The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-09
LEGAL NOTICES.
Series No. 7. Ordinance No. s.
AN ORDINANCE

ing to the Gulf. Florida & Alabama
Railway Company, a corporation, the
tain a railroad track on certain portions
Of Main street. in the City Of Pensacola,
Florida, and to authorize the Pensacola
Electric Company to change the existing
location OF its track in a certain portion
of Main street.
Be It Ordained by the Board Of Com
missioners OF the City Of Pensacola:
Section l. That in consideration Of the
Gulf. Florida & Alabama Railway Com
pany. or its receivers. after obtaining
authority from the District Court OF the
United States for the Northern District
Of Florida releasing and relinquishing
to the City OF Pensacola within ninety
COO days from the passage Of this or
dinanCe, all its franchises, rights. and
privileges in and to that part Of Cedar
street lying between a. street on the
west and Coyle street on The east. there
is hereby, granted by the city of Pensa-
cola to the said Gulf. Florida and Ala
bama Railway Company the right to
construct, maintain AMI operate in con-
nectton with its business : A common
upon the streets and public property Of
the City Of Pensacola, as follows: Com
mencing on Main street at its inter-
section with Olivia, or "A" street
street and across thu track Of the Pen
sacola Electric Company to a point one
east Of the Intersection Of Of Main sti and ana
Coyle streets, then into and Upon and
over blocks twenty nine (29D and
tventy-eight (2SD Of the water front 10
a point on the south line of Main street,
and thence in and upon Main street to
connect with the track of the Pensa-
cola Electric Company at a point on. or
west Of. the eastern boundary line Of
said block twenty-eight (2s) extended
across Main street a. show upon the
plat attached to this ordinance
Section ?. That the said Gulf Florida
/ construct the said track that street
| passage over and along the same for
vehicles will not he intercepted. and
shall at, all times keep the space be
tween the rails of the track. and for
eighteen inches on each side thereof. in
| the same condition in which the city
shall maintain the remainder Of the
! Of Pensacola shall pave any portion of
| said street occupied by said track the
said grantee shall pave in like manner,
! between the rails. and for the space Of
and shall keep in good order and main
tain the said paving
| Section 3. That the franchises hereby
granted shall continue for the period
! Of twenty-five years. subject to the ter
minatiOn thereof and purchase by the
! City Of Pensacola, at any time after
| fifteen years from the date of the pass
I aCe of this ordinance. provided. how
/ ever, that all the rights and privileges
/ herein and hereby granted shall cease
and determine Immediately If the said
/ nine months from the date of the pass
| zee Of this ordinance. and thcrea fter con-
! tinuousIv maintained and operated by
| said Cult Florida & Alabama Railway
Section T. The track herein author
| lied to be constructed. maintained and
operated, shall not he used for the stor-
! aEe OF cars, and cars shall not be al
] lowed to stand on same within the
| limits of any street. and all the rights
! and privileges hereby granted shall be
subject to existing ordinances Of the
! City 0f Pensacola. and to such reason
/ able regulations as the public safety
/ and convenience may require, and as
/ the Commissioners Of said City may
Section 5. Except as specially pro-
v.ded herein nothing in this ordinance
| shall he construed to affect any previous
! grant or other existing right Of any
| person, firm or corporation, and all Of
| the rights, privileges and grants men,
! toned and made herein shall be subject
| to such existing grants or vested rights
| Of all oth-r persons, firms and corpora
! tons
Section 6. Neither this franchise nor
| any rights or privileges herein and
sold or assigned unless the same shall
! hereafter be authorized by ordinance Of
the City Of Pensacola.
Section I This ordinance shall take
! effect thirty DAYS after its passage and
Florida & Alabama Railway COMPANY
or its receivers. subject to referendum
! and to each and all Of the terms and
conditions provided in sections IS, Is and
26 Of Chapter 6746 Laws Of Florida
providing for a commission form Of
| government for the City of Pensacol
in so far as the same can be made tc
apply, and the rights and privileges
hereby granted are granted subject 4
each and all the terms and conditions
contained in. the ordinance passed Feb
ruary 18th, 1911, granting TO Roy c
MegarseI. Wm. H. Knowles. VIM. s
Kevser. Wm. Fisher. W. A Blount. Johr
j F. Stillman and A. NJ Avery, and thei
assigns, right If way over, along anc
across certain streets in the City O
b Pensa cola, and certain rights in and L
certain property in said city, and il
the water front thereof" and in al
other ordinances amendatory thereof.
Section s. That Notwithstanding any
| thing herein to the contrary. this or
! dinance shall he of no effect unless tn
y Pensacola Electric Company shall within
ninety 900 days after the date IF tn
passage OF this ordinance. file in tn
. | Pensacola. its agreement in writing .
change the location of the said com
pany's track that is now laid in Mai
street from the point where Main stree
. interSeCts with "A street to a point il
Main street one hundred and ten G10
| feet. approximately, east Of the inter
section of Main and Covle streets. {
the location in Main street hetweet
| said points and along the lines indi
Gated upon the plat attached hereto an
upon the grade to be approved by tn
citv engineer. and to surrender. relin
duish and release all said company