken thereon, be referred to the
board of public utilities for its recon-
mendation thereon. Said board shall
int annIipq-
ton, and within ten days after such
application has been referred to it, or
longer if allowed by council, said board
shall report to the council its recon-
mendation relative thereto; if the board
shall be of the opinion that said appli-
cation shall not be granted, 1t shall so
report, stating its reasons therefor;
and it, in the judgment of the board,
such application should be granted, 1t
shall specify the terms and conditions
upon which the same should be granted.
No franchises shall be advertised for
sale until the board of public utili-
ties has reported thereon, as herein
provided.
Sufficient Help Provided
Sec. g. The board of public utilities
shall be entitled to the assistance Of
the city attorney and city engineer
whenever the same shall be required
and it is hereby authorized to employ
or contract in behalf of the city for the
services of such engineers, and such
persons qualified to render professional,
scientific technical or expert services,
as the board may deem necessary, and
to fix the compensation of such per-
sons so employed
Sec. T. 1t shall be the duty of any
person, firm or corporation operating
system for supplying gas, or electric
light or power or telephone service to
the city of Los Angeles or its inhabi-
tants, to permit the members of the
board of public utilities, and any per-
son employed by such board, as pro-
yided in section six hereof, to inspect
the property of such system, and per-
tanning to the service thereby rendered,
and to examine the books showing the
affairs. property and financial condi-
tion of the person, firm or corporation
operating the same.
sec. s. A fund to be designated as
the public utilities fund is hereby
created, and there is hereby appor-
toned to said fund, out of the moneys
in the city treasury for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1910, the sum of $l2,-
600; and annually thereafter there
shall be apportioned for said fund, out
of the revenues of said city not 9TH
erwise appropriated, the sum Of not
less than $4,000; said fund shall
be devoted to the payment of the sal
aries and the necessary expenses of
said board in performing the duties
herein provided, or as the same may
be hereafter prescribed.
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