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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 Los Angeles, fixing the rate's 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 and 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, F ive Hundred ($228,500) Dol­lars,' and that the cost o f repair and maintenance of said wharf is hereby fixed at Twenty-two Thousand, Eight Hundred F ifty ($22,850) Dollars; That the value of 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 of repair and maintenance of said wharf is hereby fixed at Three Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-five ($3775) Dollars; That the v a lu e ,o f the wharf of the KerckriofLCuzner Mill and Lumber Com­pany is .hereby fixed at Seventeen Thou­sand <$17,000) Dollars, and that the cost of repair and maintenance of said wharf is hereby fixed at Seventeen Hundred ($1700) Dollars; That the value of the wharf of the San Pedro Dock Company is hereby fixed "a t Eight Thousand Six- Hundred F ifty ($8650)/ Dollars, and that the cost of re­pair and maintenance -of said wharf , is hereby fixed at Eight Hundred Sixty-five ($865) Dollars; That the value of -the wharf o f the Southern California Lumber Company is hereby fixed at Twenty-six-Thousand Six Hundred- Eighty ($26,680) Dol­lars, and that the cost o f repair and maintenance o f Said wharf is hereby fixed at Two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-eight ($2668) Dollars; That the value of the wharf of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Rail­road Company is hereby fixed at Seventy-five Thousand One Hundred Twenty ($75,1-20) Dollars, and that the cost of repair and maintenance of said wharf is hereby fixed at Seven Thousand Five Hundred Twelve ($7512) Dollars; That the value of the wharf of 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 Seventy-one ($1971) Dollars; That the value o f - the wharf o f the National Lumber Company is hereby fixed at Twelve -Thousand Six Hundred Twenty ($12,620) Dollars, and that the cost -of repair and ?maintenance o f said wharf is hereby fixed at Twelve Hundred Sixty-two ($1262) Dollars; That the value of the wharf of the Consolidated Lumber Company is hereby fixed' at Fifteen Thousand ($15,000) Dol­lars, and that 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 o f said wharf is hereby fixed at Four Thousand ($4000) Dollars. Sec. 2. That the rat’e of wharfage upon all the wharves herein mentioned* and the amount for handling the articles hereinafter mentioned is hereby fixed as follows, to wit: Rates are in cents and 2000 lb. tons, unless otherwise' specified./ Hand­Wharfage. ling. Asphalt in barrels* per ton W£ c. 22%c.r Automobiles each 25 j • : . ? 95 Bananas .per ton 10 90 Brick, Common per 1000 10 ' 25 ' “ Fire, boxed per ton i l l 1 20 < “ B : loose per ton 15 40 “ Pressed, boxed per ton 1 1 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 per1 ton 5 25 Cement in 100 lb. sacks per ton 2 Yz P i Cotton in sacks per ton 10 90 m in bales (comp.) per ton 5 ' 45 Charcoal in sacks per, ton 10 60 Coal in sacks p er ton 5 45 • Coal in bulk per ton 5 B 45 Coke in bulk pet ton 5 45 Coke in sacks per ton. H -45 . Cocoanuts per 1900 15 .40 Cord wood per cord 10 80 I Crushed rock per ton 3 22 . -Empty barrels each % 1% Empty packages . returned per ton 5 V 45 Farm “ implements Set up per 40 cu. ft 5 65 Flour in barrels per ton 10 30 Flour in sacks per ton 10 30 Grain in sacks per ton 10" 30 H ay in bales per ton 5 25 Hides, green or dry per ton 5 1 ? I 40 Hops in bales per, ton 5 45 Lime, 8 barrels per ton per ton. 5 25 L ive Stock Calves in carloads eafeh - 3 . 7 Cattle “ . “ • each 3 10 Colts “ “ each 3 7 Hogs' “ “ each Yz 5 Horses “ “ u each 5 15 Mules “ “ each 5 15 Sheep “ “ each ‘ - Yz 5 Cattle, Horses, mules, minimum charge 3 or less each 10 90 C a 1 v e s, colts, hogs, | s h e e p, minimum charge 3 or less each 5 . 45 Liquor in barrels per ton - 5 37 Liquor in cases per -ton 5 40 Lumber and forest products. Box shooks in bdls pet M. ft, B. M. 10 65 Lath in bdls., per M. ft. m m v -'; • - ' 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 Lum ber-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 Piles, round-per lineal ft. Poles, round per lineal ft, sawnj per M. ft. B. M. 10 Posts, round, per lineal ft. Shakes, per M. ft. B. M. Shingles, per M. ft. B. M. Ties, pine and redwood per M. ft. B. M. Ties, hardwood per M. ft B. M. ... Merchandise not otherwise speci- !f£ 0 * 65 Iff % 65 65 65 50 65 fied per ton 10 40 Millstuffs per ton 10 30 Oil in bulk by pipe line. 42 gals.. per bbl. 1 Done by Qil in bbls .or drums' - per ton 5 vessel or consignee. 45 Oil in cases per -ton 5 \ 45 • Pelts | per ton 6 \ 54 Plaster" in 100 lb. sacks' per ton 5 35 Plaster in 400 lb. bbls.. per ton 5 35 Skins per ton 6 . ' 54' ' Sugar in barrels per ton 5 45 • Sugar in 100 lb. "sacks per ton. 5 I g 45 Tan Bark. per cord 10 90 “ | ground in sacks per ton Merchandise Wine in barrels per ton , 5 Rate. 37 Wine in cases; per ton 5 40 Wool in sacks per tom 10 90 Wool in bal.es (comp'.), v per . ton 5 45 Wheeled veriicles, each That the rates set up 7% 52% I for wharfage herein prescribed are for wharfage for a. period not exceeding twenty-four (24) hours; and if any commodity for which wharfage is charged, -as herein provided, is not re­moved within said time from any wharf, the person, 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 above ' 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 men-. fyioned. shall be passed over any of the wharves herein mentioned and transferred across, that portion bf 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 Sari Pedro, then and in that event the persons, firms or corporations owning or operating each such wharf shall only Tse entitled to charge, receive or collect one half of the wharfage charges herein mentioned. T h at whenever the handling o f any of said merchandise is. done by the crew of any vessel tha rate charged for handling the same is hereby fixedv at one half of the rates above specified, and such charge shall be applied to shipments transferred from one vessel to another vessel without the use of a wharf. " That, the rate o f wharfage upon all freight or .merchandise other '-than that which is herein given at a different rate, shall be ten- (10) cents per ton o f 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 Vessels over 100 tons and under 200 tons .......... . 4,25 “ Vessels oyer 200 tons and under 300 tons . . . . . . . . . . 5.50 “ Vessels over 300 tons and under 400 tons ................ 6.50 “ Vessels oyer • 400 tons and under 500 tons .............. 7.25 “ Vessels over 500 tons and under 700 tons ........ 8.50 “ Vessels over 700 tons and under 900 tons ................. 1L75 Vessels over 900 tons and under 1200 tons . . . . . . . . . . 12.75 “ “ Vessels over 1200 tons ___ _ 14.75 “ “ That, said rates of dockage shall be for each day of 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 of the-City of Los Angeles a license authorizing him to take tolls, wharfage 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 Go., . . . . . . . . . . . S .....-. . . . . . . 300.00 San Pedro. Lumber 'Com pany....... 400.00 San Pedro Dock Company . . . . . . . 600,00 Banning Company . . . . . . i f . . . . . . 100.00 Southern California Lumber Co... 500.00 San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake R. R. Co.. . .1150.00 Crescent W harf & 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-fson or persons,whether as principal, clerk, servant, -or agent, or employee, to take, or-charge or collect, or sue for, any wharf­age o f 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 t o , do, as in this ordinance provided. And every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordi­nance relating to the taking of tolls,, wharfage or dockage, without a license, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by imprisonment irn 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 and-imprisonment. Sec, 6, It shall be unlawful for .any person dr 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. See. 7. Every charge for toll, wharfage or dockage, without a ' license, and each Charge'1 for wharfage or dockage in ex­cess Of o r 1 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,1, or lessors, their agents and assigns, and where two or more wharves, are owned by the same company,' herein named, the same rate shall apply to all wharves of said company unless otherwise herein provided. ' Sec* 9* The’ license fee for any wharf not herein expressly mentioned, shall be, ahd is hereby fixed at One Hundred ($100) Dollars per annum. Sec. 10. It -shall be the duty of. the City Attorney of the City of Los Angeles to assist th e 'T a x and License Collector of the City of Los Angeles in; the collection of th&felicense' fees herein fixed; and it shall be* the duty of the City Attorney to bring suit for thev recovery thereof, against any person or persons, corpora­tions Or co-partnerships, required by this ordinance to procure - a license, who Charges o f attempts to charge wharfage, dockage or 1 tolls f o r ' th e; use of any of tile wharves herein mentioned; such suit shall be brought in the name of the City of Los Angeles; , Sec. 11. A copy of this ordinance shall be mailed by the Clerk o f the C ity o f Los Angeles to each of the wharf owners herein named, and a printed or written copy thereof shall be j conspicuously, posted on each public wharf of each wharf owner in the City o f Los Angeles by the person or corporation owning and controlling the same. Sec. 12. A ll ordinances- and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SeCv 13* This ordinance is urgently re­quired for the immediate preservation of trie public peace, health and safety; and the. City Clerk shall certify to its pas­sage by a two thirds vote of the Coun­cil, and cause it to be published once in The Los Angeles Daily Journal and thereupon and thereafter it. shall take e f­fect 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 wit: Ayes: Messrs. Andrews, Betkouski, Gregory, O’Brien, Steyrart, Washburn, W hiff en, Williams and President Lusk (9). H. J. LE LA N D E , City Clerk. Approved this g 21st day o f September, 1910. GEO. ALE X A N D E R , 9-27 I t Mayor.