The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-25
A COOL PROPOSITION
Coast Line Asks the City Of
Oeala TO Make 1t Gift of
Three OF Its streets
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the City of ocala; and Closing and
lDiseentinuing a Portion OF Certain
Streets Crossing Osceola Street South
of South Third Street.
Whereas, the present freight depot
and yard facilities OF the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company in the
| city of Ocala are not adequate to fully
meet the public convenience, or the
business Of said company. and bx
reason Of restrictions resulting from
the present location of the freight de-
pot building Of said company the said
building cannot be enlarged so as to
meet the necessities OF said company.
nor the public conveniences; and recog-
mixing the justice OF extending to said
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
it's successors and assigns, such reason
able privileges as the pursuit of their
business may require, at and near its
| freight depot yards, not materially in
conflict with the rights of private citi-
zens, nor the rights OF the public;
therefore, be it ordained by the mayor
and city council of the city of ocaia.
! Section l. That the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company, it's successors
and assigns, be and they are hereby
granted the perpetual right, privilege
and franchise of constructing, operat-
ling and maintaining sidetraeks, spur
| tracks, as in their Judgment may be
reasonably requisite or useful in the
cenduet of its business as common
carrier, across the portions of South
Fourth. South Fifth. South Sixth and
South Seventh streets lying between
tOsceola and Main streets; the said
numbered streets extending east and
west, ard the said Osceola street and
Main street. extending north and south.
Sec. ?. For the purpose Of permit=
ting of the constructions Of said tracks.
1.-THE operat tion and maintenance of the
same, and the running of steam lnee-
motives. trains and cars thereon, and
to afford greater facilities for the
maintenance OF yards and freight de-
lpot accommodations, 1t is further or
idained that the portion of all the said
streets running east and west and
south of South Third street. and lying
between Main and 0seeola streets, ex-
leept South Fifth street which shall be
left open for public use, shall be clos
ed and discontinued and abandoned as
public streets or thoroughfares from
1.-THE date of the passage and acceptance
LOT this ordinance.
1 ..
Itenance of said sidetraeks. spurs and
IEunning east and west south of South
Third street, and between Main and
lOsceola streets. may be according ia
Isuch grade as the officers and agents
Iof said railroad company may deem
Imest suitable, provided, however, the
same shall not materially interfere
with the grade crossing at South Third
street, and the crossing at South Fifth
lstreet; and the said railroad company
lshall. at its own expense. make the
approaches at said crossings to so COM
form to the track grade, when relaid,
as to render the same reasonably safe
land easy, leaving said streets at said
crossings and approaches thereto as
Iwen macadamized or paved as at pres
lent
Sec. 4. Said railroad company. its
successors and assigns, are hereby em-
powered and authorized to perpetually
lobstEuct the portion Of the said streets
$50 abandoned. and to erect, operate and
maintain freight depot and warehouse
building incident thereto, across the
lclosed portion OF South Sixth and
iSouth Seventh streets if so desired
land construct. operate and maintain
lperpetually its tracks over and aeFess
said closed streets, in the operation OF
Its trains, in the discharge of it's duties
las a common carrier.
Sec. 5. In consideration OF the
rights, privileges and franchises here
lby granted, the said railroad company
lis to build a suitable freight depot IN
the vicinity of its present freight depot
in the city OF ocala, said building tc
be not less than two hundred feet IN
length, and forty feet in width, and
similar in plans to the brick freight
Idepots recently heretofore constructed
and now being constructed by said
company at other points along Its line
or lines of road, and when said new
structure shall be ready for use, the
old freight depot shall be abandoned
Iand removed from its present location
ISaid railroad company will also pro.
vide suitable crossings for its track:
where they cross Main street, sait
lcrossing to be maintained in suitable
eondiuon for vehicle travel
Sec. s. All the work contemplated
by this ordinance is to be begun with
in four months from the date Of th'
passage and approval of the same, anS
10 be completed as soon thereafter a.
ipFactlcaDles ana II not 50 oe5uH al
rights shall cease and terminate.
Sec. I. Be it further ordained tha
the said railroad company. or its propei
Representatives shall be Furnished
. with true copy OF this ordinance dul!
terrified. which shall be a legal ant
lproper conveyance OF said above rights
privileges and franchises TO said rail
road company, its successors and as
signs.
Read and referred to the judiciar.
committee Feb. 4, 1913.
Returned without recommendation
. C. NJ Livingston,
Chairman judiciary Committee