New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-18

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divided half Of the property Of said estate be-
longing to the city Of Baltimore Lost.
The resolution was read second time and
adopted, the rules being suspended.
Mr.. Culbertson voted in the negative.
On motion, the aforesaid resolution was sent
to the Assistant Board to be concurred in.
The rules being suspended, the following res
olution was called up and adopted, and on
motion was sent to the Assistant Board to be
concurred in.
Yeas-Messrs Durell, Denegre, Lugenbuhl,
Prague, Converse, Price, Pride and Temp
kins--8.
Nays--Messrs. Bailey, cu1bertson, Dupre
and Gilmore.
resolution authorizing the Comptroller to warrant
in favor Of VIM. PhelaD, for S94 3d.
STANDING coMHITTEEs.
| Mr.. Pride, on behalf of the COMMITTEE on
| Streets and Landings, offered the following re-
port, which was adopted:
| The Committee Streets and Landings have the
| honor 10 report follows:
Your committee report adversely 10 the adoption OF
The resolution authorizing the Street Commissioned
10 employ carts 10 renove the filth and rubbish from
the ST. Joseph Street. Manufacturing substitute
questing the Chief of police station officer al said
locality to prevent ilth and rubbish from being hereat
deposited, and enforce ordinance No. 1888. pre-
venting the deposit of nuisance of all kinds any other
part of the city than at The nuisance wharfn
CHAS. PRIDE,
T.. BAILEY, .
JESSE GILMORE
The following substitute, offered by the Com
Enittee on Streets and Landings for the resolu-
ton of the Assistant Board authorizing the
Street Commissioner to employ carts to remove
the filth and rubbish from the ST. Joseph street
wharf, was adopted, after having been amended
by inserting after the words First DISTRICT
the words ssand at the Esplanade street wharf,
RESOLVED That the Chief Of Police be, and he is
herr by requested station an officer al st. Joseph
stree, wharf, First District TO prevent the deposit Of
filth and rubbish hereat-with instructions 10 enforce
ordinance No 1888 which orbids the deposit of NUS
of all kinds III any other part of the city than a
The nuisancewhar. y
Mr.. Pride, on behalf Of the Committee on
Streets and Landings, offered the following res
olution, which was read twice and adopted, the
rules being suspended, and was, on motion, sent
to the Assistant Board to be concurred in.
Yeas---Messrs. Culbertson, Denegre. Dupre
Gilmore, Lugenbuhl, Converse, Price, Pride
and Tompkins-
Resolued. That the Treasurer pay on the warrant Of
the Comptroller to Crozer & Wing, the sum twenty
our hundred and ninetywo dollars nnety-sx cents
for work done and materials furnished in the repairs
of the Court-houses OF this city.
Mr. Denegre moved that the ssresolution to
pay VOORHEES,, Griggs& SO. $s2,615 7S" be taken
from the Finance Committee to be acted upon.
Lost.
ORDER OF THED DAY.
The report and resolution of the special COM
mittee to whom was referred the consideration
of project for the building of q railroad on
the levee, together with the specifications &C.
companying the same, inserted in the minutes
of the sitting of February 9th, 1856, came ur
as the order of the day. .s.
The specifications were first taken up and
amended as follows:
The first and second clauses were stricken oui
and the following adopted in their stead:
he road shall be constructed to follow the base
of the wharves starting from The barracks the up
per limit of the city, and twenty feet in width of the
evee shall be allowed for The construction Of the
| same"
| The third clause was amended by inserting
| the words "two years" in lieu of the word
ssone year, and by inserting the words ssgroovet
rails" after the words ga double track road.
The fifth clause was amended by striking on
| the words sssaid officer" and inserting the word
sthe chairmen of the Committees Of Street
aud Landings.
The eighth clause was amended by strikin
out the words some year AFTER and inserting i
their stead the words 'stwo years AFTER"
The eleventh clause was amended by insert
ing the words 'tthirty-tiv years. in lieu Of tn
words sstwenty- five years"
The twelfth (additionsD clause was amended
| by striking out the words ssa committee of three
composed of the two chairmen of the commit
tees ON Streets and Landings aud the City Sur
veyor," and inserting the words $" commit
| composed of the two chairmen Of the Committee
on Streets and Landings and Of the two chair
men of the Committees on Finance"
The specifications in their amended form
were on motion adopted as follows:
| SPECIFICATIONS =,
Concerning the sale of the privilege of constructing
double track railroad on or along the levee from Il
US. Barracks to The upper limit of the civ.
The road shall be constructed SO as to follow II
boca pf tha frou1 he h.rT n
upper limit of the city,; and twenty-five feet in wild
OF The levee shall be allowed for the construction fiji
| same
The lessee of the privilege shall bind himself
construct, within TWO years from the approval of til
sale by the Common Council, double track road, wit
grooved rails, with FIVE feet guage, in the best wori
manke and substantial manner, and other railroad
are generally tult. The materials for the construe
ton of The road shall be of the best qualify and sha
have the following dimensions, toswil: The sleeper
TO be of cypress, CEDAR If The same can be obtained
by ~ inches; The csosstes TO be of cypress, {
cedar, if the same can be obtained, by inches
placed two feet apart and the rails to be rails of III
| most approved pattern. 49,
| All paving of the streets which might be disurbe
| by the lessee on constructing the road, as well ms a
damages done to the bridges and levee, shall be re
paired by the lessee and restored in their former con
dition, his own expense, and 10 the satisfaction
| the Surveyor.
| The road 10 be constructed according to the fines
levels and grades to be established by the Surveyor
and 10 the entire satisfaction of the chairmen OF tn
| Committees of Streets and Landings.
The lessee of The privilege shall have the light l.
switches for the loading and unloading Of tn
cars wherever necessary, after having first obaine
| permission from the Common Council and the lessee
| of the revenues of the port.
| The lessee of the privilege shall bind himself II
place on the road sufficient number OF passenger AM
freight cars 10 be drawn by horse power or steam, an
shall provide for all horses, Materials etc required 70
the maintenance of the road, and shall furthermore
bind himself 10 make trips up and down said road
| least every half hour.
| The lessee shall bind himslf 10 begn the work sfxt
days after the approval OF the sale by the Comma
uncl, and complete the same Two years AFTER an
should he fail To comply with either of these Two con
ditions, the Council shall have the right TO declare III
contrac, ipso tacto, null and void, without applying
| court of justice, and without indemnlfying sal
| lessee.
The city reserves the right, on the event of the ba
ture extending 10 sell front lots, and to compel tn
lessee, without indemnity from the city, to move hi
| read TO the front.
| Good and solvent security 10 an amount of lift
thousand dollars shall be required from the lessee,
guarantee the faithful performance of the contract.
The lease of the privilege, as aforesaid, shall be So
to he person who shall offer TO build the road, COLES
the revenues thereof for the shortest term under THIRTY
five years, and shall a, the expiration of said tern
deliver the city the SAID road and all other
| para,us connected herewith which, by the nature
The contract, will thus become the property Of the Gil
of New Orleans. LOUIS II. PILE,
City Surveyor.
NEW ORLEANS, January "a, 1856
ITIoNAL CLAUSE.
The construction of the road, the plan on which
shall be built and the style of locomotives TO be usf
shall first be submitted 10 committee composed OF III
two Chairme Of the Committees on Streets and Lan
ings, and of the two Chal of the Committees Q
Finance, for the approval rejection OF said Comm
tees, and the Common Council TeservIg The right
stop at any time The of steam power on said roa
should the be judged by them injurious to publ