Ordinance No. 228
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An Ordinance gl'antinL; to SOUT}il<JL~ .PACI~"'IC Rll1:;:'RO.tl.D C01fFAl~Y
the right, :n~ivilq~e and pcrmiesion to le.y f'Jl.d construct a railroad
s,Pllr track in the City of Vernon.
The Boa.rd of Trustees of the Ci t~y of Vernon do ordain as
follows:
Section 1.
Tha.t tilt'. right, privi1ece and ?erj'ilission oe.
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and the same is, heret;y c::"mtcd to the Soutllern Pacific Railroad
Com1J any , a corpora.tion, its S'.lccesoors and a~sigfls, to lay, can-
struct, maintain and operate a railroad spur track across ,Alruneda.
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California, DIJtween ti"le points hEreinafter deocribed to wit:-
:Beginning at a point on the easterly line of Alameda Street
tSai,d line of street also beinr; w.e Southern l)acifi c Railroad
'C1)nwa.n~rts westerly I'i,r;-:;i~t-of-wa.y line), wldc..1J. point is distant
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4s, feet southerly froirJ. the lTortherly line of 45th Street pro5('cted,
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"'said. distance being l:leasured along said easterly line of Alx:leda
street; thence l~orthYfesterly on n curved line concave to the
SoutJ.l\-vest a di stance of 80 .feet. more or le~s, to a point on the
Westerly line of JUameda Street, which point is distant 27.5 feet
Northerl:,' from. said !Jol'tnerly line of 45th Street, measured along
,eaid' \vesterly line of Alameda street.
Section 2.
The...t the ~pur track vmicl1 :ma;y be laid 2..'1d
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c,pnstructed under t..1.e privilege herebJ.-' cranted shall correspond
t.-Q: the official grade of the street across or along which it may
be ~xaced,~enow established by said City of Vernon; the tops of
the rails to be fluM wi th the surrounding surface of the street,
and in the eyent such street shall be graded, paved or otherwise
"improved under the autil.ori ty of said Ci t;y of Vernon, then such spur
,t!"a;c,k over or upon such street and the ground for a distance of
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"tw:o "(2) feet on each side thereof. shall be by grantee, or its
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8;ssigns 1';1ade to conform to said grade, and ~l:Lall be so maintained
J~Y said grantee, its successors or assigns, with the tops of said
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r)l-ils. fl USll wi tb. the surface of said street.
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Section 3.
TIle right, privileGe and permission hereby
granted shall be exercised and enyoyed subject to the following oon_
d1t1ons:-
1st: That no cars or locomo"c.i veG shall be permi tted at any
"ft~~,~"to stand u:pon tne street.::; occu.f-lied by sa~d spur tracl( exec.pt
during the time actually employed in i3wi telling, loading or unloading
cars ple"ced thereon, and t:rl8.t :Jai d SPill' tr~~ck shall at all times be
used so as to obstruct the use of said streets and alleys by vehicles
or 'pa.ssengers as little as possible consistent with the uscs for
wht'al R2.id spur track ie, to be constructed;
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Th~,.t said grantee, j,ts H\.l_cce;:180rl3 and asoigns1 shgll con-
etruct all necess~y flumes and culverts for the passage of water
under said track ~1enever or villerever necessary. and that all such
flumes or culverts shall be constructed in accordance with the plana
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Tflat sait grantee, its SUCCBSGorS and assigns, will plank
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and relll er:k J gravel and regravel. pave and repave all portions of the
street occupied by suit:. spur t:rack, and fo;::; a disto.r:.ce of tiW (2)
feet on each siDe tJlereof with the same material and tmder tl'~e same
B',pecifications and in the same )"r:$..rr..nel' o.s said streets and alleys are
'pO'WJ or maJor hereafter be planlced or replanked, gr;;weled Dr recraveled.
paved or repaved, and that. ;;1.11 o'-l.cl~ war}: 5.(~i:lll 00 done unG.er the ir~-
BtructioTIS 01', and to the satisfaction of the Board of 'l'rustees of
Ute City of Vernen;
4th: Tnat any neelect, failure or refusal on the part of the
",grantee. its successors and assiGns, to observe or compl~l witl, any of
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in this Ordinance contained si1all effect a
forfeiture of tile rieht) privileze and per.mission hereby grwlted,
and the said City, by its Board of Trustees, may thereupon declare
-such rights and privileges forfeited) and Iilay exclude said grantee)
its successors and assigns. from any further use of the streets and
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alle~rs occupied by said spur tr~ck. and the grant hereby I;1aue shall
thereupon become awl remain null, void anu of no effect.
5tl1: That the Ci ty cf Vernon expressly reserves the right
to 'pave I :--:;Zl,cade..r;'!ize, cewer I or repave. remacadmniZie or resewer said
ctreE,t ['.crOES which the richt to CO!l3truct said l~::-'.ilro~-'i..(: sgur track
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is r~c:~ebJ.r granted, and to lay eas, w&t&r' end other pipes therein,
such viOrk to be done so ?S to injure saie. railroad as Ii ttle as
poss4~le..
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Section 4. That said railroad COL'ipany shall ;;"t the tiIne said
spur track is constructed. construct a croBsinc across, in and along
said ..IUat1edo. Street at tile place of cro6sinc extendinrc; tWQ feet from
the !,[l.ils, the :-;;ar:c.e class of ,f>avement as the rest of tho street I so
as to make e. food '-<;(,0 sufficient crossing for teams and wagor~s, and
i t ~'XjcJ. i to succe:,,;cors 8.nd assigns shall 2,t all times \-yhile said spur
track is r:,a.int~-dlledl IDfdntain said crossing in like [;oed mar~ner and
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, failing therein the said City of Vernon shall hcrve the richt to con-
struct said cl~o~~siDg &",nd maintf,in the sam.e, and. said railro2od company,
its SUCCeSGorS or 8)3signs, snaIl pay to the City 'whatever mount it
shall hOJve exnended to such cor~6truction and maintena:r:.ce.
Section 5.
The Ci t~r Clerl~ sliall certify to the passae:e of
this Ordinance, a,nd shall cause the 8a.m€l to be printed and posted
as required ay l~w.
ATTEST:
I r..ereby certify that
the :Board of Trustees of the
thereof I held on the .yO
follovdng vote:
tile foregoing Ordinance was adopted by
City of Vernon at a regular meeting
day of ^'L,LL. ,1921, by the
Ayes: Trustees ....l":"I.,.,,
Hoes: Trusteest-')..-u~
Absent:: Trustees
Approved this
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