New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-05
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
e CoMPTRoLLER,S OFFICE, /
City Of New Orleans, August 24ths 1885 J
No l2R4


| CONTROLLERS OFFICE,
| t- City OF New Orleans, August Satls l0o'
s... No. 1884 ]
| AN ORDINANCE concerning The wharves of th
| Clty OF New Orleans, ard providing iof aafmln
| The revenues Thereof. M . A.. .s-.- s.ts. "a
SEC. |. Be 1t ordained, by the Common Council 9
the City Of New Orleans that the Comptroller OF sal
city shall, within sixty days after the passage OF thi
ordinance,an the approval thereof by The MAYOR an
after twenty days notice thereof given ey pnpicano
in the Dflcla Journal adudcate and sell at his ONCE
10 the highest bidder and in accordance with the stipu
ations herein contained The revenues of the wharve
of said clty colecabe under existing or finances upo
all ships, vessels, steamships, steamboats,, haboals
and water craft, OF any and every description Whatso
st day of October, 1855, and ending with the sou
day OF September, 1858. v Is @
SEC. 2. That for the purpose of said adjudication
and sale, the whaves of said city shall be divided intt
| six sections as fcllows afhs
Sec. LIST, shall comprise all the wharves and Landings
Of SAID cliy yiag and being upon The Mississippi nve
and contained within the upper or southern limit O
said city, and the upper line Of Felicity Road.
SEC. I'd, shall comprise all the wharves and land
ings Of said city lying and being upon the Mississipp
rverand contained within the upper limit OF Feliclsy
Road and The lower line of North Market street
See I'd, shall comprise all The wharves and iana,
ngs of said city lying and being upon the Mississippi
river, and contained within the lower line OF hoih
Market street. and the upper line of that part OF the
river front Of said city which is appropriated 10 Inc
SEC. 4th, shall comprise all the wharves and land.
ings of said ey lying and being upon The MISSISSIPPI
rver and contained Within the lower line OF mat por
ton OF the river front of said city which is appoPia-
ted 10 the Canal Street Ferry and the lower line Of
Toulouse street.
SEC 5h, shall comprise all the wharves and landings
OF SAID CITY yihgand being upon the Missssl ppi 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 10 the Esphnade street
Ferry, and excepting thererom thai portiono
front which is, or may hereafter be appropriated TOR
ferry 10 an extent Of not more than one hundred and
fifty feet at the foot of ST. Ann street.
SEC. 6t shall comprise wharyes and landings
Of said city, lying and being upon the Mssssi ippl river,
and contained Within the lower line of that portion Of
the river front OF said city which is appropriated 10 ihe
Espanade Street Ferry, and the lower or northern
limit OF said city
SEC. D. That said Comptroller shall adjudicate and
aforesaid the revenues coiectabe as aofe saio
within the various sections set forth in the second sec
on of this ordinance, separate and commencing
with section first and ending with section sixth, as set
forth in said second section. #
SEQ q. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adindcaied and Gold, aforesaid, he revenues col
eciable, as aforesaid, within The various sections set
forth in section second OF this ordinance, shall be sub
rogated to all the rights and privilegesof the city Of
New Orleans TO sue for and to collect said revenues
SEC. 8. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adudicRed and soid aforesaid, the revenues COL
ectable as aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall not SELL
transfer assign sci over suitcase his or their night,
title or interest in the any person or persons
whalsoev and that Id of any sale, transfer,
assignment or suitcase made by any 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 sadr rights and inte
rests acquired as aforesaid and the revert
to the City of New Orleans.
a. SEC g. That the city of New Orleans reserves 10
se and excepts from said sale each and every ferry
landing and ferry wharf 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 Inc
ferry landing in the Fourth District pro videdthe same
shall not occupy more space than where it now is.
SEC Z. That each and every person TO whom shall
be adJudcated and sold as aforesad the revenues col
forth iii section second of this ordinance, shall give
bond with good and sufficient security 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 fuhment of all acts and obligations requiT lobe
performed and fulfilled on the par of said person or
persons by this ordinance.
SEC 8. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adudicaed and sold aforesaid, the revenues coll
ectable, aforesaid, within The various sections sci
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall give
therefor his their pTomissory notes. endorsed 10 the
satisfaction Of the Common Council, in an amount
equal to the purchase price of the adiudi
Gated and sold, as aforesaid. 4"4
SEC, g. That the required to be given by sec
on seventh of this ordinance shall be divided into a
seres of thiry-six number and made payable IN fl
teen days, one, two three four, i've, six seven, eight
,ten eleven twelve, threen fourteen, fifteen Six
teen seventeen eighteen, nineteen, twenly, twenty
one twenty-two, twel,ythIee twenty-fonr, twenty.
five twenlysix, twentysevcn, eniy-eight, enly-
nine, thirty thirty thrywo, thirtythree, thirty
four and thiry-hve months after date and that such
of said notes shall be made payable in The months
of January, February, Marcn, April, May and June
of each year, shall be drawn payable each in an
amount equal to one-l&enty part Of the pur-
chase price ofthe adiudeated aud sold as
aforesad and that such OF said notes shall be made
payable in the months of july August, September,
October, November and December os each year. shall
be drawn payable each in an amosnt equal TO one-
Atty pan Of the purchase price, the revenues SO
and sold, aforesaid
Sec 10. That each and every person TO whom shall |
be adudlcaG and Sold as aforesaid the revenues col
lectabe as aforesaid, within The various secons sci
forth IN section second of This ordinance, shall accept
and take session of the wharyes landings and eyees
contained within the section sections whose reye- |
naes 10 be adjudcated and sold the Ist day of
October that said Wharves landings and leyees
shall be accepted in the condition i'll which the same
may be i'll said day October nexl and that said
person orpersons accepting and taking possession
of SAID wharves, landings and eyees, shall repair the
same and keep the same in good order and condition
during the whole term of three years, commencing |
wilhthe ssid lsday of October 1855 and ending with
the Both day OF September 1868 Provided, that the
essees shall have no right TO build any she'd ware
houses platforms said levee, without the permis
sion the Common Council, |
SEC. IL. That The evees named in section ninth of
this ordinance shall extend back to tho line Of the
street or streets fronting the rver that is say the
levee comprised within section No. shall exte nd
back 10 the line of Waer street from the upper line of
the Fourth District Adele street, and 10 Tchouptou
las and New Leyee streets, from Adele street 10 Fell
city Road; the eree comprised in section No. . shall
extend bnck 10 the line of New Levee street from
Felicity Road 10 Race street, and 10 Front Leyee from
Race street 10 Noilh Market street; the leyee com
pflsed in section No shall extend back the line of
Front street from North Market to Canal street; ,he
evee comprised in section No shall extend back 10
the line of Front street from Canal to Customhouse
streets, and TO New Levee street from Customhouse 10
Toulouse street, The levee comprised in section No
shall extend back 10 the line OF Old Levee sreet The
evee comprised in section No shall extend back TO
public road or New Leyee street.
SEC. IL. That the repairs of the levees required 10
be made under section ninth of this ordinance, shall
consist in grading the according 10 the grades
already established, in covering the same with hard
lie he 4
in keeping the always in good order, by filling
up all holes on their first appearance with hard sub
stances as above mentioned, in filing with river sand
all parts of the which may in, or sink be-
On he GGFaaes end IN .as
condition.
Sec ID. That the repairs of the wharves required |
10 be made under section ninth OF this ordnance shall
consist in repairing all holes in the flooring of the
wharves ndinclned planes immediately on their first
appearance, in raising all portions OF the wharves |
Which may have sunk, OF which may sink below the |
levels now established; in taking ont and renewing |
all caps and slringers, piles, finder pes flooring, etc.
which may be found rotten or decayed, IN building
anew al Wharves which, from general decay, may
require the same, and in extending into the river all
Wharves which may require extension, so 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
ten eet al the water line Of each and every wharf
used for the landing and discharge OF steamboats,.
Sec. Id, That in making the pairs