HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 63. ! .ORDIN^NCE No. 6S o*' the Boarc~ o~ T??~istee.s of
- ~ ~.v'~ Baker~fi~!d, Co~+,y ce l(e~n, Et~te of. California,
B granting e franchise for a s ,r ..... railroad to
~ .Valley and Bakersfield Rail Road Company, a corporation, its
'. 5 successors and assigns.
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7 T~e Boar~t of TE~ste.~s of the ~it~.oe Bakersfield do
8 dain as follows:
9 Section 1.
10 · The right, priwilege an~ f~anchi~e is hereby
1~ to the Mo~lntain Valley and Bakersfield Rail Ro~d e~o~.~inv., a
~2 corporation, its s~.ecessors an~ assigns, to construct, br:ild, ·
13 operate arid maintain for a term of ~ifty years ~ro~n and after
14 the date hereof, a single or ~!o~,~ble track street railroad, with
necessary static]Is, si4e tracks, switches, tutti-outs, turn
16 tables and. appliar~ces for Drope!!ing electric street cars
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along an~t. upon Chester Avenue In the City or Bakers~iel~t,
· .. i8 CoQnity ~ Kern, ~+.ate of C~liforl~ia, ... , . _
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stood and raacte ~ ~o~.nclition o~ this f~atiohise that no station
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or stations, switch or switches, tl~-o~t or turn-outs,
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table~ or turn tables, or appliances ~or propelling sai~ street
cars, or for the use of said Co~Dany, or' otherwise, shall be
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· placed at the intersections or crossings of any streets or
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alley-ways along the line of sai~. r?~nteN~p!ate~l road; and that
25 ~,li~. same shall in no event be constructed Without. ~itten
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~ permission ~irst having been obt~.ned upon application in
~.,~it~]l~ ther,~for e~n,~ t)~e ~oar4 'of m~-ustees of the said
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........ ~P ..... e'o~eno'ing a~ the Alltm'ne~ti~.m o~
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oo~ o~ said ~rll Oo~n+,M~ Novm~be~ ~5+,h~ ~98~ tho~n~
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I on said 'Chester Ave~lue to its intersection with the North~·
~. line of ~alifornia Avenue; t?:e said railroad to be oDe~at~d
S by ~he use of 'the o~re~-hea,! trolley syster~ of Utilizing e!eetric-
4 it~y, or any other fo~ of e!eetrieal ~)plianee~ now in u~e,
~ $ or that may hereafter be invented; and that they :nay and
8 are hereby ~u+,horized to col!cc+, fares from passengers carried
7 b~y said railroad.
S Section Z.
9 The foregoing grant is r~ade uDon the following eon-
10 ditions, to be perforr~ed and eor~o~.ed '~"'~'
w~th by said E~entee,
its.successors ~nd assigns:
IS Tha~ t$~e tra~ ce said street railroad shall be
14 con~tE.~eted by the hol*ler of s~id franchise.
~$ That said tracks '~'~,,~.,,~ ...... be in +.),e aentew of the street
16 and that the fi~{t ordinary Elects'lo r~.~J'ls shall be.u~ed.~
17 Second,
~s That the ~aid. streets, wherever, occupied by the
~ ~ grantee, its sueeessor~ or assigns, shall be planked, Dared
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or Macadamized between~t)~e rail~ and traaks and 'cot two feet
on each ~ide thereof, for t~e entire leng'th of the street,
· so far as accuDied by. said stree*, raj!road, in like manner
an~l with the s;:~r~e ~ind of r~aterial as ~ s u~ed by the
24 at the re~i:.eetive DOints along maid r~i!road, ~nd the
shall be kept by the holder o~ ~aid franchise, constantly
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· in reDair, f!u~h with the street and crossings. Ih all
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instances must the grade of the trae~ eorre~Dond to ~he gr~-{de
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oF the street as es+,~.b!is$~ed, by the
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That the distance between ~be rails of each tran~
s~al2 not be over sixty inches, and the distance between the
,, tracks ~uust not be less than a ~pace which will allow cars
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$ ?he work r:ll%s+, be corq,,'.,l~,~loe~ wj.+,hj.]'l +,h~ee months of
4 the ~ate o'f g~ant of this f~anohi'se, an~ be eomp!eted and.
5 operate4 wJ.%h 08~8 !fl t~anslt ~'ihhin one ?e'a~' a'F%e~ da~e of
6 grant o-e this frajiei;ise.
9 road shall not exceed 'five cents each .way -ro~ one
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12 }daJ. l carpi, ers of the Post Of'~ioe I)~pa~+,rqenf~
18 engaged in the discharge of +.heir ~u+,ies as such, sba!3, be
14 Dermitted to ride on the oars of said railroad wJ. th~lt Day-
16 All Do3. ieemen in unir'omm or weaming %hej.~ ~esJ. gnat-
17 ills n~mber, sh:~l! be per~littect to ~i~e f~ee of afl!/' nha~Ee,
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20 T)]a~, the holder of this grant or ~ra;rlchiSe, J.+,n
22 for the Dumpose of transmission of freig'h~ of any kind, b~zt
23 saj. d)stmeet railroad shall be used exclusively for +.he
24 of transmitting !)assezlge~s.
25 Eighth,
26 That the holde~ of th~s grant om e~anoh~se, its
27 successors or assi~vns~ af+,er five ~ears from the date hereof,
28 shall Day annually in lawful money of the United States
29 the-City of Bakersfield, three'Der cent 0'.~~ the gross
30 for fares.
Section S.
rt sha~ be ~aw'eul eot the gr~'~tee, or its
~ '1 at its or Mm'ir oD%ion, to proDel oar.o,. over sal4 street 'r.~"~.!-
, 8 .. street, ai.l nee(l~.~l an4 n,,eessar!, Doles, w!mes and oab!es,
to er~et a plant for the prod~mt~'6n, transeorr'mtion and. ,gener-
10 o])era'tion of said roa4. Ail applianoes to be eons%ruoted ill
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a subst~ultial an4 worl,u..mnlike manner.
This ord.!nance shall be in effect from and
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I onoe in th~ Oaliforl'lia~,8 w~kqv 11ews!~a!~e~ ~bq~:~he~ ""
ill the
City Of Bakersfiel~.
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';";" 18 Passe~ a]]rl, ar't. oDte~ by sa!4 Boar4 of Trustees in
19 oDen session, at a meat!ar msetj.]l~ of saJ.~ Boa~, on
'~0 ~ay of __, 1901, ~xloon z,o!! call 6f...the
2~ }.,[~)~11'~ers of *.l~e Bo&r4 by +.he ?olloWJ. ll~r vO+,et
· Ahson% ' ~,
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