New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-08
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, 1
City of New Orleans, August oath, 1855

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| CONTROLLERS OFFICE,
CITY of New Orleans, August 24th, 1855
| No. 1884
Az ORDINANCE concerning the Wharves of th
| Gity OF New Orleans, and providing for iarInin
the revenues thereof,
SEC. /. BE It ordained by The Common Council q
me 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,
after twenty days notice thereof given by publication
in the ohcal Journal, adjudcate and sell at his office
70 the highest bidder, and in accordance with the 81 pu
OF SAID ety coiectabe under existing or inanees upo
all ships, vessels, steamships, steamboats,, faboais
and water craft of any and every description whatso
ever for the Term of three years, commencing on III.
lst day of October, 1855, and ending with the 3tti
day of September, 1853
SEC. 2 That for the purpose of said adjudication
ana sale, the whaves of said city shall be divided inlt
| six sections, as follows:
SEC. 1st, shall comprise all the wharves and landings
and contained within the upper or southern limit o
said city, and the upper line Of Felicity Road.
SEC 20, shall comprise ali the wharves and land.
ings OF said city lying and being upon The mississippi
river, and contained within the upper limit of Felicity
Road and the lower line of North Market street
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 lower line of North
Market street, and the upper line of that part Of the
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 the lower line OF that por-
ton of the river front of said city which is appropria-
ted to the Canal Street Ferry and the lower line Of
Toulouse street.
SEC 5th, shall comprise all the wharves and landings
of said city lying and being upon the river,
and contained within the lower side of Toulouse street.
and the upper line Of that portion of the river front Of
said city, which is appropriated the Esnlanade Street
Ferry and excepting thererom that portion OF river
front which is, or may hereafter be appropriated for
ferry 10 an extent Of not more than one hundred and
y a OfDFG N Ann
SEC blh, snail comprise all the whar yes and landings
Of said city lying and being upon the Mississippi river
the river front of said city, which is appropriated TO The
Esplanade Street Ferry, and the lower or northern
limit Of said city.
SEC. 3. That said Comptroller shall adjudicate and
SELL aforesaid the revenues coectabie aforesaid,
within the various sections set forth in the second
ton of this ordinance separate and apar commencing
with section first and ending with section sixth, as set
forth in said second section
SEC q. That each and every person to whom shall
be adudlcaed and sold, aforesaid the revenues col
lecabie, as aforesaid within the various sections set
forth In section second Of this ordinance, shall be sub
rogaed TO all the rights and privileges of The city of
New Orleans to sue for and to collect said revenues
SEC. o. That each and every person 10 whom aha
be adudicated and sold, Aforesaid the revenues col
lectabe as aforesaid within the sections SET
forth in section second of This ordinance shall not SELL
transfer assign, sci over suitcase his or their right
title or interest in the any person or persons
whatsoever; and that in of any sale, transfer,
assignment or suitcase made by any person persons
of the rights interests acquired under and by virue
of this ordinance, such SALE transfer assignment
suitcase shall work forfeiture of said rights and inte-
rests acquired and the shall revert
10 the City of New Orleans.
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 it now is. VI
SEc.7. That each and every person 10 whom shall
lectabe as aforesaid, within the various sections set
forth in 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 sale.
and conditioned for the and faithful performance
and uI6Iiment 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 10 whom shall
be adludcaied and sold aforesaid, the revenues col
lectaDe, aforesaid, within The various sections
forth in section second of this ordinances shall give
therefor his or their promssory notes. endorsed TO the
satisfaction of the Common Council, in an amount
equal to the purchase price of the adjud
Gated and sold, as aforesaid.
SEC, g. That the notes required TO be given by sec
lion seventh of this ordinance shall be divided into
series of thrty-sx IN number, and made payable In fl
teen days, one two, three four five, six seyen eight
nine, ten, eleven, twelve ihireen fourteen fifteen six
Teen, seventeen, eighteen nineteen, twenty, twenty
one, twenty-five, twentythree, twenty-f0ur, twenty
i've, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eght twenty
nine, thirty thiryone thir,ytwo thirtyihree, thirty
TOUR and thlrty-hve months after dale and that such
Of said notes shall be made payable in the months
of January, February, March, April, May and June
3f each year, shall be drawn payable each in an
amount equal TO one-twenty-sevenh part of the pur-
,hase price Of the revenues adudicaed aud sold as
Aforesaid and that such of said shall be made
payable in the months of July, August, September.
0etober November and December OF each year shalf
,e drawn payable each i'll an amount equal to one |
ity-fourth part of the purchase price, the revenues so
and sold, as aforesaid.
Sec TO- That each and every person TO whom shplI |
adjudicae and Sold aforesaid, the revenues COL
ectabe as aforesaid, within the various sections set
orth i'll section second of this ordinance, shall
md take possession of the wharves, landings and levees
ontained Within the section sections whose reye-
ues are TO be adjudicated and sold on The Isl day OIL
october next that said wharves, landings and leyees
hall be accepted in The condition in which The same
nay be in said LIST day of October next and that said
erson or persons 50 accepting and taking possession
anne and keep the same in good order and condition
uring the Whole term of three years. commencing
With the ssd 1st day of October 1856 and ending win
sssees shall have no right 10 build any she'd ware
ouses platforms said levee, without the permis-
ION of the Common Council.
SEC IL. That the levees named in section ninth of
his ordinance, shall extend back 10 the line of The
treet or streets fronting the rlver that is say lie
evee 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 Tchouptou
as and New Levee streets, from Adele street to Fell
xtend back 10 the line of New Levee street from |
Felicity Road Race street, and to Front Levee from
tace street to North Market street; the lsvee cons
rised in section No. shall extend back the line Of
'front.' street from North Market to Canal street; The
evee comprised in section No shall extend back 10
he line of Front street from Canal TO Customhouse
treels, and TO New Levee street from Customhouse
toulouse street, the levee comprised in section No s
hall extend back 10 the line of Old Levee street, the
evee comprised in section 70 shall extend back 10
ublic road or New Levee street.
SEC H. That the repairs of the leyees required 10
e made under section ninth of this ordinance, shall
onslst IN grading the same according 10 the grades
lready established, in covering the same with hard
n keeping the same always in good order, by filling
tances above mentioned, in filling with river sand
Il parts of the same which may in, or sink be-
NV the grades aforesaid and keeping the bulk heads
n the outside of the same, always in good order and
ondltion.
SEC 13 That the repairs of the wharves required |,
be made under section ninth OF this ordinance shall
onsls i'll repairing all holes in the flooring of the
iharves and inclined planes immediately on their first
ppearance, IN raising all portions OF the wharves
'hleh may have sunk, or which may sink below the
,veis now established; in taking ont and renewing
u caps and sringers, plies, finder piles, flooring, etc.,
'hlch may be found rotten or decayed, in building
new all wharves which, from general decay, may |
aqhre the same, and in extending into the river all
'harves which may require extension, so 10 have,
all tlmes a depih OF water of twenty feet al the
'aler ilhe of each every wharf used for The land
lg and discharge OF ships, and depth of water of
III ieet ~ the water line Of each and every wharf
sed for the landing and discharge OF steamboats,
SEC ID That in making the repairs required by Sec
on twelfth of this ordinance piles used shall he