The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-25

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A
PARKWAY IN TIE TOWN OF PUN
Ia GORDA, FLORIDA, AND PROVlD-
ING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF
SAME.
Be il ordained by the Town Council Of
the Town of Punta Gorda, Florida.
SECTION /. That there be and is herby
es established within said Town a public
Parkway to be known and designated as
Virginia Trabue Parkway upon the fol-
lowing tract of land, to wit Beginning
at the southwest corner of Taylor Park,
as the same is shown on the original
Plat Of the town of Trabue now the town
of Punta Gorda) as the same is recorded
in plat Book l at page in the office Of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of DeSoto
County Florida. and running from thence
southeasterly, at right angles with Ret
taEsplanade, sixty-six feet to the sother-
ly line Of Retta Esplanade. thence south
westerly with said line Of Retta Espla-
made, to the easterly line Of Berry street,
thence northwesterly, at right angles
with Retta Esplanade, one hundred and
sixty-one feet thence northeasterly, par
allell with Retta Esplanade., to the
southeasteriy ninetyfve feet, to the
southwest corner of Harvey Park,
thence northeasterly to the southeast
corner of Harvey Park, thence north,
westerly with the easterly line Of said
park. ninety-five feet, thence northeast
erly parallel with Retta Esplanade,
to the westerly line of Taylor Park,
Jnence SOutneastefly nlnety-HVe leet 10
the place of beginning. All of said tract
OF land lying and being within the
limits of certain public parks to wit:
Cross Park, McGregor Park Chasteen
Cross Park, Gill Park, Chasteen Park.
and Berry Park, and the highways i'm
mediately adjacent to said parks, to wit:
Retta Esplanade, Taylor St. Cross
St, Harvey St. Gill st, .McGregor st;
and Chasteen st. All Of which parks and
highways were dedicated to public use,
by Isaac H. Trabue in his plat of Ira
bue as the same is recorded in Plat Book
1 at page J. in the office of the Clerk OF
the Circuit Court of DeSoto County, sTlori-
da; which dedication to public use Of said
parks and highways was duly, and form
ally, accepted by the town OF Punta Cor
da by an ordinance adopted on the elev-
enth day of May, A. D., 1888, which oc-
ceptance is hereby ratified and confirm
ed.
SECTION 2. The tract Of land includ-
ed in the above described boundary is
hereby established as a public parkway,
to be known and designated as Virginia
Trabue Park Way, and the same shall
be Immediately filled in to a grade cores
ponding to adjacent streets.
Sidewalks are hereby established a.
round said parkway of a width, measur-
ed from curb line to the line of parkway
as follows, to-wit: on the north line, from
Berry street to Harvey Park and from
Harvey Park TO Taylor Park said
wide; on the south side at both ends and
adjoining Harvey Park, said sidewalks
shall be sixteen feet wide. And all
! sidewalks on streets crossing said park
| way shall be sixteen feet wide.
Driveways are hereby established ad-
! Joining said sidewalks Of a width as fol-
| lows, to-wit: Those adjoining sidewalks
! that are sixteen feet wide shall be thirty
| Tow fect IN Width end al others shall be
thirty feet wide. Said driYeways shall