The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-14
Series No. 7. Ordinance No. a.
AN ORDINANCE
TO RE ENTITY En.

10 Sc ENTlTIGD.
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 n Streets In the city
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS CO. THE CITY or
PENSACOLA:
Section 1. That there be and is hereby
granted to the Gulf, Florida and Alabat,a!.
Railway Company, its successors and as
signs. the right to construct, equip AMI
maintain a spur track connecting with
the track of the Gulf Florida and AKA
bama Railway Company. ar the lntersec-
ton OF Main street and Barraneas Ave
nue., west OF Barrancas Avenue and adj
joining same, at q point on said tras<
at the said Intersection OF said Main
street and Barrancas Avenue, vest OF
and adjoining Barrancas Avenue, and ex-
tending across l. Street are into the faac-
uonai portion of Block one hundred fiffv-
seven Q5D, Maxent Tract. lying nos-a
Of the right-of-way of the Peusacoasl
Mobile and New Orleans Railway CON-
pany, entering said block about fifty go,
rect west from the northeast corner az
SAID block and proceeding thence across
said fractional portion OF said block &,
connection with the Pensacola, Mobile
ana New Orleans right Way. And Also
10 construct, maintain and equip n Ger
tam spur track. turnout or connection,
commencing at a Point the f5G ia Of
way OF the Pensacola, Mobile aud New
section of N Street and proceeding
westward thcrcfrom TO the center line
OF Main Street across o street. into and
upon the property of the Pensacola Ship
building Company, a Corporation. Both
said side track, spurs or turnouts bella.
all shown upon the plat hereto attached
being those portions marked. .Proposeei
respectfully, first proposed connection
with the Pensacola. Mobile and New Or
spur to the Pensacola shipbutid,nr Con-.
pany, and marked in red upon said ruap.
section 2. That the said Gulf, Florida
ana Alabama Hallway Company, and
their successors and assigns. shall 81
construct said spur track turnout com
nections or tracks, that free passage over
ana along all streets tfaversed or crossed
Dy same, not now closed by said CAy
or hereafter closed from traffic win MOI
be Intercepted. and viii maantain sail
spur turnout slae track sr oennaouois
Section 3. That the rights and prisi.
ieges hereby granted are subject 90 al!
the existing ordinances gfa nting night,
ana prisiieges 10 the Cuff. Florida ila,a
Alabama Railway Company to construct.
maintain and operate railroad tracks Ia
the city OF Pensacola, and shall be su.
Ject 10 such reasonable regulations as
the public safety may require and n,
the Board OF Commissioners nag pre-.
scribe.
section 4. The said tracks. shan no,
be used for the storage of cars, and car,
shah not be allowed to stand on Tho
same. except for such time as may he
reasonably necessary 10 load and unload
the same.
Section 5. The said tracks SHAH bs
completed within six lnouths after tie
date Of the passage Of this ordinance.
and all rights and privileges of tae sail
grantee, unless sooner forfeited ssla ia
contifrne for the term OF tmenty-fiNs
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 existing
right OF any person, firm or corporation
and All the rights asDd privileges and
grants mentioned herein, shall be subject
10 any such existing grant on vested
right.
SectionT. This franchise and all right.
and privileges herein and hereby granted
shall be Az ali times he subject TO each
and all the terms and conditions pre-.
Chapter GAG, Laws of Florida In so far !
as they may be applicable thereto and
shall not be transferred assigned or cold
except as may be authorized by ordi-
nance.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take
sage and publica ton, at the expense OF
said grantee, once a week for four weeks
subject to the referendum
election provided by sections Is and
20 of Chapter Gas. Laws of Florida; pro
yided that this ordinance shall be of no
effect for any purpose unless said grantee
shall file it's written acceptance thereon
with the City Clerk within 30 days after
it's passage.
Section .. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith.
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Passed, January 28th., 1918
L. Il. HEINBERG,
f4s5-5feboaw4w City Clerk.