New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-07
OFFICIALsJ JOURNAL.
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August 24ih, 1855

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1 City of New Orleans, August 24ih, is79 }
| ,a[rs 4 No 1854 7ga5,ss -a'.-.
AN ORDNANCE concerning the " haTves OF The
| Ciyof New Orleans, and providing for farming
SEE. i. Eli ordained, ~ the Common Council o
the City OF New Orleans, that the Comptroller Of sat
city sha within sixty days after the passage OF anus
ordinance, and the approval thereof by The Mayo aDd
after twenty days notice Hereof given by publication
in the Official Journal adudcate and sch al his once
TO the hi CHEST bidder in accordance with the sPu
latiDns herein onsued. this of The, wharyes
of said city, coecabe under existing iinances upon
all ships, vessels steamships, steamboats,. ha5boa,s
and water craft, of ay and every description Whaiso-
ever, for the term Of three years, corencng on The
Isl dayfof oeiober, 1865, and ending with The 3o'h
| SEC 2. That the purpose of said adjudication
and sale the whaves Of said city shall be divided hto
| six sections, as follows. So Il -
SEQ Isl, shah comprise all the wharyes apdiandipgs
of SAID city lying and being upon the MISSISSIPPI n'e
and contained within The upper Or southern limit o'
| said city, and the upper line or Felicity Road.
tngs of said city lying and being upon The
river, and contained within the upper limit of eciS
4 Road and the lower line Of North Market street
/ SEC 3D., shall comprise all the wharves and land
ings of said city. Lying and being upon the Misss
river, and contained witnin The lower line Of North
Market street, and the upper line of that part Of the
river front of said city, winch is appropriated 70 the
4 Canal Street Ferry. ~ w -~tl
SEC 4th staii comprise all the wharves and and-
ings of said city, lying and being upon the
riyeE and contained Within the lower line of mar por
ton of the river front of said city which appopiis
ted the Canal Street Ferry and the lower ne Of
/ Toulouse street. s-
SEC 5th, shall comprise all The wharyes andlandings
ana contained within the loer side Of Toulouse street.
and the upper line of thai portion Of the OF
said city, whehs appropriated 10 The Espanade seel
Ferry and exec ping ihererom that portion OF me fVef
front which is, or may hefeafer be appropriated FOR
ferry 10 extent OF not more than one hundred ana
| fifty feet al the foot of St Ann street
4
Of said cy, lying and being upon The Mississippi RIVER
and contained within The lower line of that portion OF
the river front of said city which appropriated TO the
| Espanade Street Ferry, and the lower or nornern
| limit Of said ely ,s.-.4s -, /. 4. v i. s7z= +,
\ SEC. g. Thatsad Comptroller shall adiudicate and
sell aforesaid the revenues coIectable as aforesaid,
within the various sections etfoh in the second sec
tion of this ordinance separate and apart commencing
with section first and ending with section as set
1 forth in said second section.
SEC 4. That each and every person TO whom shall
be adindicated and sold, aoresad the revenues cot
Iectabe, aforesaid, within the various sections sci
forth in section second Of this ordinance, shall be sub
rogatea TO all the rights and privileges Of the city OF
New Orleans to for and to collect said revenues
SEC, S. That each ami every person whom shall
be adudcaisd and sod aforesaid The revenues COZ
iectabe aforesaid Within The various sections SCI
forth in section second of his ordinance, shah not SELL
transfer, assign set over suitcase his Or their gh'
Itle interest in the 10 any person persons
i whatsoever and thai of any SALE transfer,
assignment sublease made by any person or persons
Of The rights interests acquired under and by virtue
of this ordinance, such sale transfer, assignment or
tests acquired aforesaid and The shall
10 the City Of New Orleans. .s.ss.
ITSELF and exceps 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 the Fourth District, provided the same
shall not occnpy more space than where itnow is .
4 SEc.7. That each and every person 10 whom snail
be adudcaied and sold aforesaid, the revenues col
isctable, aforesaid within the various sections set
forth section second of this ordinance, shall give
bond with good and sufficient security, 10 be approved
by the Common Council. in an amount equal 10 one
fourth part of the price of said adjudication and sae
and conditioned for the true and faithful performance
and fufment of all acts and obligations required to be
performed and fulfilled on part of said person
persons by this ordinance
be adjudcated sold aforesaid, the revenues col
lectabe, aforesaid, within the various SECTIONS set
forth in section SECOND of this oIdinahce Shall give
therefor his or their pomissoy notes. endorsed 10 ahe
satisfaction of the Common Council, IN an amount
equal to the purchase preeot the revenues so adudl-
Gated and sold, as aforesaid. rs- ~ = Ga
SEC, o. That The notes required to be given by sec
lion seventh of this ordinance shall be divided mo
series of thtysx nnmbers and made payable In t-
teen days, two three, four hye six seven eight,
nine, ten eleven, twelve thTteen fourteen, fifteen six
teen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen twenty, twenty
4 FIVE, twenty.sx twenty-sevcn tweny-eight twenty
nine, thirty, thirty-one thrly-two thirty
four and thrtyfve months after date and that such
of said noles as 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 one-iWenysevenl part of the pur.
chase price of the revenues adudicaled aud sod
aforesaid and that such of said shall be made
| payabe in the months Of July, August, September,
EOctober, November and December each year shall
| be drawn payable each in an amount equal TO
fyfourth part of the purchase price, The revenues
adjudraea and sold, aforesaid
l. Sec. 10. That each aud every person to whom shall
be adudieate and sod aforesaid, the revenues col
lectabe as Aforesaid within The various sections set
4 forth section second of this ordinance, shall accep,
and take of the wharves landings andlevees
contained within the section or sections whose feve-
nues be adjudcated and sold on The LIST day of
October ne xl said wharyes landings and levees
Shall be accepted in the condition in Which the
may be in LIST day of October ext; and that said
person persons accepting and taking possess
OF said whafves, landings and eveess shall repair The
same and keep the same in good order and condition
during the whole term of three years, commencing
with The ssid 81 day of October, 1856 and ending win
i the Both day of September, 1858. Provided, that the
lessees shall have no right TO build any shed, ware
houses or platforms on said levee without the pers-
sion OF the Common Council. = 81.
Sec. IL. That the levees named in section ninth of
this ordinance, shall extend buck to the line of the
street streets fronting the rvel that is 10 say lhe
Il leyee,c omprlsed within section No. shall extend
back the line efNVaer street from the upper line OF
the Fourth District TO Adele street, and 10 Tchoupou-
las and New Leyee Streets from Adele street 10 Fell
city Road; the fevee comprised In section No2 shall
extend back 10 ihe line of New Levee street from
Felicity Road Race street, and 10 Front Levee from
Race street to Norh Market street, The fevee
prised In section Nos3 shall extend back 10 the line q
Front street from North Market 10 Canal street; The
the line OF Front street trom Canal 70 Customhouse
al Streets and to New Levee street from Cnsomhouse
Toulouse street, the leeee comprised in section Ne.
shall xlend back TO the line of Old Leyee street, the
levee comprised in section No shall extend back
Ipublic road New Leyee street. Wv ~
SEC. H. That the repairs of the levees required 10
be made under section ninth of this ordinance, shall
consist In grading the same according 10 the grades
lalready established, covering the same with hare
substances, such as lake oyster shells and gravel
in kee ping the always in good order, by filling
up all holes their first appearance, Win hard sub
stances above mentioned, in filing with river snnt
all parts of the which may cave lni or sink be-
low the grades aforesaid and In keeping the bulk heads
the outside of the same, always In good order ait
| condition. -i--
SEC 13. That the repairs of the wharves required
TO be made under section ninth Of this ordinance, sha
cosisrin repairing all holes in the flooring OF the
wharves inclined planes Immediately ON their hrs
appearance, in raising all portions OF inc wharVes
, which may have sunk, or which may sink below The
d levelsnow established; in taking ont ana renewing
all caps and srlngers, piles, Under pes Gle
Which may be found rotten or decayed, IN building
anew all wharves which, from general Decay, ma.
, require the saIne and in extending INTO he RIVER al
wharves which may require extension, SO as TO have
al all lines, deph OF water Of twenty teet III ht
water line of each every wharf ased or Inc land
ing aud discharge OF ships, and depth OF water o
ten feet at the water line Of each and every whar
. used for The landing and discharge Of steamboats,
Sec ID. Thai in making the repairs requredby sec
lion twelfth of this ordinances the piles used snail be
akeor river timber, of The beslqnaity IL by IL Inche