New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-07-10
coMpTRoLLER--oFFIgIAI..
GOMpTR0LLEB'S oFFICE, 1
ii of New orleaes, june "a, 1853.
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ANoRnTNA concerning the wbarves ofthe Gity o New
Orleans providing for Farming the Revenues thereof
" VIZ 0ra,s rh he Comptroller ii ssd CITY sall, aer
tbs y is onages sa aRpr9ge y 9 M Nv s
Journal eueats ana sell ut bis Office to the highest bidder
aaes the wharyss sad cy collecabe eYsng
dnauces upon MI sps, vessels, steamships eam6 INT
four years and nine months Commencing en- the
lsA Of ucober 1885 and ending with the Both day Of nne
1868 PFoylaed however mat gu saes pF
made shall besnbeet TO the approval or rejection Of the Uo
sEe 4 THAT for the purpose adjudication and sale the
Of said city shah be divided into six sections as fol-
SETON FIrs shall comprise all and landings Of
tanned within the upper or southern limit Of SAID city and the
Section second shall comprise All the wharves and landings
Of Sad sy Tying and being upon the Mssspp rEsF S
line II North Market street. leaving out the whole Of wharf
Ssion Third shall comprise MI the wharyes md landings
lying and being upon The Mississippi river and contained within
liz and the line Of that part The river front of The city
which is appropriated to the Canal street ferry.
said city lying and being upon the Mississippi river and
tanned within the lower line Of that portion river front q
the upper line Jefferson that space between the
street. hereby appropriated reserved for the
the New Orleans opeousas and Great Western Railroad
shall within ninety days after notification Of the City surveyor
construct at their expense the whhryes and SLIPS
fer the banding Of thsir sRd fery and comprised within
the aforesad space and provided jer that said COM
pair he said wharyes ad slips and comprised within
wharves and slips be completed and kept in eair under The
supervision Of the City Surveyor Progid further that
and regulations relative thereto and 10 The provisions Of
ths pFinanse {er that the Common G9nneil
herein granted and OF changing and removing said ferry land
Section Fin shall comprise all the wharves and landings
Of said city lying and being uPos the Mississippi river and
line of that portion of Of said which ap.
from that potion II Tie river front which Is Or my hereafter
be appropriated for ferry to an extent of not than
Section s4 Shall COMPRISE all the wharyes and landings
within line Of portion d The river front Of
said city which Appropriated the Epanade ferry and The
ryes which shall be bu suitable for the purpose under
and shall be at the upper limit Of Barhemy street and
the lower iue Of esseps street The said wharves hereby
port Of New Orleans 70 their tows departure and
the said whaVes shall be kept proper order At he expense
the lessee sixth sectiOn the reseryn right
changing removing the same as the Common Council may
B. That sad Comptroller shall adjpdicats and sell as
aforesaid the revenues eoectabie aforesaid ithuhe
ou sections set forth in the second eetono this ordinance
separate aGs aPrt commencing Sih SECTION first and ending
SEC That each and every person whom shall be adudi
Gated and sold aforesaid the colleeabe
this ordinance shall be subrogated all the rights py
ege the city Of New Orleans TO sue or and collect said
sEo That each and every person whom shall be aadi-
Gated and sold Aforesaid the collecbe
said within the yarou sections forth in
this ORDINANCE shall moi se transfer assign set over
whatsoever aud that in any
any person persons rights Interests acquired under
and by virtue Of This ordinances such sale transfer assignment
and Interests SO acquired as aforesaid and the shall
SEC g. the cy New Orleans reserves to herself and
excerpts from said sale each and every ferry handling ferry
existing, and an the arising from The Com
uoa Of me hrVs o. me fourth section between The lower ne
Of Toulouse street and the upper line OF Jefferson street The
Orleans Opelousas and Great Western Raoad Company,
limit q tue city and mining down for ferry pding sre
SEQ That each and every g shall be adjudi
Gated and sold as aforesaid tue revenues
within he various sections se forth IN section second Of M
ordinance shall give bond with good md sufficient security
part price Of said aaueation and Is and
conditioned for the tre md faithful performance and fual
SIC T. Tht each every person to whom sa Is adjad
said within Tic yaTious sections et forth ii section
endorsed to the satisfaction The Common eonueii 10 al
no9ht equal 70 me pptehase pr &c o hereSenues ad
SIC q That The required be given ~ section seventh
number, aud made payable in been days two Tes four
aFe SN seven esh nge te tweye thit!se9 i9ar
tyentyone, twenty-five twenty three twenty twenty I've
tgsntg-siN twenty seven t@entye eight tsepynns, thirty
o a sa , g fh.ry 1ies aEty
seven, ottyeight forty nine ", fiS fty-two fy
that saeh ofsa notes shall D. rayabe lie months
Of January February MARCH, April May and June Of each
lea and 9id as And tiat u pe IN o i9 70
ember Oct ber November and December each year shall
par Of me purchase price Of herevenGes ajudieaed and
10 Tint each aud every person 70 whom shall be adjadi
Gated and sold as aforesaid The revenues colectae
anee accept and take posession Of the wharye andog5
and eyees eonangq WITHIN the section Or sections WHOSE
ordinance that safd wharyes landings and eYee shall be
copied in the condition in which the may said
dag of October aad that said person persons accept
ig and taking possession Of said wharYe landings and evee
don during the whole term Of four ming months
~ t e o HSs y. loo9i tgsl4e MAJ Ihs esaees
SEQ That the egees named in SECTION 10 of ths orapaace
riyerhat is % te leyee comprised Within section
linz Of The Fourth District 70 AdeIe Street ad b ehoaposs
@ II ego NJ Sba "a ba fs RI
New teyee street from Felicity road 70 kace street and to
section No shall extend back The line Of Front seet from
sbal extend beck he ne q Front greet ffen eeaai
tomhouse to Toulouse street The evee eomlFsed in
The leyee comprised IN section No shall extend back
well understood that the city claims end reserves herself
he right to appropriate, sell lease and use OF IN
cid Of any portion Of The legees comprised wi any Me
OF said eyees shall become the opinion the Common
Gouncii unprodnctive Imperative 10 and ofthe
great DurnoseA of commerce publiruse.
sEel2 That ne repairs 81 tie syees required to be made
under section 10 Of this ordinance shall consisin grading the
according to the grades already established covering
the with bard sub9tanee nc lake oysershellsa and
gravel in Keeping the always in good filling
up all holes their first Appearance with hard substances
as above mentioned in filling up al parts OF the
when may in sink below the grades aforesaid
and keepng the bulk heads the outside always
IN good order and conditions and whenever The baure shall
form require the evee be extended the shall
thend9 Of The Common Connei fill mp parts
batiHre and build such ieEees said Common Council may
deem htses AZ VI e. wei aS al new ngtks heads
SEC 49, fhltthe repairs Of tho wharyes required
under section 9th OF this ordinance shall repairing
holes the flooring Of the wharve and inclined planes nlne
datey their first anea fHr4isiug portions
whAryes which may have sunk which may dl below ha
levels established naking renewing a caps
decayed in building all Whafves which, from
gneral decay may require the same and extending into the
u tll WHIT "litu may require 50 a 10 nave e
each and every wharf used for the landing and discharge
ships and depth oil wafer Of feet at the water line Of each
and every wharf used for the landing and discharge Of steam
boats.
SEC a. That In making the repairs required by section
tweth Of this ordinance the piles used shall be pf lake
one emo and nine ~ nine Inches square NJ the other end and
shall be driven from fifteen to twenty feet into the solid ground
snail be squared according to the levels 70 be given by the City
Surveyor and shl receive and support by inches
sqnare caps which shall DO strongly fastened each Of the said
piles #h dagna one iEch by eighteen inches long
The rngers used hn be at least inches square, shall
at right the at distances of FIVE feet from rhe
ceter shalt strongly fastened each intersection
The plank used for tine flooring shall be 81 yellow pine of the
best quality twelve inches wide less than three inches
nailed 70 each Of the srnGerS with inch spikes
toa each end OF each plank and each Intersection Of
the sttlngers.
SEC 10 That each and every wharf used landing and
discharge 81 steamboats,, shall have neliped paneprOecng
the outside said inclined plane adjoining HE last row IF
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