New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-24

SPECIFICATIONS relating % the ;;a'e Of tue right
OF way 70 establish raj roads on Locust, Freret
jackson, Claiborne, and other streets, for pas
The purchaser shall bind himself to construct
within tine time hereinafter speclhed the following
A SINGLE track railroad commencing at the inter
section Of Canal and Magazine Streets and run
ming up Canal 70 Front street thence down Front
TO GirOd street. thence down Girod street TO Liberty
street. thence down Liberty street 20 south Poydras
street, thence down South Poydras ST Get 10 Magno-
liza street up Magnolia street ami across the New
Canal to Deord street, up Deori TO Freret street,
up treret street to jackson street, down jackson
street the south side of Clai Orne street, up the
south side OF Claiborne street 20 sixth street,
turning Claiborne street TO the north side of
Claiborne street, up the north side of Claiborne
street to Felicity read, up Felicity road 70 Locust
street. up Locust street to Deiard street Gown De;
to Nor Poydras str q up north Poydrss street TO
Liberty street. down Liberty street to Perdido
street up Perddo to Carroll street, Carroll
street 10 Poydras street. up Po dra street 10 Fulton
street, down Fulton street 70 the starting point at
The purchaser to rein burse 10 the Canal and Olaf
borne Streets Railroad company talr and reason
able proportion of the value Of the portions Of their
The gauge shall be five feet two and iive.eghths
patern and weight as those used on the Canal and
claiborne streets and Dauphine and Dumaine streets
the materials TO be used h the construction of
the roads shall be Of the best quality and shall nave
shall be Of cypress six By eight inches, and eight
feet long and the strinRers either Of cypress yell
| low pine, five bv twelve inches. he paving of the
st Gets where the same are already paved with
square blocks shall not be taken Up, but Rrooved
| The paving Of the streets wnere the same are al
ready paved with round stones, and the Smelling and
paved With round stones, sheed and ballasted shall
be taken up The streets shabe graded to the grades
| to be established by the City surveyor, and snail
| receive layer Of four inches Of gravel and lake
shells which shall be well rammei until it forms
hard foundation, upon whtchthe cross ties shall then
be laid at distances of not more two feeo apart.
On the top Of said cross ties the stringers shall be
| the best manner, and on the stringers
the rails shall be placed and well fastened
shall then Be read BY the pare asers. in the best
workmanhke manner, and 70 the entire satisfaction
Wherever the streets are not yet paved the lines of
| the track between the rails shall be paved either
with round stones square blocks or other pavement
or with teamwork made OF four 5y eight-inch plank
in the best workmanlike manner.
shall be graded or repaved 80 70 conform with the
grades to be established for the railway by the City
Surveyor. and to the entire satisfaction Of said
All new bridges at the Intersections of streets
which may be required II roueh0ut the whole length
of railroads shall be construeted by the purchaser
his own expense and in the manner Of making
The cars shall be Of the same description and
pattern as those used on the st. Charles Street
apdif more than one horse mule be used for each
car they shall be driven abreast The cars shall be
deem proper, but not at greater intervals thar
every ten minutes from daylight until ten O'Clock
P. NJ. until midnight.
The Speed OF the shall not exceed miles
hour, and not less than i've miles per hour All car:
that may be run on said railroads between sunset
and daybreak shall be provided with good and ample
head and rear lights placed In conspicuous places
and positions and for the violation Of this condition
or of any ordinance now existing or that may here
ploye said roads the purchaser shan be liable tc
ilne OF twenty.nye soilefs ioT eaen and every Of
| in which said ehense has been committed, beside:
The pSirebsser snail be bosnd to keen 1, good re-
| pair and condition during tke continuance of thi'
privilege Sne psysd snS anpayed streets fhIong5
the bridges, and all the wings radiating there
the purchaser. after having been duly notified b;
the Street Commissioner ruiuse or neglect TO keeI
sSs bs the S
er to cause the said repairs 70 be made at the ex
peuse of the purchaser and q his securities and t
Immediately report the sams and the cost Thereof
to the Common Council and in the event of q re
Of the expenses thus incurred for making said re
pairs the said amouns shall be recoverable before
The said railroad shah hscommeneed within si1
months aiter the sppTIosal o ne aaladlcatlon O.
completed within one year latsr
The purchaser shall Be bound to furnish. place
aud maintain on said railroaasa sufficient number O
passenger cars. to be drawn s. horses or mules snC
to have drivers as aforesaid 90 to make trips NJ
and shall also provide for al materials, labor etc.
required for the Construetion and maintenance o
The rate Of faro bstyssn the starting ueiut a
| Canal and Magazine streets and the termini s a
otte9ttr % lOT any DISTANCE De
tween said Points,shAl aot exceed I'VE eshts pc
| passenger either way
The roads shall be constructed under the superviE
ion and to the entlre satisfaction OF the CITY Sur
l veyor, and in aeeordance With the lines and grade
| to be given by said oiteor,
/ The purchaser ahall furnish good and s0lVen
security, satisfactory 10 the Common Council in tn
| sum Of twenty-five thousard dollars, to guarante
the faithful performance 81 the contract
l The city OF New ORLEANS reserves the RICH
| TO use the SAID railroads a. 4 main trunk for tn
railroads ich the city ma from time 70 time orde
70 be constructed, and By rsimbursing 20 the con
tractor fair and reasonaola proportion of the vain
of the portion or portions the road or roads thu
| used, said proportion to he aseertained by tg
disntsEested persons one to be appOinte
by the city and the other by the csn
tractor, and IN the event Of a disagreement DO
one Of the District Courts 81 New Orleans the decif
l ions rendered BY them 70 be final
l The purchaser ahau annually pay into the cit
treasury upon the Assessed value Of said roads an
fixtures the annual tar levied on real estate; and tn
value Of said roads and fixtures shall be assessed il
/ the usual way and mode Of assessment.
The right and privileges shall be awarded, for
| term of twenty years, 10 tho party Offering to tn
city the largest bonus per MESSENGER carried in tn
cars or per centage OF the gross receipts pAssen
gers tratc on the lines Of railroads payable month
| " into the CITY treasury, on returns made unde
oath BY the purchaser "a ths City Controller.
The said railroads, rolling stoes, equipments. an
fixtures g revert 70 the city Of New Orleans at tn
ton to be asoertained hF two disnterssted persOn.
one to be appointed BY the city and the other By Vi
purchaser and in case Of a disagreement betN ee
1 aid paPsou anuoinaad third Marty or umuiF