New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-29
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
CONTROLLERS OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August 24'h' 1893
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COAlPTROLLER'S OFFICE, /
City of New Orleans, August ~a'h' ie'"' J
L No. 1854 j 4s e,se
AN ORDINANCE concerning The Wharyes Of m lne
City of New Orleans, and providing inr farming
the revenues thereof.
SEC. /. Be it ordained, by the Common Gouneil o
the City of New Orleans, that the ConplfoIef o. saio
eiiy SHALL within sixly days after the passage OF hs
ordinance, and the approval thereof by ne mayo ahe
after twenty days notice thereof, given py
in the Official Journal adjudicate and sell a. hs ohce
10 the highest bidder and in accordance WIN hc st
atons herein contained, The revenues OF me WharFes
of said city, coccsbe under existing inanee upon
all ships, vessels steamships, steamboats, natpoals
and water craft of any and every DESCRIPTION whaiso
ever, for the term of three years, commencing on e
lst day of October 1855, and ending WIN sne JUN
day of September, 1853. ,...-
SEC ,. That for the purpose of said adjudication
and sale the whaves Of said city shall be diV'dea INC
six sections, as follows:
SEC 1st, shall comprise all the wharves and landings
of said city lying and being upon the Mississippi svei
and contained within the upper or southern limit ol
said city, and the upper line of Felicity ROAD
SEC, I'd, shall comprise all the wharyes ana lanai
ngs of said city lying and being upon the MISSISSIPPI
river and contained within the upper limit OF fechs
SEC I'd, shall comprise all The wharves anu labo-
ngs of said city lying and being upon the hlssssppi
river, and contained within the lower line Of North
Market street, and the upper line of that part OF the
river front Of said city, which is appropriated % me
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 said city which IS appopila-
led TO the Canal Street Ferry and the lower line OF
Toulouse street.
SEC 5th, shall comprise all the wharyes and landings
of said CITY, lying and being upon the IVei'
and the upper line of thai portion of the river front OF
said city, which is appropriated the Espahade street
Ferry, and excepting therefrom that portion OF e
front which is, OF muy hereafter be appropriated Ior
ferry, 10 extent of not more than one hundred and
hfty feet at the foot of St Ann street. ..@,..
SEC 9Th, shall comprise all the wharves and landings
tdpy md bar tha
and contained within the lower line of that portlon OF
the river front Of said cly which appropriated 70 the
Esplanade Street Ferry, and the lower OF hofshefh
limit of said city. -s
SEC 3 That said Comptroller shall adiudicate and
SELL aforesaid the revenues collectabe, as aoesald
within the various sections forth in the second sec
ton of this ordinance, separate and part commencing
with section first; and ending with section sixth, as set
forth in said second section. H4 gus
SEC. A. That each and every person to whom shall
be adjudcated and sold, aforesaid the revenues col
ectabie, aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinance; shall be sub
rogaied 10 all the rights and privileges OF Inc CITY OF
New Orleans 10 and TO collect said revenues
SEC. s. That each and every person TO whom anal
be adudcRted and sod aforesaid, The revenues col
ectabe aforesaid, within the various sections SCI
forth in section second of This ordinance, shall not SELL
transfer, assign, over suitcase his or their right
'tle or interest IN the same 10 any person or persons
whatsoever and that In of any sale, transfer,
assignment suitcase made by any person or persons
of The rights interests acquired under and by virtue
of this ordinance, such sale transfer, assignment or
subease shall work forfeiture of said rights and inte-
rests acquired aforesaid and the same shall revert
10 the City of New Orleans. ... d.. y
SEC 6. That the city of New Orleans reserves 10
ITSELF and exeepts from said sale, each and every ferry
landing and ferry Wharf now existing, and each anu
every nuisance wharf now existing, and all
arising from the same. The Common Council also
the privilege of changing the location of The
ferry landing in the Fourth District, provided the same
shall not occupy more space than where II no" is.
SEC. Z. That each and every person TO whom snail
be adudcated and sold aforesaid the revenues col
ectable, as aforesaid within the various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall give
bond, with good and snhcent security, 10 be approved
by the Common Council. in amount equal to one
fourth paTt of the price Of said adjudication and saie
and conditioned for the true and faithful performance
and fument of all acts and Obligations required TO be
performed and fulfilled the part Of said person
persons by this ordinance. 4 H
SEC s. That each and every person TO whom shall
be adndlcaed and Sold aforesaid, The revenues COL
eetaDle, aforesaid, within the various sections sci
forth in section second of this ordinances shall give
therefor his their promissory notes. endorsed 10 the
satisfaction of the Common Council, in an amount
equal to the purchase price OF the revenues SO adlud-
Gated and sold as aforesaid. -
SEC 8. That the notes required to be given by sec
lion seventh Of this ordinance shall be divided into
series of thrtysx number, and made payable IN f-
teen days, one, two three, four hve six seven, eight,
nine, eleven, twelve, thirteen, ourlee hiteen, SIX
teen seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty twenty
one, Twenty-Five, twenty-thee, tWenty-our, twenty
five, twenty six, tweny-seven, lwenty-eight twenty
nine, thirty, ,ihirty-one lhrlytwo thttyhree, thirty
four and thrlyhve months after dale; and that such
of said 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 one-tWenty-s part OF the pur
chase price of the adudicated aud sold
aforesaid and that such of said noIes 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
Fifty fourth part of the purchase price, the revenues
adjudlcated and sold, as aforesaid.
Sec. 10. That each aud every person to whom shall
be adudicaled and sold, aforesaid, The revenues COL
ectabie as aforesaid, within The various sections set
forth i'm nj
and take possession of the wharves landings and eyees
contained within the section or sections whose reye
nues be adjudcated and sold OH The lst day of
October next that said wharves landings and levees
shall be accepted in the condition in which the same
may be in said s day of October nexl and that said
person orpersons accepting and taking possession
OF said wharves, landings and evees, shall repair The
and keep the same in good order and condition
during the whole term of three years, commencing
with the ssd LIST day OF Ocober 1885, and ending with
the Both day of September, 1858. Provided, that the
essees shall have no right to build any she'd ware
houses or platforms on SAID ieVee without the permis
sion of the Common Council. '0zsng a ~
SEC. IL. That the levees named i'll section ninth of
this ordinance shal! extend back 10 the line of the
street or streets fronting the rvet that Is 10 say the
levee comprised within section No. shall extend
back the line of Water street from the upper line of
the Fourth District Adele street, and to Tchoupiou
las and New Levee streets, from Adele street 10 Fell
city Road; the evee comprised in section No shall
4 extend back 10 The line of New Levee street from
Felicity Road 10 Race street, and 10 Front Levee from
Race street to North Market street; the leyee COM
prised section No shall extend back to the line of
Front street from North Market to Canal street; The
evee comprised in section No shall extend back 10
The line of Front from Canal TO Cuslomhouse
streets, aud New Levee street from Customhouse
Toulouse street, the levee comprised in section No
shall extend back to the line OF Old Levee street, the
evee comprised in section Oh shall extend back 10
public road or New Levee street 5= -
Sec. i2. That the repairs of the evees required to
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
substances such lake or oyster shells and gravel
in keeping the same always in good order, by filling
up all holes their first appearance with hard SUBJ
stances above mentioned, i'll filling with river sand
all paris of The same which may cave in, sink be-
low the grades aforesaid, and in keeping the buk-heads
on the outside of the same, always in good order and
condition.
SEC. 13. That the repairs of the wharves required
to be made under section ninth OF this ordinance, shall
consisi in repairing all holes i'll the flooring of the
wharves and inclined planes Immediately on their first
appearance, in raising all portions OF the wharves
which may have sunk, or which may sink below the
levels now esiabished in taking onl and renewing
all caps and sringers, piles, finder piles, flooring, etc,
which may be found rotten or decayed, in building
anew all 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 feel at the
water line of each ana every wharf used for the land
ing and discharge OF ships, and deph of water OF
ten feel at lhe water line of each and every wharf
| used for the landing and discharge OF steamboats,.
SEC. ID. That in making the repairs required by Sec