New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-04

LEGATIONS relating TO the ,a's of the right
OF way 70 establish raj roads on Locust, Freret,
jackson, Claiborne, and other streets, for pas
Tie purchaser shall bind himself to construct
within the time hereinafter specified the following
railroads., to wit:
section OF Canal and Magazine streets, and run
ming up Canal to Front street thence down Front
street, thence down Liberty street to South Poydras
street, thence down south Poydras street to Magno-
ia street, up Magnolia street am across the New
Canal to Delord street, up Delord to Breret street,
up Freret street to Jackson street, down Jackson
street to the south side OF Claiborne street. up the
south side OF Claiborne street to sixth street,
turning across Claiborne street the north side OF
street to Felicity road up Felicity road TO Locust
street, up Locust street to Delord street, down De-
lord street to Magnolia street. across the New Canal
North Poydras street. up North Poydras street to
Liberty street, down Liberty street to Perdido
street up Perddo street to Carroll street. up Carroll
street to Poydras street, up dras street to Fulton
street, down Fulton street TO the starting point at
The purchaser TO Reimburse TO the Canal and Clai.
borne Streets Railroad company fair and reason
able proportion Of the value OF the portions Of their
The gauge shall be five feet two and iveeighths
inches in width. The rails shall be of the same
pattern and weight as those used on the Canal and
claiborne streets and Dauphine and Dumaine streets
railroads.
The materials to be used in the construction of
the roads shall be Of the best quality and shall nave
the following dimensions, 70 Wit; The erossties
feet long and the strngers either Of cypress vel
low pine five by twelve inches. The paving Of the
| AZ ests where the already paved with
square blocks shall not be taken up, but grooved
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, aud the Smelling and
Dalastng OF the streets where the same are already
paved with round stones sheied and baasted, shall
be taken up The shall be graded to the grades
to be established by the City Surveyor, and all
receive a layer of four inches of gravel and lake
smells, which shall be well remmed until it forms a
hard foundation upon which the cross ties shall then
be laid at distances of not than two feet apart
On the top OF said cross ties the strngers shall be
laid, and shall be thereto fastened in
the rails shall be placed and well fastened.
| The paving Smelling, and baasting OF the streets
shall then be relald by the purchasers, in the best
woTkmanlike manner, and 20 the entire satisfaction
| of the City Surveyor
Wherever the streets are not yet paved the lines OF
! the track between the rails shall be paved either
with round stones. square blocks or other pavement
| in the best workmanlike manner.
| The spaces between the tracks and the CUTTERS
grades to be established for the railway by the City
| Surveyor, and TO the entire satisfaction Of said
All new bridges at the intersections Of streets
which may be required throughout the whole length
| his own expense and in the same manner of making
| bridges throughout the city.
| pattern as those used on the St. Charles Street
| railroad. They shall be drawn by horses or mules,
car they shall be driven abreast The cars shall be
often per day and night as the purchaser may
every ten minutes from daylight until ten O'Clock
| P. n, and evory twenty minutes from ten O'Clock
The speed Of th5 cars shall not exceed six miles per
hour, and not less than five miles per hour. All cars
and daybreak shah be provided with good and ample
head and lights placed in, conspicuous places
or of any ordina nee now existing, or that may here
after be enacted, on the part of any officer or EN-
ploye said roads, the purchaser shall be liable to
| Inc OF twenty-five dollars for each and every of
Tense recoverable before the recorder of the district
in which said offense has been committed, besides
| all damages arising thefetrom.
The purchaser shall be bound to keep in good re-
| privilege the paved and unpaved streets through
| which the SAID tracks pass, as vel as al
from on said streets and cross streets; and should
the purchaser, after having been duly notified BY
said streets and bridges in good repair and condi
ton, it shall be the duty Of the Street Commission
er to cause the said repairs to be made at the ex
pense Of the purchaser and of his securities and L
Immediately report the same and the cost Thereof
to the Common Council; and in the event OF a re
fnsa BY the purchaser pay to the city the amount
| of the expenses thus incurred for making said re
| any court OF competent Jurisdiction.
| The said railroad shall be commenced within si1
SAID privilege by tie Common Council and shall B,
| completed within one year after
| The purchaser shall be bound to furnish, plsce
and maintain said railroads sufficient number o
passenger cars TO be drawn by horses or mules snS
| and down said roads AZ hereinbefore reouired
and shall also provide for all materials labor,
required for the construction and maintenance o
The rate Of fare between the starting point q
Canal and Magazine streets and the terminus a
Sixth and Claiborne streets, for any distance be
tween said points, shall not exceed i've ceAts pc
| passenger either way.
The roads ahAll be constructed under the superyis
ion and 70 the entire satisfaction Of the CITY Sur
| veyor, and in accordance with the lines and grade
| to bs given BY said ohioer.
| The purchaser shall furnish good aud solven
security satisfactory TO the Common Council in TIT
| sum Of Twenty-Five thousand dollars, 70 guarantees
| the faithful performances Of the contract -,
TO use the sand railroads as q main trunk Tor thl
railroads witch the city may rom time 70 time oroe
4 to be constructed, and BY retmbufsing 20 the con
tractor fair and reasonable proportion OF the vqul
OF the portion or portions Of the road or roads thu
used, said proportion 10 be ascertalned by W.
| BY the city and the other by the cen
tractor. and IN the event Of disagreement q.
tween said persons, umpire shall be selected y
OF the District Courts Of New Orleans the decs
ions rendered BY them 70 be hnaL 80. -.
l Tho purchaser shall annnaly pay into the ottl
fixtures the annual tax levied real estate and tn
value OF said roads and fixtures sn1h De assessed u
l the usual way and mode Of assessment.
l The right And privilege shat be awarded Tor
| term of twenty years. TO the party onering 70 n
city the largest bonus pr PASSENGER earriea IN tn
gers tFaihc the lines Of railroads payable month
| y into the city treasury, on returns made unde
1 oath b. the purchaser % the City Controller.
i The SAID railroads. rolling stock equipments. an
fixtures 10 revert 70 the aiiy Of New Orleans a u
expiration OF said twenty years privilege on valul
one 70 DO appointed BY the city, and the other ~ q
/ purchaser; and in case at Disagreement beit9e
aid persons thus appointed. third party u1npn
ahEl be 4ppOlntsa ~ one OF the District IcnftA :