New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-20
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
MAYOR Atty OF NEW ORLEANS.

MAYoE Atty OF NEW ORLEANS.
+ COMMON COUNCIL,
| City of New Orleans, August 49, 1856.
| No. 1884
AN ORDINANCE concerning the "haryes ofsti
City OF New Orleans, and providing for farhiI
the revenues thereo. t1
SEC. /. Be i, ordained, by the Common Council
he CITY of New Orleans, tfat the Comptroller Of sa
Guy sha'l %hin sixty days afer the passage OF u
ordinance, and The approval hereofby the Mayor an
afte twenty days noiice thereof given by publicao
IN the ofctai Journal, adiudicate and sell al HIS chc
70 lhe highest bidder and accordance with the lspt
iaiioas herein 60 aaned The ieVenues p Inc wharvc
OF said city, eoeclable under rexstiUg or iinances npo
all ships. Vessels, steamships, steamboats, hatboats
ana wee craft OF any and every DESCRIPTION wnatso
ever tor The tenn of three yea 8, commencing on II
lst day Of Oe'ober 1856 ard ending with the 3Ot
/ day OF September, 1853.
SEC. = Fhat FOR The purpose Of sald aolndicaho
ana SAFE the whaves of said city shall be divided in
4 six sections, follows.
L SEC lst shall comprise all the whatyes and landing
OF SAID city, lying and being upon the mississippi rive
| and contained within the upper or sou,bem limit o
said city and the upper line Of Felicity Road.
SEC I'd shall compnsc all the wharves and land
river, and contained Within The npperiimit of Felicity
Rerd and ihe lower line of Norm Matkei street;
SEC 20 shall comprise all tle wiiaryes aud land
ihgs of said city, lying and being upon the Mississipp
river, aud contained wiinin the owst line of Nolth
Aftse street. and the upper line oil that part of the
tyer ifoit o. sad city which is appropriated TO the
SEC. 4th shall comprise all the whstyes and land.
lngs OF sad city lying and being upon the sapp
river, and coaned Within the lower line of that por
ton of the river front Of said city which is approp
ied 10 the Canal Street Ferry and The lower line oi
Toulouse street. %,l
SEC 9Th, shall comprise all the whatyes and landings
OF saidcty lying and being upon the ppi river
and contained within the lower side Of Toulouse street,
ara me upper line Of thai portion OF e river Tonto
Fer, and excepting tterefrom that potion OF the river
'front.' which Is, or may hereafter be appropriated for
eiry, % an extent Of not more lhanoae hundred and
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SEG On shau comprise all the wharY yes andjandngs
OF sad cy ying and being upon the hississipplriver
and contained within The lower line ihat portion q
ae Fyer ront OF said city, which is appropriated toihe
Esplanade Street Ferry, and the lower or northern
limit OF sad city. am%
Sec. 3, That said Comptroller shall adjudicate and
sell, aforesaid therevenues colieetae, aforesaid
within the various sections forth IN the second
non Of This ordinance, separate and apart commencing
with section frstand ending with section SIKH, as sci
forth in said second section Il ~
u, SEC. Z. Thai each and every personp whom shall
pe adudieaed and sold, Aforesaid, M revenues col-
lectabe, as aforesaid, within the vaTous sections set
iorlh II section second OF this ordinance shallbessub-
rogated 10 all the rights and privilegeso of tire ciy OF
new orleans to sue for and TO colectsaid revenues
SEc. p That each and every pefsonto whom snail
be ated and sold, aforesaid herevenues col
leciabe as aforesaid Bithin the varioas sections
forth in section second of this odinancesh not sell
transfer assign, SET over suitcase hsor theI Tgh
Title or interest in the ay person persons
whaisoever and that iir ease of anysJle transfer.
assignment suitcase made by any person persons
Of the rights interests acquired nderand by virtue
oi this ordinance, such sale transfer, assignment or
suitcase shall worka forfeiture saidfgh,s and nte-
rests acquired as aforesaid. and the same shall revert
10 the City of New Orleans -
> &c o.. That the city of New Orleans reserves ID
Itself and excerpts from said sale each and every ferry
landing and ferry wharf now existing and each and
every nuisance wharf now existBg. and all revenues
arising rom the same. The Common Council also
reserves tile privilege of changing the ldcaton OF The
ferry landing in the Fourth District provided the
sh Al not occupy more space than where It now is.
sEc.'7- That each and every person % whom shall
be adudicated and sold as aforesaid the revenues col
setabe, as aforesaid, within lhe-yarous sections set
tailh in section second of this ordinances shall give
bond, wii good and sufficient securiyyb be approved
by the Common Couneif IN an amountsedual to one-
fourth part OF The price of said adjudication and sale,
and conditioned for the and faithful performance
aud lihlimeat ofai acts and dobgationsequired 10 be
pesfoEmedand fulfilled on the parl of said pexson or
persons by this ordinance.
SEC s. That each and every rersonis whom Shall
be and Sold aforesdid the evenues col
lectabe, aforesaid, within the varouss set
forth in section second of this ordinance shall give
therefor his iher promssofg notes. eiIorsed to the
Satisfaction of the Common Council, id an amount
equal 10 abe purchase price of The revenues adudi
Gated and sold, as aforesaid.
Sec, 8. That the notes required 10 be sive by sec
ton seventh Of this ordinance shall be divided nto
series of thrty.sx IN number, and made payable in ff-
teen days, one, TWO, three four, five, sxseyen eight
nine, ten, eleven, twelve, lhireen fourteeaeen six
cea, seventeen. eighteen nIneteen twenty tzyenty-
1ne twenty-five, twenty three iwenty-four twenty.
i've, twenty-six, twentyseven, twenty.eight twenty
ne, thirty thinyone, ,thiry-two, thirty1hree thirty
snph
3f said notes as shall be made payable in die months
of January, February March, April, May and June
ot each year shall be drawn payable each in an 1
ainount equal 10 one-tWenyseventh part of the MIR.
chase price ofthe revenues adjudicatedaud sold as
iloresaid and that sueho said as sa be made
payable in the months of July, August, September,
3ctober November and December Of each wear. sha}
,e drawn payable each in an amount equal to one
part of the purchase price, the revenues so
Sold as aforesaid.
Sec. TO- That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adiudcated and sold, aforesaid the esenues col
ectable aforesaid, within the various skct1ons SET
ort in section second of this ordnance shall acce nj
md possession of the wharves landings and
contained within the section sections whose reye
lues are TO be adudicated and sold the day of
october next that said wharves, landings and Ieyees
hail be accepted in the condition in winch the same |
nay be in on said lst day ofDcober and that said
'efson rpersons so accepting and taking possession
II SAID wharves, landings and leyees, shall re mir he
anne and keep the same in good order and condI1ion
urng the whole term of three years, commencing
Win The ssid ls day OF October 1865 and ending with
ne 30th day of September, 1853. Provided thai -be
essees shall have right 10 build any she'd ware
ouses or platforms said eyee without ihe permis-
ion o The Common Council,
SEC. IL. That the levees named in section mink of
his ordinance, shall extend bnck to the line Of the
eet OF streets fronting the veE that is To- say The
eVee comprised within section No. 4 shall extend
ack 10 the line of Wafer street from the upper line of
he Fourth District TO Adelestree and Tchou pitou-
as and New Levee Streets from Adele street 10 Fell
ny kesd the levee comprised in section No. shall
'ef1cv Road 10 Race street, and 10 Front Levee from
lace street to North Market street; the levee com
sed In section No shall extend back to the line of
'front.' street from North Market 10 Canal street; The
syee comprised i'll section No shall extend back 10
he line of Front street from Canal 10 Customhouse
lrees, aud to New Levee street from Cnstomhouse 10
toulouse street, the levee comprised in section No
hall extend back 10 the line of Old Levee street: the
eNee comprised in section o-6 shall extend back 10
lblic road or New Levee street.
SEC. IL. That the repairs OF the levees required to
e made under section ninth of-this ordinance shall
onsist in grading the according to the grades
reacy established, in covering the same with hard
INSTANCES, such as lake or oyster shells and gravel
IL keeping the same always in good order, by fnr
p all holes on theis rsl appearance, with hard sub
tanees as above mentioned, IN filling with river sand
III parts OF the same which may cave in, or sink be
ow the grades aforesaid keeping the bulk.head
N the outside of the same always in good order and
condition.
Sac 13 That the repairs ofihe wharves reuuired |
be made under section ninth OF this ordinance shall
;onsistin repairing all holes IN The flooring of the
Nharves and inclined planes immediately on their tirsi
appearance, in raising all portions OF the Wharyes
which may have sunk, or which may sink below The
evels now established; in taking ont and renewing
q! caps and stringers, piles hnder piles fqoring ee
which may be found rotten or decayed, in bnllding
anew all wharves which, from general decay NAV |
tequire the same, and i'll excluding into the river all
wharves which may require extension, as 10 have
al all times, depth OF water of twenty feet at The
water line of each every wharf used for the land
Ing and discharge OF ships, and depth of water of
len feet at The water line of each and every wharf
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