Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-30

AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance emit
tied an ordnance to permit the Savannah.
Florida and Western Railway Company to
extend its railroad track from It's present
track, at tho intersection Of st. Julian and
Randolph streets along said Randolph street
and across Bay street to the wharyes now
used by he Merchants and Miners Trans
poriation Company for the Baltimore
Steamship line, passed in Council June 10.
1856. 20 as to permit the said Savannah.
Florida and Western Railway Company to
put in switches 30 as to connect the railroad
track on Randolph street with the track 10
the wharves used by the Merchants and
Miners TRANSPORTATION Company tor the
Baltimore Steamship line, and to permit q
track o be laid on he south side OF ST. Ju-
liam street to connect the railroad track
now or st. Julian street with the branch to
the river, and to remove track now near
centre OF street to north side thereof.
SECTION !. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen % the city Of Savannah 10 Council
assembled, That the Savannah. Florida and
Western Railway Company he nm it ia here
by permitted to connect the track Of said
company by such switches as NAV he neces-
sarr 30 connect its line on Randolph street
with track TO the wharyes used 10y the Merch-
ants and Miners Transportation COMPANY for
the Baltimore steamship line; provided that
switch stands shall not he within the line OF
any street; and provided further, that cars
shall not be left standing on Randolph. Bay
street, aud that the tracks form
ing said switches shall not cross the rails
OF the track on Bay street: and provided fur
Their. that Bay street within the tracks and
Il We feet outside of tracks on each side be
paved with good quality OF square books Of
paving stone, or in such manner as the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes shall direct.
SEC. 2. BE II further ordained by the uthor-
ity aforesaid. That the said the savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company be,
and 10 II hereby. permil ted to connect its line
on 81. Julian street with its line on Randolph
street bv DETECTION from its present line on
St. Julian street 10 the south, and by a track
on the south side OF st. Julian street TO "a point
on St. Julian street where said track will
en- er the track now laid TO the Merchants
and Miners' wharf; provided, the said dehec-
ton. or said connection Of said tracks. shall
he made by means Of q switch or switches.
then the switch stands shall not be placed
within tho line OF any street.
SIC. Q. BE IL further ordained ny the au-
thorIty aforesaid. That as n condition preCe-
dent 10 the building OF the switches and the
making Of the connections borein before pro-
vided the said, the Savannah. Florida and
Western railway, ehall move the track now
near the centre OF st. Julian 10 the north side
Of 81. Julian street, 30 ~ TO reduce the width
81 the platform now on north side of said
street 20 width OF twenty feet, said new
track running as near said platforms ae re-
duced as 10 possible; and that rs further con
dition precedent to the building OF the tracks
hercnbeiore provided, the ssid, the Sayan-
nah. Florida ana Western Railway Company
shall extend the plank roadway now on 81.
julian street ten feet towards tho north side
OF said street. under the direction oil the Com
tee on Streets and Lanes.
SIC. 4. De itiurtber ordained by the author
iiy aforesaid. That the said the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the city OF Savannah reservea 10
itself the right at any time TO alter the loea-
ton OF the tracks provided fer ~ this ord-
nance. as the alteration Of the same may be
deemed proper from time 10 time.
SEC.5. &c II further ordained by the author
ity AFORESAID. That the switches provided for
Ia the drst section OF this ordinance. and the
connections to he made unher the second SEQ
tiou thereof, shall be located By the Commit
tee on Streets aud Lanes. aud shall be laid
and used IN conformity with the ordinance
passed In Council June 80, 1855. OF which this
IL n endatorv. The same as II they had been
authorized thereby.
SIC. G. Re it further ordained by the au-
thority aforesaid. That II the said the Savan-
nah. Florida and Western Railway Company
or Its servants or agents shall violate any Of
the provisions OF this ordinance or Of the or
dinance psseed in Council June 80, 1885, Of
which this ordinance Ia amcndatcry, then the
eaid company shall be liable to penalty OF
not more than Que hundred dollars on convic-
ton thereof IA the Police Court of Savannah
for ach and every ohense.
Ordinanee passed IN Council Sept. II. 1886
WM. DUNCAN. NJ. d., Mayor p. II.
Attest: FRANK Il. REBARER, Clerk Of Coun-