New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-10

SPECIFICATIONS relating n .he sale Of tbs 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 specified the following
A single track railroad, commencing at the inter
ming up Canal 10 Front street, thence down Front
to Girod street. thence down Grod street TO Liberty
street, thence down south Poydras 81 Get to Magno-
liz street, up Magnolia street ana across the New
up Freret street to jackson street, down Jackson
street to the south side Of Claiborne street. up the
turning Claiborne street 10 the north side Of
Claiborne street, up the north side Of Claiborne
street to Felicity road mp Felicity road TO Locust
street up Locust street to belord street. down De
lord street to Magnolia street, across the New Canal
Liberty street, down Liberty street to Perdido
street. Up Perdido street Carroll street. up Carroll
street, down Fulton street to the starting point at
the interss ctlOn Of Canal and Magazine reefs,
ihe purchaser 70 rein burse to the Canal and Cai-
borne Streets Railroad company a fair and reason.
able proportion Of the value Of the portions OF their
The gauge snail be five feet two and tive.eighths
inches in width. The rails shall be Of the same
railroads.
the roads shall be OF the best quality, and shall nave
the following dimensions, TO wit: The Cross.ties
feet long and the striuRers either Of cypress or yell
low pine, i've by twelve inches, The paving of the
hbfbtlh where tAe Same arc hlIFNQy paved WIN
square blocks shall not be taken Up but grloved SO
as to allow the rails to be placed and set therein.
The paving OF the streets where the same are al
ready paved with round stones, and rhe sheling and
ballaslug of the streets where the already
paved vii. rolnd stones, sheed and hallasted shEi
be taken IN. The stree shall be graded TO ths grades
to be established bY the city Surveyor ana shall
81 els. which shall be well rammed Gnt!i h forms
hard foundation upon which the ties ,hall then
On the top of said cross ties the striugers shall be
laid, anu small be thereto fastened in
lie rails shall be placed and wen fastened
The paving Smelling, and ballasting OF the streets
workm9nhke manner and to the entire satisfaction
OF tse Uity Surveyor
the track between the rails shall be paved either
with round stones square blocks or otner pavement
or with teamwork made Of four by eighs-inch plank
in the best workmanlike manner.
The spaces between the tracks and the cutters
grades 20 be established for the railway BY the Cry
Surveyor, and TO the entire satisfaction OF said
An new bridges at the intersections Of streets
which NAV be rsanired thronghept the whole length
OF railroads shall be constructed by tho purchaser at
ms own expense and in the same manner Of making
bridges throughout the city.
The cars shall be OF the same description and
pattern as tnoss USED on the 81 Charles street.
abroad They shall be drawn BY horses or mules
and more han one horse or mule be used for each
car they snail be driven abreast ne cars shall De
often per day and night az the purchaser may
sSery ten minutes from daylight until ten O'CLOCK
= ", and every twenty minutes from ten O'Clock
T. VI
The speed OF the cars shall not exceed six miles per
hour and not less than i've miles per hour. All cars
that may be run on said "a Toads between sunset
and daybraak snail be provided with good ana ample
mead and rear lights plaee1 in conspicuous places
and positions and for the VIC alton Of this condition
or of any ordinance now existing, or that may here
after be enacted on the part OF any officer or en-
poye on sand roads the purchsse shall be liable
line OF twenty hye dollars tor each and every Of
tense recoverable before the recorder OF the district
in which said otfeuse has been committed besides
all damages arising therefrom,
The purchaser shall be bound to keep in good re-
par and condition during the continuance OF this
privilege the paved and unpaved streets through
which the said tracks pass, as veil as all
the bridges and all the wings radiatinR there.
from on said streets aud cross streets, ard should
the purchaser, aiter having been duly notified by
the Stree Commiss oner, refuse or neglect TO keep
SAID streets ana bridges ~ good reDair and eendl-
tlou il shall be the duty Of the Street Commission.
or to cause the said repairs to be made at the ex
pense Of the purchaser and Of his securities and to
immediately report the same and the cost thereof
to the Common Council; and in the event Of a
Qsa b. the purchaser 10 pay to the city tie amount
Of the expenses thus incurred for making said
pairs the said amount shall be recoverable before
any court OF competent jurisdiction.
The said railroad shall be commenced within SIX
months after the approval of the adjudication OF
said privilege By the Common Council, and shall be
completed within one year after
The purchaser snail be bound TO furnish, pl2ce,
and maintain on said railroads sutcient number Of
passenger cars 70 be drawn by horses mu es and
10 have drivers aforesaid, so make trips up
and down said roads as hereinbeiore required;
end shall also provide for materials, labor, etc,
required the construction and maintenance of
The rate Of fare between the starting point at
canal ana magazine sTaBts ana the terminus at
Sixth and Claiborne streets, or tor any distance be-
tween said points, shall not exceed I'VE 0eAus per
passenger either way.
The roads shall be constructed under the superVis-
ion and 10 the entire satisfaction of the City Sur
yeyor, and in accordance with the lines and grades
to b. gwen by said officer.
The purchaser shall furnish good and solvent
security, satisfactory to the Common Council in the.
sum Of twenty I've thou and dollars, 70 guarantee
the faithful performance CT the contract
The city OF New Orleans the right
TO use the said railroads as main trunk Tor the
Tailroad,w ch the city may fTofn ime TO time order
10 be constructed, and by Teimbursing 20 the CON
tractor fair and reasonable proportion Of the value
OF the portion or portions Of the Dad roads thus
used, said proportion to be ascertaiued BY two
disnterested persons one to be appointed
tractor and in the event Of dlssgreement be-
tween said persons, umpire shall be seet ted By
OF the District Courts of New Orleans the decis
ions rendered by them TO be final
The purchaser shall annually pay into the city
treasury upon the assessed value Of said rnsds and
fixtures the annual tax evied real estate; sad the
value OF said aoais and fixtures shall be assessed in
the usual way and mode OF assessment.
The right and privilege shaii be awarded, for a
term OF twenty years, to The party Offering 70 the
ty the larRest bonus per passenger carried ia the
ears per oeptage Of the receipts per passen-
gers tratho on the lines Of railroads. payable monn-
Is into the CITY treasury, On returns made under
oath BY the purchaser to the City Controller
The said railroads, rolling STOCK. equipments and
fixtures 10 revert to the city Of New Orleans at the
expiration OF said twenty yesre' privilege on Yana
zion be entertained BY two ditnti rested persons
on be appointed By the city AMI the other By he
purchaser; and IN case Of diaaprgemeut betAeen
said persons thus appointed third party or utpire
shall be apDointsd BY 0ne Of the District Qsafts 81