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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES - 06191916 - 0139 ORDIYANCE NO . Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Cost:, State of California, giving and granting to San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways, a corporation, permission to suspend, operation for the period of five years over that portion of its lines in the County of Contra Costa, :tate of California, in this Ordinance hereinafter particularly des- cribed, and empowering and directing the Astrict Attorney of the said County of Contra Costa, State of California, to join said San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways in an application before the Railroad. Commission of the State of California, :for its order determining the operation of the street railroad of said San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways', together with its branch and trunk lines, does not yield; sufficient income to oper::.te the same, and for the further order of said Commis- sion o rds-sion for permission to suspend operation for a period of five years ; over that portion of its lines in the County of Contra Cost., State of California, in this Ordinance hereinafter particularly described. The Board of Supirvisors of the County of Contra. Costa, State of California, do ordain as follows: Section 1 . Permission is hereby granted to San Fran- cisco-Cakland Terminal Railways, a corporation, to suspend the operation and maintenance of a street railroad with single or double tracks, and with all necessary or convenient side tracks, turnouts; switches, curves, cross-overs, poles, wires, appur- tenances and appliances for the period of five (5) years from the date W the final order of the Railroad Commission of the State of California granting permission to said. San Francisco Oakland Terminal Railways, a corporation, so to do, and to suspend for a like period the operation thereon of cars propel- led by electricity or any other .votive power other than stem for the purpose of carrying passengers, mail, express packages and freight for hire , over, upon and along the route and those certain public roads, highways, streets and alleys in the said County of Contra Costa, Mate of California, the center lines of which are described as follows, to-wit : -2_ All that railway track lying and being in San Pablo' Avenin, in Centra Costa County, south and east of the' City` of Richmond, 'bounded and described as follows, to crit: Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of the railway track now existing in said. Ban Pablo Avenin with the southern boundary lime of the City of Richmond, said (oint of intersection beim situated about four hundred forty 440) feet southerly measured along the oenter-line of said railway track from the southern line of Macdonald Avenues produced across said Ban Pablo Avenue; and running southerly from said point of intersection, along the center line of said railway track in said Ban Pablo Avenue a distance of four thousand four hundred thirty-five (4435) feet more or lose, to the connection of the said railway trade with the railway track which curves westward from Ban Pablo Avenue into Potrero Avenue. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed, to be, or shall be , a prohibition of the franchise , license, privilege and rights of San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways , a, corpor--.tion , to resume the operation and maintenance of a street railroad over the Tines and routes herein described, with single or double tracks, and with neves-eary or convenient side tracks, turn-outs, switches, curves, cross-overs, poles, wires, appurtenances and appliances, at any time within said period of five years from and a,ftei the date of said final order of said Railroad Comitission of the State of California, or to resume the operation thereon of cars propelled by electricity or any other motive power other than steam for the purpose of carrying passengers, rail, express packages and freight for hire within said period of five years, at the election of said San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways, but permission is hereby expressly granted the said San Frain- cisco-Ca,kiand Terminal Railways, a corporation, to operate and maintain a street railroad over the lines and routes herein described, with single or double tracks, and with a.11 neces- sary or convenient side tracks, turn-outs, stitches, Curves, cross-overs, poles, vires, appurtenances and appliances, at its election, at any time within said period of five years, and permission is further expressly granted to said. San Fran- cisco Oakland Teruaina.l ilwa.ys to operate over the lines and routes herein described cars propelled by electricity or other motive power other than steam for the purpose of carrying passengers, mail , express packages and fr_3iglt for hire at any time wit. n said period of live years, at the election of -c- the se is San ,Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways . This permission is granted xithout prejudice to the Franchise, license, privilege and rights of San. Francisco-Oakland. Tern:ina.l ail gays, a corporation, to operate and waintain a street railroad with single or double tracks, and with all neoes- sa.ry or convenient aide tracks, turnouts, switches, curves, cross-overs, poles, wires, appurtenances and appliances, granted by Ordinance No . 95 of said Board of Supervisors of the County Of Contra. Costa, passed on the 6th day of September, lo04, on and -after five years from date of the said final order of said Railroad Commission of the State of California, and is without prejudice to the franchise, license , privilege and rights of said Can Franci-=-Oakland Terminal Railways to oper- a—e over the Lines and routes herein described, cars propelled by electricity or other motive povaer other than steam, for the purpose of carrying passengers, Nail , express packages and freight mor hire, granted by said Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra, Costa, on the 6th day of September, 1PO4, on and after Five years from: date of said final order of the said Railroad Comrnisson of the State of California. The franchise, license , privilege and rights of way and permission granted by said Ordinance are expressly reserved to the ss. id San Francisco- Oakland Terminal Railways . Section 2 . The District Attorney of the County of Contra. Costa, State of California, is hereby empowered and directed to join said San. Francisco-Oakland Terminal Fa.ilma.ys in an application before the Railroad Commission of the State of California, for the order of said Commission determining that the operation of the street railroad of said San 'rancisco- Oakland Ter rafinal Rails#ays, together with its branch and trunk lines, does not yield suft.ficient income to operate the same , -3_ and. for the further order of said Railroad Cox:=ission for per- mission to suspend the operation of said portion of said rail- road herein particularly described for the period of five years from the date of said final order of the Ra,ilroa,d. Coma iss .on, y;rarting permission to said 'San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways. This `.rdinance shall take effect and be in force from mid after thirty days after its assage and. publication. Passed this 19th day of June, 1.916 . The foregoing; Ordinance is passed by the following vote of the Board to wit : r: eb Knott, J.l'.Casey, Vincent Kook, eyes: Superviso .J.Buchanan. and J.H.Try thall . Noes : None. Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of C ntra Costa A TBST; County, State of Ual. ifornia. Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County.