New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
COMPTROLLER's OFFICE,
City OF New Orleans, April s, 1859. 5
r No, 1864. I
AN ORDINANCE providing for the sale Of the right OF
to establish Railroads the city Of New Orleans, and for

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Magazine street. through Magazine street to Toedano street.
The rails used ssd IL shall d lie
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In Camp and Magazine streets shall be laid IN The center Of said
at ss nee q Ave Feet he
TIE lines Of aid tracks within the shall b paved with
round stones except where square s,ous pavement exists
.sa shall used fo5 paving between S the rS and the con
which said tracks pass good condition during said
twesy p5vees and rg Of way nm AN,
fare Canal and Toeano street. or for any
ether WY IT, fare @ Canal street and
either way shall be drawn by mules, and
be Said shall be often per day
night as the Or may deem bit
until ten o'clock r NJ, AID thirty minutes from len
contractor shall annually the City
Treasury fixtures
tax levied real and the value Of said road
fixtures be assessed by the usual mode of
ment. Should the contractor contractors refuse
gect keep the in the order and condition
templacd by this resolution the city the said
be repaired repaved, at the
of said cnnactos and In the event OF their
fusa for the the shall be recoverable be-
fore OF competent Jurisdiction for the benefit Of the
city that the speed Of sud shall exceed six miles
hour All tn said railroads. betw,
shall be provided with good and ample
light placed conspicuous position the outside Of said
for tho violation of this other ordinance
isng that hereafter enacted accordance with
provisions Of this resolution the part OF officer
poyee said roads, the contractor contractors shall be
liable to al lines or damages arising thereform.
The aid roads shall be commenced simultaneously at Ca.
nal street. working and down, to completion Of the
whole work; the grades of the streets and the construction
the Hd roads shall be under the of the City
accordance with lines and levels be given by him,
and with specifications file in his Office The laying Of said
railroads shall be commenced within six months from date OF
and should the
comply withsese conditions the contract shall be mil and
void The said shall furnish good
solvent security In the Of thousand dollars the
commencement and completion Of said railroads within the time
herein specified.
right of way awarded to the parties Offering the
thirty days the date of All proposals
directed the City Comptroller and endorsed The proposals
for constructing the City Railroads be opened by the Comp
troer In the of the Charnen the on
Finance and Streets and Landings said pro.
posa to be subject the rejection Of the
Council.
The city be responsible for any
work done materials furnished for this ont
lay and thereon either for the coneo repairs
other Of whatever kind shall be the
contractor contractors.
tsgnedl CHAs H. WALDO,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
lSiguedl j. o. NIXON,
Approved February II, 1859,
as 62t tsignedl GERARD sTITH, Mayor