New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-31
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
CoMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August oath, 1855.


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III .ss [ No. 1854 / 9..5i 58
AN ORDINANCE concerning the Wharves of Il
City of New Orleans, and pYovidpg for farmiI
; the revenues thereof.
SIC. i. BE Il ordained, by the Common Council
the City OF New Orleans, that the Comptroller Of sal
city shall within sixty days after the passage of TIL
ordnance, and the approval thereof by the Mayor an
after twenty days notice hereof given by pablicaato
TO the highest bidder, and in accordance with the sti Jpn
aons herein contained, the revenues of the wharve
OF said city, eoectabie under existing or jnances upo
all ahps, vessels, steamships steamboats,, faiboats
and water craft, of any and every description whaiso
ever, for the term of three years. commencing tn
day of September 1858. ~ M
Sec, 2. That for the purpose of said adjudication
and sale, the Whaves of said CITY shall be divided int
six sections, as follows:
SEC. ls shall comprise all the wharves andlanding
Of SAID city, lying and being upon the Mississippi rive
and contained within the upper or soulher rn limit
said city, and the upper line Of Felicity Road
SEC. 3D. shall comprise all the wharves and land
ings Of said city lying and being upon the Mississippi
Road and the lower line of North Market street.
SEC. I'd, shall comprise all the wharves and land
ings of said city lying and being upon The Mississippi
river, and contained wiIhin the lower line Of Nolti
Market street, and the upper line of that part OF
Iverfront of said city which is appropriated The
Canal Street Ferry.
SEC. 4th, shall comprise all The wharves and land.
ings of said city, lying and being upon the Mssissipp
river and contained within the lower line of that por
ted 10 the Canal Street Ferry and the lower line o
Toulouse street s4@5 sI4
SEC. 9th, shall comprise all the whaIves and landings
OF SAID cy lying and being upon the Mississippi river
and contained within the lower side of Toulouse street
and the upper line of that portion of the river font OF
SAID clty winch is appropriated the Els planade Street
Ferry, and ptng therefrom that portion of the
front which Is, or may hereafter appropriated for
ferry, 10 extent of not more than one hundred and
fifty feet al the foot of St Ann street
SEC. 9Th, shall comprise all The wharves and landings
OF said city lying and being upon the river
and contained wllhin The lower line of that portion Of
the river front of said city, which is appropriated the
Esplanade Street Ferry, and the lower or northern
| limit OF said city.
&c. 8 That said Comptroller shall adjudcate and
SELL aforesaid, the revenues coecabe as aforesaid,
within the various sections forth in the second
non OF TINS ordinance, separate and commencing
win section hrst and ending with seGtion sixth, set
forth in said second section
SEC 4. Thai each and every person to whom shall
DC adndlcated and Sold as aforesaid The coli
ectaoe as aforesaid #!lhn The various sections set
forth in section second OF this ordinance, sha be
rogatea TO all the rights and privileges of the city of
New Orleans 10 sue for and TO collect said revenues
SEC. 5s That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adiudcRted and sold aforesaid ihe revenues coll
iectabe aforesaid, within the various sections sci
forth in section second of this ordinance shall moi SELL
assign, set over suitcase his or their right,
title or interest in the any person or persons
whatsoeyer and that case of any sale transfer,
assignment or suitcase made by any person persons
OF the rights interests acquired under and bv virtue
OF this ordnance such sale, transfer assignment
suitcase shall work forfeiture Of said rights and inte
rests SO acquired as aforesaid, and the shall revert
70 the City OF New Orleans. ,-N.5-.4a
SEC. g. That the city of New Orleans reserves 10
se ana excepts from said sale, each and every ferry
aaa.ng ana iefry What now existing, and each and
every nuisance wharf now existing and all revenues
arising from the same. The Common Council also
reserves The privilege of changing location of the
Terry landing the Fourth District provided the same
shall not occupy more space than where il now is
SEC. 2. That each and every person 10 whom shall
oe aaudicaled and sold aforesaid the revenues COLI
iectaDe, as aforesaid, within the sections set
iorth IN section second of this ordnance shall give
bond, with good and sufficient security 10 be approved
6y the Common Counci in an amount equal 10 one
fohrth part OF the price of said adjudication and sale
and conditioned for the true and faithful performance
and ufment of all acts and obligations required 10 be
performed and fulfilled on The part OF said person or
persons by this ordinance
SECS. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adJudcaied and sold, aforesaid the revenues col
lectabe, as aforesaid within the various sections sci
lofah IN section second OF this ordinance, shall give
therefor his their promissory notes endorsed 70 ihe
satisfaction of the Common Council, in an amount
equal 10 the purchase price of the revenues so adiudi
Gated and Sold as aforesaid.
SEC, g.. That the notes required to be given bv see
lioh seventh OF this ordinance shall be divided into
series OF lhrty-six IN number and made payable in
teen days, one, TWO, three, four FIVE, six seven eipbl
nine, ten, eleven, twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen SIX
leeh seventeen eighteen, nlneieen twenty, twenty
one twenty-five, tweniyihree, twenty-four, twenty.
hve twenty-slx tWenty-seyen, tWenty-eqht twenty
lne, thirty thirtyone thrtytwo, thirtylhree thirty
four and thiry-ive months after date and that sucb
of said notes shall be made payable in the monhs
of January, February, Marcn, April, May and June
OF each year, shall be drawn payable each in an
chase price of The adjudcaed aud sold as
aforesaid and that such of said as shall be made
payable in the months Of July, August, September,
october, November and December of each year shall |
be drawn payable each in an amount equal to one
parl OF the purchase price, the revenues SO
and sold, aforesaid.
Sec 10. That each and every person to whom shall |
be adudieated and sold aforesaid the revenues col
ieetabe as aforesaid, within the various sections SET
iorih IN section second of This ordinance shall accept
and take of the wharqes landings and evees
within The section sections whose reye
nues are 10 be adiuucated and sold the lst day of
October next that said wharves landings and levees
shall be accepted in the condition in which The same
may be in said LIST day October next and that said
person persons SO accepting and taking possession
OF SAD WharVes landings and levees shall pair The
same and keep the same in good order and condition |
during the whole term of three years. commencino
Wilhlhe ssd lstday of October, 1855 and ending with
me SUN day OF September, 1853. Provided, that the
lessees shall have right to build any she'd ware
houses or platforms SAID evee without the permis-
sion of the Common Council.
SEC. IL. That the levees named iii section nintL-
'hs ordinance, shall extend back TO The line of the
street OF streets fronting the ryer that is say the
i lepee comprised within section No. shall extend
M Iaek 10 1e line OF Water street from the upper line OF
the Fourth District to Adele street. and 10 Tchoupou
ias ana View Leyee Streets from Adele street 10 Fell
eiy road the levee comprised in section No. shall
extend Dack TO the line of New Levee street from
rellcy Road 10 Race street, and to Front Levee from
race street to North Market street; the levee COM
sea IN section No shallextend back TO the line Of
foht street from North Market Canal street; the
evee comprised in section No. shall extend back Ia
ne line OF Front street from Canal 10 Customhouse
stfcets and TO New Levee street Customhouse 10
iououse street, the evee comprised in section No
'ha extend back to the line of Old Levee street; the
evee comprised IN section No shall extend back TO
pubic road or New Levee street I'-i
SEC. H. That the repairs of the leyeeg reouired Ia
'e lae under section ninth of this ordinance, shall
consist IN grading the same according 10 the grades
slfeady established in covering the same with hard
substances, such as lake oyster shells and gravel
u epllS the same always in good order, by filling
~ all hoes ON their hrst appearance with hard sub.
tances as above menoned in filling with river sand
" Varts OF me same Which may in, sink be-
,ne grades aforesaid, and in keeping the bulk heads
III he outside OF the same, always in good order and
condition. Gnu
SEC IL. That the repairs of the wharves reouired
y ue naoe upoef section ninth of this ordinance, shall
ohslsl IN feparlng all holes in the flooring Of he
.a ses anu inclined planes Immediately their frss
ppeafahce IN raising all portions oil the wharves
when may nave sunk, or which may sink below tbe
sfeis now established; in taking ont and renewing
u, eaps und s'fhgers piles, finder piles, flooring ee
Yhleh may be found rotten or decayed in ba fdint,
new az Wharves which, from general decay, NAV
equre Inc same, and in extending into the river ali
" ~ha YES which may require extension SO as 10 nave
y al times, depth OF water of twenty feet al ihe |
tei nS o eaeh and every wharf used for the land
~ anu uischarse OF ships and depth of water AL
VI 1et q. .he water line of each and every WHARF
iseu iot 'ne landing and discharge of steamboats,
-. mai IN making the repairs required by sec
~ siitA VI tis ordnance, The piles used shall be of
As " lse uhoef, OF The best quality, IL by ncbes
,lher end, and shall be driven from is 10 10 leet my,
ne sold ground, at distances of 10 feet from The
ne heads OF The Plies shall be squared accordIpg m
evels 10 be given by the CITY Surveyor and sIa lo