New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-10
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
CoMPTRObLER,S OFFICE,
City Of New Orleans, August 2fih, 1856.

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/ coMPTRobLER's OFFICE. 1
! City Of New Orleans, August 24th, 1855
| [ No. 1864 ]
1 AN ORDINANCE concerning the Wharves of tht
! City of New Orleans, and providing for farming
SEC: l.. Be ii ordrined by the Common Council o
ihe CITY OF New Orleans thai be Comptroller OF sa
city shall wi'hn sixty days act the PASSAGE of this
ordinance, and the approval thereof by The MaTor,aid
after twenty days notice hereof, given by publication
IN the Ofeial Journa adiucicate and sell al ms ofce
10 Tue hghesl bidder and accordance with The sl pa
laions herein contained therevenues OF the wharves
Of said city colecsbe undef existing finances, upon
all ships vessels, steamships steamboats, aatboais
and water craft OF any and every descr ptioi !"
ever. for tie Term Of three years, commencing on the
let day OF October, 1855, and ending with the 3Oh
| day OF September, 1858. ~ -48t.g +f-s
SEC. 2. Tha, for the purpose of said adjudication
and sale the whaves Of said city shall be divided INTO
/ six sectons3 as follows: M y -
SEC. ls shall comprise all The WhaTves and landings
OF SAID city lying and being upon the MsisslppiJVeT
and contained Within The upper southern limit Of
| said city, and The upper line Of Felicity Road
| SEC I'd, shall comprise all the whafves and land.
ing of said ciiy lying and being upon the MISSISSIPPI
river, and contained within The upper limit Of eIclty
4 Road and the lower line of North Market street
SEC Sd, shall comprise all the wharves and land
ngs of said city, lying end bring upon The Mississippi
river, and contained Witnin the lower line OF No'n
Market street. and the upper line of that paf OF Tue
ryer front of said city, which is appropriated to the
Canal Street Ferry.
SEC. 41h shall comprise all the wharyes and land
ings of said ety ytng and being upon the Mississippi
river, and contained Wilnin line of that por-
lion of the Tlveraroni Of saidciy which is approP'Ia
ted to the CanaI Street Ferry and the lower hhs "
Toulouse street.. reg
SEC 5lh shall comprise all the wharves landings
SAID CITY lying and being upon The Mssss pPi river
and contained within the side of Toulouse street.
and the upper line othat portion of the river front OF
sad cy which is appropriated The Els planade street
Ferry, and excepting lheretTom thai OF The rver
front which il, or may hereafter be appropriated for
ferry, 10 an extent Of not more than hundred and
fifty feet al the foot OF St Ann street. -7 ~ &
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OF said city, lying and being upon The river
and contained Within The lower line OF THAT portion of
lle river front of said oty which appropriated The
Espanade Street Ferry, and the lower or noriheFn
limit Of said city. =
SEC. 8 That said Comptroller shall sdiudicate and
sell aforesaid the revenues collectabe as doTesaid
within the various sections set forth in the second sec
fioh OF ls ordinance separate commencing
win FIRST and ending with section sixth, as set
forth in said second section. @.g@
SEC 4. That each and every person to whom shall
be adndtcated and sold. aforesaid he revenues col
lectabe, aforesaid, within the various sections set
for in section second of is ordinance, shall be sub
rogaten 10 all the rights and privileges OF the Guy OF
New Orleans 10 sue for and TO collect said revenues
SEC o. That eaehanf every pc rsoi 10 whom shali
be adlndcR,ed and sold aforesaid revenues col
lectabe aforesaid, within the various sections SET
foftll in section second Of this ordnarce, shall rot SELL
transfer assign set over suitcase his or their right
little or interest i'll the any person or persons
whatsoever and thai in of any sale, transfer,
assignment suitcase made by any person or persons
o. he rights or interests acquired under and by virtue
of this ordinance, such said, transfer assignment or
suitcase shall work forfeiture of sadrighs and nte
rests acquired ae aforesaid and the shall revert
10 the City of New Orleans. y
SEC 6. That the Guy of New Orleans reserves 10
itself and pts from said sale each and every ferry
landing and ferry wharf 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 the location of The
ferry landing in the Fourth Dslrci provided the same
shall not occupy more space than where it now is.
SEc.'1- That each and every person To whom shall
be adjudicaed and sold, aforesaid The revenues coli
ectabe, aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth i'll section second of This ordinance, shsti give
bond with good and sufficient security, be approved
by the Common Council in amount equal 10 one
fourth par OF the pflce OF said aduticauon and sale,
and conditioned for the True and faithful performance
and uifiment OF all acts and required 10 be
performed and fulfilled on the part OF said person or
persons by thisrordlnances
r SEC. s. That each andevery person 10 whom shall
be adlndcated and sold, aOfesaId the revenues col
lectabe, aforesaid within the various sections sci
for.h section second of This ordinance, shall give
therefor his their pIomssory notes. endorsed the
sails lactIon Of The Common Council in ain amount
equal to the purchase price OF the revenues so adJnd
Gated and sold, as aforesaid.
SEC, o. That the notes required TO be given by Sec
lion seventh of ihis ordinance shall be divided inlo
of thrtysixt number, and made payable fl.
days, one, two three, four, ve six, seVen eight
nine, en3 eleven, twelve thirteen, tpurleen fifteen Six
teen, seventeen. eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty
one. twenty-five, twenty-three. tweny-four, twenty
hye, tWenty,sX tWeny-seven, tWen1y-eighi twenty
nine, thirty. thirty one ihifty1wo thirty hree thirty
four and thirtyhve months after date; and that uch
of said no es as shall be made payable in the months
of January, February, March, April, May and June
Of each year, shall be- drawn payable each in an
amount equal toone-tweniy- part of the pur.
chase price of,he revenues adudieated aud sold as
aforesaid and that such of said NOES shall be made
payable i'll the months of July, August eptember,
October November and December Of each year, shall
he drawn payable each in an amount equal one-
flyfuurlh OF the purchase price, the revenues SO
adjudicaled and sold, as aforesaid. {
Sec. 10 That each and every person 10 Whom shall
be adJudcatG and sold, aforesaid, the COZ
ecsbse aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth IN section second of fhis ordinance, shall accept
and take possession of the wharves standings and
contained Wllhin The section sections whose reye
to be adudicaied and sold The LIST day of
October next that SAID wharves, landings and levees
sha'l be accepted in The condition in which The same
be in said LIST day ofOclober next and that said
person persons accepting and taking possession
OF satd wharves, landings and cvees shall repair The
same and keepthe same in good order and condition |
during the whole term of three years, commencing |
with The ssid lstday October, 1856 and ending win
the 30h day of September, 1858. Provided, That the
lessees shall have right 10 build any She'd ware
houses platforms said evee without the permis-
sion of The Common Council.
Sec: IL. That the lepees NAMED in section ninth of |
this ordinance, shall extend back 10 The line of the
street streets fronting the that is say the
tevee comprised within section No. shall extend |
buck 10 The line of Water street from the upper iue of
the Fourth District 10 Adeiestree and 10 Fchodpo
las and New Levee Streets from Adele street Fell
city Road The levee comprlse ed IN section No. shalt
extend back 10 The line of New Levee street from |
Feeity Road 40 Race street, and 10 Front Levee from
Race street 10 North Market street, the leyee com
prsed section No shall extend back to the line of
leyee comprised in section No. shall extend back to
The line OF Front street from Canal TO Customhouse
streets, and New Levee from Cnstonhouse 10
Toutousestreeg the eyee comprised in section No. S
shall extend back 10 the line of Old Levee street, the
evee comprised in section No 6shall extend back 10
public road or New Levee street.
IL. That the repairs of the levees required TO
be made under section ninth Of this ordinance, shall
consist IN grading the same according 10 the grades
already established, in covering the same with hard
substances, such lake oyster shells and gravel
in keeping the same always in good order, by filling
up all holes their first appearance, with hard sub
stances as above mentioned, IN filling with river sand
all parts of the which may cave i'll or sink be-
low the grades aforesaid, and keeping the bukheads
on The outside of ths same, always IN good order and
condItion.Z=
SEQ u. Thatthe repairs of the wharves required
to be made under section ninth OF this ord lance snail
consist in repairing all holes in the flooring of the
wharves ana inclined planes Immediately On their first
appearance, i'll raising all portions OF The wharves |
which may have sunk, which may sink below the |
levels now established; in taking ont ard renewing
all caps and strngers piles, finder piles ooring, ete
winch may be found rotten or dee-yed, IN building
anew all wharves which, from general decay, may |
require the same, and IN extending lnio lhe river all
wharves which may yrequtfe exlension SO as TO have,
AZ all llnes depth of water OF twenty ieet al tite