New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-03
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
COAlPTRoLLER'S OFFICE, -
City Of New Orleans, August 24lh, 1855.

5 COMPTRoLLER'S OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August 24lh, 1855
l No. 1884
AIN ORDINANCE concerning the Wharves OF III
| City of New Orleans, and providing Tor farmih
| the revenues thereof. %f-@s
| SEC. l. BE 1t ordained, by the Common Council {
The City of New Orleans that the Comptroller of sal
city shall, within sixty days after the passage OF thi
ordinance, and the approval thereof by the Mayor an
after twenty days notice thereof given BY pupeasio
in the Official journal, adiudicae and sell al MS ONCE
TO the highest bidder and in accordance with The s pu
ations herein contained, the revenues of The wharve
OF said city coecable under existing !nanees upo
all ships, vessels steamships steamboats, halDoats
and water craft of any and every description Whatso
ever, for the Term OF three years. commencing on III
lst day of October, 1856 and ending with the 3ol
| day of September, 1858. ND.
| SEC. 9. That for the purpose OF said adjudication
and sale, the Whaves of said city shall be divided mt
| six sections as follows: &M
SEC. 1si, shall comprise all The Wharves and Landings
of said cily lying and being upon the Mississippi rive
and contained within the upper southern limit o
| said city, and the upper line OF Felicity Road.
SEC. 3D. shall comprise all the wharves and land
ings of said city lying and being upon the MISSISSIPPI
river, and contained within the upper limit OF FelicitJ
Road and the lower line of North Market street
See 3D., shall comprise all the wharyes and land.
ings OF said city lying and being upon the Mississippi
river, and contained wilnin the lower Inns of North
Market street, and the upper line of that part of The
river front of said city, winch is appropriated TO the
Canal Street Ferry,
SEC. 4th, shall comprise all the wharves and land.
4
river and contained within lower line of that por-
ton of the front OF said city which is appoPtia-
led to the Canal Street Ferry and the lower line OF
Toulouse street.
SIC. 5th, shall comprise all the wharves and landings
Of said city lying and being upon the Mississippi river
and contained within the lower side of Toulouse street.
and the upper line of thai portion of the river front OF
said city, which is appropriated TO the Els panade Street
Ferry and excepting therefrom that portion OF the river
front which is, or may hereafter be appropriated Tor
ferry, 10 an extent OF not than hundred and
fifty feet at the foot of St Ann street. 4
SEC. 6th, shall comprise all the wharves andlandlngs
of said cily 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 northern
limit OF said city. -t .s ao
SEC. 8. That said Comptroller shall adudicate and
SELL aforesaid the revenues coeetabe aforesaid
within the various sections set forth in the second sec
tion of this ordinance, separate and part commencing
with section FIRST and ending with section sixIh set
forth in said second section
SEC 4. That each and every person to whom shall
be ad1ndicated and Sold aforesaid the revenues col
lectabe, 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. 5. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adjudcated and sold, aforesaid the revenues col
ectabe as aforesaid, within the various sections Sc,
forth in section second of this ordinance shall not sell,
transfer assign, sci over, suitcase his their right
title or interest in the any person persons
whatsoever; and that IN case OF any sale, transfer,
assignment or suitcase made by any person or persons
of the rights interests acquired under and by virtue
of this ordinance, such sale, transfer, assignment
suitcase shall work forfeiture of said rights and inte
rests acquired aforesa i'd and the shall revert
10 the City of New Orleans
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.
SECT That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adudicaed and Sold aforesaid, the revenues COL
lectabe, aforesaid, within the 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 an amount equal 10 one
fourth part of the price of said adjudication and SALE
and conditioned for the true and faithful performance
and fulfment of all acts and Obligations required 10 be
performed and fulfilled the part of said person or
persons by this ordinance.
SEC. g. That each and every person TO whom shall
be adludcated and sold, aforesaid the revenues coll
lectabe, aforesaid within the various sections sci
forth IN section second of this ordinance, shall give
therefor his their pIomissoy notes, endorsed to the
satisfaction of the Common Council, in an amount
equal to The purchase price of The revenues so adudi
Gated and sold, as aforesaid
Sec, 0. That the required be given by sec
lion seventh of this ordinance shall be divided into
series of thriy-sx IN number, and made payable III M
teen days. one two three four hve six, seven, eight
nne ten, eleven, welve thireen foureen hfteen six
teen, seventeen, eighteen nineteen, twenty, twenty
one, twenty-five, iwenty-three, twenty-four twenty
hive, twenty.six, twentyseven, twentyeigh twenty
nine, thirty thiry-one lhirty-two ihrtylhree, thirty
our ana lnrtynVe mOnlnS aler Qale; ana mat such
Of said noles 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 onetweny-seventh part of the pur-
chase price of the adudicated 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
,e drawn payable each in an amount equal TO one
itiyfourth part of the purchase price, the so
ldjudicated and sold, as aforesaid.
Sec 10. That each and every person to whom shall |
adudicaed and sold aforesad the revenues col
ectabe as aforesaid, within the various sections set
orth in section second of this ordinance, shall accept
md take possession of the wharves landings and levees
contained within the section sections whose reve-
lues 10 be adudicated and sold The lst day of
October next; that said wharves, landings and levees
hall be accepted in the condition in which the
nay be in said lst day OF October uex and that said
,erson orpersons accepting and taking possession
II said wharves, landings and levces, shall repair the
ame and keep the same in good order and condition
Turing the whole term of three years, commencing
With the ssid Isl day of October 1855, and ending with
ne 3oth Day OF September, 1855 Provided, that the
louses or platforms said levee, without the perms-
ion OF the Common Council .-5-. t.=
SEC. II. That the levees named in section ninth of
his ordinance, shall extend back 10 the line of the
treet or streets fronting the rve that is say the
eyee comprised within section No. shall extend |
ack 10 the line of Water street from the upper line of
he Fourth District TO Adele street, and to Tchoupou-
as and New Levee Streets from Adele street TO Fell
ty Road; the levee comprised in section No. shall |
.xtend back to the line of New LeYee street from
Race street 10 North Market street; The levee COM
,rlsed in section No shall extend back the line of
Front street from North Market Canal street; the
evee comprised in section No shall extend back 10 |
he line of Front street from Canal TO Cnstomhouse
streets, and TO New Levee from Customhouse 10
Toulouse street. the levee comprised in section No. S |
shall extend back 10 the line of Old Levee street, the
evee comprised in section NJ shall extend back 10
Dabc road or New Levee street.
SEC H. That the repairs of the levees required 10
De made under section ninth of this ordinance shall
consist in grading the same according 10 The grades
already established, in covering the with hard
such as lake oyster shells and gravel
III keeping the same always in good order, by filling
up all holes on their first appearance, with hard sub.
stances as above mentioned, in filling with river sand
all parts of the same which may in or sink be-
oW The grades aforesaid, and in keeping the bulk.
ON the outside of the same, always good order and
condition.
SEC ID. 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 ana inclined planes Immediately ON their frst
appearance, in raising all portions OF The wharves
winch may have sunk, or which may sink below The
levels now established; in taking ont and renewinp
all caps and slrngers piles, finder piles flooring ete
which may be found rotten decayed, in building
anew all wharves which, from general decay NAV
require The same, and in extending into the river nil
Wharves which may require extension, SO as 10 have
at all times, depth OF water of twenty feet al ihe
water line of each ana every wharf used for the land
Ing and discharge OF ships, and depth of water of
ten feet at he water line of each and every wb, RI
tprt thp dina a ak,