New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-20
SPECIFICATIONS relating to the SAFE Of the right
of way to establish raj roads on Locust, Freret,
jackson. Caiborne, and other st Gets, for pas.

SPECIFICATIONS relating to the sac Of the right
of way to establish raj roads on Locust, Freret,
Jackson, Claiborne, and other streets, for pas
The purchaser shall bind himss,f to construct
within the time hereinafter specified the following
A single track railroad commencing at the inter.
section of Canal and Magazine streets, and run
ming up Canal TO Front street. thence down Front
to GirOd street. thence down Grod street to Liberty
street. thence down South Poydras street to MGgno-
liza street, up Magnolia street AMI across the New
20 pe0ra az DeSra . dsret street
street to the south side of Claiborne street, up tine
south slde OF Cialporne street 70 SHth street, re-
turning across Claiborne street TO the north side of
Claiborne street, up the north side OF Claiborne
street to Felicity road, up Felicity road 70 Locust
lord street 10 Magnolia street. New Canal
to North Poydras street. up North Foydrls street
Liberty street, ldOwn Liberty street to PeTdidO
street. up Perdido street to Carroll street up Carroll
Poydras street, up Poydras to Fulton
the interse ction Of Canal and MagaSine streets
The purchaser TO Teimburs to the Canal and Cla-
borne Streets Rallroad company far and reason
| railroads used.
The gauge shall be five feet two and fveeighths
inches in width. The rails shall be OF the same
pattern and weight as those used on the Canal and
Claiborne streets and Dauphine andD umalnt streets
The materials to be used in the construction of
tRe T9qfs Ra BE- OF me best aualy aRd shall nave
| shall be Of cypress, six by eight inches and eight
feet long and the stringers etherof cypress vel
| low pine, i've by twelve iHohes The paving of the
| streets where the same are ALREADY paved with
square blocks shall not be taken up but grooved so
as 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 tie sbellng and
ballasng of the streets where the same are already
paved with round stones, shelled and baasted shah
De taken Up Inc streets snail De graded 70 the grades
receive layer of four inches of gravel and lake
sbes, which shall be well rammed un it forms a
be laid at distances of not more than two feet apart.
On the top of said cross ties the sriugers shall be
lair nd M n fharaf al =.
| the best manner, and on The stringers
/ the rails shall be placed and well fastened.
The paving shelng, and ballasting Of the streets
shall then be relaid by the purchasers in the best
workmanhke 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
or with teamwork made of four by sight.inch 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
officer ''''4 '''' s'''i'e'''- VI '"'u
All new bridges at the intersections of streets
| which may be required throughoutthe whole length
OF railroads shall be constructed by the purchaser al
| hls own expense and inthe same manner Of making
| bridges throughout the city.
Tie cars shall be Of the same description sud
| pattern as those used on the ST Charles Street
| railroad They shall be drawn BY horses or mules
and more than one horse or mulebe used for each
they shall be driven abreast. The cars shall be
run as often per day and night as TIE purchaser may
deem proper, but not az greaer intervals than
every ten minutes from daylight anti ten O clock
I. NJ, and every twenty minutes irom ten O'Clock
The speed OF the cars shall not exeeed six miles peY
hour, and not less than i've miles POI hour. All
| that may be run on said railToads between sunset
and daybreak shall be provided With good and ample
head and rear lights. placed in Conspicuous places
and positions and for the vioatonofth this Condition.
or of any ordinance existing o. that may here,
after be enacted, on the part Of any officer or en-.
pOye on said roads, the puTch aser shall be liable to
fne of twenty-five dollars for each and every Of,
Tense recoverable before the recorder OF the district
| in which said otfense has been committed besides
| all damages arising therefTom.
The purchaser shall be bound t0keep in good re-
| privilege the paved and unpayed Streets through
/ which the said tracks pass, as well as an
from on said streets and cross streets ana should
the purchaser, after having been duly notified by
the Street Commissioner, REFUSE OF neglect to keep
said streets and bridges in good repair and condl-
ton it shall be the duty Of the Street Commssion
pense Of the purchaser and of his sscurtes and 10
Immediately report the same and the cost thereof
to the Common Oounoili and in ths event Of 4 Re.
fusa by the purchaser to pay to thecity lie amount
of the expenses thus incurred for making said re-
pairs the sad amount shall Pc rsoyerable before
The said railroad shall be commsnced within six
sa5 sT b ~ omo on es Of
completed within one year after,
The purchaser shall be bound 3 furnish, place,
and maintain on said railroads sutHcient number OF
passenger cars, to be drawn by horses OF mules and
10 have drivers aforesaid so as % make trips up
and shall also provide for all matsriais labor etc.
required for the construction and maintenance OF
The rate Of fare between the starting point at
Canal and Magazine streets and the terminus AZ
Sixth and Claiborne streets for any distance be-
tween said points shall not exceed i've cests per
passenger either way.
The roads shall be constructed under the suparvis
ion and TO the entire satisfaction q the civ Sur
veyor, and in accordance with the Enes and grades
to be given by said officer,
The purchaser shall furnish Rood and solvent
security, satisfactory to the Common Council in the
sum of twenty five thousand doafs 10 guarautee
the faithful performance of the contract
The city OF New Orleans reserves the right
to use the sand railroads as maih trunk for the
to be constructed, and by reimbarsinR 10 the CON
tractor fair and reasonable proportion OF the value
OF The portion or portions Of the read or roads thus
used, said proportion to be ascartained by two
dlsintsrested persons one to be appointed
by the city and the other by the cen.
tractor, and in the event Of a disaQreement be-
tween said persons. an umpire shal Be selected ~
ions rendered by them to be faaL
The purchaser shall annually nav into the city
treasury upon the assessed value O said roads and
fixtures the annual tax levied real estate and the
value of said roads and fixtures shall ne asshssed N
the usual way and mode of assessment
The right and privilege shall b 4 yarded for 4
term OF twenty years, to the party offering to the
cars per centage Of the gross rs1epts per passen
gers trato on the inesof railroads. PAYABLE month
" into the city treasury. returns made under
oath by the purchaser 70 the City uontro.ler.
The said railroads, rolling stock, eQuipments and
fixtures TO revert to the city of Men Orleans at the
ton be ascertaiued By two dsiatfrssted persons
to be appointed by the city and the other b hs
purchaser; and in case Of a diaaefeemsnt betA aer
said persons thus appointed, third partV or uufrt