The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-05
NEW ORDINANCE
THAT IS BEFORE
CITY COUNCIL
WHAT THE MEASURE INTRO.
DUcED RECENTLY GRANTS TO
MEGARGEL AND ASSOCIATES If
THEY SUCCEED IN BUILDING A
RAILROAD INTO PENSACOLA.

At the next meeting Of the city
council that body will consider further.
upon a report Of the franchise commit
tee. an ordinance making certain grants
to Megargel & Co. Of New York and
associates. provided they succeed IN
building a railroad into Pensacola
within specified time.
The franchise committee, which II to
report upon the measure, has been in
consultation with the promoters and
the substitute ordinance presented BY
the committee at the meeting Of Fri
day night is believed to be satisfac-
tory to the promoters 1t is as follows:
tPropossd orai AZ No. lss., (
Granting to Roy G. Mesareei, VIM. =.
W. A. 5Iount, John z. stIliman and
A.: m. Avery, and their assigns . right
OF way over, along and across certain
certain rights In and to certain prop
Front thereof.
- Be t ordained by the Mayor and City
Section !; That there be and is here
By granted to Roy G: Megargel. VIM; II.
MKnoxle1 h,o WT fo,I M FL! Fisher
M Avery. and their assigns, a right Of
way for q double track railroad Except
that on Main Street, East OF Olivia Street,
the right to own. construct and maintain.
operate and run by steam or electricity.
locomotives. engines and cars thereon,
named sna the
Beginning where the northern extrtm-
ity Of Keyser Street in the Petersen Ad-
dition to the said City reaches the north
ward along and through the said Street
thence through Block % Of the Petersen
sroash BLOCK S q afr tbs xdai
through Block 81 Of the Petersen Addi-
through BLOCK Sc Of the 1 Psttarssn Add,
ton; to and across Pfeiffer Street,
through Block 81. Petersen Addition; .
s. q the incsa 70 s snd
shroush Block q q the ely Pettsrsen ADD dbl
ton; to and across Watson Street through
and scross Muldon Street through Block
across Petersen Street through Block 1872
ses 5soss e a 81 tss
Tract: to and across 'sN' Street; thence
Eastward along Main Street to Barcelona
i sss.!s m 81 p point on the
ton OF Eleventh Street, across Block 118
OF the Petersen Addition, to and ACROSS
Tenth Street, through Block OF the Pet
Street and across BLOCK Of the Peter
Ninth Street to Petersen Street; thence
Block 7s Of the Maxsnt tract to Chipiey
Street: thence Eastward along Chipley
Street to spsing Street; from the track
DsviIiars ana coyls streets. over and
across DeVil1iers Street, through Block
IS Of the DonelSon Tract, over and across
and
established by the United. States Govern
ment; and also from point on the track
ton Of Olivia Street, across Block IS and
Street; thence Eastward along Cedar
curve from Chipley Street to Reus Street,
and the curve from Eleventh Street to
Ninth street, and tho curve from Ninth
plat thereof. showing the location Of ali
the track, and tho manner of construc-
ton shall be made by the said grantees
asr s svsf fns ena e sns
that portion Of Main Street herednbefore |
described shall be occupied by the gran |
tees and their assigns. plat Of the track
e e,., Dc built shan b submitted to the
The right Of way hereinbefore granted
for railroad y intended to embrace, and
does embrace, the privilege Of running
spur tracks from the yards, depots, piers
and warehouses Of the grantee and their
assigns, upon streets along which they
are authorized to construct tracks. pro-
vided plats or maps are furnished to be
approved by the City Council.
Whenever the construction Of the rail-
road upon the streets prescribed In this
Ordinance, shall necessttate the making
Of angles upon which 1t Is impracticable
TO construct tracks and operate trains
thereon. the said grantee and their as
signs are hereby granted the right to
construct the said lines % a. 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 curve shall be con-
structed, maps or plats showing same
shall be submitted to the City Council
for approval by It
Sec. q That there is hereby grant
ed to the said Grantees and their as
signs all the right, title and interest Of
the City in and to the space between the
shoreline on the North and the Pierhead
line established by the United States
on the South, and between
Barcelona Street on the East and De-
Villiers Street on the West, for the pur-
pose Of the construction Of piers, yards,
terminal facilities and warehouses and
the running Of tracks thereon. and for
such other purposes Is may be required
by the business Of the said road. The
grant hereby made and the rights hereby
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