New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-25
A. Levee Railroad.

Among the proceedings Of the meeting Of the Board
Of Aldermen held the 18th inst. was the report
and resolution of the special committee to whom was
referred the consideration of aproject for the building
of railroad on the levee together with the speciea
tions accompanying These specifications, in their
amended form, provide for the sale of the privilege
of constructing u doubletrack railroad on or along
the levee from the u. s. Barracks to the upper limit
of the city, with number of provisos and govern
ING regulations of which the following are the most
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The road is to be so constructed to follow the base
of the wharves along the route and for the distance
alluded and twenty-five feet in width of the levec
shall be allowed for the constructions. The lessee of
the privilege shall bind himself to construct within
two years from the approval of the sale, double
track railroad with grooVed rails to be of five feet
glage in the best, most worknanlike and substantial
manner. The materials shall be of the best quality
All injuries done to the streets by the laying Of the
track shall be repaired by the contractor at his own
| expense and to the Surveyors satisfaction. The
levels and grades shall be established by the Sur
Yeyor in accordance with the wishes of the Commit
tee on Streets and Landings the lessee may construct
switches for increased facility in loading unloading
Of the cars, after having obtained permission Of the
Common Council and the lessees of the revenues of
the port the lessee shall bind himself to place suf-
fcient number Of freight and passenger cars, to be
| drawn either by mules, horses or steam power, and
provide everything needfu for their maintenance and
that of the road and shall furthermore bind himself
to make trips, up and down. at least every half hour
He shall also bind himself to begin work within sixty
days after the approval Of the contract, and to
plete it within two years. Should he fail in either
respect right sreserved to the Council to pronounce
the whole agreement null and void, without applying
to court of justice or indemnifyng the lessee. The
city reserves to itself the right the event of tile
batture extending, to sell front lots and compel the
essee without indemnity from the city, to move his
! road to the front Good and solvent security to the
amount of fifty thousand dollars shall be given by
the lessee to guarantee the faithful performance OF
the contract.
The lease of the privilege under the specifications
above mentioned, shall be sold to the person who
offers to build the road and collect the revenues there
from for the shortest term under thirty-iye years
and who shall at the expiration of said term deliver
to the city the said road cars and all appurenance:
connected with it Which will thus become the prop
u erty of tie city Of New Orleans. The plan of ths
road and the style Of the locomotives to be used sal
be submitted to the two chairmen of the Committee
on Streets and Landings and the two chairnen o
the Committees Finance, for their approval or
lection: the Common Council reserving tile right Il
stop the Of steam power on the road. should it b.
judged by them injurious to public convenience ant
safety.
t To these general regulations were added a resou
ton authorizing the Comptroller to sell to the biddc
Of the lowest term of years under thirtyfve-whicl
number is the maXimun-attcr sixty days, notice il
the official Journal the privilege to run cars on an
the right Of way fol- railroad On the leSee front
Or as may occur, under certain circumstances in til
street; the purchaser to construct the road at his
their own expense to collect in his their own RICH
the revenues deriyable theretronl, for the term
years bid and contracted for; to keep the same i
complete rcpar and to deliver III like good conditio
the said railroad, cars, furniture, apparatus, and
the appuenances thereunto belonging to tie city
New Orleans-lc said railroad to he constructed i
accordance with plans and specifications on file in til
Surveyors Office and the sale to he sui ect to the ar
proyal or rejection of the Common Council Til
i specifications and resolution adopted by tn
Board of Aldermen with one dissenting vote, and to
morrow night will come up for action in the Board Q
Assistant Aldermen.
Having given the outlines Of the plan, we shall de
fer comment until some future occason--perhaps 70