New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-15
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SPECIFICATIONS
Concerning the lease ofhe privilege for Ferry f.
tbe purpose of running Steam Ferry Boats across III
Mississippi river, IN font Jackson street in t
Fourth Dlstriclof the city of New orleans
LL that portion Of die port Of n ew q fleans, ex
lending from The lower line of Jackson street 70 on
hundred and fifty feel np and back IN
and parallel lines ~ Water shall ee appopai
the Lessee shall bind himself q his own expense Z
procure ii similar extent o ground on he y
right bank Of therVer, ilnme n front 81 800,
street, 10 be used as ferry landing iof sa's
Ferry Boats u hi ,.a.,
Hhe lessee shabind himself construct aind Keep
always good 81 isfs 9 ~
or boats, two substantial and convenient one
on each side othe river 10 erect tasTe on llie
buildings for The aleommo dalton q .s
whole according o pans and 70 pe approved
hvsihez Eiiv Snsvsy and tte Common ounc5; pro-
vidsd thai said lessee sha moi be 70 use or
leaae Inc same olef than those men
T6s iassss sais bind himself 10 provide with spfi-
cient number lights the bindings and yharves above
sanlloued ID b. approved of by the City Surveyor
peid Tor said lsssee, and kept lighted a,
#B s1inbt III li5s own expense. ii
shall bind himself 10 run or cause 10 be
run, during The houra hereinafter named, good and
substantial steamboat steamboats, of proper dinlen
sions 10 pass inspection and be approved OF by The
United States officers appointed for said purposes, in
accordance with the laws Of The United States. $
The lessee shall bind himsel 70 run, or cause to be
run, said boat Of boats, regularly as follows 10 wit
From four o'clock, As. six O'Clock, A. M. every
thirty ninntes from six o'clock A. NJ six o'clock
P. M every 90 minutes and from six O'Clock, 2. M.
to eleven O'Clock r NJ 4, every thirty minutes
The ma 1imnm rates the lessee shall have the right
10 Charge hall be as follows: lee 5zs5z Ii
+ For every foot passenger, five cents $f s8 s.sis
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Fl cents. Bss5#g $#$ 3if
Forevery horse and cart ordray, twenty-five cents.
For every four-Wheeed carriage with TWO horses,
fifty cents. G.
II ~ Az, 50 IA ~ a1nrnvsl II ,be a1indjea-
nenGlng on Ihe aay 81 NJ II.
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IN SPECIFIC TIONs
The Mississ ippi river at The foot of Canal street
9TH space Of he landing within this city allotted for
1.-The use said Ferry shall be fifty feet on the bank
of The river, now occnp pred for said purpose wthhe
further privilege Of having two floating wharves.
lnoOred so 10 the ferry boat between aud
said floating whatves not to extend more than one
hundred and fifty feet into The river; and with the fur
Their privilege of having Two small movable Greproof
houses for the protection of passengers from the
and rain provided they shall be used other pur-
pose y: #55 N 55El 5 E
lessee shall be bound to run or cause be rum
one substantial steamboats,, inspected and APP
proved by the officers appointed nr said purpose in
accordance with The laws Of the United States and Of
carriages and pr0portionate number Of horses and
having cabin sufficiently caracous to accommodate
fifty or more foot passengers; and the said boat or
boats shabe run every day regularly from each side
of the river, as follows viz: From four o'clock A M
10 slx o'clock A NJ, ana from sig O'Clock RI NJ. 10
eleven o'clock RI "a ], every thirty minutes; and from
six clock Al. M. 10 Six O'clock n M, every