New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-02
CoMPTRoLLER,S OFFICE,
City OF New Orleans, April 5, 1869.
No. 1864,


AN ORDINANCE providing for the sale right way
to establish Railroads in the city of New Orleans and for
Rsold That the Comptroller be and is hereby request
ed to advertise in the official journal Of the city for sixty days.
Gil Of New Orleans the right way twenty years from
rs, ct entering into q any with s city ..
following described Railroads. the terms and conditions
single track Railroad, commencing rocdano street
s 70 he w sau hhya s sn fy G
and along s, side Of to the United States Bur-
ssn as sfRs Do@sa%Ss H
to west side of Rampant and along the side of Rampant
street to Canal street along the north side Of Canal street to
and through the 10 It's Junction with Camp street
The rao used in the construction Of said roads shall be the
Of the same dssepton as those used in sed city The tracks
Rampat Streets Fp ist
At the distance Of fye feet from ground and
s he @ Shall Se viii
Or be m The case s same
erias shall be used for paving between the rails and the
shall sxcsvey s or cars passing up and
the other for cars passing down.
lesser distance eweeu those points shall exceed tive cents
Re- The s,s fare @ Canal
either way The cars shall be drawn by horses mules
be driven Said shall Be run oea per nsy yay or
night IS the Or contractors may deem but
until ten ocoes NJ, AID every thirty minutes from ten
Said contractor contractors shall Annually pay into the City
Treasury the said and fixtures the
by se s sa ods OF Il a
nent should the contractor contractors refuse
glec to keep the streets In the order and condition CON
tempated by this resolution the city may the said
and tie event Of s re-
usa to for the the shall be recoverable be
Tore any court OF competent jurisdiction for benefit of the
CITY, That The speed of said shall per
hour All cars h be said railroads. en- sunset
and shall btptovided with good head and
rear light placed position the outside said
listing that be hereafter enacted accordance with the
provisions OF This resolution on the part any officer
poyee said roads, the contractors shall be
liable to all lines or damages arising hereforn.
ihe tad roads shall be commenced simultaneously
M street working up and down. to completion of the
whole work. the grades of the streets and the coust
OF the said roads shall be under the CITY
veyor III accordance with lines and levels given by him
and with specifications file in his Office The
contract and completed within months date Of
comencemept snd should the contractors fail to
comply wthtnese conditions the contract shall be null
void The SAID rontractoror contractors shall furnish good
solvent security, lin the of dollars the
and completion of sad railroads Within The time
herein specified. $3.50 ~
The right of why 10 be awarded to the parties offering the
largest bonus for the privilege and the money paid within
hry days tr"n the date Of cont All proposals
for constructing the City Railroads opened by the Comp
rol'er in me presence Of he Chairen of Committees on
Finance and Streets and Landings said pro-
Council. " ~ "
The city of New Orleans shall not be responsible for en
work done materials furnished for this roat al ayery
other of whatever kind shall be horne y re
contractor contractors
[Signedl CHAS. II, WALDO
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen
tsignedl j. o. NIXON,
. President Board of Aldermen.
Ap Es. Fsbrnsry Ii, 1859.
y II.