New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-17
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
MAYoRALTY OF, NEW ORLEANS.
City Of New Orleans, August i6, j


5@.o8..... 5 COMMON COUNCIL, 4
City Of New Orleans, August ID, 1880
| No: 1884 ]
AN ORDINANCE concerning the haryes OF ihi
the revenues thereof.
SEC. L. Be il ordainsd. by the Common Council 2
The CITY OF New Orleans, that the Comptroller OF say
city shall, within sky days after the passage OF h
ordinance, and the approval thereof BY the MaTor at
after twenty days notice hereof given ny Pubicaoi
in the Official Journal adIudicae and sell at his Office
10 the highest bidder, and accordance Wih Inc supp
aons herein contained, the revenues Of the wharyss
Of said city coeciable under existing OF iances upof
aud water craft, of any and every description ~h"tso
ever, for the term Of three years, commencing on tht
lst day of October 1855, and ending with The ao'i
day Of September, 1858
Sgc.2. That for The purpose of said adjudication
and sale The whayes Of said city shaibe divided intf
Of said city lying and being upon the MississPpi t7e
and contained within the upper soshern limit o
said city, and the upper line Of Felicity Road.
SEC. I'd, shall comprise all the whaPes ana land,
nEs OF SAID city lying and being upon he mlssissiP
river, and contained within the upper mh OF ehcits
Road and the loWes line Of North biarkst street
Sec, Sd, shall comprise all the whaTes ana Iend'
ngs OF said city lying and being upon he Mississippi
river, and contained within the lower iine OF Non
Matket street, and the upper line of ihat part of the
river front of said city which is appropriated TO the
Canal Street Ferry.
SEC. 4th shall comprise allthe wharyes and land.
ings of said city lying and being upon be siPp
river, aHd contained Within the lower line of that por
lion of the river front OF said city which is appropta
ted TO the Canal Street Ferry and the lower Ane Of
Toulouse street.
SEC 5h shall coinprse all the wharves and landings
of said city lying and being upon the Mississippi rver
and contained Within the lower side of feuouse street,
and the upper line OF thai portion of ih river front OF
SAID city, which is appropriated the Eplanade Sree
Ferry, and excepting therefrom that portion Of therver
front which is OF may hereafter be appropriated ior
ferry TO an extent Of not Than ot hundred ana
ifty feet at the foot of st. Ann street.
SEC. 9th, shall comprise all the vesand landings
of saidcity lying and being upon The Miss river
and contained wiIhn the lower line of that portion OF
the river front of said ci'y, which is appropriated te
Espanade Street Ferry, and the lowef or northern
limit of said city.
SEC. g. That said Comptroller shall ajudicate and
SELL aforesaid, the revenues coectabeas aforesaid
within the various sections set forth in the second see
ton of this ordinance, separate and apart
with section first and ending with section SIXTH us sci
forth in said second section.
SEGA. That each and every person TO whom shall
be adndicated and sold as aforesaid The Ryenues col
lectabe, aforesaid within the various sections sci
forth in section second of this ordinance, shall be sub.
rogated to all the rights and privileges d the city Of
New Orleans, to sue for and to collect ssd revenues
SEC. S. That each and-every person 70 whom shall
be adjudcated and sod aforesaid The rEenues col
lectabe as atoresaid within the various sectons SCI
forth in section second of this ordinance, aall not sen
transfer, assign SET over suitcase his their gh
title interest in the any persol or persons
whasoeveri and thai in case of any sae, transfer,
assignment or suitcase made by any persl or persons
of the rights or interests acquired under and by virue
of this ordinance, such sale, transfer, assignment or
suitcase snail WORK forfeiture oil Sa1dTiShts anu Hue
rests acquired as aoresad and the same shall revert
10 the City of New Orleans.
SEC. 6. That the city of New Orleans reserves 10
itself and excepts from said sale each and every ferry
landing and ferry wharf now exisung ahd each and
every nuisance wharf now existing, and a revenues
arising from the same. The Common Council also
reserves the privilege of changing the location OF The
ferry landing the Fourth District, prov6ed the same
shall moi occupy more space than where itnow s .
SEC. 7. That each and every person iowhom shall
be adludcated and sold aforesaid the revenues coll
ectable, aforesaid, within the various sections sci
forth in section second Of this ordinances shall give
bond, with good and sufficient security tobe'approved
by the Common Council, in an amount Gual 10 one
fourth part of the price OF said adjudication and sale
and conditioned for the true and faithful performance
and fulhiment of all acts and Obligations ruifed 10 be
perfor med and fulfilled the part of SAID person OF
persons by this ordinance.
SEC. 6. That each and every person towhom shall
be adjudcated and sold aforesaid, the revenues col
tlectabe, aforesaid, within the various sections sci
forth in section second of this ordinance shall give
therefor his or their promlssoy notes. enrsea TO the
satisfaction Of the Common coancis n ap amount
equal to the purchase price Of the revenues adud
called and sold, aforesaid.
SEC, o. That the notes required to be given by sec
lion seventh of this ordinance shall be divided info
of thirty-sx number, and made payable In fl
days. one two three, four five, six sven eight
nne ten, eleven twelve, thirteen, six
one, twenty-five, twentythree, twenty-folr twenty
five, tWentysix, twenty-seven twenty eight, twenty
nine, thirty, hTty:one, lhrly-two thirty three, thirty
four and thirtyhve months after date and that uc
of said notes shall be made payable in The mouths
of January February, March, April, May and June
of each year, shall be drawn payable each in all
amount equal 10 one-twenty part Of the pur-
chase price the revenues SO adudicaed sold
aforesaid, and that such Of said notes shall be made
payable in the months Of July, August september
October, November and December OF each year sinai
be drawn payable each i'll an amount equal to one
fifty fourth parl OF the purchase price, The revenues
adiudcated and sold, as aforesaid.
Sec. 10. That each and every person 10 whom shall
be adndicaed and sold, aforesaid the revenues coll
ectabe as aforesaid, within The various sections set
forth in section second Of this ordinance, shall accep.
and take pos session of the Wharves landings evees
contained within the section sections whose reve-
nues 10 be adjudicaed and sold The LIST day OF
October next that said wharves landings and levees
shall be accepted i'll The condition in which the same
may be in on said Isl day of October next and that
person or persons accepting and taking
OF sad wharves landings and eyees shall pair the
same and keep the same in good order andcondtion
dpring the. whole term of three years. commencing
with The ssid 1stday of October 1855 and ending iii
The a0ih day of September, 1865. Provided that The
houses or platforms said levee, wfthoutthe permis
sion OF the Common Council.
SEC. IL. That the eyees named in section ninth o
this ordinance, shall extend back TO the line of the
street or streets fronting the rveT that is say The
leYee comprised within section No. l shall extent
back TO the line of Water street from the upper line o
the Fourth District to Adele street. and TO Tehouptou
las and New Levee streets, from Adele street Fell
clty Koad the levee comprised in section No.2 shal
extend back 10 the line of New Levee street from
Felicity Road TO Race street, and 10 Front Levee from
Race street TO North Market street; the levee com
prlsed in section No shall extend back the line o
Front street from North Market 10 Canal street; the
evee comprised in section No shall extend back IL
the line of Front street from Canal 10 Cusomhouse
streets, and TO New Leyee street from Customhouse tc
toulouse street, the eyee comprised in seclion No.
shall extend back TO the line OF Old Levee street, the
levee comprised in section No6 shall extend back ,e
public road or New Levee street.
SEC IL. That the repairs of the eyees required 10
be made under section ninth of this ordinance, shall
consist IN grading the according 10 he grades
already esabiished In covering the same with hare
substances such as lake oyster shells and gravel
m keeping the same always in good 'order by filing
up all holes on their first appearance, with hard sub
stances as above mentioned, in filling with river sant
all parts Of the which may cave i'll, or sink be-
low the grades aforesaid and in keeping the bulk heads
on the outside of the same, always in good order ane
condition.
sec ~. That the repairs of the wharves required
TO be made under section ninth OF this ordnance shall
consist in repairing all holes in the flooring of the
WharVes and inclined planes Immediately their frs
appearance, in raising all portions OF the wharves
levels now established; in taking ont andsFehewine
all caps and sringers, piles, finder piles dooring 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 al
wharVes Which may require extension, so TO have
al all tmes depth of water OF twenty feet al The
water line OF each every wharf used for the land
lug and discharge OF ships and depth of water o
len teet at lhe water line of each and every whar
used tor the landing and discharge OF steamboats,.