New Orleans Republican., 1868-06-14
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall. May 2S, 1853.
o g26-New Series.

MAYoRAITrY OF NEW ORLEANS !
City Hall, May Is, 1853.
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
s,S,, sengsrs 9niy; e. :. o-a.;u.d phat the coD,-o
ler be and he is hereby authorised TO sell the high
est bidder, after ebty days notice in the official
journal the contract for the right Of way tor twenty
years for the construction ana working Of the fol
lowing railroads., on the terms and conditions here
matter set FORTH said adjudication 70 be subject 70
the approval or rejection Of the Common Council.
SEQ. q single track railroad, commencing at the
intersection Of Canal and Magazine Streets, and
Front 70 Girod street, thence down Girod street to
Liberty street. thence down Liberty street to South
street to Magnolia street, up Magnolia street and
across the New O. nal to Delord street. up DelOrd
down jackson street to the south side OF Claiborne
street, up the south side Of Claiborne street to Sixth
etnlning across AZ S nSFn
borne street to Felicity road, up telloiy road to
Locust street. up Locust street 70 Delord street.
New Canal TO North Poydras street, mp North Poy.
dras street to Liberty street, down Liberty street to
up Carroll street to Poydras street, Up Poydras
street to Fulton street, down Fulton street to the
Magazine streets. The purchaser 70 reimburse to
the Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroaf company
fair and reasonable proportion Of the value Of the
portions Of their railroads used
SEC. 3. The road, cars, ETC., to be constructed in
accordance with the plans and speclueAlons to be
furnished by the City Surveyor agreeAby to the
lines levels and grades TO be established by said
officer and to his entire satisfaction.
SEC 4. The right anC psfviieEf 20 De awarded to
the party or parties oteInz to pay 70 the city the
largest bonus per passenger carried in the cars,
per centage of the gross receipt Or pas enger traffic
the lines Of railroads, payable monthly into the
city treasury returns m81e unoer o8th by the
contractor to the City Controller
SEC g. The city of New Orleans reservesthe right TO
use the said railroa ads main trunk for other rail
roads which the city may from time to time order
to be constructed By reimbursing 70 the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion OF the value of the
portion or portions Of the roads thus used;
ested persons TO be appointed by tie 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 appont third
person or umpire shall be appointed BY of the
district courts Of New Orleans, the decisions there
| by mad to be final.
SEC. 8. The said railroads, rolling stock, equip.
msnts, and fixtures to revert to the city the ex-
piratlon of the said twenty yeaB' privilege q
valuation to be ascertained by odisntereted per
sons one to be appointed by the city and the other
to said valuation between said persons thus ap-
pointed, third person umpire sbau b appointed
| by of the district courts OF New Orleans, the
decision thereby had to be final;
CSignedl 6. II. CHADWICK,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
CSigned) JAMES GRAHAM.
President Board OF Aldermen.
Signed E. HEATH, Mayor
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