Ordinance No. 620
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ORDINANCE NO .fAl.o
AN ORDINilliCE OF THE CITY OF VERNON GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO THE
LOS ANGELES JUNCTION R..4.ILWAY COMPANY, A CORPORATION, AND ITS
SUCCESSORS l\ND ASSIGNS, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ~AINTAIN AND
OPERATE ONE (1) SPUR TRACK ACROSS AND UPON 44TH STREET IN THE
CITY OF VERNON.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VEffi~ON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That a franchise be and the same is hereby
granted to Los Angeles Junction Railway Company, a corporation,
its successors and assigns, for a term of fifty (50) years, to
lay, construct, maintain, use and operate one (1) railroad spur
track upon and across 44th Street, in the City of Vernon, County
of Los Angeles, State of California, the center line of said spur
track to be between the points and in the location described as
follows:
Beginning at a point in the Souther11 line of
44th Street, eo feet wide, distant North e8050'17tt
East 876.325 feet along said Southerly street line
from its intersection with the center line of Soto
Street, 80 feet wide; thence North 42054'56tt East
111.359 feet to the Northerly line of said 44th
Street.
For further particulars, and as a part hereof, reference
is hereby made to the application therefor and the map accom-
panying same, dated August 8, 1949, on file in the office of the
City Clerk of Vernon.
Section 2: That said spur track which may be laid and
23 operated under this franchise shall be used for the transporta-
24 tion of freight only and not as any part of a main line; and
25 shall be used solely for the purpose of receipt and delivery of
26 freight to and from connecting warehouses, manufactories and
27 other business industries and enterprises with the main line of
28 the Grantee, its successors and assigns, in said City of Vernon.
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Section 3: That the spur track 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
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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 track, 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 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 track except during the time actually
employed in switching; and that said spur track
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 track is to be constructed.
(b) That the said Grantee, its successors and assigns,
shall construct and maintain all flumes and culverts
for passage of storm waters under said spur track
whenever or wherever directed to do so 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 irunediate vicinity of said
spur track, the Grantee shall, if so directed by
the City, remove any or all flumes and culverts
theretofore constructed and replace same with standard
catch basins connecting with said storm drain,
said replacement to be in accordance with plans and
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specifications therefor approved by said City
I!.ngineer.
(c) That the said Grantee, its successors and assigns,
shall at all times maintain said spur track 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 the street occupied by
said spur track, 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 track 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, construct,
maintain and operate all warning signs, bells, lights,
traffic signals, electric track circuits and/or any
other safety device and appurtenances for the pro-
tection or convenience of vehicles and pedestrians
in said street, which, at any time, by reason of the ex-
ercise of the rights and privileges granted herein,
may be ordered installed by any Public Body having
the authority to order such installation, construction,
maintenance and operation.
(f) That any neglect, failure or refusal on the part
of the Grantee, its successors and assigns, to ob-
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serve and/or comply with any of the terms or conditions
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 track,
and the grant hereby made shall thereupon become and
remain null, void and of no effect.
(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
track. 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 track
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 official grade with materials of the same
quality and thickness then existing in said street, all
of 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
reserves the right to grade, pave, macadamize or regrade,
repave and remacadamize the street along and across which the
said spur track is to be constructed, and to construct and
reconstruct subsurface structures of any and all kind under
said spur track.
Section 6: That said spur track shall be operated
and maintained subject to such other regulations and conditions
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1 as may be prescribed from time to time by the Council of the
2 Ci ty of Vernon.
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Section 7: That the City Clerk of the City of Vernon
4 shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance, and shall
5 cause the same to be posted in three of the most conspicuous
6 places in the City of Vernon, 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 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 thirty
(30) days from the date of posting.
Adopted and approved this
6th
day of
September
, 1949.
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, T. J. FURLONG, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and regularly
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
26 of Vernon held on the 16th day of
August
, 1949, and
thereafter finally adopted at a regular meeting of said City
Council held on the 6th day of September , 1949, by the
following vote:
AYES: Anderson, Furlong, Trowbridge
NOES: None
ABSENT: Leonis, Mailliard
ernon
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
3 State of California )
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4 County of' Los Angeles )
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5 City of Vernon
6 I, T. J. FURLONG, City Clerk of the City of Vernon,
7 do hereby certify that I did on the ~TH day of September
8 1949, post ~ copies of Ordinance No. 620 , in the
9 following places to-wit: At the northwest corner of 38th Street
and Santa Fe Avenue, at the northwest corner of 37th Street and
on the bulletin board OcA+' )\,tfl,
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 Citv of Vernon.
S~gned this 71> day :1' ~~
, 1949.
Vernon
Sub scribed
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and sworn to bef'ore me
day 01'~~1>-<
this
, 1949
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SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
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F. G. FRENCH, TRO:A.URO:R
THOMAS V. CASSIDY. CITY ATTORNEY
FRANCIS BATES, CITY ENGINEER
ERNEST GILES, CHIE" 0" POLICE
DR. E. H. HALL, HEALTH O....ICER
C. B. HUBBARD. POLICE JUDGE
F. H. DONNELLY, FIRE CHIE"
_. ".ANDERSON
J. B. LEON/S
C'-H. MAILLIARD
C. W. TROWBRIDGE
TE1..IlPHONE8
CITY CLERK LA"AYETTE 6676
POLICE DEPT. .. 6964
ENGR. DEPT. 0846
I"IRE DEPT. KIMBALL 21122
HASKINS 8< SELLS, AUDITORS
G. A. ANDERSON. DEPUTY CITY CLERK
CITY HALL
48011 .ANTA FE AVENUE
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~onorable City Council
City of Vernon
Vernon, California
Gentlemen:
IN REPLY REFER TO:
Files: 4-c-8
2-F-2l
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4-L-7
In connection with the dedication of 44th Street
by the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company, Los Angeles
Junction Railway Company simultaneously have filed the
attached application for franchise covering a track crossing
over the newly dedicated street.
This procedure is in accordance with our under-
standing with the Company and we have prepared and submit
herewith a franchise form which would be satisfactory to
me. It is therefore recommended that same be approved,
subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney, and
that the necessary ordinance be adopted and approved at as
early a date as convenient.
~espectfully submitted,
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Francis Bates,
City Engineer
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cc: Mr. Carson B. Hubbard, City Attorney
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C..J. LUMPP
VICE~PRES. & GEN. MGR.
LOS ANGELES
12s h'getes J\t1.\eliol\ Ra.ilwa.~ Compat\~
Vernon Cit,y Council
Vernon, California
Gentlemen:
TELEPHONE JEFFERSON 3241
4500 DOWNEY ROAD
LOS ANGELES
August 8, 1949
Application is hereby made for permission to construct
and lay across 44th street a railroad track to serve property on
the north side of 44th street the center line of which is indicated
in red on the attached print. The legal description of the center
line of the track crossing 44th street would be as follows:
Beginning at a point in the Southerly line of 44th Street,
80 feet wide, distant North 880 50t 17" East 876.325 feet
alongsu(Southerly street line from its intersection
'With the Qenter 1ine of Soto Street, 80 feet wide; thence
North 420 54' 56" East nl.359 feet to the Northerly line
of said 44th Stree.t.
Your favorable consideration and approval of this
application is requested at your next Council :Meeting.
GF:cm
Very truly yours,
LOS ANGELES JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY
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CITY ENGINEER ll:d)
AUG 121949
crTY OF VERNON