New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-14
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
COhPTROLLER'S OFFICE, |
City of New Orleans, August oath, 1855


Il CoAlPTRoLLER'S OFFICE l
a.rs5 City of New Orleans, August 24th, 1855
No. 1854 ssy 4-a -
AN ORDINANCE concerning the Wharves of The
City OF New Orleans, and providing for farming
sRs. l. Be It ordained, BY the Common Council q
the City OF New Orleans that the Comptroller of sait
city shall within sixty days after the passage OF this
ordinance, and The approval thereof by The Mayor and
after twenty days notice Hereof given by publication
in the Official Journal adndicate and sell at his office
TO the highest bidder and in accordance with The stipb
laons herein contained, the revenues OF The wharves
Of said city eollectabe under existing or upon
and water craft OF any and every description whatso
ever, for the term of three years, commencing on The
ist day of ortober, 1855, and ending with the 3olh
SEC. .: Thai for The purpose of said adjudication
and sale, the whaves of said city shall be divided into
SEC is Shall comprise all the wharves and landings
of said city lying and being upon the Mississippi river
said city, and ,he upper line 81 Felicity Road
SEC %, shall comprise AL the wharyes, and land.
river ana eotaned 1 cav Within she upper mi, Of Felicity
| Road anda lower line Of Nonh Market street
SEC ID, 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 Moth
Market street, and the upper line Of that part of the
river front Of aad city which is appropriated 10 the
1 Canal Street Ferry. Aa,T s. a., =.
SEC. 4,h, shall comprise ali the wharves and land
ngs Of sad si,y yng and being upon the Mis.issppl @
ton of the front of said ey which appropiia-
led to the Canal Street Ferry and the lower line Of
sEc 5th shall comprise all the wharves and landings
Of SAID city yng and being upon the river
and contained within The oHsr side Of Toulouse street.
said cty which is appropriated 70 The Espanade Street
Fey and excepting therefren that portof OF the river
front whichis,o may hereafter besappropriaed for a
Jerry, 10 extent of not than one hundred snd
fifty feet III the foot If ST. Ann street
| SEC sth shall comprise all the wharves and landings
al ri md
and eonaiRed within The lower tine of that portion of
the river front Of said city, which is appropriated 10 he
tsnlanade Street Ferry, andSthe lower or northern
ltnlrt 81 so d cily. 81.
| SEC. 3 That said Comptroller shall sdiMicate and
within the various sections set forth in The second
ton "f this ndiilace separate and apart commencing
with gscrnn r and ending with section sixtf as set
| forth in sait second section.
| SEC d., That ca ch and every persoy whom shall
be adudicated and Sold aforesaid, he revenues col
ecabie, as aforesaid, within The various sections
forth in section second of this ordinance shall be sub
rogaeu to all the rights and privileges of the city Of
New Orleans. for and 10 collect SAID nues.
| SEC. 5. That each and every person TO whom shall
be adudicated and sold, aforesaid the revenues col
ecable as aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth in section second of this ordinance shall not SELL
transfer assign, sci over, suitcase his or their gh
title or interest in the same 10 any person or persD.s
| Whatsoever; and that in case of any sale, nausfer
assignment suitcase made by any person or persons
rights Interests acquired under and by virtue
of this ordinance, such sale, transfer assignment or
sublease shall work forfeiture of sadnghis and
rests acquired Aforesaid and the shall revert
TO the City of New Orleans.
SEC. 6. That the city of New Orleans reserves 10
itself and exceps from said sale each and every ferry
landing md 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
shuli not occupy more space Than where ii now is
/ SEC.I. That each aud every person To whom shall
be adudcaied and Sold aforesad the revenues col
lectabe, aforesaid within The various sections
forlhln section second of this ordinance, shah give
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| by the Common Council. in amount equal 10 one
fourth part Of the price OF said adjuGcation and sale,
and conditioned for the true and faithful performance
and fnfmeni ofa acts and obHgatons required TO be
performed and fulfilled on the part of said person
persons by this ordinance.
SEC. 8 That each and eve ry person 10 whom shall
be adjndcaed and sold aforesaid the eOl-
ectane aforesaid, within The various sections SCI
forth in second of this ordinance, shaft give
therefor his lier pfUmssory notes. endorsed 10 the
satisfaction Of the Common Council, in an amount
equal TO The purchase price of The revenues adudi
| Gated and sold, aforesaid.
Sec, .. That the notes required 10 be given by
ton seventh of this ordinance shall be divided into
of thrtysixr number and made payable In fiji
teen days, one, two three, four i've six seven eight
nne len, eleyen twelve, fourteen, fifteen, six
teen, seventeen, eighteen, nlneteeni twenty twenty
one, Twenty-Five, tWentythree, twenty four. twenty
Eve, twentysx twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty
nine, thirty thirtyone, thrlytwo, hirythree thirty
four and thryfve months after date; and that such
of said notes as shalt be made payable in the months
Of January, February, March, April, May and June
of each year, shall be drawn payable each in
amount equal to one.tweniy part of the pur
chase price of the adudicaled 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 amount equal 10 one
fyourth par of the purchase price, the revenues SO
adjudlcaled and sold, afotesad.i
Sec. TO- That each aud every person to whom shall
be ajndeate and Sold aforesaid, the revenues col
ectabie aforesaid, within The various
forth i'll section second of this ordinance, shall accept
and lake possession of the whaves, landings and leyees
contained within the section sections whose
TO be adndicated and sold the tst day Of
October next; that said wharves, landings and leyees
shall be accepted in the condition in which the same
may be in said lst day of October next and that said
person persons pting 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
with The ssid lst day of October, 1866 and ending with
the 30lh day of September, 1858 Provided that the
essees shall have right to build any shed,
houses platforms said leyee, wiihoutthe pcrmis-
sion of the Common Council
SEC. H. That the levees named in section ninth o f
this ordinance, shall extend back to the line OF the
street streets fronting the rive that is TO say the
leyee comprised within section No. shall extend
buck line of Water from the upper line of
the Fourth District to Adele street, and to rchoupou-
has and New Levee streets, from Adele street Fell
cy Road; the levee comprised In section No. 2 shall
extend back 10 the line of New.Leyee street from
Felicity Road Race street, and to Front Levee from
Race street North Marke, street; the Elevee
prised in section No shall extend back the line of
Front street from North Markell TO Canal street; the
levee comprised Ill SECTION No. shall extend back 10
| the line Of Front street from Canal 10 Custpmhouse
Streets and 10 New Lepee street from Cusomhouse 10
Toulouse street, The ievee comprised in section No. S
shall extend back TO the line OF Old Levee street, the
tlevee comprised section No shall extend back 10
public road or New Leyee street
sec, H. That the repairs of the levees required to
be made under section ninth of this ordinance, shall
consist IN grading the according the grades
already established, IN covering the same with hard
substances; such as luke oyster shells and gravel
i'll te ping the same always in good order, by flung
up ali holes their first appearance, with hard sub
stances as above mentioned, filling with sand
all parts of The same winch may cave in. sink be-
low the grades aforesaid, aud in keeping the
on the outside of the same, always in good order and
/ c0ndllIon.
/ SEC u That the repairs of the wharyes required
TO be made under secon ninth of this ordinance, shall
consist in repairing all holes in The flooring of tue
wharves anu inclined pahes Immediately On their first
| appearance, in raising all portions OF the wharves
/ which may have sunk, which may suk below the
Levels now established; in taking ont and renewing
all caps and srtagefs, pie finder piles flooring, ee.,
| which may be found rotten decayed, in building
anew all Wharves which, from general decay, may
require the salile and in extending into the all
wharyes which may require extension, to have,
al all times, depth of water of twenty feet the
water line Of each ans evefy wharf used for The land
ing and discharge OF ships, and deph of water OF
ten leet al the water line of each and every wharf
4 used for the landing and discharge of steamboats,,
i in linof fter enpirs y,,s