New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-11
rgh, of way after thirty days notice in the official
journal.
Respectfully submitted, E&
CHAS. PRIDE,
p. s. Witt. l
E. H. DURELL.

E. H. DURELL.
w. CHAMBERS.
Be it Rssoiuea, That the Comptroller be and he is |
hereby authorized and instructed 10 sell the bidder
OF The shortest term Of years under 25-whch number
journalthe privilege TO on and the RICH, Of
way, for a railroad on the levee front-or as may |
occur under certain circumstances, in the street; the
pnschaser to construct the said road al his Their
expencei to collect in his their right the
derivable thereron for the term years bid and
contracted for; keep The same in complete repair
and 10 deliver in ike good condition he ssid railroad
cars, urntn.e apparatus, and all the appurteanees
thereunto belongings to the city Of New Orleans The
said railroad 10 be constructed in accordance with
plans and specifications on file In The Surveyors office,
and the sale 10 be subject 10 the approval rejection
of the Common Cornell.
%s5 SPECIFICATIONS - 4
Concerning the sale of the privilege of constructing
doubte rack railroad on along the esee, from The
u. $. Barracks to the upper limit Of the CITY
The road shall be constructed, parlyon the ieVee,
possible 10 the curb stones bordering the street
the levse side and partly i'll the middle Of the street
running along the leyee and twenty feet IN width q
ton of the same.
The be followed is as hereinafter cribed,
viz: Starting from the Barracks in the centre of the
Leyee street uni! it reaches Louisa street; thence
on evee until it reaches Vaudeville street; from
thence curve 10 Front street, from thence on the
Eevee until il reaches Levee street; from thence
on the evee until 1t reaches st. Philip street; from
therce in the centre of New Levee street Until it
reaches ST. Ann sreet from thence the eEee until
il reaches Cusomhouse street; from thence on
Front street.; from thence the evee until it
reaches Race street; from thence on curve 10 New
Leyee str eet from thence the evee until it reaches
Water street. and from thence in the centre Of Water
street to the upper limit Of The city.
/ The lessee of the privilege shall bind himself to
construct within year from the approval OF the
sale by the Common Council double track road, with
hFe feet guage, in the best woTkmanke and subslan-
tlai manner and as other railroads generally tult
The materials for The construction of The road shall be
OF the best quality, and shall have the following aen
sons 10 wit: The sleepers to be OF cypress, CEDAR
If the can be obtained, 6by IL inches; Inc
ties to be of cypress, cedar, The can be OBJ
lained, by inches, placed feet apart and the
4 rails to be rails of the most approved pattern.
All paving of the streets which might be disturbed
by the lessee on constructing the road. well all
damages done to The bridges and ievee shall be
paired by The lessee and restored former
dition, at his own expense, and to the satisfaction of
/ the Surveyor. @.5$ gs5Hs 45 ,sE3.
The road to be constructed according to The lines,
levels and grades TO be established by the Surveyor,
and 10 the entire satisfaction of said officer.
The lessee of the privilege shall have the right 10
construct switches for the loading and unloading
cars wherever necessary, after having first Obtained
/ permission from the Common Council! and the lessees
of the revenues OF the port.
The lessee of the privilege shall bind himself to
place the road sufficient number of passenger and
freight cars be drawn by horse power steam and
shall provide for all horses materials: ec requi ed for
the maintenance of the road and shall furthermore
bind himself TO make trips up and down said road at
4 least every hal hour.
The Lessee shall bind himslf to begin the work sixty
days after the approval OF the sale by the Common
Council and 10 complete The one year after; and
should he fail 10 comply with either of these Two
contract tpso facto null and void, without applying to
a court of justice, and without indemnfying said
| lessee .7E@5
The city the right, the event of the bat
ture extending, sell front lots, and compel the
lessee, without indemnity from the city, 10 move his
| road TO the front. r Eel
81 Good and solvent security TO amount of fifty
thousand dollars shall be required from the lessee,
guarantee The faithful performance of the contract
Thelease of the privilege, aforesaid, shall be sole
the person who shall offer 10 build the road coec
the thereof for the shortest term under TWEEN
tyfve years. and shall, the expiration of said term
, paratus connected herewith which, by the nature 0
The contract will thus become the property the cit!
of New Orleans. LOUIS fl. PILE, #yi
City Surveyor.
New ORLEANS, January "a, 1856.
ADDITIONAL CLAUSE.
The construction of the road, the plan on which
shall be built, and the style of locomotives 10 be
shall first submitted to committee of three,
posed of the two Chairneu of the Committees o.
Streets and Landings and the City Surveyor for III
approval or rejection by said committee, and the Com
Council reserving tie right stop aLany time tn
use of steam power said road, should the same
judged by them injurious TO public convenience an
safety.
4 On motion, the Board went into secret sessio
On executive business. stst
4 ! The following nomination, made by a. !
b Phelps, Street Commissioner, was confirmed:
J. F. Barlhelemy, as clerk in the Street Commits sio
ID er's Department, in the place of Adelin sDreux,
+ | signed. ..s.t-.- s.,.-..---- = K
4, After which the doors were opened and t
A. Board adjourned. .t-5
IS IF CHARLES CLAIBORNE, Secretary.