New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-14

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MISCONCEPTIONS
Concerning The legse of the yiege for Ferry for
The purpose Of running Steam effy Boats across the
Mississippi river. in font Of Jackson street. in the
Fourth District Of the city III view Orleans
III LII shat pntfon Of The port of New rleans, ex-
4 aendng from The lower neof jackson cone
hundred and In and lending back in straight
and parallel Lines Water street, shallbe appropri
ated ~ ferry The steam Ferry Boats and
the lessee shall bind himself, al his own expense 10
proeare similar of ground on the opposite or
right bank of The river mmed iaely in front OF Jack
son be used as ferry landing for said Steam
Ferry Boats. t55 "a 25li3
The lessee shall bind himself 10 construct and keep
always repair, for the landing of me ferry boat
boats, two substantial and conyenisn, harves one
each side river; and 70 erect hereon reproof
buildings for The odatiun OF passengers the
whole according 70 plans and drawings TO be approved
by the City Surveyor and tits Common onnci pro-
yided that said lessee shallnot be alowed,o use
lease The for any other purposes than those men
The lessee shall bind himself Ito provide with snffi-
Gent number the and Wharves above
mentioned, be of BY the City Surveyor,
paid sad lessee and kept instantly lighted
night nj his own pense. 3s
The lessee shall bind himself 10 run, or cause be
run during the hours hereinafter named, good and
substantial steamboat Of seamboas, of proper dinlen
sons 10 pass inspection md be approved Of by the
United States officers appointed for said purposes, in
accordance with The laws ofsthe United States
The lessee shall bind hinls elf 10 rnn to be
run. said boat or boass AS follows 70 wit
Fremsfour o'clock, q six o'clock, a Al, every
p NJ. every 70 minutes; and from ST O'Clock, p. M
1o,eleven o.cIoek + ~ every thirty ninu,es
The maximum rates the lessee shall have the right
to charge shall be as follows: Es55ss{
&, Foe every foot: passenger, i've cents.
For every horse mul g, or horned eats,ffe cents
For horse and gig or buggy, or wagon, twenty-five
Cents .35S 5556f&
every horse ana cart tyventy-av cents:
or every four heeled with tWo. horses,
The lease shall be sold for he Of len years
mencing the day Of the pproyal OF the adndlca-
lion BY the Common Council and The Mayor.
The lessee shall good and solvent security to
an amount "a So, 0oo di,iened# 70 guarantee the
faithful pei foTmaTce of the lease. 55sS
% Payments shall be made as follows, 10 Wit: One
twentieth Of tbs price Of adndicalion in cash, and for
the baance The lessee shall urnish his notes endorsed
to The satisfaction of the Common Council and made
payabe al r. IS, 81, 90, 66, ~ 49,
81, 80, 90, 10s 1os and ~ months.
eass of nsglse, ne par. Ct The lessee 70
specifications, the Common Council reserves the right
declare the lease, ipso faco, null and void Withon
applying court OF justice and without
ss' ~ LOUIS H PILE, Surveyor.
NEW ORLEANS, BIS January, s55.
Approved by sthe Committee on Streets and Land
ings Of Sshe d card Of Aldermen New OIleans 3ist
5anaat fsI asSs;, cHAs. PRICE, chairman. Il
Approved by the Committee on Streets and Landings
b Of The Epard of Assistant Aldermen New Orleans
Isl January. 1856. . 8
SPECIFICATIONS
For thssae of the SO of Ferry Privilege across
the Missis sippi iver 1.-THE foot of Canal Street
TINE space of The landing within shis city allotted for
1.-The use Of said Ferry, shall be fifty feet on the bank
Of the occupied for said purpose with the
further privilege of having TWO floating Wharves,
g run the boat betWe and outs
said floating Wtarves not to extend more than one
hundred and fifty feetinto The river with the fur
Filege Of having two small Feabe Gre-proof
and rain, provides they shall be used for other
4 pose. 5 5ss
substantial steamboats,, inspected and ap-
proved by the officers appointed for said purpose In
accordance with the laws Of the United States and of
dimensions large enough accommodate four or more
casragesand proporti tomato number Of horses, and
having cabin sufficient y$capacons 10 accommodate
fifty Of more fool passengers and The said boat
boats shall be run every ayreguarly from each side
of the river Jas ollows, From four o'clock a M.
to six o'clock Al NJ, and from six O'clock 4 NJ. 10
eleven o'clock r. VI every thirty minutes and from
ais o'clock a. M 10 six o'clock II every twenty
minute S55 EsSsS$35 5$S5f
The maximum rates Of fare which The lessee shall
be entitled 10 charge and receive, shall be follows,
and no mere, viz Il;
For every font assenger, five cents.
For every vehicle drawn by one horse other ami i
mai, inclusive of the animal tWenty7iye cents III
Fofevery cart or dray drawn by two animals, nclut
sive aa Aforesaid, ihiry-fye cents 1
For every four wheeled vehicle, drawn by more than
one animal, twenty cents for the vehicle, and tsa
csMtsin addition for each and every animal attached
thereto. N "a
Thelessee shal keep all the wharves and other Ak.
4ureB in good state Of repair, Al his own cost and
charge and deliver the same 10 The city IN like good
condition, al the expiration of the lease.
che duration Of The lease shall be 1--WE years, to COM
nence rom the dale Of The approval 1.-The adudica
tion BY The Common Council.
SECURITY in the sum of $4,000, satisfactory 70 the
Finance shall be given BY the lessee con
dtonad for the due and proper performance of all the
obligations herein specified
Bids shall DO SO much per annum, payable qua rer-
The time Of adjudication, and notes of the Lessee, en-
dorssd 10 &tha satisfaction of the Finance Commute,
furnished for The balance payable every three monbs
in advance, as aforesaid
The Common Council reserves the rightto reject
any adjudication made under these specifications, il
they deem,he same advisable, and in the adudi-
cation shall be rejected. the money paid by the bidder
in advance. as above provided for shnll be returned to
aaid bidder. 5Fss 55s3s AUGUSTUS -. PHELPS,
Street Commissioner
Approved blythe Chairman Of Committees Of Streets
and Landings,I 5sS4ssESs59 - v
New orleans, Feb, ~ 1856. tfe25