The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-10
AN ORDINANCE

shaii revert 10 the City of Pensacola
AN ORDINANCE
Granting 10 the Pensacola. Alabama &
} Western Railroad Company, its sUcC esSOrS
and assigns. the right of way through.
! over. along and across certain streets in
! the city Of Pensacola. and certain rights
! in and 10 certain property in said city and
I III the water front therein.
/ BE II Ordained by the Mayor and City
/ Council of the City of Pensacola. Fla,
/ \ Section l. That there be and * hereby
! granted. to the Pensacola. Alabama <
Z Western Railroad company. a corporation
! Of the state OF Florida, its successors and
! assigns the right of way for railroad
tracks and the right to own. construct.
! maintain operate and rum by steam or
eiec tTiclty. locomotives. engines and cars
! thereon. over, along. across and through
! the following named streets, to-wit; Be
4 ginning where a prol0n%atiOn in a straight
/ line OF Olivia street would reach the
northern boundary of the city and thence
southwark to. along and through said
street To the pier head line in the water
. front established by the United States
} Governments Beginning at the western
border Of the city limits at Peterson :
addition on Eight street, thence To First
avenue. thence north from intersection of
First avenue and Eight street along First
avenue TO Romano street, thence east ON
Romano street to COyle street. thence
{ down Coyle street to the pier head line
esta blished by the United States Govern
ment- From the said Romano street line
down DOnelSOn street to the said pier
I head line: From its said line on Romano
I street down ana street selected by II be
tween DOneiSon street and Pensacola q
Perdido Railroad to the shore of the bay
with the right to make spur tracks from
: the line the said street So selected To
and into any blocks lying on either side Of
! said street: from its line at the intersec-
ton on D@nelson and Cedar streets across
streets to Mcclellan street and thence
along Mcclellan street to IA connection
with the Pensacola q Perdido Railroad
from its line on DoneiSon street eastward
along Cedar street to Baylen street: from
4 point at the Intersection of ~ and
Chiplcy streets. eastward along Chipley
street and Hannah'S alley to Spring
street; from a point on its track to
DIVA street at or near the intersection of
Chase street to and across Garden street
ana other intervening streets To a point
on Hannah : alley in block number 81 or
/ block number 80 connecting with the
4 tracks said alley: From a point on
/ Gregory street to a point on the tracks on
: Chlpley street at or about d. street,
! about ID street to A point Olivia
! street at or bout Government street:
from its line on the prolongation of Olivia
street eastward through Section number
{ Is To and along Jordan street to the l.. q
n Railroad. And there is granted to the
said grantee, its successors and assigns.
the right to make all necessary cOnnec-
/ tionS between the said tracks upon the
streets upon which they may be con-
strUsted. The right of way herein grant
/ ed is intended to permit double tracks
upon all streets and to embrace the priv
. lege OF running spur tracks into the
wards. depOtS and warehouses Of said
grantees, its successors and assigns. at
such places and in such number as the
} City Council may determine, upon appi-
Before the curves to the west Of Olivia
street. reaching from Olivia street To
/ Chipley street. and the curve from Chase
and Olivia streets to HdnnahS alley shall
be built. a plat thereof. showing the 10
! cation Of all said tracks and the manner
/ Of construction. shall be mad~ by said
. tee GrIffREEnTE a al
( submitted to and approved by the City
/ Council.
! Whenever the construction Of the rail-
road upon the streets prescribed in this
ordinance Will neceSsitate the making of
angles upon which it is impTacticabIe to
3 construct tracks and operate trains there
on. the said grantee. its SUCCESSORS and
assigns are hereby granted the right to
. construct the said lines 50 as to make the
. necessary and practicable curves and to
: that end to cross such streets not named
{ herein as may he necessary: provided
/ that brfor" such curves shall be con-
{ Structed. maps or platS showing same
shall be submitted to the City Council and
approved by it,
/ The east side OF Olivia street * reserved
I for a grant made concurrent herewith to
the Pensacola & Northeastern Railroad
Company, its successors and assigns.
! section >. That there Is hereby granted
: to the said grantee. Its successors and as
signs all the right. title and interest of
/ the City in and to the space between the
shore line on the north and the pier head
line eSra bliShed by the United States
/ Government in the water front of said
: CITY and between DeVilIers street on the
east and South Olivia street the west
] Tor the purpose of the construction Of
piers and warehouses and the running OF
tracks thereon. and also the right TO build
WharNeS on OIlNa- DoneISon and COyle
streets and to lay tracks thereon as re-
quired by the business Of said road The
! grant hereby made and the right hereby
! conferred are subject TO the provisions Of
: the act of the Legislature of the State Of
/ Florida granting said space to the City of
: Pensacola.
/ There is also granted to said grantee.
Its Successors and assigns, the right TO
! acquire from the Pensacola & Northeast
eTH Railroad Company. Its SUCCESSORS and
/ assigns One-half (12l interest in the
: land on Spring street between Garden and
Romano streets. granted by the City of
! Pensacola to r -. Brent. g NJ COVin9tO ton.
and their associates and assigns, and by
! them assigned and transferred TO the
SAID Pensacola * -\orthtaSttFh Railroad
Company, for depot and terminal puT-
poses and to use the said ground for said
purposes or 10 acquire from said PenSa-
3 cola & Northeastern Railroad Company.
3 its Successors and assigns. the right 10
use for said purposes such ground jointly
with said Pensacola & Northeastern Rail
road COmpany- ats SUCCESSORS or assigns
upon terms TO he agreed upon by the
grantee herein its successors or assigns.
and said Pensacola & Northeastern Rail
road COMPANY. its SUCCESSORS or assigns.
Section -. The right Is reserved TO the
City 10 grant the privilege TO other Ia IL
f. roads TO cross any tracks laid Jhe
streets hereby granted and 10 pass and
enforce such reasonable regulations and
requirements as to the manner of opeTat-
ing the railroad upon any of the streets or
whaTVeS and the location and number
Except a herein otherwise provided OF
. tracks thereon as il may deem necessary
and proper
Section I. Work on the main line shall
, b. commenced before the first (lStp day
4 Of Januarr. 1910 Failure to comply with
: this provision Of this section shall OpeT-
ate = a forfeiture Of all the grants. rights
and privileges granted hereunder The
work on the spur tracks and wharf tract Ks
& shall b.- completed from time To time As
! the necessities Of business require The
road shall b. built from Pensacola ia a
{ T--th erly or nOTthw esterly direction I" A
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