New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-20
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall. May Is, ls6s.
No. 926-NeW Series.

City hAiis may %, l5oos }
No. 926-New Series.
An Ordinance providing for the sale Of the right of
way to establish railroads on Locust Freret,
jackson, Claiborne, and other streets, for pas,
SECTION l. Be it ordained, That the Control
Ter be and he is hereby authorized to sell to the high
est bidder after e. enty days notice IN the official
Journal the contract for the right Of way for twenty
years Tor the construction and working of the fol
lowing railroads, on the terms and conditions here
the approval or rejection Of the Common Council
SEC. 2 single track railroad, commencing at the
intersection Of Canal and Magazine streets, and
running mp Canal to Front street thence down
Front 20 Girod street. thence down Glrod street to
P DSgry street. the9fe down Liberty srset e south
street 70 Magnolia street, up Magnolia street and
across the New Canal to Delord street up Delord to
FreTet 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. returning across Claiborne street north
SIDE Of Claiborne street. up the north side of Oai
borne street to Felicity road, up Felicity road to
down Deord street to Magnolia street, across Inc
New Canal TO North Poydras street. up North Pow
Perdiio street, up Perdido street to OarTo street
up Carroll street 20 Poydras street, up POydras
street to Fulton street, down Fulton street 20 the
starting point at the intersection OF Canal and
Magazine streets. The purchaser to reimburse 10
the Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroad company
portions of their railroads used.
SEC 8. The road, cars, ETC., to be constructed in
furDished by the Ciiy Surveyor ssreeaoy e he
lines levels, and grades to be established by said
officer and to his entire satisfaction.
SEC 4. The right and privilege TO be awarded to
the party parties Offering to pay 10 the city the
largest bonus per passenger carried in tire cars or
per centage OF the gross receipts for passen aft
the lines Of railroads, payab monthly ultt the
city treasury on returns MADE under oath By the
contractor to the City Controller.
SEC s. The city of New Orleans reserves the right TO
the said railroads main trunk for other rail
roads which the city may from time to time order
to be constructed By rembursng to the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion of the value of the
portions
said proportion TO be ascertained BY two disnter.
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 a third
person or umpire shaI be appointed by one of the
district courts Of New Orleans, the decisions there
| by had to be final
SEC. 6. The said railroads, rolling stock, equip
ments, and fixtures to revert to the city at the ex-
piratlon Of the said twenty years privilege on
valuation to be ascertained by two per
sons one 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 umpire shall be appointed
/ by one Of the district courts of New Orleans the
/ decision thereby had to be final
| (Signedl e. H. CHADWICK,
| President Board of Assistant Aldermen
(SignedJ JAMES GRAHAM,
| President Board OF Aldermen
| Approved May Is, 1868.
| Signed E, HEATH Mayor
| DANIEL k. WHITAKER. Secretary.