The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-09
AS
PROPOSED BY
ST. RAILWAY
LAST NIGHT IN CITY
coUNCIL-PRoVIDEs FOR add
TIONAL FRANCHISE PRIVILEGES
FOR REMOVING TRACKS FROM
CENTER OF PALAFOX PARK
WAY.


of the tracks from the center of the
PalafOX street parkway:
An ordinance, to be entitled, AN
ordinance to grant certain privileges
to the Pensacola Electric Company on
and over Garden and other streets"
Be it ordained by the mayor and city
council of the city of Pensacola:
Section l. That in consideration of
the removal by the Pensacola Electric
Company of it's tracks from the middle
of Palafox street, between Garden and
Wright streets, to the side of the
grass plot therein, and IN cOnsideTa-
ton of the benefits to accrue to the
city Of Pensacola from the COnstruc-
ton Of the tracks hereinafter men
toned, and the operation of cars
thereon, the city Of Pensacola Ordains
as follows;
Sec. 2. That there be and is here
by granted to the Pensacola Electric
Company, its successors and assigns,
the right to construct and maintain
double tracks on Garden street, from
the west side Of Alcaniz street to De-
VillierS street, except that portion OF
Garden street between TaTragona and
PaIafox streets, where single track
shall be constructed, and a single
track from the intersection Of Devil
Hers and Government streets to Main
street, and to construct and maintain,
at the intersection of DeVillieTs and
Garden streets, and DeVilliers and
Main streets, such connections as are
necessary to connect the said tracks
hereby authorized with the existing
tracks of the said company, so that
continuous passage may be had over
the existing tracks and the tracks
constructed, and the right to make all
necessary turn-outS, switches, cross
ing and crOss-oYerS for all such
tracks, and to equip and operate such
tracks in connection with its other
tracks as an electric railway.
Sec. 8. That in the construction
and operation Of saidglines, said COM
pany shall have the right TO plant
poles and string wires and maintain
them on and over such streets as may
be necessary for such lines, and equip
the same with all appliances neceS-
saTy to operate the same as an cleo
trio railway; provided, that the laying
of the said tracks, crossings and ap-
prOaches at crossings, and the loca-
ton of all wires and poles within the
city limits and maintaining the same
shall be under the supervision of the
board of public works, and shall be
done according to their instructions,
subject to the ordinances Of the city.
Sec. f. That in the construction,
maintenance and operation of such
lines, the said company shall be en-
titled to all the franchises, privileges
and immunities, and be subject to all
the obligations and conditions, so far
as they may be applicable and not in
consistent with any Of the terms
herein provided, to which the lines
81 IL TsNI nd nd
it are entitled and subject to under
the ordinance of May 18th, 1896, grant
ing certain privileges to VIM. H. Bos-
ley and his associates and assigns,
and ordinances amendatOry thereto,
giving any rights and privileges to
the said Pensacola Electric Company.
Sec 8. That as a condition pTece-
dent to the YeSting and continuance
of the rights and privileges hereby
granted, the said Pensacola Electric
Company, its successors and assigns,
shall. within eighteen months from
it's acceptance of this ordinance, as
hereinafter provided, construct and
equip q first-class electric car line
over and upon the tracks hereby AL
thOrized to be constructed by 1t on
Garden and DeViIIierS streets.
Sec. 6. That the cars upon the
lines of the tracks hereinafter aU-
thorized shall be used only for the
transportation of passengers and their
hand baggage, except work cars used
in the construction or repairs of its
tracks or lines.
Sec. Z Notwithstanding anything
in this ordinance or elsewhere to the
contrary, the granting Of the rights
and privileges herein is under the
further conditions precedent that the
company obligates itself as follows:
First. To construct the said tracks
hereinbefore required to be construct
ed by it within the time limited for
said construction. Delays in the con-
struction, or equipment, or operation
of the tracks authorized by this OTdi
nance caused by strikes, epidemicS,
the acts of God, or the public enemy,
or by any city Improvements, shall be
added TO the period OF the time set
for the completion of such additions
and the operation of cars thereon;
Second. Whenever the city, or
AUDITING owners, or both the city and
such owners, shall pave any portion
of any said streets upon which tracks
are laid by the said company, its sue
ceSSors and assigns, under and by
virtue of this ordinance, and in such
paving, paveS up TO and between the
rails of said tracks, the said company,
its successors and assigns, shall pay
TO the city the cost Of such paving
between the rails of its tracks and
eighteen inches on each side thereof,
and shall maintain the same IN good
order and good condition, to the salts
faction Of the board of public works.
In the event that the paved portions
OF Garden street shall be extended TO-
wards the center of the street, tbs
Electric Company shall be permitted
at it's own expense to move its tracks
and keep same an all times in the
grass plot occupying the center Of the
street, until such time as the entire
surface Of the street shall be paved
fnnrn cIIrh to curb. and The ComQalY