New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-19

SPECIFICATIONS relating to the sae Of the right
of way to establish raj roads on Locust, Freret
jackson, Claiborne, and other streets, for pas
The purchaser shall bind himself to construct
within the time hereinafter speahed the following
4 single track railroad. commencing at the inter
section OF Canal and Magazine streets, and run,
ming up Canal 10 Front street. thence down Front
TO Girod street, thence down Girod street to Lberty
street thence down Liberty street to South toydras
liza street, up Magnolia street ami across the New
Canal to Delord street. up Delord to Freret street,
street to the south side of Claiborne street, up the
south side of Claiborne street TO sixth street,
claiborne street, up the north slice Of Claiborne
street to Felicity road, up Felicity road to Locust
street, up Locust street to DeloEd street, down De;
lord street to Magnolia street, across the New Canal
to North Poydras street, up NORTH Poydras street to
street up Perdido street 70 Carroll street. up Carroll
street to Poydras street, up Poydas street to Fulton
ne iatePse eton Of Canal and Magazine Streets
The purchaser 20 REIN burse to the Canal and Cla'
borne Streets Railroad company a fair and reason.
able proportion of the value Of the portions of their
The gauge shall be five feet two and five eighths
| inches in width. The rails shall be of the same
pattern and weight as those used on the Canal and
claiborne streets and Dsuphine and Dumaine streets
the materials to be used in Tie 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 ana me stTIngSTs eitn9 o. eypIess or ye
streets where the same are aready paved with
| square blocks shall not be takenup but grooved so
/ as TO allow the rails to be placed and set therein.
/ The paving of the streets wnsre the same are al
ready paved with round stones and the Smelling and
baasting of the streets where ths already
| paved with round stones sheedand baasted, shall
be takenup. The streets shall Degraded to the grades
TO be established by the City Surveyor. and shall
receive a layer of four inches Of gravel and lake
shells which shall be well rammed until it forms a
be laid at distances of not more than feet apart
On the top of said cross ties the srinEers shall be
the the best manner, and Oh the stringsr.
the rails shall be placed and we'll fastened
shall then be relaid by the purchasers in the best
workmanhke manner, and to the entire satisfaction
Wherever the streets are not yet paved the lines OF
| the track between the rails shall be paved eithel
with round stones, square blocks other pavement
| or with teamwork made OF four By eght-inch plank
| in he best workmanlike mAnneh
| The spaces between the traeks and the GUTTER
shall be graded or repavsd so as to conform with tn,
grades TO be established for the railway by the Cit
Surveyor, and to the entire satisfaction Of sale
All new bridges 81 ths Intersections os street,
Of railroads shall be constructed BY the purchaser
his own expense and in the samemanner of making
| bridges througho the city.
| The cars shall be Of the sane description anS
| pattern as those used on the st. Charles Stree
railroad. They shall be drawn by horses or mules
car they shall be driven abreast The cars shall b.
run as often per day and night &the purchaser ma!
every ten minutes from daylight antii ten oolool
z. n, and every twenty minute from ten oclocl
The speed Of the cars shall notsrceed s1 miles PEI
hour and not less than tive milesper hour. All car
| that mas be run on said railroads between sunse
| and daybreak shall be provided With good and amp
head and rear lights, placed in eonspiouOus place
or Of any ordina nce now existing that may here
after be enacted, on the part d any officer or EN-
poye on said roads, the purchaser shall be liable Il
fine Of twenty-five dollars for each and every Of
tense recoverable before the recader of the disrio
| in which said offense has been Committed, beside
| all damages arising therotrOms
The purchaser shall be bound 70 keep in good re
privilege the paved and unDsvsd Streets through
which the said tracks pas as, well as Al
from on said streets and cross Streets and shout,
TIE purchaser, after having bsen duly notified b
tne Sueet setnss or neglect % keel
ton, it shall be the duty Of the street Commission
to az ct ns ssa ssP Sa5 e y made At the
Immediately report the same aad the cost thereo
70 the Common Oonnelii and u the event Of a re
| of the expenses thus incurred ior making said re
pairs, the said amount shall be recoverable befor
The said railroad shall be Commented within sil
G9t hs1 After the b Of Re
| completed within one year after
The purchaser shall be bound to furnish. plaoe
and maintain on said railroads taficient number
passenger cars, to be drawn By hoTses or mules an
to have drivers Aforesaid, 50 8 to make trips u
and shall also provide for al natersis labor. etc
required fog the construction nd maintenance Q
The rate Of fare between the starting point a
Canal and Magazine streets apa the terminus q
Sixth and Claiborne strests, or r Ruy distance b
| tween said points, shall not exceed i've oeats De
l passenger either way
The roads shall be construetednnder the suparvil
ion and to the entire satisfeeti1n Of the Oily SUI
veyor, and il accordance with he lines and grade
| 20 be given By said officer.
| The purchaser shall furnish reod and solyeu
security, satisfactory TO the Comnon Council in th
| sum OF twenty i've thousand do|laFs to RdarRnte
| the faithful performance Of the enntract
| The city of New Orleans rsseryes the riRt
| TO use the SAID railroads as a main trunk for III
railroads which the city may from time to time Ords
| to be constructed, and BY reinhuPsng to the col
tractor fair and reasonable prtpottion Of the vAu
Of the portion or portions Of the road or roads thu
| used said proportion 70 DO aseertained by tN
/ dlsinterested persons one 10 be appeinte
By the city and the oiler By the Gel
tween said persons, an umpire skal be selected
one OF the District Courts 81 Ne1 flrsaus the deci
ions rendered BY them TO be h1aA
| The purchaser shall annually nav into the cit
treasury upon the assessed value al said roads an
fixtures the annual tar levied real estate, and III
value Of said roads and fixtures shall be assessed
| theAusuEl way and mode OF asseisaaent
| The right and privilege shai be awarded for
term OF twenty years, to the party Offering to 4
city the largest bonus per pas1aaeer carried in n
cars, per centage Of the grossceipts per passel
gers trafhc the lines Of raiifoids payable mont
| " into the city treasury, on rssnFns made undo
oath by the purchaser to the Gig Controller.
The said railroads. rolling stoeh "a uipments &C
fixtures to revert 70 the city % Nev Orleans At q
expiration Of said twenty yeara privilege on vAlu