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Ordinance No. 30,259 (N ew Series) An Ordinance fixing and establishing the rates for | wharfage upon the wharves the Harbor of Los Angeles, fixing th ^ ^ ra tes for dockage at said wharves, and the charges for handling freight cvim said wharves, providing for the licen sW for taking tolls on said wharves, aSia prescribing the amount oi Such, licenses, and providing penalties for the violation of this ordinance. • „ The Mayor and Council of .Che City of Los Angeles do ordain as follows: U Section 1. Th at the rates of wharfage upon ail wharves in Los Angeles Harbor, and the amounts for handling the articles hereinafter mentioned for the year com­mencing July 1, 19-14, and ending June 40, 1916, are hereby fixed as follows, to wit. That all such rates are in cents and tor tons of two. thousand pound®, unless otn-erWise specified. W. h, a' rfage THTa ndlin^g P Clay and paving, brick, asphalt, ce­ment, lime, plas­ter, or saiid, in . 0 1 , packages, per ton. 2%. cts. 22/^cts.. 2. Flour, salt, sugar, rice, iron bolts, . nuts, rivets, nails, washers, horse ' shoes, spikes, sta­ples, grain, bran, mill feed, poultry food, grits, coffee, peas, beans, pota^ •toes, onions, dried beet pulp, burlap, $ and all fertilizers, not otherwise speci­fied, In packages, x per ton ... ... . • 5 cts. 30cts. 3. Cotton, charcoal, cocoanuts, cork, hajir, tan bark, wool, (in sacks), empty c a s e s, crates, boxes, mer- • chandise, in ear- -• boys, per ton .. .>•. TOets. 60 cts. 4. Kapoc, baskets, (in bundles), slab marble, bananas, ; per ton ............. lOcts. 96ets. 5. Barrels, empty, .eaeh ... .... . . . . . l-46ts. 1 3-4cts. 6. Iron drums, emp­ty, each . . . . . ... 3-4ets 3 l-4cts. 7. Merchandise, not otherwise specified, g per ton. ........ 16cts. 3'2%cts K 8. Roofing paper, §§| - ' , in rolls, per ton .. lOcts. 30ets. 9. Brick, loose, per . ton, other than p a v in g .......... ... Sets. 35cts. 10.. Brick, orated or boxed, other than paVing, per ton.. Sets. 30cts. 11. Coal, in bulk, and coke, in bulk, and fborated rook, per t u n .................... . Sets. 30 cts. 12. Glass* common window, per ton.. Sets. 55cts. 12-A. Plate glass, M i ...per ton " .. . .. . . .. . . . lOcts. 65cts. 13. Grain, in bulk, . , per ton .'........ ..... Sets. 30cts. 14. Nitrate o f Soda, , sulphate o f potash, nitrate o f lime, ? > . bone ?’••cmfeal, lime nitrogen, super /phosphates, and cyanide and phos­phate rock, per ton lOcts. 30cts. 15. >: Iron, steel, or lead (pig, bar, sheet, angle, pipes, rails or strUc- » tural) per ton ... lOcts. • 26|t ts. 10. Scrap iron, per ton p fljjjj.. . . . . . . . . lOcts. 35 cts. 16-A, Grass, reed, Wicker and rattan furniture, set up, measure o f 40 cu­bic .feet, per ton . . .. 25cts. L IV E STOCK 17. Calves, each.......jf 3'cfcs. 4cts. • 18. Cattle, each .. 3cts. lOcts- 19. Colts, each ... Sets. 7cts. 20. Horses or mules, " . - v ' each ... ... Sets. 15 cts. 21. Hogs or sheep, (if less than six are handled at one itime, minimium charge to be for • six) each . . ............ %>et. 4%ct®. LUMBER, A N D FOREST PRODUCTS. 22. Soft woods, 2x6 and up, includ­ing ties., per M. - feet, B.M. ... ... lOcts. 50cts. 23. Soft woods, un­der, 2x6, shakes, shingles, or lath, in bundles, per M. feet, B.M. ... ... lOcts. 65(.ts. 24. Hardwoods, 2x6 I and up, including tied, or in bun­dles, per M. feet, • B.M. ... ... ...lO o ts . 65v,ts. 25. Cedar or hard­woods not other- ‘ wise specified, per M. feet, B.M; ...lO 'ets. 65cts. - 26. .Logs, per M. feet, B.M. ... ... 10'cts. ’ 65cts. 27. vPiles and poles, per linear foot.;/- l-ldcts. 4-10cts. 28. Veneer or panels, per ton .................. 10 cts. 6Sots. 29. Cord wood, per cord ... ... ... lO'ets. 86dfcs. - 30. Oil in bulk, by pipe line, per bar- , rei ... ... ... .. .. let. No handling 31. Box shooks, in bundles, peanuts, in-bag, per ton .. lOcts. 50cts. 32. Rock, per ton.. 2%cts, 22% cts. 3*3. Vehicles, two, , three and four-wheeled, motor or team, delivered at wharf, set up, 1.000 lbs. and under, each ....... 5 cts. 45cts. 34. Vehicles, four-wheeled, motor or team, delivered at wharf, set up, 4.000 lbs. and un­der, e a c h ............ ". lOcts. 90cts. 35. Vehicles, .four-wheeled, motor or. team, delivered at ? f \z * ^ wharf, set up, over 4.000 lbs. each ... 25cts. 100c ts. 36.. Vehicles, four-wheeled, motor or team, loaded in cars and blocked, 4.000 lbs. and un­der, each ... | .. . lOcts. 190 cts. 37. Vehicles, four-wheeled, motor or team, loaded in cars and blocked, over 4,000 lbs. each 25cts; 2l26cts. 38. Water, delivered to vessels, per M. gallons ... . . . . . . 5cts. No handling (A charge o f 50 cents shall be made for the ser- . . vice of turning water on and off and attaching me­ter*) A ll single packages, in excess of 6,000 pounds weight,' or 80 cubic . feet, in size, may be handled by special: contract at handler’s option, providing that no charge shall exceed 26 cents tor wharfage, and $2.26 for handling, per ton, or per 40 cubic feet. The rates for wharfage herein pre­scribed are for wharfage for a period not. exceeding twenty-four (24) hours, except in the event that good®, are held subject to rules and regulations of the United States Customs, such wharfage shall be for a period of forty-eight (48) hours; and if any commodity or merchandise for which wharfage is charged, as-herein pro­vided, is not removed .within said time from any wharf, the wharf owner or operator shall be entitled to receive, and shall collect an additional ajmount equal to said wharfage rates for such commodi­ty or merchandise for every twenty-four (24) hours or fraction thereof, during which the said commodity shall remain . upon such wharf in excess o f twenty-four (24)* hours or forty-eight (48) hours, re­spectively, as herein specified. Charges referred to herein represent the entire amount which may be collected for movement of fre ig h t. or merchandise over wharves, except in the event o f any freight being warenoused. in transit ow­ing to Customs regulations and require­ments, or through the negligence of con­signee in . not furnishing distribution o r­ders .prior to arrival of vessel, an addi­tional amount not exceeding fifty per cent (50%) of the handling charges scheduled herein may be collected to cover cost of such service, but in the event of said freight remaining in storage such extra handling charge shall he absorbed in the rate charged for storage. Sec. 2. That for the use of any wharf the person, firm or corporation owning or operating the same, is hereby authorized to charge the- owners of ‘ vessels for the privilege of making fast to said wharves the following rates,' commonly called “ dockage” , to wit.: ~ Rates of Dockage: Under 10 tons . . . . . . .... ........ Exempt 10 tons to .50 tons ... ... ... 2 cts. a ton 51 tons to 100 tbns ... . . . . . . . . . . $ 2.00 101 tons to 1-50' tons ... ...* ... 3.00 151 tons to 200 tons ............. 4.00 201.tons t o '300 tons ... ... ... 5.00 301 ton® to 400 ton® ... ... ... 6.00 401 tons to/ |3I tons ... . . . . . . . 7.00 501 tons to 600 tons ... ... ... 8.00 601 tons to 700 t o n s ................. 9.00 701 tons . to 800 to n © .......... ... 10.00 801 tons to 1000 tons ........... .. 11.00 1001 tons to 12*0 tons ... ... *>, 12.00 1201 tons to 1500 tons ... . . . . . 13.00 1501 tons to. 1800 tons ... ... ... ' 14.00 1801 tons to 2100 tons ..... .. . 15.00 .One-half cent per ton for each ton over 2,100 tons. •Said rates, of dockage shall be for each day of twenty-four (24) hours, provided’ that a proportionate amount shall be col­lected for fractions thereof, with a mini­mum charge of thirty-three and one-third per cent (33 1-3%) of one .day’s dockage for-vessels engaged m .coastwise trade, and a minimum of one full day’s dockage for vessels engaged in 'foreign •trade; provided,; however, the provisions of this section shall not, apply to . any vessel, operated exclusively as a police or fire boat a*t LOs Angelas Harbor, nor to any vessel while the same is actually engaged in police or fire service, in said harbor, or in patrolling said harbor for either of such purposes, and may be waived for Government vessels. See. ? 3. Before, any person, firm or corporation owning or operating any wharf shall charge, sue for or-collect any toll or Wharfage or dockage, such person, firm or corporation, must procure from the City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles a license authorizing him to take toils, wharfage or dockage for the year com­mencing July 1, 19*14, and ending June 30, 1915, and said license shall be issued to Such person, firm or corporation by the said City Clefk upon the payment of the license fee herein fixed for the said wharves, respectively, as follows,, to wit: Southern Pacific Company /........ .$3570.00 Sah Pedro Lumber Company . . . . . .^32.60: Kerckhoff Cuzner Mill & Lumber Company .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167.30 Outer Harbor Dock & W harf Com­pany . 1.... . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . ..... 238.65 Pacific W harf & Storage Company 226.85 San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake R. R. Cb. ............... ...... ffgg 683.80 Crescent W harf *& Warehouse - Company ........ . ............... 771.40 Southern California Lumber Com- - pany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 605.70 Hammond Lumber Company . . . . . 829.55 Banning Company i. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00 The licenses herein provided to be is/v sued shall specify the rates of wharfage and dockage, and tolls herein fixed to be charged for the wharf for which said lic ­ense is issued. - Sec. 4. I t . shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, owning or operating any wharf in Los Angeles H ar­bor to fail, refuse or neglect to pay, on or before July 1, 1914, the license fee pro­vided for and fixed in Section 2 hereof; and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, agent, clerk, servant, or employee, to take, charge, collect or sue for any wharf­age, dockage or handling charge without first having paid the license fee herein fixed for said wharf and having also pro­cured and received the license so to do, as in this ordinance provided. E very per­son, firm or corporation violating any pro­vision of this ordinance, .shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con­viction thereof shall be{ puniB'haMe by a fine of not more than three /hundred dol­lars ($300.60), or by imprisonment in the city jail for a' period of not more than' ninety (96) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, clerk, servant, agent, o’K cm- , ployee, to charge any greater or less rate for wharfage, handling or dockage,.'than that fixed by thas Ordinance and every person, firm or corporation who shall make such charge in excess Of or less than. the. wharfage, handling, and dockage rates herein fixed shall be deemed guilty7 of a misdemeanor, and iipon conviction thereof shall be punishable, as provided in Section 4 hereof. ~ " '? Sec,. 6. Every charge for toll, wharf­age, handling or dockage, without- a lic­ense, and each charge for wharfage, handling or dockage in excess of or less than the rates herein fixed, shall >be deemed a separate, offense, and shall be punish­able- as herein provided. Sec. 7. The provisions of tfils ordi­nance fixing rates shall apply to owners of wharves, as. herein stated, to their lessees, or lessors, their agents and assigns, and where two or more wharves are-owned by the same company, herein named, $fep same rate shall apply to all wharves of said company unless herein provided. .Sec. 8. The license fee for any whai f not herein expressly mentioned, shall be and is hereby fixed t i t o n e hundred dollars ($106.;0,0') for the year commenc­ing July 1. 1914, arid ending June 30, *>> . Sec. 9. • A copy o f this ordinance shall be conspicuously posted on ea-ch publ-c wharf o f each . wharf ? owner in the City of Los Angeles by the person, firm or corpor­ation owning or controlling the same. iSec. 10. This ordinance i© required for the imm'ediate preservation o f the. public peace, health and safety, and the follow-ding is a specific statement showing such urgency, to wit: This ordinance provides for the prompt payment and collection o f a large part of the revenue o f The C ity of Los Angeles necessary to defray the cost of conduct­ing the government thereof; and further provides, for a regular, orderly and sy©^ tematic method and scale of rates for dockage, and o f charges for handling - freight at and about the wharves, piers, and quays of persons, firms or corpora­tions owning or operating the same_ at the Harbor o f Los Angeles, and the City Clerk shall certify to its passage by a three fourths vote, and cause the same to be published once in The Los Angeles Daily Journal and thereupon and there­after it shall take .effect and be in force. I hereby certify that the foregoing ordi­nance was introduced at the meeting of the Council of the City of Los Angeles of June 20, 1914, and Was passed at its meet-mg of June^O. lStt. CH Ag u WILlT)E. City Clerk. Approved this 20th -d«-y g f H ne^a|B '-' 6-- 22 I t , Mayor. Order No. 26 Of the Board of Har.bor Commissioners. Order and Resolution, of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles fixing the rates of tolls for the use of ferries operated in or across Los Angeles Harbor. ij . , . Be it resolved and ordered by the Board of Hartvor Commissioners of the City ol Los Angeles, as follows: Section 1. That the rates eff tolls to be charged and collected, by ferry, companies for the transportation of passengers, and freight during the year commencing July 1 i9'14, and ending June 30, l&lSv are here-. biTK AM A N d ' & B N G E R BERRIES: First Street, San Pedro, to _ Fourth Street, Terminal Island, and Canal S teet, Wilmington, to Fourth Street, Terminal Island: Passengers—cash fstres ... « Commutat.on books, 16 rides . . . . . . . . -ea Automobile® ... ........... •'*» Automobile trucks ............................ -°2 ? V ehicles, 1 horse .................................... Vehicles, 2, horses •*" Loaus linS autoimobile trucks and oth­er vehicles 15 cents additional lor eaoh^ ton or fraction of a ton. ex­ceedin g 300 lbs. Drivers pay re- .gular fares. 19 M Wt . Canal Street to Joe Fellows’ Lanfl1- Caisnhs : f„a r.es ....................... • • • ? •-si. Books. 30 tickets ... •• .PASSENGER FERRIES. Fifth Street, San Pedro, to. Fourth Street, Terminal Island: Cash fares' ... .......... .... .................. £5- Commutation books, 15 rides. . . . . . . . m i Fifth Street,' Saii Pedro, to East i San Pedro: ‘ Passengers, cash fares :.i. ... •— • • -W 'Commutation books, 30 rides . . . . . . . .75 San Pedro to Breakwater:- , - Fares, one way ... -— ..... .,16 Hound trip .......... ... ‘ ••• On all lines freight 10 cents per 100 lbs. or fraction thereof. ? I H I Sec.A2. It shail be unlawful -for any ferry company, or for any person, as agent or employes of any ferry company. : or otherwise representing or in behalf, of said company, to . .charge or collect from any person any fare greater or less than the fares prescribed in this resolution, ? for transporting passengers and freight by any ferry operated by any ferry com­pany. Every person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this resolution shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. ?Sec. 3. That the Secretary' of the Board of Harbor Commissioners' o f the Citty of Los Angeles shall certify to the adoption of this resolution by the Board ©f Hai-bor Commissioners,1 and shall, .forth­w ith file the: same in the office of the City Clerk. That the City Clerk shall present ? this resolution to. the 'Council at its next regular meeting, and shall cause the same to be published for five days, in, a daily newspaper printed, published and circu­lated in said City of Los An geles.. I hereby certify that the foregoing re­solution was adopted b y' the . Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles at its meeting o f April 28, 4.914, by the following vote: , ., ,. -. £ Ayes: Commissioners Gordon and Gil­mer, i2). Noes: None^ . Absent!- Commissioner .Woodman. C LAREN C E H. MATSON, Secretary Board of Harbor Commission,-