True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-20
AN ORDINANCE

Sent To the mayor, Oclopei TO-
AN ORDINANCE
To establish Ferry near the St. Mary's Market,
and connected with the City of Lafayette.
Be it Ordained, That the Second Municipality
Steam Ferry Company be and they are hereby au
thorIzed to establish, and TO continue during hve
years, one or more steam Ferry Boats, to ply from
a landing to be appropriated to said Company, be.
tween St. Joseph and Dalord streets, the
river, touching ut the city of Lafayette going and
coming provided said Company shall conform to
the conditions hereinafter named.
l. They shall establish suitable boat with all
necess ry conveniences for carriages, horses and
passengers and not inferior in any respect to the
boat now employed by said Company, within one
year from the passage of this Ordinance.
2. They SHALL at all times during the existence
of their privilege, keep steam boat running regu
iary at least once in every hour, from sunrise to
sunset, to and from the points designated in this
Ordinance, unless prevented by unavoidable causes;
and the charge for ferriage shall not exceed the
rate heretofore charged by the New Orleans Steam
Ferry Company.
3. Sad Company shall allow and pay monthly
to he Treasurer of this Municipality the of
Que hundred dollars for the use of tho Wharf and
lansing which will be allotted to thcm.
The Second Municipality guarantees no right to
establish this ferry in it should appear to
any existing laws of the State.
S. If said Company, by legal number of their
stockholders, accept this Ordinance within twenty
days after its passage, it shall he deemed to be
binding on them and on this Municipality, other
wise it shall be null and void SO far said Com.
pany are concerned.
If said Company, after having accepted Of this
Ordinance, shall not faithfully perform all the duties
that devolve on them, under its provisions, accord
ing to their true intont and meaning, then said
Company shall forfeit to the benefit OF this MUM.
cipalty all the rights and privileges that have been
vested in said Company by all Ordinances and Re-
solutions of this Council.
Be it further Ordained, That in case tho Second
Municipality Steam Ferry Company shall not
cept this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for any num-
Der of responsible citizens of this Municipality, not
less than ten, to accept it in the following
to-Wit:
A book of subscription shall be opened by Solo.
High, Charles D nond and M. Robtae,
after five days notice, gwen by them by major
ity Of them, which book shall remain open duri
the day. The capital shall be fixed by said Com
mlssloners at sum not exceeding twenty thou
sand dollars, and shall he divided into shares of
one hundred dollars each, and when the snbScrip
tons are closed, fla greater amount is subscribed
than is necessary, the then sum shall be diminish.
ed by reducing largest subscriptions, in such
manner that 10 one shall be reduced while larger
remains.
That as soon Company formed shall in
corporate themselves in conformity with tie law Of
18Th March, 1887, shall notify this Council of
thor acceptance This Ordinance, it shall be bind
ing sad Company and this Municpa it, -
provided such notification be made previous 10 the
ii ST day of January next.
JOSHUA BALDWIN, Recorder
Sent to the Mayor, October 1S
hereby authorised to employ assistant from tire
first Of November i'll each year, instead of the first
of January, as provdtdhy resolution OF 18th Dc
ccinbcr, 1887.
JOSHUA BALDWIN, Recorder.
Sent to the Mayor October is.
Whereas Eundry rroprietors Of Carrnlton have
peiitoned the Council for aid to make good road
through Carrolo on avenue to the road of tho Cana
aud mixing Co. on the bank of sald canal, setting
forth that snch road i'll be Of general advantng
! To this Municipality.
| BE it x solved That the sum of two thous,n nc
dollars be and is her by appropriated to aid in tho
completion of SAID road provided it DO Of d sufii
cent width for Two carriages abreast in Its whole
extent BIZ Of suitable elevation to throw off the wa
ter, diched on both Sides and covered at least fou
inches Of shells, and provided the road shall be
mace to the satisfaction of this Council, before the
money hereby appropriated be paid.
JOSHUA BALDWIN, Recorder
Sent to the Mayor, October IS.
I Resolved, That the Surveyor be and he is here
by authorised TO advertise for ten days in the Bulle
tin and True American newspapers, in English ant
in French, for proposals to be received by him fol
delivery of all brcks that may be required by this
municipality for twelve months from d tic of tn,
contract. Sal bricks to be of the best lake brick
deliyerab le in CHI uuan nd such paces al
may from time to time be required of the surveyor
JOSHUA BALDWIN, Recorder
i Sent to the Mayor, October is.
Resolved That the Surveyor be and he is here
by authorised to cause lamp posts to be erected u
the following places, viz:
At Intersection of Front and New Levee streets
do do and Lacourse Race SITS !; do do New Leve
and Rofhgnac SITS; do do and Henderson SITS; do d
Robin ST; do do L,course or Race st; do do Oranges
or Orange SITS; do do Richard SITS; do do Marke. sts
do do st james sts do do Celeste sts do do Nuns
do rchouptoulas and Henderson SITS; do Religion
and Orangers or Orange SITS; do do Lacourse o
Race; do do Richard; do do Market; do do S,
James; do do Celeste; do do Felicity road do S
John the Baptist and Richard SITS; do do and Marke
SITS; do do St James SITS: do do Felicity Road; d.
Pacancrs and Robin SITS; do do Lacourse or Rae
SITS; do do Changers or Orange SITS; do do Richard
do do Market; do do st James; do Annunciatio
and Orange SITS; do do Richard SITS; do do Marke
SITS; do do Felicity Road ; do Constance and Orang
SITS; do do Richard sis; do do Felicity Road; d
Camp and Basin SITS; do do Robin ats; do do Rae
SITS; do do Orange SITS; do do Felicity Road d
Coliseum do; do do Uranium SITS; Puymnenm ST.
do do Euterpe sts do Prytaneum and Felicit
Road; do do Uranium SITS; do do Terpsichore SIS;
Nayades and Felicity Road; do do Poymneum; d
t do Euterpe; do do Terpschore; do Julia and CT
7 Gus SITS; do do st John SITS; do do St. Fau SITS; d
Girod and ST. John SITS; do do St Potter SITS; do d
Y St. Paul SITS: do Hevia and st John sts do do 5
Paul SIS; do Robertson and Canal SITS; do do Jacl
e son SITS; do do Common sts
: JOSHUA BALDWIN, Rccorde
3 Sent to the Mayor, October is.
n Resolved, That the Police Committee be requ
red TO report 10 this Council what measures, if an
be necessary for this Coun Gil to adopt to carry n
effect the Ordinances In relation to the vending fl
! wood
JOSHUA BALDWIN, Rccorde
!. Sent to the Mayor, October Is.
u Resolved That the Comptroller be, and he
l. hereby authorised to adudicatc to the highest b
II der, all the buildings and other ohsructions with
u the lines of the street extending from 70
T. dras to Girod street, between Ichouptouas al
o Magazine streets, after giving five days notice,
r quiring said buildings and distractions to be
l. moved within fifteen DAYS after the adudicatio
and the surveyor is hereby authorised to take pc
:. session of aid street, lay out and level tho san
after thirty days notice is given to the owners a
occupants OF land and buildings situated within t
limits thereof