New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-28
CoMPTRoLLER'S OFFICE,
City Of New Orleans, April 8, 1879.
T No. 1884.

j
AN ORDINANCE providing for the sale of the right of
establish Railroads in the city of New Orleans and for
soged Tint the Comptroller be and y hereby request.
eli Of ' New dreans the or
DESTROYS into NV WIN h s
following described Railroads. the terms and conditions here
Tesan sns ,ss
along side Of Rampant to the United States Bar
District, . E.psnsas ao;s north Kpaaads
Canal street along the north side of Canal street to
and through junction with Camp stIes
The rails used the Of said shall be Of the
Of the Dissertation those used in said city The tracks
esp II a
the distance Of from the neutral ground and below
F hs @ Ss Fsi
ep ss whs h
terias shall be used for paving between the rails and The
WSS DIV order and condition during aid
| twenty years privilege and right Of way.
shall be used exclusively for passing and
the other for cars passing down
distance eween those points shall not Ave
per either way The fare between Canal street and
either way The shall be drawn by and
DO driven abreast Said shall be often
night the contractor or contractors may deem proper but
until ten o'clock r. NJ and thirty minutes from ten
O'CLOCK
Said contractor contractors shall Annually pay the City
Treasury the of said road aud fixtures the
annual tax levied real estate rnd the value of said road
aud to be assessed by the usual mode of
gect keep the in the ind condition
templated by this resolution the city may the said
Of said eontrseior conrscors tie event Of hs
fa pay for the the shall be recoverable be
city That the speed Of said ha exceed six miles per
All tn be said railroads.
break shall b. provided with good and ample
placed conspicuous position the outside Of said
sng that be hereafter enacted in accordance III the
provisions Of this resolution, the part OF officer
ployee said roads, the contractors shall be
liable to ali fines dar ages arising thereform.
The said roads shall be commenced simultaneously Ca
nal street, working and down, to completion of the
whole work. the grades Of the streets and the ucton
the said roads shall be under the supervision of the City
veyor accordance with lines and levels to be given by him
with specifications file in his Office The laying Of said
contract completed wi hin eighteen months FROM date Of
End should the contractor contractors f to
void The said contractors shall furnish good and
secriiy in the of ten Thousand dollars for the
aud completion of aid railroads within the time
herein specified.
The right way be awarded the parties offering
largest for the privilege and the be paid within
thirty days the dae of Ali proposals
directed 10 The City Comptroller endorsed The
constructing the City Railroads to be opened by the Comp
roller he Of the Charmen Of the Committees
Streets and Landings of both Boards and said
poals subject to the Apr val rejection of the Common
Council.
The city of New Orleans shall responsible any
materials furnished for this roa
thereon either for the trucinn repairs
any Expense of whatever kind shall be borne
contractor contractors.
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
fsignedj J. o. NIXON,
President Board Of Aldermen.
Approved February IL, 1859.
as S2t Isigned GERARD sTITH, Mayor.