New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-04
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
CoMPTRoLLER,s OFFICE,
City Of New Orleans, August 24th, 1850

| CONTROLLERS OFFICE,
City Of New Orleans, August Mth, 1855
No 1884 ]
AN ORDINANCE concerning the WharVes Oh tht
| City of New Orleans, and providing for farming
| the revenues thereof. : .=...
SEC. /. Eat ordained by The Common Council o
tho City OF New Orleans, that the Comptroller o. SAG
city shall, within sixty days after the passage OF thif
ordinance and The approval thereof BY me MAJOR anf
after twenty days notice hereof given 6y pubcaloi
in the Ociai journal, adjudicae and sell az ms oHce
the hghes bidder and in accordance WIN me stfpu
lations herein contained the OF Inc Whafves
Of said city coectable under existing apof
all ships, vessels, steamships, steamboats, haIboats
and water craft Of any aad every description Whatso
ever for the term Of three years, commencing on the
Ist day of October 1855, and ending win the 3Oth
day OF September, 1858.
SEC, 2. That for the purpose of said adludicauon
and sale, the whaves of said city shall be divided INTO
six sections, as follows:
SEC 1st shall comprise all the wharves and iandings
of said city lying aud being upon the MISSISSIPPI river
and contained within the upper or southern limit q
said city, and the upper line OF Felicity Road a.
SEC "a, shall comprise all the wharyeS, ~ aha iana,
ngs of said city lying and being upon the
river and contained within the upper limit of Felicity
Road and the lower line of North Market street. &y
SEs Sd, shall comprise all the wharves and land
ngs of said city lying and being upon the M.ssssppl
river, and contained Within the lower line oil soiH
Market street, and the upper line Of that part OF tue
river front of said city, which is appropriated 10 Inc
Canal Street Ferry
SEC 4th, shall comprise all the wharves and land
ngs of said city, lying and being upon the Mississippi
river and contained within the lower line Of that por-
ton of the river front of saidcity which s apptoptla
led to the Canal street Ferry and the lower hne OF
Toulouse street.
Sra 5th, shall comprise all the wharves and landings
of said city lying and being upon the MISSISSIPPI rvef,
and contained WITHIN the lower side OF TOULOUSE sti
and the upper line of thai portion of the river front OF
SAID city, which is appropriated TO the Espahaae seel
Ferry and excepting thererom thai portion OF the river
front which is, or may hereafter be appropriated tor
ferry 10 an extent of mol more than one hundred and
fifty feet Mt the foot Of St Ann street.
SEC 9th, shall comprise all the wharves and landings
of said city, lying and being upon the Mississippi RIVER
and contained within the lower line Of that portion or
the river front of said city which appropriated 70 me
Esplanade Street Ferry, and the lower or northern
limit of SAID city.
sEc. 3 That said Comptroller shall adjudicate and
SELL aforesaid the revenues collectabe, as
within the various sections forth in the second sec
on Of this ordinance, separate and part; commencing
with section first, and ending with section sixth, as set
forth in said second section.
SEC a. That each and every person to whom snail
be adjudcated and sold, aforesaid The revenues COL
ectabe, Aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinances shall be suD-
rogateu all the rights and privileges Of the city OF
New Orleans to sue for and TO collect said revenues
SEC. 5. That each and every personto 10 whom shai'
be adludcaed and sold aforesaid, the revenues COL
ectable aforesaid, within the various sections SCI
forth in section second of This ordinance, shall mol SELL
transfer. assign, set over suitcase his or thef fSh
te interest IN the same 10 any person or persons
whatsoever; and that IN OF any sale, transfef
assignment suitcase made By any OF persons
Of tie rights interests acquired under and by virtue
of this ordinances such sale transfer, assignment or
suitcase shall work forfeiture of saidrghls and Ine-
acquired aforesaid and the same shall revert
to the City of New Orleans.
SEC g. That the city of New Orleans reserves 10
ITSELF and excepts from SAID sale, each and every terry
landing and ferry wharf now exsnng, and each and
every nuisance wharf now existing, and all revenues
arising from the same. The Common Council also
reserves the privilege of changing the location OF the
ferry landing in the Fourth District provided the same
shall not occupy more space than where 1t now 49,.
SEC. z. That each and every person 10 whom snail
be adudcated and sold aforesaid the revenues col
ectabie aforesaid within the various sections set
forth in section second of lhis ordinances shall give
bond, with good and sufficient security, 10 be approved
by the Common Council, in an amount equal 10 one
fourth part of the price of said adjudication and sale,
and conditioned for the true and faithful performance
and fument of all acts and obligations required 10 be
performed and fulfilled lhe part of said person or
persons by this ordinance.
SEC 8. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adudicaed and sold aorcsaid the revenues col
ectable, aforesaid, within The various sections SET
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall give
therefor his their promissory notes, endorsed TO the
satisfaction of the Common Council, in an amonni
equal 10 the purchase price of the revenues SO adadi
Gated and sold, as aforesaid. ~ @
SEC. That the notes required to be given by sec
ton seventh of this ordinance shall be divided into
OF thirty.sxI number and made payable if
teen days. ,wos three four, i've, six, seven, eight
nine ten eeven twelve, thireen tourteen fifteen,
teen, seventeen. eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty
one, tWenly-tWo, twenty three twentyfonr, twenty.
i've, twenty ysix, twentyseyen, twenty-eight twenty
ne thirty, ,hrtyone, hiry-wo, thirty-three. thirty
four and thirtyhve months after dale and that such
of said shall be made payable i'll the months
of January, February March, April, May and June
of each year, shall be drawn payable each in an
amount equal to part of the pur-
chase price of the adjudcated aud sod
aforesaid, and that such of said Ito 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 10 one
fifty part of the purchase price, the revenues
adjudcated and sold, as aforesaid. I"
Sec 10. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adjudlcac and soId aforesaid, the COL
leetabe aforesaid, within The various sections set
forth section second OF this ordinance, shall accept
and possession OF the Wharves, landings and leyees
contained within the section sections Whose reve-
nues 10 be adudicated and sold on hHs Isl day OF
October next that said whaTves, landings and levees
shall be accepted i'll the condition IN which The same
may be in SAID Ist day of October next; and that said
person persons accepting and taking possession
OF said 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
with The ssid day of October, 1855 and ending with
the 3oh day ef September, 1858 Provided, that the
lessees shall have right TO build any she'd ware
houses or platforms on said levee, without the permis
l sion of the Common Council.
SEC. IL That the levees named in section ninth Of
this ordinance, shall extend back TO the line of the
street streets fronting the rvef that is 10 say The
| evee comprised within section No. shall e1tent
back 10 The line of Water street from the upper line
the Fourth District Adele street, and Tehou plou
las and New Levee streets, from Adele street F eli
city Road the evee comprised In section No. shal
extend back TO the line of New Levee street from
Felicity Road Race street, and TO ront Levee from
| Race street 10 North Market street; the levee com
prised In section No shall extend back 10 the line
Front street from North Market TO Canal street, III,
levee comprised in section No. shall extend back Il
The line of Front street from Canal 10 Customhous
streets, and 10 New Levee street from Customhouse
Toulouse street; the levee comprised in section No.
shall extend back 10 the line OF Old Levee street; th
levee comprised in section NOD shall extend back
public road or New Levee street
SEC. IL. That the repairs OF the levees required
be made under section ninth of this ordinance, sha
consist IN grading the same according 10 the grade
already established, IN covering the same with har
substances, such lake oyster shells and grave
in keeping the same always in good order, by film
up all holes their first appearance with hard sui
stances above mentioned, IN hllng with river san
all parts of the which may cave in, sink be
low the grades aforesaid, and In keeping the buk-head
the outside of the same, always IN good order an
condition. t
SEC 13. That the repairs of the wharves require
to be made under section ninth OF this ordinance sha
consstin repairing all holes IN the flooring of tn
wharves ana inclined planes immediately on their frs
fappearance in raising all portions OF the wharve
which may have sunk, or which may sink below tn
levels now established; in taking ont and renewin
all caps and strngers piles, finder piles, flooring,
which may be found rotten or decayed, in budin
anew all wharves which, from general decay, ma
reqare the same, and in extending into the river
al all lmes a deplh of water of twenty feet al th
water line of each anu eyey wharf used for the lane
ing and discharge OF ships, and depth of water .
| len feet al The water line OF each and every whu
used for The landing and discharge Of steamboats,.
| SEC. ID. That in making the repairs required by SCI
lion twelfth of Ibis ordinance, the piles used shall be
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