New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-22
SPECIFICATIONS relating to the saie of TIE right
Of way to establish raj roads on Canal, Rampant,
st Philip Marais, Morales, and other streets

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Of way to establish raj roads on Canal, Rampant
vt. Philip, Marais, Morales, and other Streets
The purchaser shall bind himself to construct
within the time hereinafter specified the following
single track railroad starting from the intersec
ton of Canal and Rsmpart streets; down Rampant
Msrais street: down Msrais and Morales to Union
street; down Union street TO Humanity street; up
GENTLY road to Bayou road up Bayou road to
hsplAnade street: up Espanade street 70 Robertson
Bieuville street to Rampant street; up Rampant
street to The starting poiat at the junction OF Canal
The gauge shall be five feet two and five.eighths
inches in width: The rails shall DC OF the same
Claiborne street and Deuphlne and Dumaine streets
railroads.
the roads shah be OF the best quality and shall nave
the following dimensions, to wit: The cross,ties
shall be OF cypress, six by eight ncnes and eight
feet long and the stringers either OF cypress vel
low pine, five by twelve inches. The paving Of the
streets where the same are already paved WITH
az to allow the rails to be placed and set therein.
The paving Of the streets where the same are al
ready paved with round stones and the Smelling and
ballasting Of the streets where the already
paved with round stones, sheled and balasted. sha
be akenup The streets snail be graded 70 the grades
to be established by the City surveyor, and shall
receive layer Of tour inches Of gravel and lake
shells which shall be well remmed until il forms
hard foundation, upon which the cross ties shall then
be laid at distances Of not more than two feet
On the TOP o. saq cross ues the stTlngers shal De
laid, and snail be thereto fastened in
the best manner, and on the stTingers
the rails shall be placed and well fastened.
The paving, Smelling, and baasting of the streets
shall then be relaid by the purchasers in the best
workmanike manner and to the entire satisfaction
Wherever the streets are not yet paved the lines Of
the track between the rails shall be paved either
with round stones square blocks, other pavement,
or with framework made of four by eightinch plank,
in the best workmanke manner,
The spaces between the tracks and the cutters
shall be graded or repayed so as to conform with The
grades to be established for the railway by the City
Surveyor, and TO the entire satisfaction of said
officer.
which may be required throughout the whole length
Of railroads shall be constructed by the purchaser at
| bridges throughout the city.
The cars shall be of the same description and
| railroad. They shall be drawn By horses or mules
and if more than horse mule be used for each
they shall be drawn abreast. The cars shall be
run often per day and night the purchaser may
deem proper, hut not at greater intervals than
| =. NJ and every twenty minutes from ten o'clock
The speed of the cars shall not exceed six miles per
hour, and not less than i've miles per hour. All cars
| that may be run on said railroads between sunset
| and daybreak shall be provided with good and ample
mead and rear lights placed in conspicuous places
and positions and for the violation Of this condition,
after be enacted, on the mart Of any officer or EN-
ployeou said roads, the purchaser shall be liable to
tense recoverable before the recorder Of the district
in which said offense has been committed, besides
| The purchaser shall be bound to keep in good re-
pair and condition during The continuance OF this
Which the said tracks pass, as wen as al
| the bridges and all the wings radiating there.
the purchaser, after having been duly notified BY
the Street Commissioner refuse or neglect to keep
ton, Il shah 5e the duty Of The Street oommisson
er to cause the said repairs TO be made az the ex-
pense Of the purchaser and of his securities and to
/ Immediately report the same ana the cost unereof
to the Common Council; and in the event OF a re-
Of the expenses thus incurred for making said re-
pairs, the said amount shall BE recoverable before
any court OF competent jurisdiction
The said railroad snail be commenced within six
moRths after the approval OF the adjudication, Of
completed within one year after.
The purchaser shall be bound to furnish, plsce
and maintain on said railroads a sufficient number Of
passenger cars, TO be drawn by horses mules, and
TO have drivers as aforesaid SO to make trips up
and down said roads hereinbefore required
and snail also provide for all materials labor etc
required Tor the construction and maintenance Of
The rate Of fare between the starting point al
Canal and Rampant streets and the terminus at Gen
tilly road Tor any distance between said points
shall not exceed i've cents per passenger either way
The roads shall be constr under the superyis
yeyor and in accordance with the lines and grades
The purchaser shall furnish good and solvent
security satisfactory to the Common Council in the
sum q Ltwenty.tye thousand dollars, 70 guarantees
The city Of New Orleans reserves the ri ght 10 usl
the said railroads as main trunk for the railroads
constructed and BY reimbursing to the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion Of the value Of thC
portion portions Of the road or roads thus used
said proportion to be ascertained by two disinter
ested persons, one to be appointed by the city and
the other by the contractor, and in the event Of
disagreement by said persons, umpire shat be Sc
ected by of the district courts Of New Orleans
} The purchaser shall annually pay into the city
treasury upon the assessed value Of said roads and
value Of said roads and fixtures shall be assessed ID
the usual way and mode Of assessment a.
II The right and privilege shall be awarded, for
term OF twenty TO the party Offering 70 the
city the largest bonus per passenger carried IN the
gers tsafac % the lines Of railroads. payable month
Y INTO the clty gTshsuSy, on returns made under
oath by the purchaser TO the City Controller.
The said railroads. rolling stock equipments, ana
fixtures to revert TO the city Of New Orleans at the
valuation be ascertained By two disntereSfed per
Ron one e 3 appointed by me city and the ether
twaen said persons thus appointed, third party
, u1lnire shaH % appointed by one OF the district
ion thereby had to Be final and binding
LIS YsA andeEssood that IN case q failure BY thI
part thereof within the vsriod hxed, Of in cas-
the oonnea eeansil he dissatisfied yith the man
Council shAll have The right to snnul the contrac
without pntting The contractor In default, IS re
applEng to eonEt Of justice to snnnl the same AMI
Eltnont lndemnisgi and Il is also veil understood
abandon the work q not hnish and complete thu
same n conformity With his contract the said puf
part Of the work done y him ub 70 the dave Of hi
abandonmens and that the city shall be thereby dis
charged ana released rom any and all liability there
iori ana y . also vel understood that in case o
5uch abandonment BY the purchaser or Of an an
nuimentof the contract By the Common Council fol
cause q By the purchaser Of the bonu
hereinbefore mentoaed, or for any other Gauss
whatever, the city Of NeN Orleans shali have th,
right 70 resell the co4traet At TIE risk and peril
) the purchaser ana Of his securities Ia soldo.
The adjudication b. the Controller to Be subjee
% the approval or feisction Of the Common
| Council.
New Orleans Nay Is, lses.
D Signed ". H. BILL
Approved y s 1ss s SaS ssa