New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-31
SPECIFICATIONS relating % toe sac OF tire right
of way to establish raj roads on Locust, Freret,
Jackson, Claiborne and other streets, for pas


SPECIFICATIONS relating 70 toe sac OF tire right
Of way to establish raj roads on Locust, Breret,
Jackson, Claiborne, and other streets, for pas
The purchaser shall bind himself to construct
within the time hereinafter specified the following
A single track ra broad commencing at the inter
section Of Canal and Magazine streets, and run
TO Grod street. thence down Grod street to Liberty
street. thence down Liberty street TO South Poydras
street. thence down South Poydras street TO Magno-
liza street, up Magnolia street and across the, New
Canal to Delerd street, up Deord to Freret street,
street to the south side Of Claiborne street. the
south side of Claiborne street TO sixth street, re-
turning across Claiborne street the north side of
Claiborne street, up the north side Of Claiborne
street 70 Felicity road, up Felicity road 70 Locust
lord street to Magnolia street. across the New Canal
to North Poydras street, up North Poydras street 60
street up Perdido street to Carroll street. Carroll
street TO Poydras street. mp Poydras street to fulton
the interse otion Of Canal and Magazine streets.
The purchaser % TeIn burse to the Sana and Slai'
able proportion Of the value OF the portions OF their
The gauge snail be FIVE feet two and fve.eighths
inches in width. The rails shall be OF the same
pattern and weight as those used on the Canal and
aiborne streets and Dauphne and Dumaine streets
railroads .
the roads shall be Of the best quality and shall nave
the following dimensions, to wit: The eross-ties
shall be OF cypress six by elgnt lnenes, Sna elght
! low pine, five by twelve inches. The paving OF the
C s e a he 9J ais seoved 81
as to allow the rails to be placed and set therein
The paving Of the streets where the same are az
baGsting of the streets where the same are already
paved with round stones, sheled and balasted shal
be up; The streets shall be graded TO the grades
| to be established by the City surveyor, ana snal
receive layer of four inches OF gravel and take
smells which shall be well rammed until it forms
hard foundation, upon which the cross tes shsl ther
On the tor Of said cross ties the stringers shall bI
laid, and shall be thereto fastened II
he Inc r Dsl shall be placed and Wen fastened
The paving, Smelling. and ballastIng OF the street
shall then be relsid by the purchasers, in the bes
worRnanlike manner, and to the entire satisfaction
of the City Surveyor.
the track between the rails shall be paved elthe
with round stones. square blocks or other psvemen
or with TEAMWORK made of four by eight-inch planl
in the best Workmanlike manner;
The spaces between the tracks and the gutter
shall be graded repaved so as to conform with IN
grades to be established for the railway by the Cit
| Surveyor. and to the entire satisfaction OF sai
All new bridges at the intersections Of street
which may be required throughout the whole lengt
of railroads snail be constructed by the purchaser
his own expense and in the same manner OF maxim
bridges throughout the city. ,... .
The cars shall be Of the same description an
pattern as those USED on tine st. ChSTia5 sire;
raiiroad. They shall be drawn by horses or mule
| car they shall be driven abreast. The cars shall
run often per day and night as the purchaser ma
s SSs tsp sau9tes from daylight until ten oclOS
P. H., and every twenty minutes from ten o'eloS
The speed Of the cars shall not exceed six miles D,
hour and not less than i've miles per hour. AL ca
and daySreak shah be provided With good and amp
mead and rear lights placed in conspicuous plec
or Of any ordinance now existing, or that may her
after be enacted, on the part Of any officer or Ell
6ne Of tWenty.tive dollars for each and every
Tense recoverable Before the recorder Of the dstr
in which said otfense, has been committed, Desid
The purchaser shall be bound TO keep in good :
| pair and condition drring the continuance Of U
privilege the paved and unpaved streets throal
} which the said tracks pass, as vel e
rom on ssid Streets and cross streets: and shou
the purchaser, after having been duly notified
said stTsets and bridges in good repalT and con-
ton it shall be the duty Of the Street Commissio
Seh IS 81 he purchaser and Of his SECURITIES and
immediatsy report the same and the cost there
fSsai BY the purchaser 10 pay 70 the city the ameu
2 Of the expenses thus incurred for making said
any court Of Competent Jurisdiction.
The said railroad shall be commeneed within !
said privilege by the Common Council ana shall
completed within one year after.
and maintain on said railroads q sufnoient number
passenger cars. to be drawn BY horses OF mules :
and down said roads as hereinbetore requiT.
and shall also provide for 81 materials labor. e
, required for the construction and maintenance
III Inc rss. of fare between the starting point
Canal and Magazine streets and the terminus
l. Sixth and Claiborne Streets or for any distance
tween said points, shall not exceed nve eeRts
Ths roads shah Be- constructed under the gupery
| ion and TO the entire satisfaction Of the CITY 3
! Veyor and in accordance with the lines and graz
to bs given BY said officer.
The purchaser shAll furnish good and solv.
security, satisfactory to the Common Council, IN
y i sum Of TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars, 70 guaEAn
the faithful performance Of the contract.
The city Of New Orleans reserves me -
to use the said railroads as q main Trunk ior
railroads WI ich the city may nom me 70 time or
to be constructed, and BY REIN buEslnG 70 toe 2;
tractor fair and reasonable proportion o. the ~
Of the portion or portions Of the road or roaqs =
used, said proportion to % escertelnee ~ !.
ilsintsro6tsd persons. one TO p appolni
q tractor and IN the event Of dis2e reenent,
tVoen aid persans, an umpire email De sel9etsa
one Of the District Courts Of New Oreane, tne oeS
"a Il ions rendered by them to be hnaL -.
"A The T1urchaser shall annually pay INTO the q
- tr6esurV Juon the assessed value OF said roads a
y xtures the annual tax levied on real estate ana
Value 81 AID roads and fixtures shall be ASSESSED
the usual way and mode Of assessment r.
The right and privilege shall be awarded, toi
term of twenty yeRrs, to the party onerln8 70
city the largest bonus per passenger carried 70
cars or per centAge Of the gross receipts PET pass
gers trade on the lines Of railroads. pAgAple mon
u into the city treasury on returns MADE pnc
oath BIZ the purchaser 70 the City Controller.
The said railroads. rolling st1cl, equipments. Z
fixtures 10 revert to the city Of HeH orleans ct
expiration Of said twenty yeara privilege Oh val
one to b appointed BY the city, and the other b
purchaser; and in case Of . Disagreement bstg'
aid persons thus appointed, . third party or ump
shnll be anpOintsd by ono OF the District Court