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OHDHJANCE NO. 531
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3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY O}' VERNON GRANTING A FF?ANCHISE ~[10 THE
LOS ANGELES AND SALT LAKE HAILROAD COIVIPANY, A COHPOHATION, AND ITS
4 LESSEE, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, A CORPORATION, AND ITS
SUCCESSOnS AND ASSIGNS, A F'RANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND
5 OPERATE T!JVO (2) SPUR TRACKS ACnOSS AND UPON BOYLE AVENUE IN THE
CITY OF VERNON, AND REPEALING OHDINANCE NO. 529.
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TIm CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1: That a franchise be and the same is hereby
9 granted to Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company, a corpora-
10 tion, and its lessee, Union Pacific Railroad Company, a corporation,
11 its successors and assigns, for a term of fifty (50) years, to lay,
12 'construct, maintain, use and operate two (2) railroad spur tracks
13 upon and across Boyle Avenue, in the City of Vernon, County of Los
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tracks to be between the points and in the location described as
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follows:
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Track No.1
Beginning at a point on the easterly line of
Boyle Avenue 80 feet wide, distant S.lo 35' 30" E. 469.04
feet from the intersection of said easterly line with the
southerly line of Fruitland Road 40 feet wide, said point
being a point on a curve the center of the circle of which
said curve is an arc bearing S. 600 15' 45" W. 338.27 feet;
thence northwesterly along said curve 127.93 feet to a
point on the westerly line of said Boyle Avenue distant S.
10 35' 30" E. 370.34 feet from the intersection of said
westerly line with the southerly line of said Fruitland Road.
Track No.2
Beginning at a point in the easterly line of
Boyle Avenue 80 feet wide, distant S. 10 35' 30" E. 410.11
feet from the intersection of said easterly line with the
southerly line of Fruitland Road 40 feet wide, said point
being a point on a curve, the center of the circle of which
said curve is an arc bearing S. 570 50' 50" W. 287.94 feet;
thence northwesterly along said curve 86.67 feet; thence
along a tangent to said curve N. 490 24' W. 34.35 feet to
a point on the westerly line of said Boyle Avenue distant
s. 10 35' 30"E. 320.36 feet from the intersection of' said
westerly line with the southerly line of said Fruitland Road.
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For f'u~ther particulars, and as a part hereof, ref'erence is
hereby made to the application therefor and the map accompanying
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same, dated March 6, 1940, on file in the of'fice of the City
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Clerk of Vernon.
Section 2: That said spur tracks which may be laid and
operated under this franchise shall be used for the transporta-
tion of freight only and not as any part of a main line; and
shall be used solely for the purpose of receipt and delivery of
freight to and f'rom connecting warehouses, manufactories and
other business industries and enterprises with the main line of
the Grantee, its successors and assigns, in said City of Vernon.
Section 3: That the spur tracks which may be laid under
the privilege hereby granted shall be constructed of' first-class
materials, with standard rails weighing not less than ninety (90)
pounds per yard; shall correspond to the official grade of the
street across or along which it may be placed, as now established
by said City of Vernon, the top of rails to be flush with the
surrounding surface of the street; and all portions of the
street occupied by the said spur tracks, including the areas
within two (2) f'eet outside each rail thereof, shall be paved
under the instructions of, and to the satisfaction of the City
Engineer of the City of Vernon.
Section 4: The right, privilege and permission hereby
granted shall be exercised and enjoyed subject to the following
conditions:
(a) That no cars or locomotives shall be permitted
at any time to stand upon the street occupied by
said spur tracks except during the time actually
employed in switching; and that said spur tracks
shall at all times be used so as not to obstruct
the use of said street by vehicles or pedestrians
more than is necessary, consistent with the uses
for which said spur tracks are to be constructed.
(b) That the said Grantee, its Successors and as-
signs, shall construct and maintain all flmnes
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and culverts for passage of storm waters under
said spur tracks whenever or wherever directed
to do by the Ci t'Y' Council of the City of Vernon,
said construction to be in accordance with plans
and specifications therefor approved by the City
Engineer.
Whenever a public storm water drain will have
been constructed in the immediate vicinity of said
spur tracks, the Grantee shall, if so directed by
the City, remove any or all flumes and culverts
theretof'ore constructed and replace same with stand-
ard catch basins connecting with said storm drain,
said replacement to be in accordance with plans and
specifications therefor approved by said City En-
gineer.
(c) That the said Grantee, its successors and as-
signs, shall at all times maintain said spur tracks
at the level of the official grade and to the full
width of said 8treet, as now established or as may
hereafter be established by said City of Vernon;
and shall repair, pave or repave that portion of
street occupied by said spur tracks, including ~ee
the area within two (2) feet outside each rail thereof,
under the instruction of, and to the satisfaction of
said City Engineer.
(d) That the said Grantee, its successors and assigns,
shall, at its ovm cost and expense, repair, maintain,
safeguard and support said spur tracks across or
along the trench or other excavation in said street,
during construction or reconstruction of sub-surface
structures of any kind or description, the installa-
tion of which is being done under authority of City
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of Vernon.
(e) That the said Grantee, its Successor and assigns,
shall at its own cost and expense, install, con-
struct, maintain and operate all warning signs,
bells, lights, traffic signals, electric track
circuits and/or any other saf'ety device and ap-
purtenances f'or the protection or convenience of
vehicles and pedestrians in said street, which,
a t any time, by reason of the exercise of' the rights'
~nd privileges granted herein, may be ordered in-
stalled by any Public Body having the authority to
order such installation, construction, maintenance
and operation.
(f) That any neglect, failure or refilsal on the part
of the Grantee, its successors and assigns, to ob-
serve and/or compl'J- with any of the terms or condi t-
ions herein contained shall effect a forfeiture of
the right, privilege and permission hereby granted,
and the City, by its City Council, may thereupon
declare such rights and privileges forfeited; and
may exclude said Grantee, its successors and assigns
from any further use of said street occupied by said
spur tracks, and the grant hereby made shall there-
upon become and remain null, void and of no eff'ect.
(g) That, upon such forfeiture of the rights and priv-
ileges granted herein, as provided in paragraph (f),
above, or upon the abandonment of the use of the
spur tracks constructed under this franchise for
any reason whatsoever, the Grantee, its successors
and assigns, shall, at its own cost and expense,
when so ordered by said City Engineer, entirely
remove said spur tracks and appurtenances, and shall
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restore the street paving disturbed by such removal~
together with all remodeling required to bring the
street surface in the irr~ediate vicinity to offic-
ial grade with ma terials of the same quali t7l and
thickness then existing in said street, all said
restoration work to be done under the direction of
and to the satisfaction of the said City Engineer.
Section 5: That the City of Vernon, in granting the
right~ privileges and permission herein contained, expressly re-
serves the right to grade, pav:e, macadamize or regrade, repave
and remacadamize the street along and across which the said spur
tracks are to be constructed, and to construct B.nd reconstruct
subsurface structures of any and all kind under said spur tr~cks.
Section 6: That said spur tracks shall be operated
and maintained subject to such other regulations and cond:t ti.ons as
may be prescribed from time to time by the Council of the Ci t~r of
Vernon.
Section 7: That Ordinance No. 529 be, and the same is,
hereby repealed.,
Section 8: That the City Clerk of the City of Vernon
shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance, and shall cause
the same to be posted ;tn three of the most conspicuous places in
the City of Vernon, to-wit: at the northwest corner of B8th Street
and Santa Fe Avenue; at the northwest corner of 37th Street and
Santa Fe Avenue; and on the bulletin board in the lobby of the
City Hall of the City of Vernon, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue,
in said City; that this Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after thirt~r (30) days from the date of posting.
Adopted and approved this
of Apri:L, 1940.
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S'l'A'l'E OF CALIB'ORNIA )
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County of Los Angeles)
I, T. J. B~mLONG, City Clerk of the City of Vernon,
do hereby certif'y that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and
regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of' Vernon held on the 19th day of March, 1940, and
thereafter finally adopted at a regular meeting of said City
Council held on the 2nd day of April, 1940, by the following
vote:
AYES: SO HE IDER, PERAL~A, FURLONG
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: LEONIS, LEVY
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
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State of Calif'ornia )
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County of Los Angeles:
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City of Vernon )
I, T. J. FURLONG, City Clerk of the City of Vernon,
do hereby certify that I did on the :;I'd day of ~..
191tt) post '3 copies of ~VV:.o4V~_ ~E...!.-.._, in the
following places to-wit: At the northwest corner of 38th Street
and Santa Fe Avenue, at the northwest corner of 37th Street and
Santa Fe Avenue, and at the entrance to the City Hall, located
at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, there being no newspaper of general
circulation printed and published in the City of Vernon.
Signed this ~ day of 19~
Jernon
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SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
APPLIg~TION EQ~ FRANCHISE
To The HONORABLE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON,
VERNON, CALIFORNIA:
The undersigned, LOS ANGELES & SALT LAKE RAILROAD
COMPANY, and its Lessee, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY,
hereby respectfully request your Honorable Body to grant
to them, their successors and assigns, the right, privilege
and permission to lay and construct, and thereafter to main-
tain, use and operate two (2) railroad tracks at grade over
and across Boyle Avenue in the City of Vernop,the center
line locations of which are shown in red. lines upon the blue-
print map attached hereto marked "Exhibit AM and hereby made
a part hereof, which center lines are more particularly des-
cri bed as follows:
Track No.1:
Beginning at a point on the easterly line of Boyle
Avenue 80 feet Wide, distant S. 10 35' 30' E.
469.04 feet from the intersection of said east-
erly line with the southerly line of Fruitland
Road 40 feet wide, said point being a point on a
curve the center of the cirole of which said curve
is an arc bearing S. 600 15' 45" W. 338.27 feet;
thence northwesterly along said curve 127.93
feet to a point on the westerly line of said
Boyle Avenue distant S. 10 35' 30. E. 370.34
feet from the intersection of said westerly line
with the southerly line of said Fruitland Road.
Track No.2:
Beginning at a point in the easterly line of
Boyle Avenue 80 feet wide, distant S. 10 35' 30"
E. 410.11 feet from the int ersection of sa.id east-
erly line with the southerly line ot Fruitland
Road 40 feet wide, said point being a point on
a curve, the center of the circle of Which said
curve is an arc bea.ring S. 570 50' 50" W. 287.94
feet; thence northwesterly along said curve 86.67
feet; thence along a tangent to said curve N. 490
24' W. 34.35 feet to a point on the westerly line
of said Boyle Avenue distant S. 10 35' 30" E.
320.36 feet from the intersection of said westerly
line with the southerly line of said Fru1 tland Road.
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It is proposed to construct said tracks for the purpose
of serving and developing industrial property located west
of Boyle Avenue and south of Fruitland Road.
LOS ANGELES & SALT LAKE RAILROAD COMPANY,
UNION P ACIFI C RAILROAD COMPANY,
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President
Dated: March 6, 1940.
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