The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25
Series No. 2, Ordinance No. 100.
AN ORDINANCE

Granting gnn to "; <. Hysr. Jr;, J. NJ M GI
and Across Certain Streets If the city
cerfsn ana ia Ha11 m and
the Water Front thereof"
BE 1t Ordained by the Mayor anG City
Council of the City of Pensacola, Fla.
Section 1. That there be and is hereby
granted to w. K. Hyer, Jr., J. NJ. Null
d don and William Fisher, and their as
signs, rlght-of-way for railroad tracks,
ana the right to own, construct, mann
tam, operate and run, by steam or elec-
tbsreg, locomotives. engines ana bro cars
the following named streets, to-wit: Be
ginning where prolongation III Il straight
line of Olivia street would reach the
northern boundary Of the city, and thence
southwark to. along and through said
street to Main street; also from he IN
street, along Chipley street and HANNAH ;
Alley, eastward to Spring street; also
from point on the track on Olivia street,
at or near the intersection OF Chase
street, to and across Garden street to
point on Hannah's Alley, n block fifty
seven or fifty-eight, connecting with the
track on said Alley. also from point on
the track on Olivia street at or near the
intersection of Intendencia stree To and
nah's Alley in block fifty-seveu or block
tfty-eight; from the track on Hannah S
Alley, at a point between DeEil!ters
street and Coyle street. 20 a point on
Reus street between Garden street and
Intendencia street, and thence down Eeus
street to the pier headline established by
the United States government
And the right to connect their lines on
Olivia street with the Pensacola and Per-
dido railroad over and along and ACROSS
such streets as may hereafter be selected
by the City Council and the grantees and
their assigns. The tracks on Olivia
street shall be constructed either east or
west of the center line of said street as
said grantees shall elect at the time of
the filing of their acceptance of this or
grade not exceeding one, per cent and
there shall be fourteen feet between CEN
tiers of said track.
The right of way herein granted for a
railroad is intended TO permit double
tracks on Olivia street and across Gar
den street to Hannah,s Alley and along
Spring street, and single tracks on all
other streets and to embrace the priv
iege OF =, Tunning spur tracks into the the
grantees and their assigns upon streets
along which they are authorized to con-
struct tracks.
tendencia tstreet and Olivia street to
Hannahs Alley. and the curve from Han
nah's Alley to Reus street shall be built,
a plat thereof, showing the location OF
all said tracks. and the manner of con-
struction, shall be made by the said
grantees and their assigns. and submit
ted to and approved by the city council.
Whenever the construction of the rail-
road upon the streets prescribed in this
OTuiHdnGS snail nSCeSSlCaCS the n9h1nS
of angles upon which it is irnpracticable
to construct tracks and operate trains
thereon, the said grantees and their as
construct the said lines, to make
the necessary and practicable curves, and
to that end to cross such streets not
named herein as shall be necessary, pro-
vided that before said curves shall be
constr sbdf maps or platsr + showing
Gil and approved by it.
Section ?. That there is hereby grant
ed to the said grantees, and their assigns
all the right. title and interest of the city
line the north and the pier head line
established by the United States Govern
ment on the south and between BARGE
Iona street on the east and DeViIliers
street on the west. for the purpose of the
construction of piers and warehouses,
and the running of tracks thereol, as re-
CURED by the business of the said road
And it is hereby granted to the grantees.
and their assigns, the right to the free
said grantees, or their assigns, Of all the
space now covered by water lying to the
westward and within 2i5 feet Of the east
line of DeVilliers street The grant
hereby made and the rights hereby con-
ferred are subject to. the provisions of
the City of Pensacola.
There is also granted hereby to the
and terminal purposes, all the land owned
by the city west of and bord ering on
Spring street, and lying between Garden
and Romano streets.
Section g. The right is reserved to the
City to grant the privilege to other rail-
roads to cross any track laid the
shall conform to the grade as sta9!isI:ed
by the said grantees and shall he salts
shall be furnished and maintained by
such railroad or railroads crossing said
track or tracks.
Section 4. Actual work, on the main
line of said railroad to be constructed
between Pensacola and Andalusia shall
be commenced within thirty days after
the acceptance of this ordinance as here
matter provided, and thereafter actively
and continuously prosecuted in good faith
Failure to comply with this provision Of
this section shall operate as a forfeiture
privileges granted hereunder. The said
railroad shall be constructed by as direct
a route from Andalusia: Ala, to Pensa-
cola, Fla, as is convenient and practic-
able considering the topography of the
country: The work on the spur tracks
and wharf tracks shall be completed from
time to time as the necessities of the
business require. The actual work of
grading the railroad bed to be used by
boundary of the City of Pensacola on the
point on the west side of ESCambia river
at which it is intended for the said rail-
road to cross said Escambia river and
also all -of the actual work of building a
subCtantial and permanent steel bridge
across Escambia river shall BE-. com
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date Of the commencement IF the work
as hereinafter provided: this time Limit
to be subject only to such unaVojIa Bile
delays. including condemn alton proceed :
ings and proceedings to obtain the right
to cross the l.. & n. railroad in order to
get from the said Escambia river to the
CITY of Pensacola, as cannot directly o.
Indirectly he ChaTgeable 70 any fault Or
neglect on the part Of the grantees herein
or their assigns. This provision shall
however, excuse a delay only at the pOint
where condemnation proceedings or no
cepdings to obtain the right Of CrOssino
the Louisville & Nashville railroad Is
necessary. and shall not excuse any fail
ure to construct within the tirqa limit
stated above, all tracks, bridges etc al
| all other points. Failure To comm, viii
| this provision of this section shall oneya r.
| as a forfeiture of all the grants property
right and privileges granted h arS1InIcr
| The entire road from Andalusia to the
depot site on the west side Of Spring
street in the City of pensa cola ICrida
| shall be completed within Two years from
| the commencement of the work as here
inbefore provided; this time limit 10 be
| subject Onl ytO such unavoidable de-
| LAYS, including condemnation proceed
| ings and proceedings to obtain the right
TO cross the l.. & \. Railroad IN order ia
get from the Escambia river to the
City of Pensacola, as cannot directly
| or indirectly be chargeable to any
| fault or neglect. on the part of the
grantees herein and their assigns: and
| a failure to complete the same within
and a failure 10 complete the same within
4 T he shall q a al