New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-28
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
cOMPTRoLLER'S OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August 24ln' 1000

| coMPTRoLLER,s OFFICE,
| City of New Orleans, August 24lh 1000
| No. 1854 ]
| AN ORDINANCE concerning the WhaIVes oi 9he z
| CITY of New Orleans, and providing for farming
the revenues thereof ,,, =.
| SEc.I BE it ordained, by the Common Uouhtil .,
the City of New Orleans, that the Comp'roei q saia
city shall, within sixty days after The passssgs " .,
ordinance and the approval thereof by The Mayor ana
after twenty days notice thereof, given by pubiieaoh
in the Oical Journal adindicae and sell al his office,
10 the highest bidder, and in accordance WIN 'e
ations herein contained the revenues OF Inc WhaIyes
of said city collectabe under existing uo
all Ships vessels, steamships, steamboats,,
and water craft, of any and every DESCRIPTION ,
ever for the term of three years, commencing On a III
lst day of October, 1855, and ending win she SUN
| day of September, 1858.
SEC 9. That for the purpose of said Adjudication
and sale the whaves Of said city shall be divided inlo
sEc 1st Shall comprise all the wharves and landings
of said city, lying aud being upon the iVef a
and contained within the upper southern iinit OIL
| said city, and the upper line of Felicity Road
1 SEC I'd, shall comprise all the wharves ana aha
ings of said city lying and being upon The MssssPPi
river and contained within the upper limit of Felicity
Road and the lower line OF North Market street, -,
SEC Sd, shall comprise all the wharyes ana iaha
ings of said city lying and being upon the
| river, and contained within the lower line OF Noitn
Market street, and the upper line of that part OF me
river front of said city, which is appropriated 10 he
i Canal Street Ferry. lf4z
SEC 4th, shall comprise all ,he wharves and land.
ings of said city, lying and being upon the MISSISSIPPI
lis W
ton of the front of said city which is appropila-
ted to the Canal Street Ferry and the lower line OF
Toulouse street. .,
SEC 5h shall comprise all the wharves and landings
said city lying and being upon the Mississp ppi rver
and contained within the lower side of Toulouse sree
and the upper line of that portion OF the river oh oi
said city, which is appropriated 10 the panade Seel
Ferry, and excepting therefrom thai portion Of me IVel
front which is, may hereaferbe appropriated for
ferry, extent of not more than hundred ana
| fifty feet al the foot of St Ann street
SEC. 6ih shall comprise all the wharves and landings
said city lying and being upon the Mississippi fiV
and contained within the lower line of that portion OF
the river front of said city, which appropriated 70 me
Esplanade Street Ferry, and the lower or norlhefn
SEC. 8. That said Comptroller shall adudcate and
SELL aforesaid the revenues colectable as
within the various sections forth in the second sec
tion Of this ordinance, separate and apart commencing
with section FIRST and ending with section slx.h as set
forth in said second section. .o -.a. -ss
SEC 4. That each and every person to whom shail
be adjudcaed and sold as aforesaid The revenues COZ
ectable, aforesaid within the various sections sci
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall be SUD-
rosated all the rights and privileges of the city OF
New Orleans to sue for and 10 collect said revenues
SEC. s. That each and every person TO whom shali
be adudicRed and sod aforesaid, the revenues col
ectable aforesaid within the various sections SET
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall not sell
transfer, assign sci over suitcase his or thelr gh,
title or interest in the TO person or persons
| whatsoever and thai in any sale transfer,
assignment suitcase made by any person or pers
f6 the rights interests acquired under and by virtue
of Ibis ordinances such sale, transfer, assignment OF
suitcase shall work forfeiture of rights and nte-
acquired aoresa i'd and the same snail revert
| TO the City of New Orleans.
SEc.6. That the city of New Orleans reserves to
ITSELF and excepts from said sale each and every Terry
landing and ferry wharf now existing and each and
every nuisance wharf now existing, and all revenues
arising from the same. The Common Council ais
reserves the privilege of changing the location OIL Inc
ferry landing in the Fourth DISTRICT provided the same
shall not occupy pace than where it now is.
SECT. That each and every person 10 whom snail
be adudicated 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 security, TO be approved
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 ulfiment all and required 10 be
performed and fulfilled on the part OF said person OF
persons by this ordinance. :
: SEC. g. That each and every person to whom shall
adjudicated and sold, as aforesaid the revenues col
lectabe as aforesaid within the various sections sci
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall give
therefor his OF their notes endorsed 70 the
equal the purchase price OF the revenues SO adJud
tcated and sold, aforesaid.
SEc.9 That the notes required to be given by see
on seventh of ordinance shall be divided into
series of hiry-six number, and made payable IN III
days. one two, three, four five, six, seven, eight
nine, ten eieven twelve ihrteen fourteen htleen sx
teen seventeen. eighteen, nineteen twenty, twenty
one twenty-five, twenty three, twenty-four twenty
FIVE twentysix, twenty-seven, twenty twenty
nine, thirty thttyone, thir,y-two, thirty-three, thirty
four and hfrty-hve months after dae and that suet
of said notes 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 to onetwenty-seyenth part of the pur
chase price of the adudlcated aud Sold as
aforesaid and that such Of said noles 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
fourth part of the purchase price, the revenues Sc
adjudicated and sold, as aforesaid.
~ Sec. 10. That each and every person to whom shall
be adudcated and sold, as aforesaid The revenues col
eciable as aforesaid, within The various sections sci
forth section second of this ordinance, shall accep
and take of the wharves landings and evees
: contained within the section or sections whose reve
nues be adjndicaed and sold on ihe LIST day o
October next that said wharves, landings and evees
- shall be accepted in the condition in which The same
may be in said lst day and that sait
person or persons accepting and taking possession
of sad wharves landings and levees shali repair The
same and keep The same IN good order ana condition
"a during the Whole term OF three years, commencing
with The ssd Isl day OF October 1850 and ending viii
the Both day of September 1895. Provided, that ht
lessees shall have no right 10 build any shed, ware
houses platforms on said levee without Inc permis
d sion OF The Common Council.
SEC IL That The eyees named in section ninth o
n this ordinance shall extend back 10 the line of tht
street or streets fronting the that is 10 say th
tevee comprised within section NO. shall exile III
back the line of Water street from the upper line
the Fourth District to Adele street, and 10 Ichoupou
las and New Levee streets, from Adele street 10 Fell
city Road the levee comprised In section No. sha
n extend back 10 the line of New Levee street iron
Felicity Road 10 Race street, and Front Levee fron
Race street TO North Market sireet the levee CON
prsed in section No. shall extend back to the line
Front street from North Market to Canal street; III
:, eyee comprised in section No shall extend back
9 The line of Front street from Canal to customhous
N streets, aud to New Levee street from Customhonse
Toulouse street; the evee comprised in section No.
II shall extend back the line of Od Levee street, tn
levee comprised in section No shall extend back
public road or New Levee street
SEC, IL. That the repairs of the leveos required
be made under section ninth OF this ordnance sha
sw consist grading the according 10 The grade
already established, IN covering The same with ha
substances, such as lake oyster shells and grave
in keeping the same always in good order, by flin
up all holes on their first appearance, with hard sui
stances above mentioned, in filling with river sal
all parts of the same which may cave IN, or sink b
grades aforesaid, andin keeping the bulk heat
the outside of the same, always III good order al
ms condition.
h SEC 49, That the repairs of the wharVes require
np to be made under section ninth Of this ordnance sha
consist in pairing all holes in the flooring of Il
y Wharves ana inclined planes Immediately on their fir
appearance, in raising all portions OF the wharv.
Die which may have sunk, which may sink below Il
AZ levels now esablished in taking ont and renewir
IN all caps and stringers, piles, finder piles hoorng el,
inn which may be found rotten decayed, in buldii
oas anew all wharves which, from general decay, ms
aw require the same and in extending !nlo The river
- wharves which may require extension, SO as to hav
at all times, depth of water Of twenty feet al II