New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-06
OPPIOIAL N0TTORN--GITY.
SALE OF THE HIGHT OF WAY TO
EsrABLIsH RAILROADS ON LO-
GUST, FRER EFT, jackson, oLAT-
BORNE, AND OTHER sTREETs,
FOR PASSENGERS ONLY.
MAxonALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall. May %, 1885,

MAToHALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hail. May %, 1865
No 926- New Series. y I
An Ordinance providing for the sae of the right of
way 30 establish railroads on Locust Frerst
Jackson. claiborne, and other streets, for pas
sEcTios l. Be it ordained. That the Control.
Ter be and he is hereby authorized 70 he 10 the high
ourns e contract for aGs u usy tos oSe
years for the construction anu working of the fol-
mater set forth; said sdjdicstion % BE- s3be h
the approval or rejection of the Common Council.
SIC = slneiee, Laak taliroao commencing at the
running mp Canal to Front street. thence down
Front 70 Grod street. thence down Girod street %
Poydras street. thence down south Poydras
street to Magnolia street. up Magnolia street. and
Freret street, up Freret street TO jackson street.
down Jackson street TO the south side Of Claiborne
street. returning across claiborne street 20 the north
side Of Claiborne stteet, up the north side Of Cai
Locust street, up Locust street to Deloro street.
down Delord street to Magnolia street, across the
New Canal TO North Poydras street. up North Poy-
dras street to Liberty street down Liberty street to
Perdido street, Perdido street to carroll street,
Up o Fvop street down aeS Up
starting point at the intersection Of Canal and
Magazine streets rs me PnreneseE e reimburse 70
fair and reasonable proportion of the value Of the
portions Of their railroads used.
SEC 3. The road, cars, ETC., to be constructed in
accordance with the plans and specifications TO be
furu ished by the City Surveyor agreeably to the
lines, levels, and grades to be established by said
officer and to his entire satisfaction.
SEC L. The right and privilege TO be awarded to
the party parties offering to pay TO the city the
largest bonus per passenger carried in the cars
per centage of the gross receipts for passenger traffic
on the lines Of railroads. payable monthly into the
city treasury on returns mace under oath by the
contractor to the City Controller
SEC g. The city Of New Orleans reserves the right TO
the said railroads as main trunk for other rail
roads which the city may from time TO time order
to be constructed by reimbursing to the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion Of the value Of the
port portions of the roads thus used;
said proportion TO be ascertained by two disinters
ested persons one to be appointed by the city and
the other by the contractor, and in the event of
disagreement to said proportion to be paid by the
city between said persons thus appointed q third
person or umpire shall be appointed by one of the
district courts of New Orleans, the decisions there
by had to be final
SEC. G. The said railroads. rolling stock equip
ments and fixtures to revert TO the city at the e1-
pirauon of the said twenty years privilege, q
valuation to be ascertaned bytwo dsinterested per
sous one to be appointed by the city and the other
by the contractor; and in the event of disagreement
as to said valuation between said persons thus ap-
pointed, third person umpire shall be appointed
by one of the district courts of New Orleans, the
decision thereby mad to be final
CSRnedl E. H. CHADWICK,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
(Signed) JAMES GRAHAM,
President Board Of Aldermen.
Approved May 25, 1863.
tsiRnedj E. HEATH, Mayor.
A true copy:
DANIEL K. WHITAKER, Secretary.