New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-24
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS. !
City Hal, May Is, 1865. ;
No. 926-New Series.

No. J26-NeW series.
An Ordinance providing for the sale of the right of
way 20 establish railroads on Locust, Freret
Jackson, Claiborne, and other streets for pas
st sengeTs 9nlyi :. o-a.,n.d Tina. IN. cor.roI
Ter be and be is hereby authorized to sell the high
est bidder, after t. enty days notice in the official
Journal the contract for the right of way for twenty
years for the construction and working of the fol
lowing railroads on the terms and conditions here
the approval or rejection Of the Common Council.
SIC 2. single track railroad, commencing at the
intersection of Canal and Magazine streets, and
running up Canal to Front street, thence down
Front to Girod street, thence down Grod street to
Liberty street, thence down Liberty street to South
Poydras street., thence. down south Poydras
street to Magnolia street, up Magnoia street and
Freret street, up Freret street to Jackson street,
down Jackson street to the south SIDE Of CLAIBORNE
street. returning Claiborne street the north
side OF Claiborne street. up the north side of Cai-
Locust street, up IocSst street to Delord Street
down Deord street TO Magnolia street. across the
ras street to Liberty street, down Liberty street 70
Perdido street. up Perddo street to Carroll street,
Carroll t Fo sst to Fg Tse up P9dS
starting point at the intersection of Canal and
Magszne strsets Inc pSTeasseF e 70
fair and reasonable proportion OF the value OF the
portions Of their railroads used.
SEC. g. The roads, cars, ETC., TO be constructed in
accordance With the plans and specifications to be
furnished by the City Surveyor agreea6ly to the
officer and to us entire satisfaction.
SEC l. The rig azl4 privilege TO be awarded to
the party parties off, ing to pay to the city the
largest bonus per pass lger carried ia the
per oentage of the receipts Tor passenger traffic
on the lines of railroads, payab monthly into the
city treasury returns maze 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 rembursing to the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion 81 the value of the
portion or portions of ths roads thus used
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 70 be paid by the
| city between said persons thus appointed third
| person or umpire shal be appointed by one Of the
district courts Of New Orleans, the decisions there
| by had to be final
| SEC. 6. The said railroads, -olng 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 dsinterested per
sons one to be appointed by the city and the other
by the contractor; and in the event OF disagreement
| as TO said valuation between said persons thus ap
pointed third person umpire snail be appointed
By one of the district courts Of New Orleans thl
decision thereby had to be final
| (Signedl g. H. CHADWICK,
tSigned) JAMES GRAHAM.
| President Board of Aldermen.
Approved May % 1868. ,-
| (Signed1 Il. hEAIH, Mayor.
A true copy:
DANIEL K. WHITAKER, Secretary.