Ordinance No. 602
ORDINANCE NO. 602
AN ORDINANCE OF' THE CITY OF' VEHNON GRANTING A It'RANCHISE TO
LOS ANGELES JUNCTION RAIL'NAY COMPANY, A CORPORATION, AND ITS
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A FRANCHISE TO CCNSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AN"
1 OPERATE THREE C,) SPUR TRACKS ACROSS AND UPON BOYLE AVENUr.
IN THE CITY OF VERNON.
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI'J1Y OF VERNON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1: That a franchise be and the same is hereby
5 granted to Los Angeles Junction Railway Company, a corporation, its
6 successors and assigns, for a term of fifty (50) years, to lay,
7 construct, maintain, use and operate three (3) railroad spur tracks
8 upon and across Boyle Avenue, in the City of Vernon, County of
9 Los Angeles, State of California, located along respective lines
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11 Track No.1. Beginning at a point in the West line of Boyle
Avenue, 50 feet in width, South thereon 323.92
12 feet from the South line of Vernon rtvenue 50 feet
in width; thence East parallel with said South
13 line of Vernon Avenue, to the bast line of said
Boyle Avenue.
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Track No.2. Beginning at a point in the West line of Boyle
15 Avenue, 50 feet in width, South thereon 938.66
feet from the South line of Vernon Avenue 50
16 feet in width; thence East parallel with said
South line of Vernon Avenue, to the East line of
17 said Boyle Avenue.
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Track No.3.
Beginning at a point in the West line of Boyle
Avenue, 50 feet in width, South thereon 951.66
feet from the South line of Vernon lwenue 50 feet
in width; thence East parallel with said South
line of Vernon Avenue, to the East line of said
Boyle Avenue.
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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 from connecting warehouses, manufactories and
other business industries and enterprises with the main line of
connecting railroad company or companies.
Section ~: 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
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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) feet 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 li: 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 trf::lcks
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 flumes
and culverts for passage of storm waters under
said spur tracks whenever or wherever directed to
do by the City 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 ~ulverts
theretofore constructed and replace same with stand-
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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 street, 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
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 own 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 installation of which
is being done under authority of City of Vernon.
(e) That the said Grantee, its successors 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 safety device ,and ap-
purtenances for the protection or convenience of
vehicles and pedestrians in said street, which,
at any time, by reason of the exercise of the rights
and privileges granted herein, may be ordered in-
stalled by any Public Body having the authority to
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order such installation, construction, maintenance
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and operation.
3 (f) That any neglect, failure or refusal on the part
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of the Urantee, its successors and assigns, to ob-
serve and/or comply with any of the terms or condit-
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 effect.
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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
restore the street paving disturbed by such removal,
together with all remodeling required to bring the
street surface in the immediate vicinity to offic-
ial grade with materials of the same quality and
thickness then existing in said street, all said
resotration 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, pave, macadamize or regrade, repave
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1 and remacadamize the street along and across which the said spur
2 tracks are to be constructed, and to construct and reconstruct
3 subsurface structures of any and all kind under said spur tracks.
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Section 6: That said spur tracks shall be operated
5 and maintained subject to such other regulations and conditions
6 as may be prescribed from time to time by the Council of the
7 City of Vernon.
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Section 7: That the City Clerk of the City of Vernon
9 shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance, and shall cause
10 the same to be posted in three of the most conspicuous places in
11 the City of Vernon, to-wit: at the northwest corner of 38th
12 Street and Santa F'e Avenue; at the northwest corner of 77th
13 Street and Santa Fe Avenue; and on the bulletin board in the
14 lobby of the City Hall of the City of Vernon, located at
15 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, in said City; that this Ordinance shall
16 be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days from
17 the date of posting.
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Adopted and approved this / jJ' day of ~
, 1941.
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1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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2 County of Los Angeles
3 I, T. J. FURLONG, City Clerk of the City of Vernon,
4 do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and
5 regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council
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of the City of Vernon held on the 4th day of February
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7 1947, and thereafter finally adopted at a regular meeting of
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day of February
said City Council held on the 18
, 194 7
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9 by the following vote:
Le on is
AYES: Furlong, Anderson, Mailliard,/
NOES: None
ABSENT: Trowbringe
City Clerk or the City of Vernon
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SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
State of California )
County of Los Angeles :
Oity of Vernon )
I, O. A. Anderson, Deputy City Olerk of the City of Vernon,
California, do hereby oertif'7 that I did on the '1AJ day of f~.
1947. post ~ copies of Ordinance No. 6:v :t' , 1n the following
places to.wit: At the northweat corner ot 38th Street and Santa Fe
Avenue, at the northwest corner of 37t~ Street and Santa Fe Avenue,
and at the 8,::'tl'anoe to the City Hall, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue,
there being no newspaper ot general circulation printed and pUbliched
in the City of Vernon.
Signed this ~ day of
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, 1947.
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....utUI,CrtnfYL ";"vi sworn to betore :m,e this
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._J?_ilo II . 19.:t::...;'
o. A.Anderson, ~puty City
Olerk, Oity of V6rnon, Oalifornia
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OP'FICERS
T, J, FURLONG, CLERK
F, G, FRENCH, TREASURER
THOMAS V, CASSIDY, CITY ATTORNEY
FRANCIS BATES, CITY ENGINEER
ERNEST GILES, CHI"I' 01' POLIC"
OR, H, F, BECKER, HEALTH OFI"C"R
C, B, HOBBARD, POLICE JUDGIE
F. H, DONNELLY, FIRE CHIE!'
CITY COUNCIL
C, H, MAILLIARD
C. W, TROWBRIDGE
G, H,ANDERSON
J, J, POXON
TELEPHONES
CITY CLERK LAFAYETTE 8878
POLICE DEPT, .. 8964
ENGR, DEPT. .. 0946
FIRE DEPT, KIMBALL 21522
HASKINS & SELLS, AUDITOR.
G. A, ANDERSON, DI!:PUTY CITY CL"RK
CITY HALL
4305 SANTA. FE AVENUE
IN REPLY REFER TO:
VERNON-... CALIFORNIA
January 31, 1947
Honorable City Council
City of Vernon
Vernon, California
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Gentlemen:
Attached is application from J. B. Leonis, Inc., dated
January 30, 1947, ror franchise permitting the construction and
operation of trwee ~ur tracks across Boyle Avenue, between Le-
onis Boulevard and Vernon Avenue, in the City or Vernon, together
with check made payable to the City in amount $25.00, to cover
costs, etc.
The proposed locations or these tracks are necessary
for the proper development of the adjacent property and are
satisfactory to me. It is thererore recomraended that same be
granted under the usual terms and conditions, all or which
are incorporated in the attached forms.
However, since these crossings would connect with tracks
or the Los Angeles Junction Railway Company, it seems more appro-
priate that the franchise be granted to the former, to which sug-
gestion J. B. Leonis, Inc. has agreed. I, therefore, submit here-
with a proposed Ordinance No. 602, which is worded accordingly.
Respectfully submitted,
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Francis Bates,
City Engineer
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POST OFFICE BOX 6
VERNON
CALIFORNIA
REFER TO
No, ').757
Application for Franchise
To The Honorable,
The City Counoil of the City of Vernon
Vernon, California
The undersigned, J. B. Leonis, Inc., hereby respeotfully request
your Honorable Body'to grant to it, its suocessors and assigns the right,
privilege and permission to lay and construot, and thereafter to maintRin,
use and operate, three railroad traoks at grade over and aoross Boyle Avenue
in the City of Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of California, having
center lines described as follows:
1. Beginning at a point in the West line of Boyle Avenue,
50 feet in width, South thereon 323.92 feet from the
South line of Vernon Avenue 50 feet in width; thence
East parallel with said South line of Vernon Avenue,
50 feet to the East line of said Boyle Avenue.
2. Beginning at a point in the West line of Boyle Avenue,
50 feet in width, South thereon 938.66 feet from the
South line of Vernon Avenue 50 feet in width; thenoe
East parallel with seid South line of Vernon Avenue,
50 feet to the East line of said Boyle Avenue.
3. Beginning at a point in the West line of Boyle Avenue,
50 feet in width, South thereon 951.66 feet from the
South line of Vernon Avenue 50 feet in width; thenoe
East parallel with seid South line of Vernon Avenue,
50 feet to the East line of said Boyle Avenue.
It is proposed to oonstruot said traoks for the purpose of serving
and developing industrial property located on both sides of Boyle Avenue.
J. B. LEONIS, INC.
30, 1947
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