New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-25
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
COMPTRoLLER,S OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August 24ih, Isoa
No. 1854 ]

CONTROLLERS OFFICE,
- City Of New Orleans, August 2l'h' isoo
No. 1854 ]
AN ORDINANCE concerning the WhaIves OF IN N.
| City of New Orleans, and providing ior iaihibe
| the revenues thereof o.,, !.
the CITY of New Orleans, thai the Comptroller .. sait
city shall within sixty days after the passage OF UNI
ordinance, and The approval thereof by he ai.
after twenty days notice thereof given by papiicaot
in the Official Journal, adjudcate and sell al ms oce
to the highest bidder and accordance with me supp
lations herein contained the of the "harvei
Of said city collectabe under existing finances, upoT
all ships, vessels, steamships, steamboats, napoats
and water craft Of any and every description "ha,so
ever for the of three years, commencing on tns
LIST day of October, 1855, and ending with the JUN
day OF September, 1858. s,..
| SEC. q That for the purpose of said Adjudication
and sale, the whaves of said city shall be dvided ihio
six sections, as follows:
SEC. lst shall comprise all the wharves andlandngs
of said city lying and being upon the Mississippi ve
and contained within the upper southern 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 Feiieity
Road and the lower line of North Market street
SEC. Sd, shall comprise all the wharves ard land.
ngs of said city, lying and being upon The Mississippi
river and contained within the lower line OF Noih
Market street, and the upper line of that part OF te
river front Of said city, which is appropriated to the
| Canal Street Ferry.
SEC. dlh, shall comprise all the wharves and land
ngs of said city lying and being upon tho Mississippi
| contained lower line lndt pui-
ton OF the river front of said city which is appropa-
ted 10 the Canal Street Ferry and the lower hne OF
Toulouse street.
SEC. 5th, shall comprise all the wharYes 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 Appropriated the rs planade SIee
Ferry, and excepting therefrom that portion OF the river
front which is, may hereafter be appropriated for
| fifty feet at the foot of ST. Ann street.
SEC 9Th, shall comprise all the wharves and landings
of said city, lying and being upon the Mississippi rye
and contained within the lower line of that portion OF
the river front of said city which is appropriated 10 the
Esplanade Street Ferry, and the lower or northern
| limit Of said city
4 SEC B. That said Comptroller shall adjudicate and
SELL aforesaid the revenues colleclable aforesaid
within the various sections forth in the second sec
on of this ordinance, separate and apart commencing
with section first, and ending with section SIXTH as set
| forth in said second section.
1 SEC 4. That each and every persoA TO whom shall
be adudcated and sold, aforesaid The revenues col
lectabe, aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall be sub
rogated all the rights and privileges of the city OF
New Orleans to sue for and to collect said
Sec. 5. That each and every person whom shall
be adjudcnted and sod aforesaid the revenues col
leclabe aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth in section second of This ordinance, shall not SELL
transfer, assign, over suitcase his their right,
title or interest in the 10 any person persons
whatsoever; and that in of any sale, transfer,
assignment suitcase made by any person or persons
of The rights or interests acquired under and by virtue
of this ordinance, such sale, transfer, assignment or
suitcase shall work forfeiture of said rights and ne-
rests acquired and the same shall revert
to the City of New Orleans.
Sec, g.. That the city of New Orleans reserves 10
ITSELF and eXceps 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 District provided the same
shall not occupy more space than where it nowis.
SEC. Z. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adudcated and sod aforesaid the revenues col
ectabe, as aforesaid within The various sections set
forth in section second Of This ordinance, shah give
bond, with good and sufficient security TO be approved
by the Common Council, in an amount equal to one
fourth part of the price OF said adjudication and sale
and conditioned for the true and faithful performance
and fulhment all acts and obligations required 10 be
performed and fulfilled on the parl Of SAID person OF
persons by this ordinance
SEC. g. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adjudcated and sold, aforesaid, The revenues col
lectabe, aforesaid within the various sections sci
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall give
therefor his or their pEomissoy notes endorsed TO lhe
Satisfaction OF the Common Council, in amount
equal to the purchase price Of the revenues SO adudi
Gated and sold, aforesaid
SEC, g. That the notes required 10 be given by sec
ton seventh of this ordinance shall be divided into
series of thirty-sx number. and made payable IN f
teen days. one wo three, four, fye six, seven, eight
nne ten eleven, twelve thirteen, ourteen fifteen, six
teen, seventeen, eigheen nineteen, twenty, twenty
one, twenty-five, lwenty-three, twenty-our, twenty
five, twentysix, twenty yseven tWeny-elght twenty
nine thirty, thirty one, hiry-two thirty hIee, thirty
folr and thirty-fye months after date; and that such
of said notes 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 10 onetwenty-sevenh part of the pur-
chase price of the adJpdlcaed aud Sold
aforesaid and that such of said notes 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 one
tyfourh part of the purchase price, the revenues SO
adjudcated and sold, as aforesaid.
| Sec 10. That each and every person TO Whom shall
be adudicaed and Sold aforesaid the revenues col
Iectabe as aforesaid within The various sections sci
II, ,i,,s Df npnt
and take possession OF the Wharyes, landings andevees
contained within The section sections whose
nues TO be adudicated and sold on the lst day OF
October next; that said whaves, landings and evees
shall be accepted in The condition in Which The same
may be in said lst day of October next and that said
person persons accepting and taking possession
of said waryes 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 lst day of October 1850 and ending viii
the Both day of September 1858, Provided that the
lessees shall have right to build any shed, ware
houses platforms said levee, without The permis
sion II the Common Council.
| SEC. IL That the Ievees named in section ninth o
this ordinance, shat! extend back 10 the line of tt
street streets fronting the rlveI that is 10 say, h
evee comprised within section No. shall extent
back 10 the line of Water street from the upper line
The Fourth District Adele street, and 10 Ichoupitou
las and New Levee streets, from Adele street 10 Fell
city Road; the evee comprised in section No2 sha
extend back 10 the line of New LeVee street fror
Felicity Road to Race street, and 10 Front evee fror
Race street TO North Market streeti the leyee com
prised in section No. shall extend back to the line
Front street from North Market TO Canal street; III
levee comprised in section No. shall extend back
the line OF Front street from Canal 10 Customhous
streeis and 10 New Levee street from Customhouse
Toulouse street; the levee comprised III section No.
sail extend back the line OF Old eVee street; tn
leyee comprised in section No6 snail extend back
public road or New Levee street.
SEC. IT, That the repairs of Tie leyees required
be made under section ninth of this ordinance, sha
consist i'll grading the according 10 the grade
already established, in covering the same With hal
substances, such as lake oyster shells and grave
| in keeping the same always i'll good order, by hir
up all holes their first appearance, with hard sui
stances above mentioned, in filling with river saI
all parts of the same which may cave in, or sink b.
low The grades aforesaid, and III keeping The bukheat
the outside of the same, always in good order
.. | condition.
SEC 13. That the repairs of the wharves require
to be made under section ninth of this ordinance sha
consist in repairing all holes in The flooring of Il
Wharves anu inclined planes immediately on their fir
| appearances in raising all portions OF the Wharv
u which may have suuk, which may sink below Il
% levels now esiabshed in taking onl and reneWil
all caps and slrngers, piles, finder piles, flooring,
e which may be found rotten or decayed IN buldiI
y anew all wharves which, from general decay, m,
require the same, and in extending into the river
Wharves which may require extension, SO as TO hay
al ell times, depth of water of twenty feet al Il
water line of each every wharf used for the Ian
! ing and discharge OF ships, and depth of water
y ten feet at the water line OF each and every whit
f. used for the landing and discharge OF steamboats,.