New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-12
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
CoMPTRoLLERs OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August Gath, 1855
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CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE.
city OF New Orleans, August 24th, 1850
= s' No. 1864 /
AN ORDINANCE concerning the wharves of tt
,f City OF New orleans, and providing for farmin
'he Clty Of New Orleans, that the Comptroller Of Sal
city SHALL within sixty days after the pa ssage Of hi
ordinance, and The approval thereof by the Mavor an
after tWeHtydays notice hereof given by pubieaiio
in the Official Journal, adudcate and sell al his Office
to the highest bidder and in accordance with The si pu
lations herein contained. The revenues of the wharve
of said city eoecabe under existing finances, npo
all ships, vessels, steamships, steamboats,, fatboats
and Walef craft, OF any and every description whaiso
ever, for the term OF three years, commencing on th
ist day of October, 1855, and ending with the 3Ol
A day OF September, 1868.
Il SEC. 2, That for The purpose of said adjudication
and sale the whaves Of SAID city shall be divided int
six sections, as follows
See. is shall comprise all the wharves and landings
of said city lying and being upon the ssfssipp ive
and contained within The upper or southern limit o
said city, and the upper line Of Felicity Road.
SEC 3D. SHAH comprise all the wharves and land
ngs of said city lying and being upon the Mississippi
river, and contained within the upper limit Felicity
4 Road and The lower line of North Mara ct street
| SIC 3D. shall comprise all the wharves and land
inss OF said cry lying and being upon the Mississippi
river, and contained wiinln the lower line of North
Market street, and the upper line of that part OF the
fiver front Of said city, which is appropriated to the
Canal Street Ferry.
SEC 4th, shall comprise all ihe wharves and land
ings of said CITY. lying and being un he Mississippi
river and contained witnln fower line Of that por
ton OF the RIVER front of said city which appropiia-
ted to the Canal Street Ferry and The lower line of
| Toulouse street..
SEC 5th. shall comprise allthe wharves and landings
o said city lying and being upon the Miss ppi river
and contained within the lower side of Toulouse street,
and the upper line OF that portion of the front OF
said city, which pated the Els panade Street
Ferry and ping hererom that portion of the river
front which is, may hereafter appropriated for
ferry, TO extent of more Than one hundred and
4 fifty feet a, the foot of ST. Ann street.
SEC, 9Th, shall comprise al the wharves and landings
Df
aud contained within the lower line that portion of
the river front of said city, Which appropriated The
rs planade Street Ferry, and the lower or northern
limit OF said city.
SEC. b That said Comptroller shall adjudicaie and
SELL a. aforesaid, the revenues coilectabie eresaid
within the various sections set forth in the second sec
ition of this ordnance separate and part commencing
with seenon frsi and ending with section sixth, SET
forth In said second section. %@
sec 4. That each and every perse4 to whom shall
be adudeated and Sold as aforesaid lhe revenues coll
ieciabe, as aforesaid, within the set
forth in secton second Of this ordnance shall be sub
rogaied 10 all the rights and privileges of city OF
New Orleans 10 sue Tor and to collect said
l. SEC D. NAT each anu every person 10 whom shall
be adJudeated and Sold as aforesaid the revenues col
leciabe as aforesaid, within the various
forth in section second of this ordinance shall SELL
transfer, assign over suitcase his or their right
interest III The same 10 any person persons
Whatsoever; and that Of any sale, transfer
assignment suitcase made by any person persons
OF the rights or interests acquired under and by virtue
of This ordinance. such sale, transfer, assignment
suitcase shall work forfeiture of said rights and nte
rests acquired aforesa i'd the same shall
to the City of New Orleans.
Sec. g. That The city of New Orleans reserves 10
itse and exceps from said sale each and every ferry
landing and ferry wharf existing, and each and
every nuisance wharf existing, and all revenues
arising from The same The Common Council also
reserves The privilege OF changing the locaonof The
ferry landing i'll the Fourth Dslric1, provided the
shall not occupy more space Than where il now is.
SEC z. Thai each and every person 10 whom shall |
be adludcaled and sold, aforesaid the col
leetable as aforesaid within the sections set
forth IN section second Of his ordnance shall give
bond with good and sufficient security, 10 be approved
BY the Common Council, in amount equal 10 one |
fourth part of the price Of said Adjudication and SALE
and conditioned for the and faithful performance
aud uliment all acts and Obligations required 10 be
pertornedand fulfilled The part of said person or
persons by this ordinance.
SEQ. g. That'ea and every person 10 whom shall |
be adndieated and sold, aforesaid the revenues COL
leeaele Aforesaid within the various sections set
forth nsection second of This ordinance, shaf give I
his OF their promissoy notes, endorsed the
satisfaction of The Common Counc, in amount |
equal 10 the purchase price of the so adjudi-
called and sold, as aforesaid
SEC. o. That the required 10 be given by Sec
ton seventh of THIS ordinance shall be DIVIDED into
series of thirtysx namber. and made payable IN f-
teen days. one Two, three, four FIVE six, seven eight
nine, ten eeven twelve thirteen, ourleeH fifteen, six
teen, seventeen. eighteen, nineteen, twenty twenty
one. Twenty-Five, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty
live, twenty six, twenty-seyen twentyeighI, twenty
nine thirty, hiryone, lhtr,ytwo hirtythree, thirty
four and thrty-fve months after dae and that such
of said notes as shall be made payable nthe months
of January, February, March, April May and June
OF each year, shall be drawn payable each in an |
amount equal 10 one-tweny-sevfnlh part the pur
price Of the revenues so adudicated aud sold
aforesaid land thai such of said shall be made
payable in the months Of July, August, September
October, November and December OF each year, shall
be drawn payable each in amount equal TO one
fourth part of the purchase price, the revenues SO
and sold aforesaid.
Gee. ~. That each and every person to whom shall
be adJndicate and sold. aforesaid, The col-
lec1abte as Aforesaid within The various sections set
forth III section second of This nance, shall accep,
and take pos Of the wharves landings and evees
SeptiO mr. hasa
nues are TO be adjudcaed and sold on The lst dayof
October next that said Rharyes, Landings and levees
shall be accepted in the condition in which The same
may be In on said list day OF October next and thai said
person or persons accepting and taking possession
of sad wharves landings and levees, shall repair The
same and Keep the same in good order and condition
during the whole term of three years. commencing
wththe ssid Isl day OF October, 1866, and ending with
the 30th day of September 1853 Provided, that the
essees shall have right 10 build any shed, ware
houses or platforms on SAID levee, without The permis
sion OF the Common Council.
SEC IL That the levees named in section ninth OF
this ordinance, shall extend back the line of 1he
street or streets fronting the rve that Is say The
eVee comprised within section No. shall extend
1ack TO the line OF Water street from the upper line of
he Fourth District 10 Adele street, aud to Tchouplou-
as aud New LeEee streets, from Adele Fell
,lty Road; the levee comprised in section No shat,
sxlend back to the line of New Leyee street from
Felicity Road 10 Race street, and 10 Front Leuee from
Race street 10 North Market street, the levee com
Drlsed in section No3 shall extend back line OF
Front street from North Market to Canal street, The
evee comprised in section No. shall extend back TO
ne line OF Front street from Canal 10 Customhouse
streets and 10 New Levee street from Customhouse 10
onlouse street, the levee comprised in section No.
hall extend buck to the line of Old Levee street; tile
evee comprised IN section % shall extend back 10
'aDilc road or New Levee street |
SEC IL That the repairs of the levees required to
e mate under section ninth of This ordinances Shalt
ohsst IN grading the same according 10 the grades
liteady established, In covering the same with hard
uostances such as lake oyster shells and gravel,
IL epng the same always in good order, by filing
Up i hoes on their hrst appearance, with hard sub
ahees as above mentioned, filling with river sand
Ill parts OF the same which may in, or sink be- |
ow he grades aforesaid, and keeping the bulkheads
N the outside of the same, always good order and
condition. 49, |
SEC 10 That the repairs of the wharves required
be made under section ninth of this ordinance, shall
ohsst In repairing all holes III the flooring of The
NhatNes andnctlned planes Immediately on their first
'ppearahee, IN raising all portions of the wharves
when may have sunk which may sink below the
efeis now established; in taking ont and renewing
II. Gu ps ana strngers pile finder piles flooring, ele
Shieh may be found rotten decayed, III building
aheW AZ wharves which, from general decay, may
tHe same, and IN extending into the river all
WnaIVes winch may require extension, SO as 10 have,
II ali tthes depth of water of twenty feet the
water ilhe OF each an every wharf used or The land
hs and discharge OF ships, and depth of water of
eil ieet az me water line of each and every wharf,
used Tor The landing and discharge Of steamboats,.
oEc. -, Iha In making the repairs required by Sec
t"eh OF lhls ordinances The piles used shall be of