Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-28

AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance emit.
tied an ordinance to permit the Savannah.
Florida and Western Railway Company to
extend its railroad track from ITS present
track. at the intersection of st. Julian and
Randolph streets along said Randolph street
and across Bay street to the wharves now
used by The Merchants and Miners Trans
port alton Company for the Baltimore
Steamship line, passed in Council June 20.
1885, 80 as to permit the said savannah.
Florida and Western Railway Company TO
put in switches so as TO connect the railroad
track on Randolph street with the track to
the wharves used by the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company for the
Baltimore Steamship line. and TO permit Il
track o be laid on the south side OF ST. Ju-
liam street to connect the railroad track
now on st. Julian street with the branch TO
the river, and to remove track now near
centre OF street TO north side thereof
SECTION I. Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen OF the city Of Savannah in Council
assembled, That the savannah. Florida and
Western Railway Company be and 1t ia here
by permitted to connect the track OF said
company by such switches as may be neces-
sarv to connect its line on Randolph street
with track to the wharVee used by the Merch-
ants and Miners Transportation Company for
the Baltimore steamship line; provided that
switch stands shall not be within the line OF
any street; and provided furthe-, that cars
shall not be left standing on Randolph, Bay
street, and 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
five 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
mittce on Streets and Lanes shall direct.
SEC. 2. Belt further ordained by the author
itv aforesaid. That the said the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company be,
and IL is hereby, permitted to connect It's line
on st. Julian street with It's line on Randolph
street nv a detection from its present line on
81. Julian street to the south, and by track
on the south side Of St. Julian street to point
on st. Julian street where said track viii
en- ,er the track now laid to the Merchants
and Mlners' wharf; provided. the said deftec-
ton. or said connection OF said tracks, shall
he made by means Of a switch or switches.
then the switch stands shall not be placed
within the line OF any street.
SEC. B. BE IL further ordained by the au-
thorIty aforesaid. That as a condition prece-
dent to the building OF the switches and the
making of the connections herein before pro-
vIded, the said, the Savannah. Florida and
Western railway, shall move the track now
near the centre of St. Julian TO the north side
Of St Julian street, so as to reduce the width
Of the platform now on north side of said
street to width of twenty feet, said new
track running as near said platforms as re-
dueed as Ia possible; and that 40 a further con-
dtion precedent TO the building OF the tracks
hereinbefore provided. the said, the Savan-
nah. Florida ana Western Railway Company
shsll extend the plank roadway now on 81.
Julian street ten feet towards the north side
OF said street, under the direction or the Com
tee on Streets and Lanes.
Sea-. BE IL further ordained by the author
ity aforesaid, That the said the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the city OF Savannah reserves to
itself the right at any time TO alter the loca-
ton OF the tracks provided for n this ordi-
nance, as the alteration of the same may be
deemed proper from time to time.
SECS, BE 1T further ordained by the author
ity aforesaid. That the switches provided for
in the frat section OF this ordinance. and the
connections to be made under the second sec
tioa thereof shall be located by the Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes. and shall be laid
and used in conformity with the ordinance
passed In Council June 30, 1886. of which This
Is ~ endatory. the same as II they had been
authorized thereby.
SEC. 6. Belt further ordained BY the au-
thorItv aforesaid, That II the said the Savan-
nan, Florida and Western Railway Company
or its servants or agents shall violate any OF
the provisions OF this ordinance or of the or
dinance passed in Council June 20, 1883, OF
which this ordinance II amendatorg, then the
said COMPANY shall be liable to n penalty Of
not more than one hundred dollars on convic-
ton thereof IN the Police Court of Savannah
for ach and every onense.
Ordinance passed in Council Sept. ~. 1886.
VIM DUNCAN. NJ. D., Mavor i. T.
Attest: FRANK Il. REBARER, Clerk OF COun-