New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-30
THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 80
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
coMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, ,l 10,

COMPTROLLER'S oFFiCb,
CITY of New Orleans, August S4ih' iooo
,..=.... No. 1884 ] FIVE
AN ORDINANCE concerning me harves Wy y, 5ne
City of New Orleans, and providing ioi ia'hihs
spc'i Bs IL ordained by the Common Council OF
the CIV of New Orleans that the Compfoief OF sao
city shall, within sixty days after The passags y, w
ordinance, and the approval thereof py w INV nv
after twenty days notice ,hereoi gvsn III II a he Office
to the hi CHEST bidder, and IN accordance WIN o ePu
ialions herein contained, The revenues o. ne
of said city, coeclsble under existing or upon
all ships vessels steamships STEAMBOATS,, hatboa's,
and water craft, of any and every desciiP.oi " NJ
ever for The Of three years, commencing On a WI
ist day of October, 1855, and ending WIN ~ '
day OF September, 1855 l.. 49, .s, ,.,; . -,
SEC 2 That for the purpose Of said adjudication
and sale, the whaves of said city shall DC diS'aeo ''
six sections, follows:
SEC LIST, shall comprise all the wharyes ana iatoings
of said city, lying and being upon the 'ef
aad "a ,Se ri line 81 Road
SEC 3D. shall comprise all the whafves ana anu anu.
ngs of said city lying and being upon lhe ississipp
river and contained within the upper lImt OF eheS
Road and The lower line Of Norm Market street
SEC Sd, shall comprise all the wharves any iaio AM;
ngs of said city, lying and being upon me s Nph
river and contained witnin the lower ihe Oh No'.h %
Market street, and the upper line OF lhal pai' Vi .e
river front Of said city, which is appropriated 70 nv
Canal Street Ferry.
SEC 4th shall comprise all the wharves and land
ngs of said city, lying and being upon the MlssssIppi
river and contained wtnln the lower line oil that POT
ted to the Canal Street Ferry and the lower hhe Vi
Toulouse street.
SEC 5th shall comprise all the wharves and iandings
Of said city. lying and being upon The Mlsssslp pP lVel
and contained within the lower side OF Toulouse see
and the upper line Of that portion of the river o
said city, which is appropriated 10 The l
Ferry, and excepting heferom that portion OF
front which is, may hereafter be approPrialea lo
ferry extent of not more than one hahafed ana
fifty feet al the foot of ST Ann street. NJ
SEC. 9Th shall comprise all the wharye ana iaoHss
of said CITY, lying and beag upon the MISSISSIPPI
and contained within the lower line OF mat PoIoh "
the yer front of said city which is appropriated tome
Espanade Street Ferry, and the lower or hoflneth
| limit OF said CITY, G#a ~.
SEC. 3 That said Comptroller shall adJudleate ana
SELL aforesaid, the colleclable as aofs sa
within the various sections set forth in the second sec
ton Of this ordinance, separate and part
with section hrst and eading with section sl3ah' asset
forth in said second section. o -, N
| SEC A. That each and every person to whom shall
be adjudicated and sold, aforesaid the revenues col
ecable as aforesaid, within The various secnons set
forth in section second of this ordinance, sha pe
rogated TO all the rights and privileges OF lhe ciy Vi
New Orleans tU for and TO collect salo revenues
| SEC. 5. That each AMI every personto whom shai
be adudicaed and sold, aforesaid, the revenues COL
ectable Aforesaid within the varions secuons SCI
forth in section second of This ordinance snail NOT sen
trans fer assign suitcase his or their rSh
title interest in The to any person OF persons
wnaisoever and that IN OF any sale, transfer,
assignment suitcase made by any person OF persons
OF the rights interests acquired under and by virtue
of Ibis ordinance, such sale, transfer assghihss u
suitcase shall work forfeiture of SAID rights ana in.e
acquired same
| 10 The City of New Orleans
| SEC 6. That the city Of New Orleans reserves 10
ITSELF and excepts from sad sale each and every Terry
| landing and ferry wharf now existing, and each and
every nuisance wharf now existing, and all revenues
arising from the same. The Common Couheil aiso
reserves the privilege of changing the location ol me
ferry landing the Fourth District, provided the same
shall mol occupy more space than where Il now Is. ,
Seq 4. That each and every person 10 whom shaii
be adjudcated and sold aforesaid The revenues col
ectabie aforesaid, within the vaLous sections SCI
forth in section second of this ordinance shall give
bond with good and sufficient security, 10 be approved
by the Common Council i'll an amount equal 10 one
fourth part of the price of said adjuaicalon ana sae
and conditioned for the true and faithful performance
aud fulfment of all acts and Obligations required to be
performed and fulfilled on the part OF SAID person or
persons by this ordinance. .# ,
| SEC g. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adjudeated and sold aforesaid the revenues Col
ectaoe, as aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth insecon second OF this ordinance, shall give
therefor his their pomssury notes. endorsed 10 The
! satisfaction of the Common Council, in an amount
equal 10 the purchase price OF the revenues SO adudi'
| Gated and sold, as aforesaid
SEC, o. That the notes required to given by sec
ton seventh OF this ordinance shall be divided lnto
series of thtty-slx IN number aud made payable IN nj
teen days one, two three, four, hve, six, seve eight
nne ten eleven, Twelve, threen tourtee fifteen. six
teen, seventeen. eighteen, nlneeen twenty twenty
one, Twenty-Five, twenty y-thee twenly-tour, twenty
6ve twenly.six, tweny-seven, twenty.eight, twenty
ane thirty, thirty tnrlylwo, thirty thirty
four and thlrly-ve months after date and that such
of said shall be made payable in the months
OF January February, March, April, May and June
of each year, shall be drawn payable each III an
amount equal twenty parl OF the pur-
chase price of the adjudicated aud sold
aforesad and that such of SAID notes as Shall be made
payable in the months OF July, August September T
October November and December OF each year, shall
be dra wn payable each in amount equal TO one.
fifty fourth part of the purchase price, the revenues
adjudIcaled and sold, as aforesaid
| Sec. 10. That each aud every person 10 whom shall
be adjudcated and sold saferesaid The revenues col
eclabIe as aforesaid, within The various ctons sci
forth in section second of this ordinance shall aecep
| sSipDnf thn auu
| contained within the section or sections whose reve
nues 10 be adludicaied and sold on The lst day
October next that SAID wharves, landings and evees
shall be accepted in The condition Ill which The SAINT
may be in sad slday ofOctober next and that SAT-
person or persons accepting aud taking possession
OF sad wharves, landings and ievees, shall repair th
same and keep The same in good order and condition
during the whole term OF three years, commencin:
with The ssid Isl day OF October, 1855, ami ending viii
! the 3oh day of September, 1855 Provided, that tn
: essees shall have right 10 build any she'd ware
houses OF platforms said evee, without The permis
| sion of The Common Council
SEC IL. Thai the eyees named in section ninth q
: this ordinance, sha! extend back to the line of tn
street streets fronting the rive that is 10 say, tn
9 ievee compr sed within section No shall exten
back 10 the line of Wafer street from the upper line
the Fourth District to Adele street, and 10 Tchouptou
: las and New Levee streets, from Adele street 10 Fe
- city Road the levee comprised in section No. 2 sha
n extend back 10 the line Of New Leyee street froI
Felicity Road 10 Race street, and TO Front Levee froI
Race street 10 North Market street; the levee COR
= prised In section No shall extend back to the line
Front street from North Market 10 Canal slreet iii
: levee comprised in section No shall extend back
d The line of Front street from Canal 10 Customhous
NJ Streets aud TO New Levee street from Cusomhouse
Toulouse street, the evee comprised in section No.
shall extend back the line OF Old Levee street; III
levee comprised in section No shall extend back
=, | public road or New Levee street. 81 I
= SEC. IL. That the repairs of the levees required
be made under section ninth of this ordinance, sha
w consist in grading The according lhe gradt
already established, In covering the same with haI
substances, SUCH lake OF oyster shells and grave
in keeping the same always in good order, by film
up all holes on their first appearance, with hard su
stances as above mentioned, IN filling with river SAL
- all parts of the which may cave in, sink b.
low the grades aforesaid and in keeping The bulk
on the outside of the same, always in good order al
ls condition.
ne SEC H. That the repairs of the wharves reqnuir,
10 be made under ninth OF this ordinance sa
consist in repairing all holes in Inc flooring of IL
= wharves and inclined planes Immediately on their fir
appearance, in raising all portions oil the wharv.
il which may have sunk, or which may sink below Ii
As levels now establlshed in taking and renewii
all caps and stringers piles finder piles, flooring ell
which may be found rotten or decayed, III buldii
~ anew al wharves which, from general decay, ms
require the sane and extending into the river
Wharves which may require extension, SO as 10 hay
al all times, depth OF water OF twenty feet al h
water line Of each ana eveIy wharf used for the Ian
u 4 ing and discharge OF Ships and depth of water