New Orleans Republican., 1868-06-14

Deputy Controller
spEOIFICATIONs relating to the sac Of the right
Of way to establish raj roads on Locust freret,
Jackson, Claiborne, and other streets, for pas
Tie purchaser shall bind himself 70 construct
within the time hereinafter speoBed the following
A single track railroad, commeusng At the inter.
section of Cana and Magazine streets, and
ming ng Canal e Front d stTees Eta ehs a2P Fs2nt
street. thence down Liberty streetto South Poydras
street, thence down South Poydras street to M@gno-
LA street, up Magnolia street ana acps5 the New
Canal to Delord street. up Delord y treret street.
up Freret street to Jackson street, down Jackson
street to the south side Of Claiborne street, up the
soutl side OF Claiborne street TO > nth street,
turning across Claiborne street 70 the north side Of
street to Felicity road, up Felicity road to Locust
street, up Locust street to Delord street down De;
lord street to Magnolia street, acfoss the New Canal
10 North Poydras street. up North Poydras street to
Liberty street, idown Liberty street 10 Perdido
street up Perddo street TO Carroll street, up Carroll
street to Poydras street, up Poydfas street to Fulton
street. down Fulton street to the starting point at
the interse ction of Canal and Magazine streets.
The purchaser to reimburse to the Canal and Clai.
borne Streets Railroad company fair and reason
able proportion Of the value of the portions OF their
The gauge shall be five feet two and fve.eghths
inches in width. The rails shall be Of the same
pattern and weight as those used or the Canal and
claiborne streets and Dauphine and Dzmalne streets
railroads.
the roads shall be of the best quality and shall nave
the following dimensions to wit. The eross.ties
snail be OF cypress SIX oy elghe lhgls,, ana eignt
low pine, five by twelve inches. The pay ng OF the
| streets where the same are area5y paved with
square blocks shall not be taken ~, but grooVed so
as to allow the rails to be placed and set therein.
The paving Of the streets whele t4e s2Ine are al
ready paved with round stones and the sheling and
ballasting of the streets where the already
paved with round stones, sheledand balasted, shall
to be established by the City Surveyor, and shall
receive layer Of four inches Of gravel and lake
|
On the top OF said cross ties the Btlugors shah be
laid, and shall be thereto fastened in
The best %RonneT ia and On me tstgiags5Gs
e ne ns1sg Tas sbsng e apd VII " be sTee
shall then be relaid by the purchases n the best
workmanhke manner, and to the entire za:istaetion
Wherever the streets are not yet paved the lines Of
| the track between the rails shall be paved either
/ or with TEAMWORK made of four By eghtinch plank,
/ in the best workmanike manner
| The spaces between the TRACKS and the CUTTERS
shall be graded or repaved 10 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 throughoqt the Eh2le lengtI
| his own expense and in the samsmauner Of making
! bridges throughout the city.
The cars shall be of the same description anC
pattern as those used on the St. Charles STREE
railroad. They shall be drawn by horses or mules
car they shall De driven abreast The cars shall b.
run as often per day and night asthe purchaser may
sSeT9 Es1 from daylight 5n
j. NJ, and every twenty minute from ten oelool
| p, M. until midnight
The speed Of the cars shall notsxceedsix miles PEE
hour, and not less than five milesper hour. All car
that may be run on said rsilToads between sunse
and daybreak shall be provided With good ana ampl
head and rear lights, placed in. conspnuous place
and positions, and for the violation OF this condition
AFTER be enacted, on the part d any officer or EN-
ploye on said roads, the purchaser snail be liable
fine of twenty five dollars for each and every OF
Tense recoverable before the recirdero the dIstrc
in which said otfense has been committed, beside
ali damages arising therefrom.
pair and condition during the eontiulance Of TN
privilege the Psysd Sks aRS qnpssd II'ets s 70
the bridges and all the wing radiahng there
from on said streets and cross streets, and shoul
the Street Commissioner, refus or neglect to kee
said streets and bridges in .goed repa.T and eond
er to cause the said repairs to be made at the e.
pense Of the purchaser and Of bis secarities and
to the Common Council; and il the event OF Re
fpsal by the purchaser to pay tothe city tie amour
of the expenses thus incurred Tor making said r
pairs, the said amount shall Be recoverable befol
any court OF competent jurisdiction.
The said railroad shall be commenced within 81
months after the approval Of NE adjudication, ,
said privilege by the Common Council, ana shall
completed within one year afteE
The purchaser shall be bound 10 furnish, plac
and maintain on said railroads aautiicient number
passenger cars, to be drawn by horses mules, AZ
and down said roads as heninbeiore require
and shall also provide for all naterals, labor et'
required for the construction md maintenance
said roads.
The rate Of fare between tie starting point
Canal and Magazine streets and the terminus
Sixth and Claiborne streets, OF for any distance
tween said points, shall not exceed FIVE cents p
passenger either way
The roads shall be constructed under the superyi
ion and TO the entire satisfaction Of the City s.
yeyor. and in accordance with the lines and grad
The purchaser shall furnish good aud solve
security, satisfactory to the Conn1on Oouncil, in
sum of Twenty-Five thousand dollars to guRrant
| the faithful performance of the contract.
, The city Of New Orleans reserves the RIG
railroads WI ich the city may from time to time ORC
, to be constructed and by reiinbursing to the cs
tractor fair and reasonable pl0pOrtion of the val
OF the portion portions Of the road roads "a
!, ! used, said proportion TO Be aseertained by I
by the city and the other by the 9.
tractor, and in the event Of diBaereement
/ tween said persons, an umpire shall be selected
one OF the District Courts OF New Orleans the deS
! ions rendered BY them to be final
a / The purchaser shall annually Day into the G
treasury upon the assessed value Of said roads a
fixtures the annual tax levied on real estate; and
| value Of said roads and fixtures shall be assessed
the usual way and mode of assessment
The right and privilege shall be awarded fol
term Of twenty years. to the party Offering 70
cars per centage of the gross receipts per pass
\ gers traffic on the lines Of railroads. payable mon
/ ly into the city treasury, on ratprus made unS
/ oath BY the purchaser to the City Controller.
The said railroads, rolling stock, equipments,
. fixtures TO revert 70 the city ol New Orleans At
expiration of said twenty years. privilege on val
tiou to be ascertaned By two disinte rested perao
one to bo appointed by the CITY and the other by