New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-23
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS

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MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS.
| qm nv COMMON COUNCIL,
/ J5 City Of New Orleans, August 16, 1856 !
| No. 1894
4 AN ORDINANCE concerning the Wharves OF the
4 City Of New Orleans, and providing for farming
SEC |. Be 1t ordained by the Common Council Of
The City of New Orleahs that the Comptroller OF said
city shall WI Mhn Sky days after ,hs passage o, hs
after twenty days noce thereof, given by publication
in the Official Journal adudeaie and sell al his office,
10 the highest bidder and IN accordance with the slipa
laons herein contained. The revenues Of the whar7es
Of said city, coecabe under existing finances, upon
NIL ships, vessels, steamships, steamboats, haboais,
and water craft of any and every description Wliaso-
for the term of three years, commencing 0n the
ist day of October, 1855, and ending with the 3Uth
4 day OF September, 1858.
| SEC O. That for The purpose of said adjudication
and SALE the whaves of said city shall be divided into
! six sections, as follows; -.5 sey..."q 4
| SEC lst shall comprise all the wharves and landings
said city, lying and being upon the Mississippi river
and contained within the upper Of southern limit OF
said city, and the upper line OF Felicity Road. =
4 SEC I'd, shall comprise all the wharVes and land
ings of said city lying and being upon the Mississippi
river and contained within the upper limit Of Felicity
4 Road and the lower line of North Market street
l. SEC Sd, shall comprise all the wharves and land
ings of said city lying and being upon The Mississippi
river, and contained Witnn the lower line Of Moth
Market street, and the upper line of that part OF the
river front of said city, which is appropriated 10 the
/ Canal Street Ferry.
| SEC 4ln, shall comprise all lhe WharyeS and iaHG-
ings of said city, lying and being upon The Mississippi
Iiver and contained WITHIN the lower He of that por-
ton of the front of said city which is appopiia-
ted to the Canal Street Ferry and the lower line Of
| Toulouse street. r
SEC 5h, shall omprse all the whaIves and landings
of sad 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 font 81
said city, which is appropriated TO the Es planade Street
and excepting .hsfelrem tha portion OF me ~
ferry extent of not more than hundred and
| fifty feet at the footof st. Ann street. Ja"
SEC. 6th shall comprise alithe wharves and landings
Of said city lying and being upon the MssissipprVer
and contained within the lower line Of that portion OF
the front of said city, which appropriated 10 The
Espanade Street Ferry, and the lower or nodheIn
limit of said city. ~
SEC. 3. That said Comptroller shall adudicate and
SELL aforesaid the revenues eolectabe as
within the various sections set forth III the second sec
tion OF this ordinance separate and apafl commencing
with section first and ending with section sixth, as set
forth in SAID second section.
SEC A.. That each and every person to whom shall
be adudicated and sold. aforesaid me revenues col
!ectabe, aforesaid, win The various sections set
forth in second of This ordinance, shall besnb
rogatea to all the rights and privileges of The cty Of
New Orleans. iorand to collect said revenues
| SEC. 5. That each and every person whom shall
be adjndcRted and sold aforesaid, the revenues col
ectabe aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth section second of this ordinance, shall not sell,
transfer, assign, set over suitcase his their gh
utie or interest the 10 any person persons
whatsoever; and that in OF any sale, transfer,
assignment suitcase made by any person pers ons
of this ordinance, such sale transfer assignment or
suitcase shall work forfeiture Of SAID rights andinte
rests acquired aforesa Id, and the shall revert
10 the City of New Orleans AZ
| SEC s.. That the clty of New Orleans reserves 10
ITSELF and exceps om said sale each and every ferry
landing and ferry wharf existing, and each and
every nuisance wharfnow existing, and all revenues
| arising from the same. The Common Council also
reserves the privilege of changing the location Of the
ferry landing the Fourth District, provided the same
shall not occupy more pace Than where II now is.
SEc7. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be edjudcated and sold aforesaid the revenues col
lectabe, aforesaid within The various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall give
bond with good and sufficient securAy, TO be approved
by the Common Council, in amount equal 10 one
fourth parl of the price of SAID adjudication and sale.
and conditioned for the true and faithful performance
and fu6 nent of all acts and ohigatons required
performed and fulfilled The part OF said person or
persons by this ordinance
1 SEC. s. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adjndcated and suld aforesaid the revenues co
lectaoe, aforesaid, within The various sections sci
forth in section second OF this ordinances shall give
therefor his or their pIomssory notes. endorsed 10 the
satisfaction of the Common Council, IN an amount
equal the purchase price of the revenues so adadi
4 Gated and sold aforesaid.
SEC, 8. That the required to be given by sec
ton seventh of this ordinance shall be divided into
series OF thrty-six IN number and made payable fiji
Ieen days, one, two three, four hye, six, seve egft
nine, ten eleven, welve thf een tonrteen ht!een, SIX
Teen, seventeen. eighteen, nlneteen twenty twenty
one, enty-tWo, twenty three, tweniyfonr, twenty
five, twenty six twenty-seycn twenty.eghi, twenty
Zine, thirty thlrty-one thriytwo, thirty thirty
four and thirtyfve 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 an
amount equal to one-rwenlyseyeIth part OF the pnr
chase price of The so adudicated aud sold
aforesaid and that of said notes shall be made
payable in the months of July, August, September,
October, November and December OF each year, shall
| be drawn payable each in amount equal 10
fifty fourth par of the purchase price, The revenues
| adiudlcaled and sold, aforesaid.
Sec. 10. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adudcated and sold, aforesaid, the
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forth i'll section second of This ordinance, shall accept
and take sion OF the wharves landings aud evees
contained within The section sections whose
nues to be adJudlcaed and sold on The LIST day Of
October next that said wharves, landings and eyees
shall be accepted i'll The condition in which The
may be in SAID day of October next and that said
person or persons accepting and taking possession
OF SAID wharves landings and levees, shall repair The
same and keep the same in good order and condition
during the whole term of three years, commencing
Wilhlhe ssd Isl day OF October 1855 anu ending
the 3oih day of September 1865 Provided, that The
flessees shall have right 10 build any shed,
houses or platforms on said levee, without the permis
sion of the Common Council.
Sec. IL. That The eyees named in section ninth of
this ordinances, shall extend back to the line of tire
street or streets fronting the ryet that is 10 say, The
levee comprised within section No. shall extend
back TO the line of Wafer street from the upper line
The Fourth District Adele street, and Tchoup piion
las and New Levee Streets from Adele street TO Fe-
city Road the evee comprised In section No. shall
extend back 10 the line of New Levee street from
Felicity Road 10 Race street, and Front Lepee from
Race street To North Market street; The levee
section NO extend DUCK 10 Inc line
Front street from North Market 10 Canal street; the
eVee comprised in section No. shall extend back
The line OF Front street from Canal 10 Cnslomhouse
streets, aud to New Leyee street from Customhonse
Toulouse street; the levee comprised in section No.
shall extend back 10 the line Of Old Levee street, the
levee comprised section Nos shall extend back 10
public road or New Levee street.
SEC L.. That the repairs of The evees required to
be made ander section ninth of this ordinance, shal
consist in grading the according 10 the grades
already established, in covering the same with hard
| substances, such lake oyster shells and gravel
IN Keeping the same always in good order, by hlllng
all holes on their first appearance with hard sub
stances as above mentioned, filling with river SAM
all parts of the same Which may in, or sink be.
low the grades aforesaid and IN keeping the bulk he8ds
on the outside of the same, always good order
condition.
SEC ID That the repairs of the wharves required
to be made under section ninth of this ordinance shall
consist i'll repairing all holes in flooring Of the
whafves ana inclined planes Immediately On their frs
appearance IN raising all portions OF the Wharves
Which may have sunk, or which may sink below The
Levels now established; in taking ont and renewing
all caps and strhgers piles, finder piles flooring,
which may be found rotten decuyed, III building
anew all wharves whtch, from general decay, may
require the same, and in extending into lhe river
WlarVes winch may require extension, so as 10 have
al all times uepth OF water OF twenty feet at the
water ilhe OF each every wharf used iof The land
ing ana discharge OF ships, and depth OF waller o
ten feet at lhe walter line OF each and every Whar
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