The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-01-27
PRIVILEGES FOR
ARMOUR AND
COMPANY
Ordinance introduced Giving the
Company Right to Construct
a Spur Track.

nat the packing house firm of Ar
Mour d Co. intends to increase its
plant and business in Pensacola is
oonclusively shown by an ordinance
introduced Wednesday night in the
city council, which, if passed will
give that company the right to con
struct a spur track Running from the
L. & N. to the lot on the corner Of
Tarragona and Garden streets. Here,
II is expected. the company will erect
an immense storage plant. as the pres
ent quarters are not sufficiently large
to handle the business being done.
The company has purchased this
p; operty, which adjOns the headquar-
tiers of the fire department, and il IS
understood will erect thereon hanG-
some building. The ordinance, which
vas ordered published for information
is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
To Be Entitled An Ordinance Grant
ing Privileges 10 J. Ogden Armour,
His Associates and Assigns, 10 Con-
struct and Maintain a Switch Track
Connecting with the Tracks of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Company on Tarragona Street. at
a Point just North of Garden Street,
Thence Running South Along Tar
ragona Street into and upon lot No.
SOS, in Block Thirty 1901 Old City,
Situated -on, the Southwest Corner
OF Tarragona and Garden Streets"
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and City
Co11O al y,F
Section l. 7 at there is hereby
granted to J. o len Armour. his as
sOciates, heirs ara assigns, the priv
lege of consruc Ing and maintaining
a switch railroad track, commencing
at point on thd Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad COmpany's tracks on
TarragOna street. just North of Gar
den street, thence running south into
and upon lOJfNo 30S, in block thirty
800. Old City. on the southwest cor
ner of TarTagOna and Garden streets,
IN accordance. with thu plat annexed
hereto and made a part OF this ordi-
nance, and the privilege of causing to
be transported theraOver engines,
cars and freight for the promotion of
a business 10 be. conducted on said lot.
Section ?. 1t is a condition of Nha
of the privilege hereby
granted that the grantee, his ascot
ates. aeirs and assigns. shall make /
connection with the Louisville & Nash /
vile Railroad eCOmpany's track ap-
proved by it. and shall Immediately
upon the completion of such switch
track. plank in a substantial manner /
between the rails ami beyond the ends
Dt the cross ties, and so construct and
maintain the approaches 10 said
switch track, that the passage over il !
shall he as easy and unobstrucJad as
before its construction, and shall al
ways keep between the rails and b. {
-ween the said switch track and track
On the east side thereof in as good
condition and repair as the street
upon which it is kept by the city: and
I at any time the said street snail be
paved, the said J. Og1en Armour. his
associates. heirs and assigns snail
llsO pave between the rails of said
switch track. and eighteen QS) inches
IN each side thereof.
Section 3. The privilege hereby
granted snail cease whenever the said
J. Ogden Armour, his associates. heirs
md assigns, shall cease to use said
switch track for and. in business to
'e conducted by him or them.
Section 4. The privilege hereby
granted shall cease at the end Of
twenty-five t25) years from date.