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Ordinance No. 20,938 (N ew Series) - -An Ordinance fixing the rates for wharfage upon the wharves in the har­bor of Lbs Angeles, fixing the rates for dockage at said wharves, and the charges for handling. freight over said wharves, providing for the licenses for taking tolls on said wharves and prescribing the amount Of such licenses. | The Mayor arid Council of the City of Los Angeles do ordain as follows: Section 1. That ,the fair cash value of each of the wharves in the City of Los Angeles, and the cost of maintenance and repair thereof respectively is hereby fixed as follows: That the value of the wharf of the . Southern Pacific Company is hereby fixed at Tw o Hundred. Twenty-eight Thousand, Five Hundred ($228,500) Dol­lars, .and that the cost o f repair and mairitenance of said wharf is hereby fixed at. Twenty-two Thousand, Eight Hundred F ifty ($22,850) Dollars; That the value o f the wharf of the San Pedro .Lumber Company is hereby fixed at Thirty-seven Thousand Seven Hundred F ifty ($37,750) Dollars, and that the cost o f repair and maintenance of said wharf ^is hereby fixed at Three Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-five ($3775) Dollars; That the value' of the wharf of the Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill and Lumber Com­pany is hereby fixed at Seventeen Thou­sand ($17,000) Dollars, and that the cost of repair and ' maintenance o f said wharf is hereby fixed at Seventeen Hundred ($1700) Dollars; That the. value o f the wharf of the San Pedro. Dock Company is hereby fixed at Eight 1 Thousand Six Hundred F ifty ($8650) Dollars,'and that the cost of re­pair s and maintenance of said Wharf is hereby fixed at E igh t Hundred Sixty-five ($865) .Dollars; That the: Value of the Wharf of the Southern California Lumber Company is hereby fixed at Twenty-six Thousand Six Hundred Eighty ($26,680) Dol­lars, and that the :cost of. repair and maintenance o f ‘said wharf is hereby fixed 'at Two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-e ig h t'($2668)' Dollars; .‘ •' That the value of the wharf /of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and /Salt lLake R ail­road Company is hereby fixed at Seventy-five Thousand One Huridred T w e n t y ($75,1-20) Dollars,' and that he c o s t e r repair and maintenance of said wharT is hereby fixed at Seven Tho jsand /rive Hundred Twelve ($7512) Dollars; , J That the value of the . wh£,rf on the Crescent W harf and Warehouse Company • -is hereby fixed at Nineteen! Thousand Seven Hundred Ten ($19,710) Dollars, and that the 'cost of repair and maintenance of said wharf is hereby fixed at Nineteen Hundred Severity-one ($1971) DollaiA; That the value of., the whafif of vthe p National Lumber Company^ is\ hereby fixed- at Twelve Thousand Six Hundred Twenty. ($12,620) Dollars, and tma-t thds. -cost of repair and maintenance of said ^ wharf is hereby fixed at Twelve Hundred Sixty-two ($1262) Dollars; . That the. .value I of the wharf of N±ie Consolidated Lumber Company is herei ..fixed at Fifteen Thousand ($15,000) Dol­lars, and. th at the cost of repair and maintenance of said wharf is hereby fixed at Fifteen Hundred ($1500) Dollars; That the value of the wharf of the Pacific' Lumber Company is hereby fixed at Forty Thousand ($40,000) Dollars, and that the cost of repair and maintenance of said wharf is hereby fixed at Four ’ Thousand ($4000) Dollars., Sec. 2., That the rate of wharfage upon all the wharves herein mentioned, arid the amount for handling1 the articles hereinafter mentioned is hereby fixed as follows, >to' Wit;,' Rates are m cents and 2000 lb. tons, unless otherwise specified. ' Hand­Wharfage. ling. Asphalt in barrels, per ton 2%c. wmm Automobiles.. each 25 m 95 / .. Bananas per ton 10 90 Brick, Common per 1000 10 25 1 Fire, boxed per ton 7%. 20 “ 11 loose per ton 15 40 “ Pressed, boxed per tori S p 20 .. “ “ loose •per ton 15 40 Canned fish, in ; cases per ton 5 45 Canned fruit in "cases per ton 5 35 Cement in 400 lb. barrels per ton 5 25 Cement in 100 lb.. sacks per ton. 2% 22% Cotton in sacks per ton 10 90 “ in ,. bales (comp.) . per ton wm 1 . 45 .Charcoal in sacks per ton 10 60 Coal in sacks per ton ' 5- 45 | Coal in bulk per •ton 5 145 Cpke in bulk per ton 5 45. Coke in sacks* per ton 5 45 COcbanuts per 1000 15 40 Cord wood per cord 10 80 Crushed rock per ton 3 22 Empty barrels each Empty packages returned per ton Farm implements % 1%- 45 Cattle “ “ . each 3 p i Colts “ ? “ each - 3 - 7 Hogs “ “ each % 5 Horses “ “ each 5 15 Mules. “ each 5 15 Sheep “ “ each % 5 Cattle, Horses, mules; minimum charge 3 or less each 10 90 C a l v e s , colts, hogs, s h e.e p,- minimuiri charge 3 or less each WM 45 Liquor in barrels per *tOri 5 37 Liquor in eases per ton 5 40 Lumber and forest products. Box shocks in bdls per M. ft. B. M. 10 65 Lath in bdls., per M. ft. B. M. 10 '65 Lumber-—-Domestic mfd. sizes 2x6 and up ..per M. ft B. M. 10 50- Lumber—Domestic mfd. under sizes '2x6 'per M ft. B. M. 10 65 Lumber—Foreign mfd. per M. ft. B. M. 10 65 Lumber—.Hardwood mfd per M. ft. B. M. 10 65 Logs, hewn per M. ft. .: B. M. ' 10 65 Logs, .round, per* M. ft B. M. 10 j 65 Piles, round per lineal ft. ^ Poles, round per lineal, ft. ^ “ sawn per JVL ft. B. M. 10 Posts, round per lineal ft. Shakes, per M. ft. B. M. 10 Shingles, per Mi ft. B. M. 10 Ties; pine and redwood per M. ft. B. M. 10 Ties, hardwood per M. ft B. M. ' 10 Merchandise-, not otherwise spec!- k fied * ®er ton 10 Mills tuff s K | ton 10 Oil in- hulk by pipe 65 65 65 50 65, 40 30 line 42 gals. per bbl. | K pIBfn ton pirlton pferltori J^jton t_ er ton ?per ton i per toir D o B r e / b y • ..consignee; 745// / 45/ / w v / 35 F 54 * 45 per tpn Jpo 45 per />rd?10 90 ground per £on * Merchandise Rate. pej#ton 15 'per ton 5 tot tori 10 37 40 90 45 Oil in bbls drums Oil in ibises Pelts Plasted \n 100 lb. sacks! lasterVi: % s . ; \ Ski- ; ' Suga: SugafX in sacka Tan Baa'k in sacKs Wine in parrels Wine in, leases Wool in Wool., i (comp.} / Aper ton Wheeiedf vehiofesJr set up < e a c h / f a '7% 52% T?hat the jjatejs for wharfage herein prescribed are/for wharfage for a period' not eraeedfng' twenty-four (24) hours; and ifA n w cp im o d ity fo r which wharfage is charged, as herein provided, is not re­ed \dtmn said time from any wharf, the pers&nf firm or corporation owning or operating/such wharf shall be authorized and entitled to ^charge, collect and re­ceive -an additional amount equal to said wharfage' rates for such commodity as ab ov# prescribed for. every twenty-four (24) hours/ or fraction thereof, during which, the said commodity shall remain upon such wharf, in excess of twenty-four (24) hours. That-whenever- the articles above men­tioned shall be passed over, any of the wharves herein mentioned and transferred across that portion of the harbor known as the channel or inner bay of San Pedro, and thence pass over any wharf on the east side of the said channel or inner bay of San Pedro, then and in that event the persons, firms or corporations owning or operating each such wharf shall only be entitled to charge, receive or collect one half of the wharfage- charges herein mentioned. That whenever the handling o f any of said merchandise is done by the crew of any vessel the rate charged for handling the same is hereby fixed at one h a lf of the rates above specified, and such charge shall be applied to shipments transferred from one v.essel to another vessel without the use of a wharf. That 'the rate of wharfage upon all freight o r merchandise other than that which is herein given at a different rate, $hall be ten (10) cents per ton;, of two thousand (2000). pounds, and a reasonable 'charge for handling the same, not to exceed the actual cost of the labor employed. Sec. 3. That for the use o f any wharf the person, firm or corporation owning or operating the same is hereby author­ized to charge the owners of vessels for the privilege of making fast to- said wharves the' following, rates,, commonly called “ dockage” , to wit: R A TE S OF DOCKAGE. Vessels under 100 tons ...$ 3.50 per day set up , per 40 cu. ft 5 65 1 ?Vessels over 100 tons and Flour in barrels1 per ton 10 30 under 200 tons 4.25 “ Flour in sacks per ton 10 30 Vessels over 200 tons and Grain in sacks per ton 10 30 under 300 -tons 5.50 “ H ay in bales Hides, green or per ton s 25 Vessels over 300 tons and under 400 tons 6:50 “ •• dry per ton 5 40- 'Vessels- over 400 tons and Hops in bales per tori ?5 41) under 500 tons 7.25 “ Lime, 8 barrels Vessels over .500 tons and per ton per ton 5 25 ‘ under. WOO-. tons 8.50 “ Live Stock Vessels over V.00 tons and Calves in carloads each S 7 under 900 tons ...... . 11.75 Vessels Over 900 tons and urider' 1206 tons . . . . . . . . . . 12.75 “ “ Vessels over 1200 tons ___ _ 14.75 “ “ That said rates of dockage shall be for each day o f twenty-four (24) hours, or fraction thereof. Sec. 4. 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 o f the City of Los Angeles a license authorizing, him to take tolls, wharf age. or dockage for the period end­ing June 30, 1911; and said license shall be issued to such person, firm or cor­poration by the said City Clerk upon the payment of the license fee herein fixed for the said wharves respectively, as fol­lows, to wit: Southern Pacific Company .......... $4500.00 Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00 San Pedro Lumber Company . S3... 400.00 San Pedro Dock Company ..............600.00 Banning Company . . .. . . .. > . . . . . 100.00 Southern California Lumber C o... 500.00 San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake R. R. Co. . . . . . .v .. . . . . . . . . 1150.00 Crescent W h arf & Warehouse Co. 1000.00 National Lumber .Company ....... 600.00 Consolidated Lumber Company ... 100.00 Pacific Lumber. Company .............. 100.00 The license herein provided to be is­sued shall specify the, rates of wharfage, and dockage, and tolls herein fixed to be charged for the wharf for which said license is issued. -. Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for any/per-, {son or persons,whether as principal,' clerk, servant,..or agent, or employee, to take, or charge o r collect, or sue for, any wharf - v age or dockage for the use of the said wharves, or any wharf, without first having paid the license fee herein fixed for/said wharf, and having procured the license so to do, as in this ordinance provided. And every person who shall ^Violate any o f the provisions of this ordi­nance relating to. the taking of tolls, wharfage or. dockage, without a license, shall be deemed guilty qf a misdemeanor, and is punishable by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding nine­ty (90) days, or by a fine not exceeding Three Hundred ($300) Dollars, or by both such .fine arid imprisonment. 1 Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, whether as principal; clerk, servant, agent or employee, to ; charge any greater or less rate for wharf­age or dockage than that fixed, by this ordinance. And every person who shall make- such charge in excess of or less - than the rate fixed, shall be •* deemed guilty of a'misdemeanor, and is punish­able as; provided in. Section 5 hereof. Sec. 7. Every charge for toll, wharfage or dockage, without a license, and- each charge- for wharfage or dockage in ex­cess of or less than the rate herein fixed shall be deemed a separate offense, and shall be punishable as herein provided. Sec. 8. The provisions of this ordinance fixing rates shall apply to Owners thereof, as herein stated, to their lessees, or lessors; their agents and assigns, arid where two or more wharves arq owned by the same com’pany, herein named, the’ same rate shall apply to all wharves of said company unless Otherwise herein provide^.; Sec. 9. The license- fee for any wharf not herein expressly mentioned,- shall be, and is hereby fixed at One Hundred ($100) Dollars per annum. • See. 10. It shall be the duty of the City Attorney of the City o f Los Angeles to assist the Tax and License Collector of the City - of Los Angeles in the collection of the license fees herein fixed; and it shall be the duty of the City Attorney to bring suit . for the recovery thereof, against' any person or persons, corpora­tions or co-partnerships, required by this ordinance to . procure . a license, who1- charges or attempts to charge wharfage, dockage or tolls for the • use of any of the wharves herein mentioned; such suit shall be brought in. the name of the City of Los Angeles. Sec. 11; A copy of thife ordinance shall be mailed by the Clerk of the City of Los Angeles to each of the wharf owners herein named, and a printed. or written copy thereof shall be conspicuously posted on each public wharf of each wharf Owner in the City of Los Angeles by the person or corporation owning and Controlling the. same. Sec.. 12. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed; Sec/ 13. This ordinance is urgently re­quired for the immediate preservation of the public peace* health and safety; and the City Clerk shall certify to its pas­sage by a two thirds vote, of the Coun-^ cil, and cause it to* be published Once in The L qs Angeles Daily Journal and thereupon and thereafter it shall take ef­fect and be in force. I hereby certify that the whole num­ber of members of the City Council of the City of Los Angeles is nine, and that the foregoing ordinance was. passed by a two thirds vote of said Council, at its meeting of September 20, 1910, by the fol­lowing vote; to wi-t: Ayes: Messrs. Andrews, Betkouski, Gregory, O’Brien, Stewart, Washburn, Whiffen, Williams and President Lusk (9). H. J. LE LA N D E , City Clerk. Approved this 21st day of September, 1910; | GEO. ALE X A N D E R , 9-27 I t Mayor.