city-comm-1917-07-1918-01-005

(July 3, 1917)
Land purchased from W. R. Thompson lying South of
Christopher and North of Armour, measured from
Talleyrand Ave to Our Bulk line extended, approx. 3.9 Acres

Area of piers #1 & 2 East of bulkhead line 9.0 "

West of Talleyrand and East of Kooker St. 39.1

West of Kooker and East of Evergreen Ave. 3.9

West of Evergreen Ave. 6.6 49.6 "
117.8 Acres

NOTE - This does not include about 1 1/2 acres west of
Talleyrand and South of our present South line.
Deeds to which from Jacksonville Realty & Mortgage
Co. to the city are now held in the scrow by
pending completion of fill which by contrast pays
purchase price for same.

5276 ft steel Bulkhead reinforced by 23,669 tons approximately,
of granite rook.

3460 ft lin. of wooden whard, 30 ft wide, mainly on creosote piles.

1 Open Pier 200 x 970 ft brick paved.

1 covered Pier 200 x 970 ft with 2 steel sheds 76 x 800 ft brick paved.

1 Reinforced concrete fire proof cotton warehouse 100 x 420 ft equipped with
150 H.P. Boiler and 60 in Morse cotton compress and also an accum-
ulator and pumps, etc. for an operating an hydraulic compress, now under
lease, which is not the properety of the city.

1 Concrete fuel oil tank, 10,500 gals capacity.

1 steel 50,000 " " tank, elevated.

1 Concrete pumphouse 35 x 35 ft. equipped with 2 fire pumps with a
capacity of 1,000 gallons a minute each.

1 Galvanised iron Shed 20 x 65 ft for Locomotive.

1 Pier on leased land at foot of Market St. with shed 76 x 390 ft and
offices on second floor, equipped with office furniture etc.

1 8 inch Atresian well with necessary fresh water mains and hydrants.

One 2 story dwelling on 18th St. West of Kooker St.

7.09 miles of R. R. track, 70 lb rails and cypress ties, including 32
switches and 1 R. R. crossing quipped with,
1 193,500 lb Baldwin Swiwtch Engine.
6 Box cars and 3 flat cars.
Oil burning equipment complete for locomotive and all power Plants.

1 150 ton Fairbanks track Scale.

900 ft new 70 lb rail unused.

9087 ft second hand 69 lb rails unused.

15 switch points, 8 Frogs, about 4 tons of spikes track bolts etc.

The necessary water mains with fire hydrants & Hose.

The necessary electric wiring and lamps for light and power.

2 electric power driven bag stackers.

1 Dodge Automobile.

In making these improvement there have been pumped from the St. Johns
River, approximately 1,600,000 cubic yards of material.

A deteail list of all property, real and personal will be furnished
and a map showing boundary lines of real estate holdings.