New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-06
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
CONTROLLERS OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August 2th, 1855
No, 1854
AN ORDINANCE concerning The wharves of iii,

l AN ORDINANCE concerning the Wharves of fh
Guy OF NeW orleans, and providing for farmin
SEC. I. Be 1t ordained, by the Common Council q
ihe City OF New Orleans, that the Comptroller OF sal
ordnance, and the approval thereof by the Mayor an
after twenty days notice hereof given by pnbicatio
in the Official Journal adiudicaie and sell al his Office
TO the highest bidder, and accordance with the 81 pu
laons herein contained. The revenues of The wharve
of said city, colectabie under existing nanees upo
all ships, vessels, steamships, steamboats,, fatboais
and craft Of any and every description whaiso
ever, for The term Of three years. commencing on h
ist day of October 1855, and ending with the aot
/ SEC 2. That for the purpose of said adjudication
and sale the whaves of said city shall be divided int
| six sections, as follows: - = r n. -7f
SEC Isl, shall comprise all the wharves and landing
OF SAID ciy lying and being upon the MississiPp Ve
and contained within the upper Of southern Limit
| SEC I'd, shall comprise all the wharves and land
ngs of said city lying and being upon the MISSISSIPPI
river, and contained within the upper limit Of FeicltI
Road and The lower line of North Market street
SEs Sd, shall comprise all the wharves and land
ngs of said cly lying and being upon the MISSISSIPPI
river and contained wiinn the lower line Of Noiit
Market street. and the upper line of that part OF the
river front of said city, which is appropriated to tht
| Canal Street Ferry.
SEC. 4th, shall comprise all the wharves and land
ngs of said city, lying and being upon The Mississippi
river and contained within lower line Of that por
ton of the river front of said city which is appropia
led to the Canal Street Ferry and the lower line o.
Toulouse street.
SEC: 5th, shall comprise all the wharves andlandngs
city, the MISsfsslppl IlseI
and contained within the lower side of Toulouse street.
and the upper line of that portion of the river front o
SAID city, which is appropriated 10 the panade Stree
Ferry and excepting theTerom that portion o the rIyei
front which is, or may hereafter be appropriated for
ferry TO an extent Of not more than one hundred and
SEC 6 shall comprise all the whar andlandiDgs
OF said city, yirg and being upon the Mississippi river
and contained within the lower line of that portion o
tsp'anade Street Ferry, and the lower or northern
| limit of said city.
SEC. 8, That said Comptroller shall adiudicate and
SELL aforesaid the revenues coectable afores
within the various sections forth in the second sec
ton Of this ordinance, separate and apart commencing
with first nd ending with section sixth,
| forth in said second section. 49,
SEC a. That each and every persoA to whom shall
be adiudcaed and Sold aforesaid The revenues col
lecable as aforesaid, within the various sections SET
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall be sub
rogated TO all the rights and privileges of the city OF
New Orleans TO sue for and to collect said revenues
SEC. 8. That each and every person 10 whom ahall
be adudicated and sold aforesaid the col
ecable aforesaid, within the various sections SET
forth in section second of this ordinances shall not se
transfer, assign sci over suitcase his their right,
title or interestin the 10 any person persons
whatsoever; and that in case Of any sale, transfer,
assignment or suitcase made by any person or
the rights OF interests acquired under and by virtue
of this ordinance, such sale, transfer assignment or
suitcase shall work forfeiture Of sadrghts and inte-
rests acquired aoresad and the shall revert
| to the City of New Orleans. "a
SEC. g. That the city of New Orleans reserves 10
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
ferry landing in the Fourth District provided the
shall not occupy more space than where il now is.
SEC. Z. That each and every person TO whom shall
be adndicated 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 amount equal 10 one
fourth part of the price OF said adjudication and sale.
and eondlioned for the true and faithful
and fuhlment of all acts and obligations required 10 be
performed and fulfilled on the part Of said person or
persons by this ordinance.
SEC. g. That each and every person to whom shall
be adjudcated and sold Aforesaid the COL
lectabe, aoresaid within the various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall give
his or their promissoty notes. endorsed to the
satisfaction of the Common Council, in amount
quail to The purchase price of the adudi
Gated and sold, as aforesaid.
SEC, o. That the notes required TO be given by Sec
tion seventh of this ordinance shall be divided into
series of thIrtys1 number, and made payable f-
Teen days, one iWo three four ye, six seven, eight,
nine, ten, eleven, twelYe thireen foureen een six
teen, seventeen. eigheen nineteen, twenty, twenty
one, twenty-five, twenty y-thfee, twenty-four twenty
hive, twenty six, twenty yseven, twenty twenty
nine, thirty thiryone lhiry-two thirty-ihree thirty
four and thirty live months after date and that such
OF said notes 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-twenyseventh part of the pur-
chase price ofthe revenues adudicaed aud sold as
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 10 one
fifty fourth pa OF the purchase price, the revenues SO
adjudicated and Sold as aforesaid. +
See. 10. That each and every person to whom shall
be adjudeatG and Sold aforesaid the revenues col
ectabie as aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth in section second of This ordinance, shall ACCEPT
and take OF the wharyes andngs and levees
contained within The section sections whose teye-
nues are 10 be adudicaed and sold The lst day of
October next that said wharves, landings and eyees
shall be accepted in the condition in which ihe sa me
n Isl nj ne atidtI tIa
person persons accepting and taking possession
OF said whaves, landings and levees, shall repair the
same and keep the same in good order and condition
during the whole term of three years, commencing
wihhe ssid Isl day of October, 1866 and ending with
the 3Oth day OF September, 1858 Provided, that the
lessees shall have no right TO build any shed, ware
houses platforms said evee, without the permis-
sion of the Common Council
SEC. H. That The Ievees named in section ninth of
this ordinance, shal! extend back TO the line of the
street OF streets fronting the rlve that is say the
evee comprised within section No. shall exte nd
back 10 the line of Water from the upper line of
the Fourth District to Adele street, and 10 Tchoupilou-
las and New Levee streets, from Adele street 10 Fell
city Road; the levee comprised in section No. shall
extend back 10 the line of New Levee street from
Felicity Road 10 Race street, and to Front Levee from
Race street to North Market street; the evee COM
prised in section No shall extend back to the line of
Front street from North Market to Canal street, The
leyee comprised in section No shall extend back 10
the line Of Front street from Canal 10 Cusomhouse
streets, and to New Levee street from Customhonse 10
Toulouse street, the levee comprised in section No
shall extend back to the line of Old Levee street; the
levee comprised in section No shall extend back 10
public road or New Levee street.
SEC. IL, That the repairs of the leyees required 10
be made under section ninth of this ordinance, shall
consist IN grading the according 10 the grades
already established In covering the same with hard
substances such as lake oyster shells and gravel
IN keeping the same always in good order, by filling
up all holes their first appearance, with hard SUBJ
stances above mentioned, in filling with river sand
all parts of the same which may cave in, or sink be-
low the grades aforesaid, and III keeping the bulk heads
on the outside of the same, always in good order and
condition f
SRs 13. That the repairs of the wharves required
TO be made under section ninth of this ordinance, shall
consist in repairing all holes in the flooring of the
Wharres and inclined planes Immediately their first
appearance, in raising all portions OF the wharyes
Which may have sunk, or which may sink below the
levels now established; in taking ont and renewing
al caps and strngers, piles finder piles, flooring, etc.,
which 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
wharves which may require extension so as TO have,
al all times, deplh of water OF twenty feet the
water line of each and every wharf used for the land
ing and discharge OF ships, anda depth of water of
len feet at The water line of each and every wharf
used for the landing and discharge OF steamboats,
SEC. a. That in making therepairsr srequiredby Sec
lion twelfth of this ordinance the piles used SHALL be of
lake or river TIMBER of the bestquaty IL by Ill inches
i square at one end, and by 9inches square al the
oher end, and shall be driven from l5 to ~ feet into
the solid ground distances of 10 feet from the centers
the heads of The pies shall be squared according the
levels 10 be given by the City Surveyor, and shall
shall be strongly fastened each Of said piles with
inch bV he