New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-05

COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, I
City Of New Orleans, April s, 1869. :
[ No. 1864. /

AN ORDINANCE providing for the sale of the right of way
ed to The ns city o xy days.
TIA" scaled VIII H. be received By the c9nn
DESTROYS Of entering into with the city Of
s es es
single track Railroad. commencing Toedano stree, at
Its Junction with Prytana street down Prytana and Camp
streets to the south side of Canal street Rampant street
racks; another single track Railroad the United
br sins IL
to west side of Rampant and along the side of Rampant
magazine street hroash Magazine street. to Toeano
Anf he ] si ia s IL IL sa % S e
same pattern those in the city of Philadelphia aud the
fsssss" fs nss
st Ss o q I'VE aH @ M a
St IN the center of and napphne
r !, hereafter made y vheS he
sh, keep the paved and nngved streets through
tWss s sveg gt e0n'n during
One track shall be used exclusively for ,ssng up
The fare between Canal street and street, or for any
T @ Se
The IT, s Barracks, shall exceed ave passenger
If than horse mule used for car they shall
be driven abreast Said cars shall be often
not greater intervals than every ten minutes from
o'clock until midnight e''' '"A'' 'i""'' ''''A 's'
Said contraco contractors shall Annually the City
Treasury the of said road and fixtures the
levied upon real and the vane OF said
and nxtures to be assessed by the usus mode of
ment. Should the contractor or contractors refuse
gect to keep the streets in the order and condition
templaed by this resolution the city may the
street streets to be repaired repaved the
Of said contractor contraetos and In the event Of their
fusal pay for the the shall be recoverable
fore any court OF competent jnrsdHon for the benefit of the
city That the speed Of said shall exceed six miles
hour All cars tn II be said railroads betw
shall b. provided with good and ample head
light placed in conspicuous POSITION the outside Of sd
and for the violation of this other ordinance
listing that be hereafter enacted accordance with the
provisions of this resolution the OF officer
poyee said roads the contractor shall BIT
liable to all fines or damages arising hereform.
The said roads shall be commenced simultaneously Mt Ca
whole work. the grades Of the streets and the construction
of the said roads shall be under the super the City
in accordance with lines and levels be given by him
and with specifications file in his Office The laying
railroads shall be commenced within SIX months from
contract and completed wi hin eighteen
coEmeucemep and should the contractor fail
void The said shall furnish good
solvent ecuriy, in the of thousand dollars for tn,
and competitor Of said railroads within the tint
herein specified.
The right of way he awarded the parties offering thu
largest bonus for the privilege and the money be paid within
thirty days from the dae Of All proposals must h
constructing the City Railroads opened by Comp
troer in the of The Ghaeu of the Committees
Finance and Streets and Landings OF both Boards and said pro
posa to be subject to the apr val rejection of the Common
Council
The city of New Orleans shall not be responsible for am
work done materials furnished for this roa and every
other expense of whatever kind shall be
contractor contractors.
,7 President Board u As.istaa. Aldermen
lSignedI j. O. NIXON,
President Board of Aldermen
ali i2t fSirnedI GERARD sTITH Mavnr