New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-06
Yeas-Messrs. Bailey, Guibertson, Durell.
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the revenues thereof
SSc. 4. Be- if ordained, by the Common Council Of
The CRY of New Oreans that the Comptroller of said
cy shall, within sixty days after the passage OF this
ordnaee and the approval thereof by the Mayor and
after twenty days notice thereof, given by publication
In the Official Journal adudicaie and sell at his office,
the highest bidder and in accordance with the stipu
ations herein contained, the of the wharves
of sold city eoiecabe under existing ordinances upon
and water craft Of any and every description whaso
ever for the term of three years, commencing on the
LIST day of oetober 1855, and ending with the 3osh
day of September, 1855 ls E
SEC 2. That for The purpose of said adjudication
and SALE the whaves Of said city shall be divided into
six sections, as follows; aAg4sq@!5 +, ana, sE
of said city, lying and being upon the Mlssissipprver
and contained within the upper OF southern limit Of
said city, and the upper line of Felicity Road.
SEC. i'd, shalt comprise Rll the wharves and land
ings of said city lying and being upon the Mississippi
river and contained within The upper limit Of Felicity
Road and the lower line of North Market street,
L SEC Sd, 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 North
Market street. and the upper line of that part of the
river front OF said city which is appropriated to the
Canal Street Ferry.
ngs of said city, lying aud being upon the Mississippi
river and contained within the lower line of that por-
ton of the river front of said city which is appropia
ted to the Canal Street Ferry and the lower line of
Toulouse street
SIC 5h, shall comprise all the wharves and landings
said 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 river front Of
said city, which is appropriated 70 the Espanade Street
Ferry and excepting therefrom that portion OF the river
front which is, 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 wharves and landings
of said city, lying and being upon the Mississippi river
and contained within the lower line of that portion of
the river front Of said city which is appropriated othe
Espanade Street Ferry, and the lower or northern
limit of said city.
SEc. g. That said Comptroller shall adjudicate and
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within the various sections set forth in the second sec
ton of this ordinances separate and apart commencing
with section first and ending with section SIXTH as sci
forth in said second section.
SEC, d. That each and every person TO whom shall
be adudcated and Sold Aforesaid The revenues coll
eelable as aforesaid, within The various sections set
forth iii section second of this ordinance shall be sub
rogated 10 all the rights and privileges OF the city OF
New Orleans, to sue for and to collect said revenues.
Sec. 5. That each and every person 10 Whom shall
be adudicaed and Sold aforesaid the revenues col
ectabie aforesaid within the various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall not SELL
fer assign over suitcase his or their night,
title interest in the same 10 any person CT persons
whatsoever; and that i'll case of any sale, transfer,
assignment suitcase madeby any person or persons
of the rights or interests acquired under and by virtue
of this ordinance, such SALE transfer, assignment or
suitcase shall work forfeiture of drghts and int
acquired aoresa i'd, and the same shall revert
10 the City of New Orleans
SEC. 8. That the city of New Orleans reserves TO
itself and excerpts 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
ferry landing in the Fourth District provided the same
shall mol occupy more space than where II now is.
SEc7. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adjudcaied and sold aforesaid the revenues col
ectable aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall give
bond with good and sufficient secnrtyto be approved
by the Common Council, in an amount equal 10 one
fourth part Of the price of said adjudication and SALE
and conditioned for the tue and faithful performance
and ulment of all acts and obligations required to be
lfrf Ofr ri an M q nIrt
persons by this ordinance.
SEC. g.. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adudicated and sold aforesaid, the revenues col
ccabie aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall give
therefor his OF their promssory notes, endorsed TO the
satisfaction of the Common Council, IN an amount
equal to the purchase price of the revenues adiudi
Gated and sold, aforesaid.
SEC o. That the notes required to be given by
ton seventh of this ordinance shall be divided into
of thrtysix number and made payable in hf-
teen days, one, two three, four five six seven, eight,
nne ten eleven twelve, thirteen, fourteen, heen six
teen seventeen eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty
oae twenty-five, twenty twentyfour, twenty
five tweny.six, twenty-seven, twentyeight, twenty
nine, thirty thirty thrty-two thirty three, thirty
four aud hiry-fve months after date; and that such
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 all
amount equal TO one-tweny-seventh part of the pur-
chase price Of the revenues adjudcated aud sold,
aforesaid and that such of said 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 to one
yourth pattof the purchase price, the revenues so
adiudieated and sold, as aforesaid
Sec. 10. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adudicated and Sold as aforesaid The revenues col
lectabe aforesaid within the various sections set
forth III section second OF this ordinance, shall accept
and take of the whaves landings andlevees
contained within The section sections whose reve-
nues are 10 be adjudicaied and sold the 1s day of
October next that said Waryes, landings and levees
shall be accepted in The condition in which The same
may be said LIST day of October next and that said
of said wharves, landings and evees shall repair the
same and keep the same in good order and condition
during the whole term of three years, commencing
with the ssid LIST day OF October, 1856 and ending With
the 30th day of September, 1858. Provided that the
essees shall have no right 10 build any shed, ware
houses platforms said leyee, without the permits
sion OF The Common Council.
SEC, H. That the leyees named in section ninth OF
this ordinance, shall extend back 10 the line of the
or fronting the rlyef that Is TO say the
levee comprised within section Mo-. shall extend
back 10 the line of Nster street from the upper line of
the Fourth District 10 Adele street, and TO Tchoupiton-
las and New Leyee streets, from Adele street Fell
city Road; the levee comprised In section No, shall
extend back 10 The line of New Leyee street from
Felicity Road 10 Race street, and 10 Front Levee from
Race street TO North Market street; the levee COM
prsed in section No shah extend back the line OF
Front street from North Market 10 Canal street, the
levee comprised in section No shall extend back TO
the line of Front street from Canal TO Gnsomhonse
streets, and 10 New Leyee street from Customhonse 10
shall extend back 10 the line Of Old Levee street, the
evee comprised in section Nos shall extend back 10
public road or New Levee street.
SEC. i2. That the repairs of the eyees required TO
be made under section ninth of This ordinance, shall
consist in grading The same according 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 filling
up all holes their first appearance, with hard sub
stances as above mentoned in filling with river sand
all parts Of the same which may cave in, sink be-
low the grades aforesaid and in keeping the bnlkhe
on the outside of the same, always in good order and
condition
Sec. ID. That the repairs OF the wharves required
10 be made under section ninth of this ordinance, shall
consist in repairing all holes the flooring of the
wharves and inclined planes Immediately on their first
appearance in raising all portions of the wlaryes
Which may have sunk, or which may sink below the
levels now established; in taking ont and renewing
all caps and sringers piles finder piles, flooring, etc,
wnich may be found rotten decayed, in building
anew all wharves which, from general decay, may
require the same and in extending into the river all
Wharyes which may require extension as 10 have,
al all times; depth of wafer of twenty feet at the
water line of each ana every wharf used for The land
ing and discharge OF ships, and depth of water of
ten feet al the water line OF each and every wharf
used for the landing and discharge of steamboats,.
SEC ID. That in making the repairs required by
lion twelfth of this ordinance, the piles used shall be OF
square al end and by . inches square at the
other end, aud shall be driven from l5 to 70 feet into
the solid ground distances of 10 feet from the centers
the heads OF The piles shall be squared according TO the
levels TO be given by the City Surveyor, and shall
cctve and support IL by II inches square caps, which
shall be strongly fastened each of said piles with
drag nails, inch square by Is inches long The
srngefs used shall be least III inches square, shall
resi- III right angles upon the caps distances of five