New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-28
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS, !
City Hall. May g, 1868. !
No. 926-New Series,

MAAORALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, May q, 1868. !
No. 926-New Series.
An Ordinance providing for the sale of the right of
Jackson. Claiborne, and other Streets, for pas
Section l. Be it ordained. That the Control.
Ter be and he is hereby authorized to sell to the high
est bidder, after t. enty days aotlcs in the official
years for the construction working Of the fol
lowing railroads, on the terms and conditions here
the approval or rejection of the Common Council.
SEC 2. A single track railroad, commencing at the
intersection Of Canal and Magazine Streets and
running up Canal to Front street., thence down
Front to Grod street, thence down CsrOd street to
Liberty street the1ee dewn Liberty street to South
street to Magnolia street. up Magnolia street and
across the New Canal to Deord street, up Deord to
down Jackson street to the south side OF Claiborne
street. up the south side Of Claiborne street to Sixth
street. returning oaiborhe street 10 the north
side of Claiborne street up the north side of Clai-
borne street to Felicity road, up Felicity road 10
down Delord street to Maenos stSest across he
New Canal to North Poydras street, IN North Poy-
dras street to Liberty street, down Liberty street to
Perdido street. up Perdido street. 10 carroll street
up Carroll street to Poydras street. up POydras
street to Fulton street. down Fulton street to the
Magazine streets The purchaser 10 ~ rsimbarse to
the Canal and claiborne Streets Railroad company
fair and reasonable proportion OF tie value OF the
portions Of their railroads used
SEC 3. The roads, cars, ETC., to be constructed IN
furnished by the Oily SuIyeycr aereeably to the
lines, levels, and grades to be estabished by said
ot1cef and to his entire satisioctiou
SEQ. 4 The right and privilege 70 be awarded 10
the party or parties Offering to pay to the city the
largest bonus per passenger carried in the cars or
per centage OF the gross for ger traffic
on the lines Of railroads. payable monthly into the
city treasury on returns mace under oath by the
contractor to the City Controller =
SEC The city OF New Orleans reserves the right to
use the said railroads as main tFunk for other rail.
to be constructed by reiubursinr 70 the Contractor
fair and reasonable proportlon at the value Of the
portion or portions OF the roads thus used;
said proportion to be Asceriaiuud by two disiuter
ested persons one to be appointed by the city and
the other By the contractor, ard n the event Of
Disagreement IS 70 said propqron 10 be paid By the
city between said persons thus APPOINTED third
person or umpire shall be appointed by one OF the
district courts Of New orleaaa the decisions there
SEC. &. The said railroAds fbllinr stock ooufp.
ments, and fixtures 70 reverb 70 the city al the ex-
piration Of the said twenty yestss privileFe, on 4
valuation to be ascertained by to uer.
sons 10 be appointed BY the citv And the other
by tho oontrHctor and in the dyenf a. disaRresment
70 said valuation between sad psrsons thus an,
pointed, third person or umpire shan Be appointed
by one Of the district courts OF New Orleans the
decision thereby had TO be final
esSn'e President Board 4 Aas 9ap Hids2hsu.
"''s"su President 3d. s1s q lt Alas4hsp.
pproved May q, lsss. =
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