New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-22
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS

MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS.
y COMMON COUNCIL, I
4 City Of New Orleans, August 10, 1850 }
| No. 1884
| AN ORDINANCE concerning the NharVes OF The
i City of New .orleahs, and providing for farming
i SEC. l. Be ii ordained, by the Common Council o
the City of New Orleans, that the Comptroller OF salt
city shall, lhn sixty days after the passage OF this
ordinance, and the approval thereof by the Maor arc
after twenty days notice ihefeof given by panical.of
l in the Official Journa adudicate and sell Al hs Office
10 the highest bidder and in accordance win Inc slpn
atons herein contained, the revenues of the wharVe'
of said city, coecabe under existing inancef upon
4 all ships, vessels steamships steamboats,, hasboa,s
and water craft OF any and every description ~natIo
ever, for the term of three years. commencing on lhe
| Ist day of October, 1856 and ending with the 3Olh
/! day OF September 1858.
i SIC, 2. That for the purpose of said adjpdcalon
and safe the whaves Of said city shall be divided inio
4 six sections, as follows:
1 SEC. lst shall comprise all the wharves and landings
of said city, lying and being upon the Mississippi rver
and contained within the upper or southem limit OF
| said city and the upper line of Felicity Road
| SEC I'd, shall comprise all the wharves and land,
ngs of said city lying and being upon the MISSISSIPPI
river and contained within the upper limit Of Felicity
| Road and the lower line of North Market street
SEC I'D, shall comprise all the wharves ana iana; a;
ings Of said city, lying and being upon the MISSISSIPPI
river and contained wthn the lower line of Nofth
Market street. and the upper line Of that part Of the
river front of said city, which is appropriated to Inc
Canal Street Ferry.
| SEC 4th, shall comprise all ihe wharves and land
ngs Of said city, lying and being upon The Mississippi
river, and contained witnn lhe lower line of that por
ton of the front Of said city which is appropila-
ted TO the Canal Street Ferry and the lower line ot
Toulouse street. ~
SEC 5th shall comprise all the wharves and landings
of said city 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 front OF
said city which Is pRted 10 the EspaHade Street
Ferry and excepting hercrom thai portion Of ihe ryer
front which is or may hereafter be appropriated ,or
ferry, TO an extent Of than one hundred and
| Fifty feet at the foot Of St Ann street
SEC. 9Th, shall comprise all The wharves andiandngs
of said city, lying and being upon the Mississippi river
and contained within the lower line of that portion of
the river front of said city, which arproprlaed 10 the
Esplanade Street Ferry, and the lower or northern
limit of said city.
SELL aforesaid, the revenues coecabe, afoEesaid
within the various sections set forth in the second sec
tion of this ordinance, separate and apar commencing
with section rst and ending with section skin as SET
forth in said second section. ~ jg7s
SEC a, That each and every person to whom Shall
be adiudicated and sold as aforead The revenues col
iecabe, as aforesaid within The various sections set
forth in section second of this ordnance shalbe sub
rogated to all the rights anu prtvegesof the city Of
New Orleans, to sue for and to collect said revenues
SEC. 5. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adudcated and sold, aforesaid the revenues col
leciabe aforesaid, within the various sections sci
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall mol SELL
transfer, assign, over, suitcase his their right
title interest in the 10 any person persons
whatsoever and that in Of any sale, transfer,
the rights interests acquired under and by virtue
of this ordinance, such sale, transfer, assignment or
subease shall work forfeiture OF saidrghts and in,e-
rests acquired as aforesa i'd and the same siaTeVer
TO the City Of New Orleans. 81, @.--., .,q5:s....
SEC. 6. That the city of New Orleans reserves 10
ITSELF and exeepis from said sale each and every Terry
landing and ferry wharf now existing, and each and
every nuisance wharf now existing, and llreHenues
arising from the same. The Common Council also
reserves the privilege of changing the location OF he
ferry landing in the Fourth District, provided the same
shl not occupy more space Than where il nowls'
SEc.7. That each and every person tn whom snail
be adjudcated and Sold aforesaid the revenues coll
ectable as aforesaid within the 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 part the price of said adjudication and sale,
and conditioned for the fne and faithful performance
and fument OF all acts and Obligations required TO be
performed and fulfilled The part OF said person or
persons by this ordinance.
SEC g. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adjudcaed and sold aforesaid The revenues col
lectabe, aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth IN section second Of this ordinance, shall give
therefor his their promissoy notes, endorsed 10 The
satisfaction of The Common Council, i'll an amount
equal TO the purchase price OF The revenues SO adndl-
Gated and sold, as Aforesaid
SEC 8, That the notes required to be given by sec
ton seventh of this ordinance shall be divided INTO
of thlrtysix numbers and made payable IN hi-
teen days, one, iwo three, four hye SIX seven eight
nne ten eleven, twelve, thrleen, fourteen, fifteen, six
teen seventeen. eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty
one twenty-five, twenty y-three, twentyfonr, twenty
five, twenty six, tweRly-seven twenty-eight twenty
four and hiry-fve months after date; and that such
OF said notes shall be made payable the months
OF January, February, March, April, May and June
of each year, shall be Drawn payable each all
amount equal TO one-tweny-seventh part Of the pur-
chase price of the revenues SO adudlcated aud Sold
aforesaid and that such of said no!es 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 10 oae-
fifty fourth part of the purchase price, The revenues SO
adjudleated and Sold as aforesaid
Sec. 10. That and every person 10 whom shall
be adudlcaied and sod aoresald The revenues col
leclable as aforesaid within the various sections set
forth section second of this ordinances shall accept
and take OF the wharves, landings
contained within the section or sections whose Teye-
nues to be adjudcated and sold on The lst day of
October next that said wharves, landings and eyees
shall be accepted in the condition in which The same
may be in OH said day October next and that said
person orpersons accepting and taking possession
of SAID wharves landings and levees shall repair the
same and keep the same III good order and condition
during the whole term of three years. commencing
with the ssid s day of October, 1855, and ending
the 30lh day of September, 1885, Provided, that the
lessees shall have no right 10 build any shed, ware
houses platforms said levee, without the permis
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 rlve; that is 10 say the
leyee comprised within section No shall extend
back 10 the line of Water street from the upper line
The Fourth District to Adele street, aud TO Tchoupitou-
las and New Levee streets, from Adele street 10 Fell
city Road the levee comprised in section No, shall
| extend back to the line of New Leyee street from
Felicity Road to Race street, and TO Front Levee from
Race street 10 North Market street; the levee COM
prsed In section No shall extend back TO the line OF
Front from North Market to Canal street; the
levee comprised in section No. shall extend back to
the line Of Front street from Canal 10 Customhouse
Streets aud 10 New Levee street from Customhouse
Toulouse street, the leyee comprised in section No.
shall extend back TO the line of Old Levee street, the
levee comprised in section No shall extend back to
public road or New Leyee street.
SEC. H. That the repairs of the levees required to
be made under section ninth of this ordinance, sha
consist in grading the same according to the grades
already established in covering the same With hare
substances. such as lake oyster shells and gravel
in keeping the always in good order, by filling
up all holes their first appearance, with hard sub
stances above mentioned, IN filling with river sant
all parts of The which may cave in. or sink be-
low the grades aforesaid and III keeping the bulk
on the outside of the same, always in good order
condition. .T
| Sec 10. That the repairs .of the wharves required
to be made under section ninth of this ordnance shal
consstin repairing all holes in the flooring of thu
wharves and inclined planes immediately on their frs
appearance, in raising all portions OF The wharve
, Which may have sunk, or which may sink below tht
levels now established; in taking ont and renewing
caps and strngers piles, finder piles hoorlng, etc
which may be found rotten or decayed, IN building
: anew all Wharges which, from general decay, ma,
require the same, and in extending into the river al
Wharves which may require extension, SO as 10 have
at all lines, depth of water of twenty feet al tn
water line of each every wharf used Tor The land