The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-27

referred to the committee on streets and landings.
One from George Merz and other residents on
Csrondelet Walk and vicinity, asking for street
lights was referred to same committee.
One from DR.. Miller. concerning physicians
licenses, was tabled subject to call.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The following was received:
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
City Hall, New Orleans Dec. %, 1865.
To the Honorable the Board Of Aldermen:
GentleWen-The joint committee of the Com.
mon Council, 10 mature general plan for city
railroads, having their termini on Canal street,
after careful consideration Of all the plans sub
mitted to them, and consultation with the city
surveyor and city attorney, report by ordinance,
providing for said purpose, the Canal and Clai-
borne streets Railroad Company, having agreed
10 iraugurste the enterprise.
They have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
THos. Fl. SHIELDS, Chairman.
g. PANDELY.
GERALD FARRELL,
Chs. GBANDPRE.
The accompanying ordinance, was adopted on
first reading as follows:
AN ORDINAN CE 10 amend Section Of IAN Ordinance
providing for the sale Of the right Of way to establish Ts
roads ON Claiborne and other streets TOT only
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Resolued That the first section of resolution No.
sl0 new series. which amended section second of
An ordinance entitled an ordinance providing
for the sale of the right of way to establish rail-
roads Claiborne and other streets for passengers
only,n and which reads that "the Canal and Clai-
borne Streets Railroad Company be, and are here
by authorized to build q turnout commencing at
the intersection of Claiborne and Common streets,
running up Common TO center of Basin street,
down the neutral ground of Basin street TO the
south side of Canal street, up Canal 70 Rampant
street, up neutral ground of Rampant to Common
street and ont Common street To the main line on
| Claiborne street, be and the same is hereby
amended so as TO read as follows. TO wit:
Section /. That the Canal and Claiborne Streets
| Railroad Company be and they are hereby author.
| lied to build turnout commencing at the inter-
section of Claiborne and Common streets, running
| up Common to center of Basin street, down the
| neutral ground on Basin street to the neutral
ground on Canal street, up the south edge on said
neutral ground TO Carondelet street, and from Ca
ropdeet street to St. Charles street land should it
| in the opinion of the city surveyor be necessary,
| from st. Charles to Camp street), on iron bridge
plates, or other means suggested by the city sur.
veyor, to be placed over the gutter between said
neutral ground and the street, to be so construct
ed as not to interfere with the drainage from st.
Charles street to Camp street, as it may be deter
mined by said city surveyor, up the south edge on
said neutral ground to the lions of Canal,
| Front Levee and Fulton streets; should, how
ever, the existing roads prevent the contnu-
ance of the track as proposed, then the said
track to the intersection of Magazine and Canal
track of the Canal and Claiborne Streets
| Railroad Company from the intersections of Canal
Front Levee and Fulton streets, to the north side
| of said neutral ground. or, should the existing
roads prevent it, the present track of the Canal
| and Claiborne Streets Railroad Company to Maya
zine street. thence on the north edge of said neu.
trail ground TO ST. Charles street, Tor, should it be
necessary in the opinion Of the city surveyor,
| from Camp to ST. Charles street) and from ST.
Charles street to Carondelet street on iron bridge
plates as provided for the south side, from Csren-
| delet TO Rampant street. and connect with the
present road of the Canal aud Claiborne Streets
| Railroad Company on the neutral ground OF Ram
| part street, MP Rampant to Common street, and
| out Common to the main line on Claiborne street.
Sec. 2. That the Canal and Claiborne Streets
| Railroad Company shall make at the intersections
| OF Canal Front and Fulton streets the necessary
curves and connections to complete the circuit at
that point and they shall further make such alter
| tons or notifications of their existing arrange
| ments as may be necessary to leave the proposed
line free from all distractions by the cars of the
! Grod street line.
| Sec g. That the Canal and Claiborne Streets
| Railroad Company may at any time extend the
said line on the outer edge and south side of the
neutral ground of Canal street, from Rampant
street TO Claiborne street, and on the outer edge
| and north side of the said neutral ground from
Claiborne street TO Rampant street, or to such in
termediste point as may be necessary to connect
with new roads, the Common Council reserving
the right 10 order the construction OF said extern
sion by the Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroad
| Company at any time, and the whole of said line
| from Front Levee street to Claiborne street, aud
back from Claiborne street tn Front Levee street.
shall be used and maintained as q feeder to all
| railroads centering on Canal street, under
| such arrangements and for such compensa.
| ton as may be agreed upon by the Canal
| and Claiborne Streets Railroad Company and such
| other roads, subject TO the approval of the Com
| mon Council. PrOuided, That at the termination
of the existing contracts with the railroads running
| on Canal street, the Common Council may, il they
| deem proper, establish a general system of main
trunk lines said street, to which all the roads,
| including the Canal and Claiborne Streets Rail.
| road Company, shall conform. And provided
further That il is well understood that no exclu-
sive privilege is hereby granted and that the
| Common Council reserves 70 Itself the right to
make such arrangements with other companies,
it NAV, in the interest of the public, deem pro.
per to effect.
Sec. 4. Should the city of New Orleans at any
time dnring me existence OF tne consract OF tne
| Claiborne Streets Railroad Company, enter into
any arrangement with other companies whereby
| the said road on Canal street, from Claiborne
| street to Front Levee street. and from Front
Levee street to Claiborne street, or any part
thereof, msy be granted, the city of New Orleans,
| on the road or roads to which the privilege may
be granted. shall reimburse to the Canal and
Claiborne Streets Railroad Company fair and
reasonable proportion of the value of the portion
or portions of the road to be so used and should
said proportion not be agreed upon between said
Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroad Company
and the city of New Orleans or the said road or
roads, two disinterested persons shall be sp-
| pointed, one by the city of New Orleans or the
read and roads as the case may be, and the other
by the Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroad Com
| pany; and in the event Of disagreement as to
said proportion TO be paid, between said persons
| thus appointed third person or umpire shall be
| appointed by the judge Of one Of the district
| courts of the parish Of Orleans, and the decision
| thereby had shall be final and binding.
| Sec. s. Should any litigation grow out of the
privileges herein granted by the city of New
| Orleans TO the Canal and Claiborne Streets Rail.
| road Company, the said Canal and Claiborne
| Streets Railroad Company shall guarantee the city
| of New Orleans against all losses arising from
such litigation, whether In the form of attorneys
| fees or judgments in damages, or in any other
manner, il being well understood that the city of
| New Orleans assumes no risks except in so far
| the Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroad Com
pany insures the city against all losses or damages.
| OFFICE CRY ATTORNEY.
/ Room No. Is, City Hall
! New Orleans, December IA, 1868. J
see no legal objection to this ordinance.
HENRY ]. LEoyY, City Attorney.
1t was unanimously adopted on second reading,