New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-17
biAYoRALrY OF NEw ORLEANS,
Cts Hall May ., ls6s.
No. 926-New Series.

Cts Hal, May Is, lsBs.
No. 926-New Series.
An Ordinance providing for the sale of the right of
way 20 establish railroads on Locust, Freret
Jackson. Claiborne, and other streets, for pas
sEcTfoN l.. Be it ordained. That the Control
Ter be and be is hereby authorized 70 sell TO the high
est bidder after eDty days notice in the official
Journal the contract for the right Of way for twenty
years for the construction and working Of the fol
mater set forth said adjudication to be subject to
the approval or rejection o., the Common Council.
SEC. 2 single track railroad, commencing at the
intersection Of Canal and Magazine streets, and
running up Canal to Front street. thence down
Liberty street. thence down Liberty street 70 South
Poydras street., thence down south POydras
the New Ca nal to Delord street up Deord to
Freret street, mp Frsret street 70 jackson street.
street. up the south side Of Claiborne street to SIKH
street. returning claiborne street to the porth
side of Claiborne street, up the north side Of Cai
borne street to Felicity road, up Felicity road to
Locust street, up Locust street 70 Delord street,
New Canal to North Poydras street, up North Poy-
dras street 70 Liberty street down Liberty street to
up Carroll street to Poydras street, up Poydras
street to Fulton street. down Fulton street to the
Magazine streets. The purchaser to reimburse to
the Canal and Claiborne Streets kailroad company
fair and reasonable proportion OF the vaue Of the
portions Of their railroads used
SEC. 8. The road, cars ETC., to be constructed in
furnished BY the Uiy Surveyor Sgleeaby to II he
lines, levels, and grades to be established by said
officer and to his entire satisfaction
SEC, a. The right and privilege TO be awarded to
the party parties Offering to pay 70 the city the
largest bonus per passenger carried IN the cars or
per centage of the receipts for passenger traffic
the lines of railroads, payable monthly into the
city treasury returns made under oath by the
contractor to the City Controller
SEC The city Of New Orleans reserves the right to
the said rairo ads main trunk for other rail
roads which the city may from time 10 time order
70 be constructed by reimbursing to the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion Of the value of the
port or portions Of ths roads thus used;
said proportion to be rtaned by two disnter-
ested persons, one to be appointed by the city and
the other by the contractor, and in the event of
disagreement said proportion to be paid by the
city between said persons thus appointed a third
person umpire shall be appointed by of the
district courts Of New Orleans the decisions there
by had to be final.
SEC. g. The said railroads, rolling stock, equip
mens, and fixtures to revert to the city at the ex
piratlon of the said twenty years privilege, on a
valuation to be ascertAined by two dislneTested per
sons to be appointed by the city and the other
by the contractors and in the event of disagreement
to said valuation between said persons thus ap-
pointed third person or umpire snal be appointed
by Of the district courts Of New Orleans, the
decision thereby had 20 be final
(Signedl g. H. CHADWICK,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
lSignedl JAMES GRAHAM
President Board OF Aldermen.
Signed E. HEATH, Mayor.
DANIEL x. WHITAKER, Secretary.