Ordinance No. 238
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1 l'"n Ordinano8 v:rantinr- to SOUTR"'?]-)'!:)' 1J^,_CIFI~ ;-\A.II,ROAD CmrPAHY
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2 the rli!ht. i)ri'vilflge and tler~ilisslon to la.y p..nd construct a ralIros.
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3 Spur tract in the City at' Vernon.
4! The BoaTd of ~'rustees of the Cit~y of' Vernon do ordain as
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a II Section 1. That tho right. !,rivile~e end permisSion b..
? :iana the same is, hereby grantee to the Southern Pacific Railroad
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8 :!Company, a corporat ion. its successors and assigns. to lay, con-
9 I struct. maintain and operate a railroad spur tract across Santa Fe
10 iAvenue 1n the City of Vernan,County of Los Angeles, State of
11 California, between the point s hereinafter described to wit:-
12 Ii Beginning at a point in the westerly line of Santa Fp
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131'Avenue. said 90iut being distant northerly 166.87 feet, measured
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14: 8.10ur- said westt=lrly line from the westerly prolonpatlon of the
15 !I'in ortherly line of Vernon t.venue as now locnted east of Santa Fe
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10 Avenue; thence northeasterly on a curved line ooncave to the
17 Inorth'''lest, u.nd having a radius of 239al7 -feAt. a distance of B2.0
18 "feet, more or less. to a pOlnt on the eastcYly line of said Santa
ilFe Avenue, said point bei.ng di8tant northerly 180.65 feet, meB.sur-
led along said easterly line from the northerl;\-r lihe of Vernon
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Section 2.. That the spur track which may be laid and
!I constructed under the privilege hereby granted shall correspond
24 to the official grade of cehe street across or alonp- which it may
!Ii [,',be placed, as now established ty said City of Vernon; the tops of
21 ,Ithe rai Is to be flush \"iith th~ surrounding surface of the street,
27 land in the event such strel"!t sLalli.le graded, paved or otherwise
28 I improved under the authorj,ty 01" said City of Vernon, then such spur
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rack Over or upon suc~ street and the fround for a distance of
two (::;) t.eet on e~j.ch side thereof, shD-II be b~' grantee, or its
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seir-ns made to conform to Sc1.id grade, and shall be so maintained
32 by said grantee, its succe880T:;" 01' 8.Gsigns, '-'lith the tops of said
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1 rails flush with the surface 0; said street.
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Section 3. ~he right, privilege ani permission hereby grantsn
exercised and enjoJ,rea, subject to the folloVlrinp conditi.ons
!:I 1st: That 110 cars or locomotives 2lJ.all be perr.1itted at any
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5 " ti::lEl to stand upon the streets oocupied Ly 2laid spur trE,ck except
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./ durinF< the time actually employed in switehinp" lOD.dinf" or unload-
., ing cars placec t.herean, a.nl1 thc:.t said snur track shall at a.11
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8\ times ue used so 13,3 to obstruct the usa ot s,'1id strel"lts ,qnd alleys
9 by vehicles or passengers 'J.S Ii ttle as possible cOYlsistent v;ith
10 the uses for whtch s'"id SpUT tTIJ.ck is t.o uc con8trncted;
11 2nd: i.'hat s"dd grantee, its succeosors mld at;signs, shall can-
12 :i struct all nece";A:3.ry flumes and cu.lverts for the pasc1n.ge of V'iater
13 under said track whi1never 02' y,herCVeT necesse.ry. ann th,d all SllCh
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14 flumes or culverts shall be constructed in accordance ,dtll the
1.5 IIP1!.lns and s-pecificntions therefol',apprOveL,~ b;j' tbe ~it.'l EYI:'~ineer
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17 3rd; That s,'1itl gr.'.1lltee. its SUccessors n.nd assigns,will plank
Island. rep13TI}r. frl1.vel .':lIld 1'951'<jvel, pfiv"e and repave all pt)rtionf?- of
19 the street occupied by said SDur track, and for a distance of two
20 (2) feet on eac;h 8 ide thereof with the Same mater ia1 and under the
21 same specifiaations Mcl in the same lJHililler QS said streete and al-
22 lays are nOv7,oT may hereafter be planked or replanked,graveled or
111 rep:re't'-eled,paved or re-pa'lted,!Jnd that 0.11 such \'.-ork Shall be done
24 under the instructions of. [ilid to tho satisfaction of the 30ard
216 of Trustees of the Cit:r of Vernon;
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ZI 14th: 'l:h?t;.l,n;y neflect, L.dlul'e aT :cei"us)l on tl1(~ P3.Tt oj' the
271.r~mtee, its successors and 358imS. to observe or cam-l'}l;v l,Yith any
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f the terms or conditions in ti-iS Ora,inance conta.ined sh.'c.ll ef-
29 feet n. forfeiture of the riEbt. privilerra and permission hereby
30 granted, and the said City, b:r its .Goard of ':'rustees, ffi:lY there-
31 upon declare such rights ana. privileges i<ort'eited,,8.l1d may exclude
32 said erant3f;.it8 suucessors and. assigns, fr01il ans t'nrllJ,her use of
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1 the streets and alleys occupied b~l said spur track, and the grtint
2 hereby made shall thereupon become and remain null. void and of no
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45th: That the City of Vernon e~)ressly reserves the right to
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~ I J;lave.maoada.m1.ze.eewer, or rs-pe.ve.remncadamize or resewer said
.1 strset across which the right to construct said railroad spur tra
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l' 1s hereby granted,and to lay pas,water and other -pipes therein,
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8 i such work to be done so as to injure said railroad as little as
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11 at the time said spur track is constructed, construct a crossing
Section 4. That said Southern Pacific Railroad Company
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12 across, in and A.lonf said Santu. }lle Avenue at the pl8.ce o:r cros:3iuf,
13) e}:tend.inr: tv;o feet from the rails. the sume class at' pff'Vement as
14 II the rest of the street, so .').s to make a {'-ood and suffictent cross-
1S Ii irw faT teams and 'Nugons, D..::~d it n.n,5 jts succeRsors and assigns
10 f shall at all times while said spur track is maintained, maintain
17' ! said crossing in like good marmer and fai ling therein the said
18 Oi ty of Vernon shall have the right to construct said crossing and
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19 maintain ths same. and said Southern PaCific Railroad Ccmnany
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its successors or assigns, shall pay to the City whatever amount
it shall have expended to such construction and maintenance.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall oertify to the passage of this
Ordinance, and shall caUSe the same to/be printed and posted as
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required by law. (; ", {j /
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I hereb;! certify th:cLt the fo:cegainF Ordinance ':,'as ado1)ted by
the Boa.rd of Trustees of the City oX Vernon at a regular :neeting
~~~r~~i;: held on the ~,,-day of ~'IA,,^",- '. 1922. by the fcllcw-
Ayes: TrustAes ,..I .'J~ Jt-"!/li~'1.-<.4.JJI----Vi. [':,/t.......___ "'f.'G-'-'--f::{u:",
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Approved this
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