New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-17
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
COMPTR0LEER'S OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August oath, 1855.

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| -a* CoMPTRoLEER7s OFFICE,
| &, City of New Orleans, August 24th, ioo9
| 81 No. 1884
| AN ORDINANCE concerning the WhoIFes oil me
| City of New Orleans, and providing for farming
sec. i. BE il ordained, by the Common Council Of
the City of New Orleans, that the Comptroller OF SAID
ordinance and The approval thereof by the Maror and
after twenty days notice thereof gwen oy pnDhcalioh
the Official Journai ndjudicate ana sell a ne once,
to The highest bidder aud in accordance WIN me 81 pu
ations herein contained, the revenues OF The Wharves
Of said city coectab!e under existing Or nanees upon
ali ships, vessels, steamships, steamboats, naboas
and water craft of any and every description whaso-
even for the term of three years, commencing the
Ist day Of OCTOBER 1856, and ending with the 3Osh
tday OF September, 1885, a j
SEC. q That for the purpose of said adjudication
and sale, the wayes of said city shall be divided into
SEc Isl Shall comprise an The wharves and landings
of said ciy lying and being upon the Mississippi livef
sad civ and he lj Upper line * Felicity Road
| SEC 3D. shall comprise all the wharves and land.
ing. of said city lying and being upon ihe sippl
Road and The lower line of NORM Market street.
SEc 3D. shall comprise al tie wharves. and land
riVsr "a and Confined Witnin he lover line of oh
Market street. and the upper line OF That part qi me
river front Of said city, which is appropriated 10 the
| SEcr AN, shall comprise all The wharves and land
ngs of said ety lying and being upon the Mississippi
on of the river front of said city which Is appropta
ted 10 the Canal Street Ferry and the lower line OF
Toulouse street.
! lSEo sin shall comprseal the wharves and landings
said city lying and being upon the Mssss ppi river
and contained within the lower side Of Toulouse street.
and the upper neof That portion of the river front OF
said cty which appropriated 10 the Espanade Street
Fefy and excepting ihererom thai portion OF the river
front which is, or may hereafter be appropriate Tor
ferry, TO an extent of moi Than hundred and
| fifty feet at the foot of st. Ann street
SEC. 6th shall comprise all the wharves and landings
Iat..
and contained within the lower line of that portion of
the river of said city which is appropriated 10 The
Esplanade Street Ferry, and the lower or northern
| limit of said city W w. ~ WI -Ns
| SEC g. That said Comptroller shall adjndicae and
SELL aforesaid, the coecabe, as aforesaid,
within the various sections set forth in The second sec
Al ton this ordinance separate and part commencing
n with section first and ending with section SIXTH as set
forth in said second section. a&as.s# A. = A 5.. -
l. SEC 4. Thai each and every person to whom shall
be adjudcaed and Sold aforesaid, the revenues COZ
lectabie aforesaid within the various sections sci
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall be sub
rogated to all the rights and privileges OF lhe city OF
4 New Orleans, to for and TO collect sadreVenues.
i SEC. 5. That each and every person TO whom shall
be adjddcaed and sold, as aforesaid the revenues col
lectable aforesaid within the various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinance shal not SELL
transfer assign over suitcase his or their ght
title interest in The 10 any person or persons
II Whatsoever; and that in OF any sale, transfer.
tassgnmeni suitcase made by any persono persons
or the rights or acquired under and by virtue
Of this ordinance, such sale, transfer assignment or
subease shall work forfeiture Of sadrghts and inte
i to the City Of New Orleans.
I SEC. O. That the city Of New Orleans reserves 10
itself and excepts from said sale each and every ferry
landing and ferry wharf now existing, and each and
every nuisance wharf now existing, ana all revenues
arising from The same. The Common Council L aso s
ferry landing in the Fourth DISTRICT, provided the same
shall mol occupy more space than where il now Is
SECT. That each and every person TO whom shall
he adjudcated and Sold aforesaid erevenues COL
lectable, aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth III section second Of this ordinance, sllI give
bnnd danfsn 10
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 flhment of all acts and obi cations required 10 be
performed and fulfilled the part OF said person or
i persons by this ordinance.
i SEC. g. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adjudeated and Sold afoesaid the revenues cell
ecabe, aforesaid, within the various sections SET
A forth in section second of This ordinance shall gave
therefor his their pIomssory notes, endorsed 10 the
/ satisfaction of the Common Council, in an amount
Il equal The purchase price OF the revenues adJud
II Gated and sold, asaforesaid
SEC, Q. That the notes required 70 be given by sec
on seventh of this ordinance shall be divided into
4 series of hirtysxln number, and made payable in fiji
days one Two, three four five, six, seven, eight
nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen fteen
teen, seventeen eighteen, nlneteens twenty, twenty
one, twenty-two twenythree, tweniy-fou twenty
FIVE, twentysix, tWenty-seVcn, twenty yejght, twenty
four and hiry-hve months after date and that sucf
III of said shall be made payable in The month";
| of January, February March, April, May and unt
IL of each year, shall be drawn payable each in
amount equal 10 twenty-sevenlh part of the puT
chase price of the revenues adIudcated aud sold,
n and that such of said notes as shall be made
payable in the months of uly, August, September
October, November and December of each year, shal
ID be drawn payable each in an amount equal TO one
flyfourth parlof the,purchase price, the revenues
Il adiudcated and sold, as aforesaid. . .~7m IS. a
See. 10. That each and every person TO whom shall
lectabe aforesaid, within the various Sc
forth in section second oil this ordinance, shall aceep
and take OF the whaves, landings and leFees
contained within the section sections whose Teve
nues 10 be adjudicaied and sold the LIST day
II October that said wfarves, landings and leveei
shall be accepted in the condition in which The same
may said lst day of0ctoher next; and that saie
Il person orpersops SO accepting and taking possession
of said wharves landings and evees, shall repair ht
and keep the same in good order and condition
during the Whole term of three years, commencns
whit The ssid istday ofoclober 1855 and ending witt
the 30th day of September 1858. Provided, that lh
lessees shall have right to build any she'd ware
houses platforms said levee without the perms
4 sion oflhe Common Council.
al SEc.l1. That the leyees named in section ninth
this ordinance, shall extend back TO the line of tn
street or streets fronting the rfer that 10 say III
back 10 the line of Water street from the pper line
% the Fourth District TO Adele street, and to Tchouptou
las and New Levee streets, from Adele street to Fell
81, city Road The evee comprised in section No. sha
~ extend back 10 the line of New Levee street fror
III Felicity Road 10 Race street, and TO Front Levee froI
Race street to North Market street; the evee CON
2 prised in section Nc shall extend back the line
y Front street from North Market to Canal street, tn
Il levee comprised in section No. shall extend back
the line of Front street from Canal to Customhous
streets, and TO New Leyee street from Customhonse
Toulouse street; the levee comprised in No.
shall extend buck to the line of Old Levee street, III
levee comprised in section No & shall extend back
public road or New Levee street.
II SEC. IL. That the repairs of the evees required
n be made under section ninth of this ordinance sha
2 consist IN grading the according the grade
IN already established, in covering the with ha
A. substances such MS lake oyster shells and grave
~ in keeping the same always in good order, by film
on up all holes their first appearance, with hard sui
* stances above mentioned, filing with river sar
w all parts of the which may cave ill., or sink b.
low the grades aforesaid and in keeping the bukheat
y on the outside of the same, always in good order
,is condition -s- -. -.
en- SEC. 13 That the repairs of the wharves require
4S to be made under section ninth of this ordnance sha
consist in repairing all holes i'll the flooring of ii
Il wharyes ana inclined planes immediately their fir
i'll appearance, in raising all portions of the wharv
IL which may have sunk, or which may sink below Il
Il levels now established; in taking ont and renewir
all caps and sringers piles, finder piles flooring, ett
i which may be found rotten or .decayea in buIdii
Il anew all wharves which, from general decay, ma
require the same and in extending into the river
Nj Wharyes which may require extension, so as 10 hav
ou at all lines, depth of water of twenty feet a, Il
water line of each ana every wharf used for The Ian
= ing and discharge OF ships, and depth of water
Il Ten feet The water line OF each and every wha
used for the landing and discharge of STEAMBOATS,,
81 SEC. IA. That in making the repairs requiredby sc
ton twelfth of this ordinances the piles used shall be
ats lake or river TIMBER of the bestquaty, Ii by inch
ses square at end, and by inches SQUARE at ii