HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 193 Before "~he 'B:oard'- o'f Trustees. ':o_'.f'... _the Cit~-'.~_f 'B.ak. ersfi eZd,'
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~ ooP~bRATION,~a~e-e-rporation, for a } " ....... "'~""~"'~'
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" '"~Maintain a Street' Railroad.
'" ORDINANCE GRANTING FRANCHISE TO OONSTRUCT, EQUI2, OPERATE
Ah-D MA~.NTAIN'A STREET A~D INTERURBAN RAILROAD, ALONG, OVER, ACROSS
-- AND U20N-CERTAIN STRE~.TS,AVENUESAND RIGRWAYS OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD,STATE OF CALIFORNIA,~ESCRIBING THE TERMS ,CONDITIONS
AND OBLIGATIONS THEREOF.
.... The 'Board. of'~.T.'_ruste'es of the City of Bakersfield, Count2'
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":"- of'~e~n,' S~at'e'-o'f-C'.a[ifor~a', in' open session, does herebF '""
'enao~ ~nd ordain as follows, to wit :-
~AS~ all acts, matters and things precedent: to the
._ grating of-the fr~chise an~ ~ant hereinafter set forth
.= heretofore ~ppened, been ~one ~ per~o~e~ in due fo~ of
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NOW T}~FO~, the Board of Trustees of the said Oit2 of
B~ersfiel4,. ~o~t2 of Eern, ~ate 'of Oalifornia, ~oes
Ordain as follows: ~e wit :-
-. That a fr~ohise for the te~ ~ per~d of fo~2. 2ears
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be, ~d the ~. is hereb.2 gra~t~ to the' S~ JOAQUIN LIGHT
~ ~O~R OOR2ORATI'ON, a corporation, ~u12 org~izs~ and
~' ......... ~X'is'~'~n-g' ~de'r- the 'laws 'of the "~t~t~e'"of Oalifo~i~.,' ~- having' ..
: its ~incipal place of business at Fresno, Oalifomia, ~n~ to
'its successors ~d assize, to con~$.~ot, equip, operate
.. mainta~ a ,a~reet and interurban r~.ilroa~, together .with all ~ ..... :".' .~::'
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singalar, single -~ do~lBle tracks, switches,
spur,tracks, -turnouts, Poles, trolley~vires, .cross-wires,
...'.'.fee'd~wires~ appliances and appurtenances necessary thereto, 'and
convenient.and desirablether, efor~ along,., over., across and
upon .those ·certain streets, avenues and highways, and portions
of certain highways, in the said City of Bakersfield, as
· . follows,, to wit: " . . -
.... On. Chester Avenue, beginning at. the intersection of said
Chester Avenue and ~4th '~tree.t, and .connecting with'the
.~ailroad and franchise thereon, and ming thence northerly
on said Chester Avenue to the northerly side of~4th Street.
_-. - THE TERMS, CONDITIONS,RESTRI~-T~0N~ A~D '*.'.I .MITAT~.0NS under
""which said franchise, and al-1 the rights, privileges, permits
and i...m~..unities thereby conf.e...rred are granted'are as follows,
'to Wit: --
1. The street and interurban-..~r._ailroad cons.t._rueted
and operated under said franchise shall' be used for the
· -'. transporta.tion of passengers, exp.r.e, ss.._.matter, and the mails of
the United .States.
'E. In all cases where said f~ranchi~e is granted over,
across or up0n any street or streets, avenues or highwa_ys, or
P~rtion's of~ such that are now, or may hereafter be oc.e-~pied by
other line or lines of street railways or railroa~ds, t:He said
grantee herein named, its successors and assigns, shall 'have
the right, and the same is hereby granted, to operate and run
its cars over any and all t~acks of such other line or lines;
subject, how. ever, to the provisions and limitations of the
statutes of the State of califPrni.a'applicabie thereto.
Ail cars used or run over said railway shall be
propelled by electricity or other approved motive power, except
..... ? ...... ~0~s'SS, '~uies, 's~eam leesm-d~vSs' Jr steam--du~nies; an~" th6 ~ight
is hereby given and granted to said grantee, its successors and
assigns, to substitute one such motive power for another, as
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., aforesaid, ~hone_.er tho ~nteroet~ ~d.Jb~'ne~ of-eatS' g~tee
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~4';. The said-'~t~'~'.' its successors and ass~s,
.. : s~ll use in ghe oonsg~cgio~ of .said railwa2 goo~
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g~.O_.' o~ r~'~ ~ho 8~5~ ~1~7 bo~oo~ ~o ~r~o~
.. wher~ Si~gs fo~ ~o trac~ a~e lai~, with the s~e--.mate~al
as ma2 We u~e~ for suoh pu~ose BY sai~ 'O.~g2, an~ ~er ghe s~e
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s~tl ke~ the s~e o~st~tl~'s°"~ave'a an~mao~tze~ aha in
· ' -- repair, flushe~ wigh gho agre°g, ~ provig~ wigh suig~ble
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..... · croSsings,. I~ shall be th~ 'dut7 of sai~ ~tee, its successors
an~.~as.2si~s, 'whenever s~eps are g~en bY sa~ ~oar~ of
improve~n~s ~erein en~erate~, to cause said work to be done
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upon. the. portio~ of s~id streets and bigears which smi~
igs successors an~ assi~s, are re~uire~ b2 law or or~in~oe
': repair ~ keep in repair, '.a~"~he s~e time ~d in the s~e
.- " ma~er ~ ~or ghe s~o s~ervisio~ as above provi~e~.
.. $,' ~he roa~ bed of sai~ railwa~ shall confo~ ag all
highw~Ts upon or over w~oh the .same is ~ai~.
... 6~ ......, . Any soil, sand or other,,_..materia! that may be
excavate~ from · said road. bed shall· be disposed' of upon ~he
....... st.reets, avenues, lanes, alleys· or places in the. City of
· -.-.Bakersfie~-d, within .a radius of twenty-five hun~ed 42500) feet
. and shall be distributed at such
p_l.a_.c,e~as may' be designate.df, by.' the Superintendent '~f ~treets
of; said City, ...
- passengers desiring passage shall be run 'over every"par.t of
..L.-.-':', .' the railway constructed, under'this-:franchis~ ~ each way, on
every' day,-unless prevented .by the.., elements,, riots, st'rikes or
._ .- unavoidabte--c.auses, at i~te'rvals of not m'_o~"~th~u one hour.,
between the ~hours of six a.m, and ten
.'.- ......... 8. Said grant:es, or its successors and assigns,
shalI -o.onstruct all necessary flumes and--culverts for the.. free
passage. Sr.' surface water .under the tracks of said railway,
........ wherever or whenever necessary, and all such c~lyerts and flumes
construCte~ in a first-class manner, and suitable for the
purpose. Said. grantee, its successors and assigns, shall also
h.a. ve the right to excavate and remove such portions o'f the
stree.t.s and higlz~ays occupied or to be occupied b'2"tracks and
-'polSs, as. may be-necessary properly to constraCt said railway
and t-o erect need -ful apparatus-and appliances s'o as to full2
'eqUip and operate the' same, and any soil o~ mater-.i, al"so
ex-cavated shall be disposed of as hereinbefore Provided;
' proV. i.d. ed, however, that if said grantee, o'~. it's successors and
assigns shall, in constructing....~r operating said railway, or .... ":"
any portion thereof, or any of the appurtana~ce.s, thereto
line, on or.under said street, the same shall be repaired and
· - .. left in as good condition as formerly, all at the expense of the
.. grantee., its successors or assigns: .. ..;...:..
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· " 9:.-'- .,.. The said Oity of Bakersfield, in ..granting this
..... 'fr~chiSe,.o~pr. essl]~ reserves the right tO .pave or repays,
macadamize .or remacadamize-, :~rade or re.gy..ade,, sewer or resewer,
._" o-r.::Othe .xW'ise. improve.:at-a~y-tim~'ian~ of'the streets or hig)nvays
.... "oo~upie'd..b.y 'said railway, the grantee, its success°rs and
:.....-,.~..'. .-- :-assigns, to perform all. work required .'of it_ or thom to be
'" _. kept in'rePair, at the same .time and in the-manner .aforesaid,
.. ·said work to be .done at such times and 'in- such' a mann~e.r- as to
". inter~o, pt., .interfere with .or injure said railway' an~. the
- = ::~- ' operation th~.?eof as little as possible,
'lO. 'Ail the poles ~rected o.m.-.ased by said graiatee,
· -.' ' -. _.i'~._~.~suuoos. i~ors or assil~s 'eit'he~ for the purpose o~
·" Supporting or carrying trolley-~_ires, cross-wires, or feed-w~res
shall b~ Set'at the si{les of-the streets and highwalr8 occupied
so as to cause as little inconvenience to. the public and
propertlr owners as possibls, 8~d no wires ~,~ed in
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-' , ..... .. with sa~ ratlwa~ shall be strung or carried l~ss than
· _~-T.i.....:-.-~'-'~enty ~'~'t above g.~'oundl provide.d~ however, ttmt said
..' ...... _ .' suooessors or assigns, Shall liaveth e 'iglit ana right of
..... a~d the same are 'hereby granted, along and upon such of the
~:'' publ':lO _highways, or portions thereof, of said Oity as may be
necessary-therefor to erect polos ~d string and cart7 thereon
all wire8 ne'e~ful for 'the proper operation'of said railway.
· ~ .--;.~- ' ,' 11. 2he I~antee, its successors and assig~.s, stroll .'
and m~st. at all times, upon and after the completion of said
.. - railway, and during tho .operation thereof, and without extra
charge, 'issue and receive fro~j passengers going.in one direction.,
transfers, good for one continuous trip o~er and upon any and
everlr other line and lines 0~' any other railvtay or
within said City, which said grantee, or its successors or
~-S";- '"~1i c J~st-~{- undo r ~h~'s' ~ranehi s~; "~r~ hot,Aft ~~"~' ~'~ ....
_: .. control, olaerate or bo interested in·, ~,.~
~, N° fare shall be charged for children
.- years of age. -.,-.
12, -- ~assenger cars of said railway shall have..,_ .....
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.... ~ dlistinguishing numbers with nO ~UPlicates, and be equipped
' as efficiently and conveniently as.the cars in Use by o-t.her
.. streetbrailways of similar o~racger, an~ provider wi~h effioie~
safe~2 fen~e~s..:
~he s~ar~ r~tl~ay ga~e. nor less ~h~ ~hree fee~
.. gho rails. ..
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~uall~, ~aring ~h~ l~fe of Said fr~chise, pa~ go sai~ ~i~
-o~.~ers~iel~ in lawf~ money of the Unite~.'gtates, ~o {8%)
per cen~.~of gh~ ~oss reooipgs of sai~'.~ee~ its successors
or assi~s~ aris~n~ from ~he use., opera~.io~ or possesSio~ of
sai~ fr~ohise.
.-'"It shall be the ~ut~ of sai~ ~antee, its successors
or assi~s~ ~o filo wigh ~o Ol~rk of ~ Boar~ of ~s~ees
~he ~i~2 'of B~ers~elR, a~ ~he e~ira~io~ of on~ year from
~ge of ghe ~anging of .sai~ fr~chise, a~ ag-ghe e~iragion
of each an~ ever7 year there~fter~ a statement verifie~ by the~.
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oag~ o.f ~ offtce~ of sai~ ~ee, or its successors o~
· - 'as ~foresaiR, oolleo~o~ or receiver by sai~ ~gee, its
suCceSsors or assi~s, ~ing Oho ~receRing ~. from
all . passengers. ~ for all e~e. sn maaS.er, ~ tmite~ Stages
-.. ~il carrie~ or ~r~sporge~ in ~2 ~lreo~ion over ~ pars
sai~ rail~a~ for ~he construction ~ opora~i'o~ of which sai~
'fr~ohise is ~ge~, ~ within ~hirg2 ~ays after the filing
'-'-of-'suoh}stagemeg~, it shall ~e an~ is hereby ma~e the
of said gr~ge~, or ig~ suo:9~_S~, or.~ssi~s, ~9~.~~ go .saS~.
oi~,' ~s' ,fo-resai~, the aggregate s~s O~ ~he'ssi~ porcen~a~
_r.-.--.5~on ~2 of the sai~ gre~s~ :. ?,2-~nual.. , .~ ~r°9~oipts,. ,~ ..~.. .ariai~g-~: = -. ~~0~. '~ .... ...... _'"
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the ~se, ~Peratlon or possession of sai~ fr~ohise ~ .railway,
.- .determined and Computed as afpre, sai~, and the said Board of
-' T~stee.s,'for the purpose o~ confirming and verifying such '-
statements, shall have full .and ·free ac.ce.s~$, by any committee Of
its members appointed theref~,.'b~ representatives, to the
'- . books, aeceunts and vouchers of said grantee, its successors
or assigns,
"- 15. In case the franchise granted shall'be an '"
' ~ .. extension of an existing system·of street.railroads, suPh a~...., ....
'this is,.then the·gross receipts shall be estimate~ to be
one-half of the proportion o'f the totat.'..gross receipts of said
system which'the mileage of suc~ extensio~b~ars to the total
· mileage of. the whole system, and said estimate shall be
-' 'conclusive as.to the amount of the gross receipts of Said
extension~ . , ... .... .
15~., All mail carriers of Unit.ed States Government,
and 'all regular city policemen in uniform, Shall a~ all times.,
while engaged in the actual ~ischarge of their duties as such,
be nermi~te~.'to- ride on the cars· of sa!d..Hailway, ~ithout paying
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any sum of money for fare or otherwise,
16. The work of constructing sa~d 'raitwa2 shall be
'"commence~ in good faith, within not more th~n four months from
and after the date of the' granting of said franchise, and
stmll thereafter be prosecuted in good faith, and without
unnecessary or- unavoidable delay, and be completed within
not more than one year thereafter, If the grantee, its
- successors or.assigns, shall, in good faith, fail to
t~ao~s and equip a street railway with necessary poles·, wi~es
and appliances.to operate the same, as herein provide.~ over~:...~/
-' along and upon all the streets, for which·the privilege and
franchise so to' do is hereby gzanted, and is not in goo~
faith operating a street railway thereon, as herein pr°vide~,
.~ ....'~-.-.-,,-~-:...-.. .... th~'..as "to"su~ch portion or portions of streets or' hi'ghr~ays', the
':-'"-.-": ..... grantee, '.-its ~uocessorS and':assign, s'; shall forfhwith 'forfeit
.. ailrights, privileges' and f~anc.hises granted here.under, as to
SUCh ~streets ..0...r portions of such streets or ,highways nog so
used: ..... . . - . .
· ., ~ 17. The term "streets" whenever and_where.v.e.r, use~.-
" herein shall include an¥-.~md i~J~l "a~snaos.
places, referred to.
" ....~"'J'~:"' -This ordinance shall- tak.e effect and be in fo~.e
from and lno!uding the. ~....__~._..day 'of ~911,
..~n~--'the Oler~' of the tioard of' ~ru~toes. i-s'hereBy aUthorize~
.- and"di, rected to cause this or~inance"to be publishe~ ~ ag
· .~-- leas~ .one week prior to the aBove._date... 5.'n-.~tie ' "~''
Oit7 of Bake. rsf.i-etd~ said' 0o ..unty 'and ~tate..
...-.. · '.~. ~assed and adopted blt th~e Bo~rd of ~r:tmtees of the
.. Cit7 of 'Bakersfield, on the day of .------~ .. ~__
Noes
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.... '- .of the Oity of Bakersfield.
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City Olerk and ex-officio
Boara of Tr_uste.es of the ~i.t2 of- '-.
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