New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-21
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS.
COMMUN CUUNUIL {
City Of New Orleans, August 10, 1855.
No 2aR4 ,asr y"

AN ORDINANCE concerning the Wharves Of the
Cisy OF New Orleans, and providing ior farming
the revenues thereof. .a N
SEC. l.. Be IL ordained by the Common Council Of
The City of New Orleans, that the Comptroller OF SAID
ordinance, and the approvalhereo by ihe MaEor and
after twenty days notice hereof given by publication
in the Ofieal Journal adjudcate and sell aims once,
TO the highest bidder and in accordance WIN ths y pu
ations herein contained The revenues Of the "harVes
Of sad city colectabe under existing FINANCES upon
all ships vessels, steamships, STEAMBOATS,, naIooa.s,
and water craft OF any and every DESCRIPTION "ia'so-
ever for the term OF three years, commencing on the
st day. of October, 1855, and ending with the 3Olh
day OF September, 1853.
SEC. .. That for The purpose of said adjudication
and sae the whaves of said city shall be divided into
six sections, as follows;
SEC. 1st shall comprise all the wharvss ana landings
of SAID city, lying and being upon the MISSISSIPPI iiVe
and contained within The upper somheIn limit oil
said city, and the upper line OF Felicity Road.
SEC I'd, shall comprise all the whares ana land
ngs of said city lying and being upon iae mississippi
river and contained within the upper limit OF feiicy
Road and the lower line of North MARKET street
SEs 3D., shall comprise all the whaTes ana lahd.
ngs of said city lying and being upon the Mississipp
river and contained winin the lower Ane OF NORM
Market street, and the upper line of mat part OF the
river front of said city, which is appropriated 10 the
Canal Street Ferry. t,-.s,g...
SEC 4ih, shall comprise all the wharres and land
ngs of said city, lying and being upon ne MISSISSIPPI
river and contained within the tower lile OF that por
ton of the river front of said city whci is appropa-
ted to the Canal Street Ferry and the lower hne OF
Toulouse street.
SEC, 5th shall comprise all the whaIvs and landings
Of said city, lyngand being upon the MFssp pp rivef
and contained within the lower side of Toulouse street,
and the upper line of thai portion Of ths river front OF
said city, which is appropriated 10 the Epanade Street
Ferry, and excepting hereom that portpn OF me river
front which is, or may hereafter be appropriated TOR
ferry, 10 extent Of not than ont hundred and
fifty feet at the foot of ST. Ann street
SEC 9Th, shall comprise alihe wharyei and iandangs
of said city, lying and being upon the Mississippi RIVER
and contained within the lower line of lBt portion OF
the river front Of said city, which is appropriated to The
Esplanade Street Ferry, and the lowei or northern
limit of said CITY s9f -s-*@ tst@E
SEC. g. That said Comptroller shall atjudcate and
SELL aforesaid the revenues collectaba as aforesaid
within The various sections set forth i'll tht second sec
oa Of ms ordinance, separate and pait ny
with section first and ending with section slxth as sci
forth in said second section. =
/ SEC. a. That each and every person td whom shall
be adiudicated and Sold aforesaid the revenues col
ectabe, aforesaid, within The varioui sections set
forth in section second of this ordinances shall be sub
rogated to all the rights and prviegesof The city OF
New Orleans, to sue for and TO collect sid revenues
SEC. s. That eachand every person whom shal
be adjudcated and Sold aforesaid, the revenues col
ectabe aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall not sell
transfer assign, set over OF suitcase his T their rgh
title or interest in The same 10 any person or persons
whatsoever; and that in of any sale, transfer,
assignment suitcase made by any person or persons
Of the rights interests acquired under and by virtue
OF this ordinance, such sale transfer, assignment OF
suitcase shall work forfeiture of said rights and ne-
acquired afoesa d and the shall revert
10 the City of New Orleans. .s
Itself and excepts from said sale, each ard every terry
landing and ferry wharf now existing, and each and
every nuisance wharf now existing, andall revenues
arising from the same. The Common Council also
reserves the privilege of changing the loalon of the
ferry landing in the Fourth District, ptoved the same
shall not occupy more space Than where now is.
SEC Z. That each and every person % whom shall
be adjudcated and sold aforesaid the Ryenues col
ectable aforesaid within the various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinance shall give
bond with good and sufficient security 10 be approved
by the Common Council, in an amount equal TO one
fourth par, of the price Of said adjudication and sale.
and fan hR md TAI
and fumeni of all acts and obligations required 10 be
performed and fulfilled on the part of sad person
persons by this ordinance.
SEE. 8. That each and every personh whom shall
be adjudcated and sold, aforesaid, the avenues col
ectable, aforesaid, within the varioussecuons sci
forth in section second Of this ordinance, shall give
therefor his their promissory notes, endorsed 10 the
satisfaction of the Common Council in an amount
equal to the purchase price of thereveRuss adnd
Gated and sold, aforesaid. sI Ill
SEC, g. That the notes required TO be gwen by sec
ton seventh Of this ordinance shall be divided into
series of thrty-si1 number, and made payable In m
teen days, one, two, three four, five, six, even eight
nine, ten, eleven, twelve thireen fourteen fifteen,
teen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twehy, twenty
ene twenty-five, twenty three, twenty-bur, twenty
Eve, twenty six, twenty-seven, twenty-eght, twenty
nine, thirty thiryone thirty-two, thifty1hree thirty
four and thirty five months after date and that such
of said notes shall be made payable il the months
of January, February, March, April, May and June
Of each year, shall be drawn payable each in an
amount equal 10 one-twenty-sevenlh part of the pur
chase price of the revenues adjudcated aud sold
aoresaid and that such of said noes 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
fifty fourth part of the purchase price, the revenues
adiudicaed and sold, as aforesaid.
Sec. 10. That each and every person towhom shall
be adudicated and sold aforesaid The revenues col
eclable aforesaid, within The various sections set
forth i'll section second of this ordinance, shall accept
and lake of the wharyes landings and evees
contained within the section or sections whose reye-
nues 10 be adjudcaied and sold the lst day of
October next that said wharves landings and levees
sh.ltb ar n he hlrh
may be in said Is day October next and that said
person or persons accepting and taking possession
Of SAID wharves, landings and eyees, shall pair the
same and keep the same IN good order and condition
during the whole term of three years, commencing
with the ssd Isl day OF October, 1865, and ending with
the 30th day of September 1858. Provided, thai the
essees shall have right TO build any she'd ware
houses OF platforms said levee wlthouthe permis
sion of the Common Council, =-Fz
Sec. II. That the evees named in section nintk Of
this ordinances shall extend back TO the line of the
street or streets fronting the rreI that is 10 say the
eYee comprised within section No. l shall extend
back 10 the line of Water street from the upper line of
The Fourth District Adele street, and 10 fchouptou-
las and New Levee streets, from Adele street 10 Fell
city Road; the evee comprised in section No. . shall
extend back to the line of New Levee street from
Felicity Road 10 Race street, and 10 Front Levee from
Race street TO North Market street; the leyee COM
prIsed In section No shall extend back 10 the line of
Front from North Market to Canal street: the
exee comprised in section No. shall extend back TO
the line of Front street from Canal 10 Gustomhouse
streets, and 10 New Leyee street from Customhouse
Toulouse street, the levee comprised in section No
shall extend back the line of Old Levee street. the
eYee comprised IN section Mob Shall extend back 10
public road OF New Leveesireet g.
SEC. IL. That the repairs of the levees required To
be made under section ninh of this ordinance shall
consist in grading the according 10 the grades
already established, in covering the same with hard
substances, sach as lake oyster shells and erayel
in keeping the same always in good order, by filing
all holes their first appearance, with hard sub
stances as above mentioned, in filing with river sand
all parts of the same which may cave in or sink be-
low the grades aforesaid, and in keeping the bulk heads
on the outside of the same, always in good order and
condition. !.
SEC 13. That the repairs of the wharyes required
TO be made under section ninth of this ordnance shall
consist in repairing all holes in the flooring Of the
Wharves and inclined planes Immediately on their FIRST
appearance, in raising all portions ofthe wharves
which may have sunk, or which may sink below The
levels established; in taking ont and renewna
all caps and strngers piles, finder piles flooring etc
which may be found rotten or decayed in building
anew all Wharves which, from general decay may
require the same, and in extending into the river ali
Wharves which may require extension, SO as to have
al all times, depth of water of twenty feet al lhe
water line of each every wharf used for the land.
ing and discharge OF ships, and depth of water OF
ten feet at the water line of each and every whar
| used for the landing and discharge of steamboats,.
SEC. IA That in making the repairs required by Sec
twelfth of this ordinance the piles used Shall he n
lake OF river timber of the bestduay, II by IL inches
square at one end, and by inches square at the
other end and shall be driven from Is 10 20 eet inle
the solid ground of 10 from the
the heads of the plies shall be squared according 10 III,
levels 10 be given by the City Surveyor and shall re-
celve and support IL by ii inches square cans which
shall be strongly fastened 10 each of said niles viii
| drag nails, inch square by Is inches long. m,
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