The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-28
LEGAL NOTICE
Series No. 2, Ordinance No. "a
AN ORDINANCE
tn RE EMTfTI En-.

An Ordinance granting to the Gulf.
Florida and Alabama Railway Company.
a Corporation. the right TO construct,
equip and maintain a railroad side track,
turn out or spur, connections and tracks,
upon and across certain portions OF Main
Street and l. and II Streets in the City
of Pensacola. Florida
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PENSACOLA:
Section l. That there be and is hereby
granted to the Gulf, Florida and Alabama
Railway Company, it's successors and as
signs, the right to construct, equip and
maintain a spur track connecting with
the track c the Gulf, Florida and Ala
i bama RailWty Company. at the intersee-
ton of MaiIG Street and Barrancas Ave-
nue., west of Barrancas Avenue and adj
joining same, at point on said track
at the said intersection of said Main
street and Barrancas Avenue, west OF
and adjoining Barrancas Avenue, and ex-
tending across l. Street and into the frac-
tional portion of Block one hundred fifty
seven 157), MaNent Tract, lying north
of the right of-way of the Pensacola.
Mobile and New Orleans Railway Com
pany, entering said block about fifty (50)
feet west from the northeast corner OF
said block and proceeding thence across
said fractional portion of said block to
a connection with the Pensacola, Mobile
and New Orleans right of-way. And also
to construct, maintain and equip GER
tain spur track. turnout or connection,
commencing ut a point on the right Of
way of the Pensacola, Mobile and New
Orleans Railway Company, at the inter
section of y Street, and proceeding
westward therefrom to the center line
upon the property of the Pensacola Ship
building Company, a Corporation Both
said side track. spurs or turnouts being
all shown upon the plat hereto attached,
being those portions marked. Proposes
respectfully, first proposed connection
with the Pensacola. Mobile and New Or
leans Railway Company, and a proposed
spur to the Pensacola Shipbuilding Com
pany. and marked in red upon said map
Section 2. That the said Gulf. Florida
and Alabama Railway Company, and
their successors and assigns, shall so
construct said spur track, turnout con-
nections or tracks, that free passage over
and along ali streets trayersed or crossed
by same, not now closed by said City.
or hereafter closed from traffic, will not
be intercepted, and will maintain said
spur, turnout, side track or connections
in safe condition.
Section 8. That the rights and privi
leges hereby granted are subject to all
the existing ordinances granting rights
and privileges to the Gulf, Florida and
Alabama Railway Company to construct
maintain and operate railroad tracks in
the City of Pensa cola, and shall be SUBJ
jeet to such reasonable regulations as
the puIblic safety may require and as
the Board of Commissioners may pre-.
scribe.
Section A. The said tracks shall moi
be used for the storage of cars, and cars
shall not be allowed to stand on the
same, except for such time as may be
reasonably necessary to load and unload
the same.
Section 5. The said tracks shall be
completed within six months after the
date of the passage of this ordina nee
and all rights and privileges of the said
grantee, unless sooner forfeited. shall
continue for the term of twenty-five
years from the date of the passage
hereof.
Section 6. That nothing in this ordi-
nance shall be construed to affect any
previous grant or any other existins
right of any person, firm or corporation
and all the rights and privileges and
grants mentioned herein, shall be subject
to any such existing grant or vested
right.
Section T. This franchise and all rights
and privileges herein and hereby granted
shall be at all times be subject to each
and all the terms and conditions pre-
scribed in sections Is, 16 and 26, of
Chapter 6746. Laws of Florida, in So far
as they may be applicable thereto, and
shall not be transferred assigned or sold,
except as may be authorized by ordt-
nance.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take
effect 80 days after the date of its pas