New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-11
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
CosiPTRoLLER's OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August 24th, 1865.

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I - No. 1854 j. '7r1I
! AN. ORDINANCE concerning. 4the Wharves of Il
the revenues thereof
| SEC. J. Be az ordained, by the Common Council
the City Of New Orleans, that the Comptroller Of sa
city shall; wilhin sixty days after the passage of tn
oaioancc and the approval thereof by ibe Mayor az
after twenty days notice thereof given by publicaiO
III lhe Official JourHaE adudicate and sell attis ofic
10 the highest bidder and in accordance with The Sup
iiiios herein contained The revenues OF the ~harve
Of SAID city co'lectabe under existing Or tinahces upo
all ships, vessels, steamships steamboats,, haboau
and wafer craft of any and every description whaist
ever Tor the term of three years, comgencag ON n
Est day Of October, 1855, and ending with the 3Ut
day OF September, 1858.
SEC. 2 That for lie purpose of said adjudcatio
and sale the waves OF said city shafb divided int
Seq LIST, shall comprise all the wharves and landing
Of SAID city lying and being upon the Mississippi rive
and q contained y within ihe upper Or southern limit
said city, nd the upper line of Felicity Road
SEC I'd; shall comprise all the wharyes and land
ings of said city lying and being upon The Mississippi
RIVER and contained within the upper limit oi feich
Road and the lower line of North Market street,
SEC 3d. shall compfse all the whafves and land
ings of said city lying and being uponthe Mississippi
,iyer. and contained within the lower line OF NoIIi
Market street, and the upper line of thai pari of th'
river front of said CITY, which Is appropriated 10 h
Canal Sheet Ferry.
SEC 4ih, shall comprise all the wharves and land
lngs Of SAID cry, lying and being upon the ssissipp
river, and contained withn the lower line OF that por
lion of the river ronto said city which is appropla
led to The Canal street. Ferry and the lower line o.
Toulouse street. .sr...
SEC 5th shall comprise all the wha1ve sand landings
OF city, lying and being upon the sppfrivef
and contained within the lower side of Toulouse street
and the upper line OF that portion Of the river front o
sald city, whichis Appropriated the Es paRade Stree
Ferry and excepting hererom thai portion OF the rye
front which isor may hereafter be appropriated for
ferry, TO extent of not more than one hundred and
fifty feet at the foot of St Ann street.
SEC 9Th shall comprise all the WHARF yes and landings
OF lying and being upon the Mississippi rive
npHn itaEItG n
the river front of said city, whchs appropriated 10 The
rs panade Street Ferry and the loWer=ef northern
limit of said city.
SEC. 3. Tbats said COMPTROLLER shall padjudicate and
SELL a. aforesaid, the revenues coectabe, aforesaid
within the various sections set forth in the second
on Of this ordinance, separate and part commencing
with section FIRST and ending with section sixth, set
forth in said second section.
SEC 4. That each and every persoE TO whom shall
be adudieated and sold. Aforesaid he revenues COL
eelable, Aforesaid within The various sections sci
forth in section second OF this ordinance, shall be sub
osated to all the rights and privileges of the city OF
New orleans 10 sue for and 10 collect SAID revenues
SEC o. That each and every person 10 whom shstl
be adiudcated and sold, Aforesaid the revenues co..
lecabte aforesaid within the various sections sci
forth in section second of ts ordinance, shall not seD
transfer assign, set oveI suitcase his or their gh
te interest in the same TO any person persons
whatsoever; and that in of any sale, transfer
or sublease made by any or persons
OF The rights or interests acquired under and by virtue
OF this ordinances such sale transfer, assignment or
suitcase shall work forfeiture of said rights and ne
rests SO acquired as aforesaid and the shall revert
10 the City of New Orleans. -Ssr5s W
SEC. g. That the city of New Orleans reserves to
Itself and excepts from 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
erry landing in the Fourth District, provided the same
shall not occupy more space than where II now is.
Sec That each and every person to whom shall
pe adjudeated andsod, aforesaid, the revenues col
eeable Aforesaid, within the varons sections sci
ORTIZ ~ section second of this ordinance, shall give
,ond, wi,hgood and sufficient security. 10 be approved
~ the. Common Council, in amount equal TO one
onrih part OF the price of said adjudication and sale,
md conditioned for the and faithful performance
nd nhimeni of all acts and obligations required 10 be
performed and fulfilled the parts said person or
,efsons BY this ordinance.
SEC. $, That each and every person 10 whom shall
adiudicated and sold, aforesaid the revenues col
ectabte as aforesaid, within the various sections set
orih in section second OF this ordinances shall give
erefor his their pTomissory notes, endorsed to the
,atIs staclon OF the Common Council, i'll an amount
,qual to the purchase price of the revenues adjud
.aled and sold, atoresad. s9- EN tf i
Sec, o. That the required lobe given by sec-i
ion seventh of this ordinance shall be divided into a
erles of thirty-six number, and made payable m
cen days. one, two three four, five, six, seven, eight
line ten eeyen;twelve, thirteen, fourteen fifteen six
cen, seventeen eighteen, nineteen, twenty, tyy enty
me, twenty-two lwenly-thIee, twenty-fo twenty.
i've, twentysix, tweny-seyen lwenty-eight, twenty
ine thirty thirty-one thr,ytwo thrtythree, thirty
our and lhiry-fye months after date; and that such
If said notes shall be made payable in the months
II January, February, March, April, May and June
II each yeur, shall be drawn payable each in an
mount equal TO one-twenty-sevenlh part Of the pur.
hase price ofrhe revenues adudicaled aud odd as
oresad, and thai such of said no,es shall be made
ayabe in the months of July, August, Septeinber,
october, November and December of each year. shall
e drawn payable each III sln amount equal to one
tfourh parl of the purchase price, the revenues SO
djudcated and sold, as aforesaid.
Sec. 10. That each and every person 10 whom shah
e adudicac and sold, aforesaid, the revenues cr
ectabe as aforesaid, wlthLa The various sections ),
orth in section second of this ordinance, shall accepA
nd lake possession OF the wharyes, landings and evees
ontaned within the section or sections whose Ieve-
ues 10 be adudicated and sold on lhe Isl day of
october next that said Wharyes, landings and leyees
hall be accepted in The condition in which The same
1ay be in on SAID Isl day fOcoberne1t and that said
erson or persons accepting and taking possession
SAID wharves, andpgsr and levees, shall repair The
anne and keep the in good order and condition
uring the whole term of three years, commencing
The ssd Isl day of October, 1855 and ending win
he 30lh day of September, 1853. Provided that The
,ssees shall have no right 10 build any she'd ware
ouses or platforms saidlevee, without the permis
ion of The, Common Council. 4al ~
SEC IL. That the levees named in section ninth of
ais ordinance, shall extend back to the line of the
ee OF streets fronting lhe rYei that is to say the
'Vee comprised within section No. shall extend |
ack the line of Wafer street from the upper line of
lie Fourth District Adele street, and 10 Tcho
Is and New Leyee Streets from Adele street 10 Fell
lty Road; the evee comprised in section No. shall
%lehd back TO the line of New Levee street from
eciiv Road Race street, and 10 Front LeVee from
lace street to North Market sreeti the evee com
rsed in section No shah extend back 10 The line of
from North Market 10 Canal street; the
wee comprised III section No. shall extent back to
le ue Of Front street from Canal 10 Cuslomhouse |
reels, and 10 New evee sueei from Cuslomhouse 10
'ououse street. the levee comprised Ill section No.
hail extend back 10 the ne OF Old Levee street; the
wee comprised in section No shall extend back to
ublic road or New Levee street. 77. -
SEC. r. That the repairs Of The levees required to
made under section ninth of this ordinance, shall
onsist in grading the according 10 the grades
READY established, In covering the same with hard
such as lake oyster shells ana gravel |
keeping the same always in good order, by filing
all holes an their FIRST appearance, with hard sub
ances above mentioned, IN hing with river sand
Il parts of the same which may cave ill., or sink be-
Nv the grades aforesaid In keeping the bulk heads
4 lhe outside of the same, always IN good order and
endltion.
SEC. b. That,he repairs of the wharves required
be made under section ninth Of this ordnance, shall
onsisi in repairing all holes in tie flooring Of the
Eharves ana inclined planes immediately on their first
ppearance, IN raising all portions OF the Wharves |
men may have SUNK or winch may SINK below The |
.veis now esiabllshedj in taking ont and renewing
y caps and stringers, piles, finder piles flooring,
1hich may be found rotten decayedi i'll building
neW4atl wharves which, from general decay, may |
'qutte the same, and in extending INTO the river AL
'haryes which may require extension, have
all times, a depth of water of twenty feet u, the
'aier line of each evety wharf used for the land
u ana discharge of ships and depth OF water of |!
IN feet al the water line of each and every wharf
sed for The landing and discharge OF steamboats,.
SEC ID That in making the repairs requiredby sec.
of this ordinance, the piles used shall be Of
ae or river timber, of the bestquay IL by inches
luare al one end, and by 9inches square at the |
her end and shall be driven from Is to 20 ieet into
solid ground at distances of feet from the cenlers
e heads of the pi shall be squared according the
1--WE and support Ii by II inches square caps, which
lall be srodgy fastened 10 each Of said piles with