New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-23
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS, !
City Hall, May Is, 1869.
No. 926-NeW Series.

An Ordinances providing for the sale Of the right Of
way 70 establish rsiiroads on Locust, Freret,
Jackson. Claiborne, and other streets, for pas
sEcTfos T. Be it ordained. That the Control
est bidder after enty days notice in the oficial
Journal the contraD for the right Of way for twenty
lowing railroads. on the terms and conditions here
matter set forth sad adjudication to be subject to
the approval or rejection Of the Common Council
SEC. O. 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 Mssnolis street, Hp Magnolia street. and
across the New Canal to Delord street. up Delord to
down Jackson street 70 the south side Of Claiborne
street, up the south side Of Claiborne street to Sixth
side Of claiborne street up the north side Of Olaf
borne street TO Felicity road, up Felicity road to
down Deord street to Magnolia street. across ' the
New Canal to North Poydras street. up North Poy
Perdido street. up Perdido street to UarToi street
up Carroll street to Poydras street up Poydras
ssgn 20 pot AT tbs 3eyseoop N 70 ns
Magazine streets. The purchaser to reimburse to
the Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroad company
fair and reasonable proportion Of the value Of the
portions Of their RI irosds used.
SEC, g. The read ;. cars ote., to be constructed in
fur1ished by the Oiiy Surveyor sgreeabiy to the
lines, levels, and grades to be established by said
othcer and TO his entire satisfaction
SEC 4. The right Rld privilege TO be awarded to
the party parties offering to pay to the city the
largest bonus per passenger carried in the cars or
per cenage Of the gross receipts for passenger traffic
on the lines Of railroads, payable monthly into the
city treasury on returns MADE under oath by the
contractor to the City Controller.
SEC s. The city of New Orleans reserves the right to
the said railroads a main trunk for other rail
roads which the city may from time 10 time order
to be constructed by reimbursng to the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion Of the value Of The
portion or portions Of the roads thus used ;
said proportion TO be certained by two disinter
ested persons one to be appointed by the city and
the other by the contractor, and In the event of
disagreement as to said proportion TO be paid by the
city between said persons thus appointed third
person or umpire shall be appointed by of the
district courts of New Orleans, the decisions there
| by mad to be final
SEC 6. The said railroads, rolling stock, coup
ments and fixtures to revert to the city at the ex-
prAtion of the said twenty years privilege, on a
valuation to be ascertained by two per
sons, to be appointed by the city and the other
by the contractors and in the event Of disagreement
as TO said valuation between said persons thus ap-
pon ed, third person or umpire shal be appointed
/ by one of the district courts OF New Orleans, the
/ decision thereby mad TO be final
/ fSignsd) Is. H. CHADWICK
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
tSigned) JAMES GRAHAM.
| President Board Of Aldermen.
| Approved May D. 1868.
| Signed E. HEATH, Mayor.
| true copy;
| DANIEL X. WHITAKER, Secretary