The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-10
Measure Which Grants A: A. Eric
son and Others Right to
Operate Railway.
MUST DEPOSIT $4,000 UPON &C.
CEPTiNG THE ORDINANCE
WHICH WILL BE FORFEITED IF
ROAD is NOT COMPLETED IN
TWO YEARS.

The new street railway ordinance
which is now before the city council
in amended form, will be read the
second time at the next meeting OF
that body and inasmuch as the or
dinance has been reported favorably
by the joint conference OF the
franchise and general ordinance
committees It Is more than probable
that it will be passed if its present
form.
The ordinance gives the company
the right to build tracks upon Garden
street, but it does not permit OF steam
being used in the operation OF the
cars. One provision of the ordinance
IS that the grantees must deposit
$4,000 upon accepting the ordinance
which will be forfeited if the road is
not completed within two years.
The parties to whom the ordinance
has been granted are the owners OF
the Beach Haven property upon the
bayou, and are also the incorporate:
CT the Pensacola Shore Line & PoweJ
Company -~
The amended ordinance, as submit
ted by the joint committees Of the
council, and read Wednesday night fo'
the first time, is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE.
Granting the Right-of-Way to Con
struct, Maintain and Operate Street
Railway System, Upon, Through
Over, Along and Across, Certair
Streets in the City Of Pensacola:
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Council
of the City of Pensacola. Florida, anG
the Mayor Thereof:
SECTION 1. THAT, A. A. Ericsson
A. Eliasburg, John G. Avery, D. A
Frank, E. C. Melvin and R. Richard
are hereby granted ryght-of-way
and authorized, to build, equip, main
tain, operate and run, by electricity, ;
street railway system, for passenger
only, upon, through, over. along ant
across the following named streets
to-wit: Beginning at the Western
border of the City of Pensacola
where Seventh Street touches tn,
Western border, thence down ant
along Peterson Street to Gardel
Street, thence In an Easterly d:rec
ton on Garden Street to Alcani;
Street, thence in Southerly director
along Alcaniz Street to Aragol
Street, thence along Aragon Street. il
an Basterly direction, to CevallO
Street, thence on CevaNos Street in /;
Southern" direction, to the Bay o
Pensacola: -. a'NaN
SEo'IICN g. The said grantee
and their assigns are authorized Il
erect and construct all necessary ma
chinery, fixtures and apparatus fol
using and supplying motive power
such as poles planted in the street,
and wires attached to such poles; ant
shall have the right to erect and con
struct, within the said City, engines
and enginehouses, and other machin
cry for the purpose of manufacturing
and supplying such motive power ant
utilizing the same in the operation O
said railroad; All poles shall be O
regular and uniform size and height
neat in appearance. and kept painted
as may be provided by ordinance. Al
rails shall be not less than Sc pounds
per yard. All wires shall b,
thoroughly insulated. Only one lin.
of poles shall be placed on Gardel
Street, and one or two lines, at tn,
option of the grantees, On the othe
streets mentioned in this ordinance.
SECTION 3. The right is reserv
ed to the City of Pensacola to gran
the privilege to other railroads t.