The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-31
THE ELECTRIC
COMPANY AND
THE PARKWAY
LETTER TO CHAIRMAN MOVER,
OF FRANCHISE COMMITTEE,
TELLS UNDER WHAT coNpI-
TIoNS COMPANY WILL REMOVE
TRACKS ON PALAFox STREET.

For the information of the council,
but not in the shape of a report.
Chairman W. l.. Meyer, of the fran
chise committee, last night read cor
respondence which had passed be-
tween himself and Manager Warren,
of the Pensacola Electric Company,
relative to the removal Of the double
track now traversing the centre OF the
PalafOx street parkway. In explana-
ton, Alderman Meyer said that he
had received from the local manager
OF the electric line a letter stating
that the removal was possible provid-
ing certain conditions which he would
name be met by the city. The man
ager was then asked to name those
conditions with the result that the
letter appended below was received.
The letter, it may be stated, is not
yet officially before the council, sim
ply being read, as above stated, for
the aldermen's attention, to show
progress in negotiations. Mr.. Meyer
gave it out that his associates and
himself are still at work on the mat
ter, and propose to get together
shortly with the intention Of making
report at the next meeting of the
council He stated, as the committee
chairman, that the fve-yeAr option
proposition regarding the building OF
double-track across the MaNent tract
and connecting with the suburban
line at Bayou Chico, had been met
with opposition IN the committee
room. Another objection OF the COM
mittee was the proposition to build on
Garden street to Alcaniz for the pur-
pose of storing trailers, etc, but he
said another location would be Sc
cured, easily overcoming that objec-
ton.
The entire letter read by Chair
man Meyer was as follows:
Letter Of Electric Company.
Pensacola. Fla, Aug. IT.
lion. VIII Il. Meyer, Chairman Fran
chise Committee, City.
Dear Sir: Your letter OF the 18th
inst, was duly received on the 14th,
and I hasten to answer IL.
The Pensacola Electric Company
thinks 1t inadvisable, so far as its
interests are concerned, to remove its
tracks from the center of Palafox
street, between Garden and Wright
streets, to the outside of the proposed
parkway, because 1t will entail ex-
pense upon it OF thousands OF dollars
because IL will inconvenience the pub
lie in having access to one track from
the opposite side Of the street, and
because of the liability of accident to
women and children, who will fire.
quent the parkway will be immeasur-
ably increased, and the probable
losses of the company for personal
injuries inflicted upon them multi
piled many fold. The company rec
ognizes, however, that It is q part Of
hn .TF 81 Enaaoa0Tn l.
to meet the wishes of the city, so far
as It can consistently with it's own in
terest, and even to sacrifice it's in
terest in some degree. 1t feels, new
erthe1ess, that it should not be asked
to incur the expense and liability
above mentioned without some con-
ceSsion upon the part of the city, and
it would desire, as a consideration for
removing the tracks as requested In
your letter:
That the city should grant to it a
franchise to lay double tracks and
run cars from Palafox street on Gar
den to DeVilliers street, and from
Government on DeVilliers street to
Main on the same street, so as to
make & loop with the present Main
street and Palafo1 street lines, and in
connection with said Garden street
track. to have the right to construct
and maintain tracks across Palafox
to Alcaniz street, so that 1t may
keep in reserve trailers and extra
cars for use down the Garden street
line to its suburban line to Barran-
cas-. The company will guarantee to
have these tracks in operation with
in eighteen months from the grant
ing of the franchise.
That the city shall give franchise
to the company granting 1t the OPP
ton to build a double track across
the Maxent tract, and connecting
with its present suburban line near
Bayou Chico. this option to extend
for FIVE years.
That the city shall provide that
the company shall lay its tracks on
East Wright street from Palafox
eastward in a central or reserve
space, in which no contribution shall
be required from the company to-
wards the pavement Of such street
That the city shall provide that in
case of the broadening of the paved
street on each side of Palafox street,
so as to encroach upon the proposed
parkway, the company shall not have
its rails embra ced within the paved
street, or be required to pay any part
of the paving, and that the city shall
paw the expense of removing its rails
nearer to the center of the parkway
The design OF the company in this