New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-15
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
C0MPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August 24lh, 1866
!. ---u.- { No 2364

CoMPTROLLER'S. OFFICE,
II City of New Orleans, August 24th, 1855
/ i, on,,, No 1904
AN ORDINANCE concerning the Wharves of tn
City Of New Orleans, and providing for farmin
4 the revenues thereof
SEC |. Be ii ordained by the Common Council o
the City of New OrIeans that the Comptroller of
city shal within sixty dlys after the passage of ihi
ordinance, and the approval thereof by the Mayor AM
alter twenty days notice lhereof given by pubcato
in the Official Journal adudicate and sell at his office
10 the highest bidder and In accordance with the st pu
latons herein contained. The revenues Of the wharve
of said city, coecabe under existing finances upoi
all ships, vessels steamships, steamboats,, fla boats
and water craft of any and every description whaso
lat day OF October, 1854, and ending viii, the soii
1 day of September, 1858. .-t:os
A SEE 2. That for the purpose of said adjudication
and SALE the whaves of said city shall be divided
1 six sections, as follows:
4 SEC 1s shall comprise all the wharves and landing,
of said city, lying and being upon the Mississippi rive
j and contained within the upper southern limit O.
/ said city, and the upper line Of Felicity Road.
Sec 3D. shalfcomprsc all the wharves and land
r n he npan Of Fa
4 Road and the lower line of North Mars Ell street.
/ See. 3D., shall comprise all the wharves and land.
ngs of said city lying and being upon the Mississippi
4 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
| SEC. ath, shall comprise all the wharves and land
ings of said city lying end being upon the Mississippi
ton of te river front df said city which is appropia
led to the Canal Street Ferry and the lower line ol
Toulouse street. sn&s Wge.
SEC 5h, shall comprise all the whaIyes and landings
ofsaid city lying and being upon the Mississippi river
and contained within the lower side of Toulouse street,
the upper line of ha, portion Of he ryeI front Of
said city, which is Appropriated the Es panade Street
Ferry and excepting therefrom hatportion of the river
front which is, or may hereafter be appropriated for a
ferry 10 an extent of not than one hundred and
fifty feet al the foot of s3t Ann street. .
SEC 9Th, shallcompHse all the wharves and landings
Of said and beng upon the mississippi river,
and contained within tAe lower line of that portion of
the river front of said cy which is appropriated TO the
Espanade Street Ferry, and the lower or northern
limit of said city. ~ 49 gg F51 aa,t. I'D
SEC. g.. Thai said Comptroller shall adjudicate and
SELL aforesad the revenues colectabe, aforesaid,
within the various sections set forth i'll the second
ton of this ordinance, separate and commencing
with section first and ending with section sixth, set
forth in said second sedlion. .&A-
SEC q. That each andevery person to whom shall
be adjudcaed and sold aforesaid the revenues COL
eciabIe Aforesaid. within the various sections
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall be SUBJ
rogated to all the rights and privileges of the city of
New Orleans, sne for and collect said revenues
SEC. s. That each and every person to whom shall
and soi as aforesaid, the revenues col
lecable as aforesaid within the various sections
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall SELL
transfer assign sci over, suitcase his their right
e or interest in the same TO any person or persons
Whatsoever; and that in Of any SALE transfer,
assignment or subcae made by any person or persons
OF The rights or interests acquired under and by virtue
ofths ordinance, such sale, transfer assignment or
suitcase shall work forfeiture said rights and nte-
rests so acquired aforesaid and the same shall revert
TO the City Of New Orleans.
+ SEc.6. That the city of New Orleans reserves TO
itself and excepts from said SALE each andevery ferry
landing and ferry wharf now existing, and each and
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 not occupy more space than Where 1t now is.
SEc.7. That each and every person tb whom shall
be adjudcated and sdld aforesaid, The col
lectable as aforesaid within the various sections set
n neinnE mfr hall
bond with good ard sufficient security TO be approved
by the Common Council, in amount equal TO one
fourth part of the price of said adjudication and sale,
and conditioned for the true and faithful performance
and fuhliment of all acts and Obligations required TO be
performed and fulfilled the part of said person
SEC 8. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adudicated and Sold aforesaid, the revenues col
ectable as aforesaih within the various sections sci
forth in section secPnd OF this ordinance shall give
therefor his their pIomissory notes. endorsed the
satisfaction of the Common Council, in amount
equal TO the purchase price of the revenues adjud
Gated and sold, as Aforesaid.
SEC. 9. That he notes required to be given by seq
on seventh of thls ordinance shall be divided into
series of thiry-six ln number AID made payable III m
teen days, one, TWO three four five, six, seven eight
nine, ten eleven twelve, hireen fourteen fteen Six
teen, seventeen eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty
one, twenty-five, lweny-three twenty four twenty
five, twentysix, twenty yseven, iwentyeght, twenty
nine thirty thirty bne thirtytwo, thirty three thirty
of said notes shall be made payable in the months
of January, February, March, April, May and June
OF each year, snail De drawn payable each
amount equal to oe-twentysevenih part of the pur-
chase price of the revenues adjadicaed aud sold
aoresaid and that such of said notes 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 ones
fourth par Of the purchase price, the revenues
adihdicated and sold, as Aforesaid
Sec. 10, That each and every person TO whom shall |
be adjudcate and Sold afoTesaid the revenues col
ectablc as Aforesaid, within the various sections
forth Ill section sefond of this ordnance shall accept
sdtake of the wharves landings and evees
saMained within The section or-secons whose reve-
are 10 be adhdicated and sold the 1st day of
October next thai said wharves, landings and levees
shall be accepted in the condition in which the same
may be in said st day of October next and that said
person or persons accepting and taking possession
Of said wharyes, landings and evees shall repair The
same and keep The same in good order and condition
with The ssid day of October 1856 and ending with
the Both day of September 1858. Provided, that the
essees shall have no right to build any shed, ware
houses platforms said levee, without the permis
sion OF the Common Council. fS 7,i |
SEC H. That The levees named in section ninth of
this ordinance, shall extend back to the line of the
street streets fronting the rlver that is 10 say the
levee compr within section No. shall extend |
back the line df Water from the upper line of
the Fourh District to Adele street, and Tchonpitou
las and New Levee Streets from Adele street 10 Fell
city Road the eyee comprised in section No. shall
extend back TO the line of New Levee street from
Felicity Road ID Race street, and to ront Levee from
Race street to North Market street, the levee COM
prised in section No shah extend back the line OF
Front street from North Market TO Canal street; the
the line OF Front street from Canal TO Cuslomhouse
Streets aud 10 New Leyee street from Customhouse 10
Toulouse streeH the leyee comprised in section No.
shall extend back to The line of Old Levee street; the
levee comprised in section No shall extend back to
public road OF New Levee street,
SEC ~ That the repairs of the levees required to
De maue under section ninth of this ordinance, shall
consist In grading the same according the grades
ALREADY established, in covering The with hard
substances such rs lake oyster shells and gravel
IN keeping the same always in good order by filling
up all hoes on their rst appearances with hard sub
stances as above mentioned, filling with river sand
all parts OF the same which may i'll, sink be-
low the grades aforesaid, and in keeping the bulk-heads
on the outside Of the same, always in good order and
condition ~
SEC Is. 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
wharves and inclined planes Immediately their first
appearance, in raising all portions OF the wharves
which may have sunks or which may sink below the
levels now established; in taking ont and renewing
all caps and strngers, piles, finder piles ooring etc.
which may be found rotten or decayed, in building
anew al wharves which, from general decay, may
require the same, and in extending into the river all
Wharves which may require extension, 10 have,
al all times, depth OF water OF twenty feet al the
water line OF each every wharf used 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 lhnding and discharge of steamboats,.
Sec. IA That in making tile repairs required by sec-
ton twelfth f this ordinance, the piles used shall be of
la timhn hal