New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-11
OFFIOIAL NOTTORS--oITY.
SALE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY TO
EsTABLIsH RAILROADS ON Ln-
GUST, FRERE jackson, CLAI.
B0RNE, AND OTHER STREETS,
FoR PAssENGERs ONLY.
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City Hal, May Is, lsss.
No. 926-New Series. 4

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- City Han, May Is, lsss.
No. 926-N New Series.
An Ordinance providing for the sale Of the right Of
way 70 establish railroads on locust Freretl
Jackson, Claiborne, and other streets for pas,
sEcTios !. BE i ordained, That the Control
est bidder, after eoy days notice in the oiiical
Journal the contract for the right Of way for twenty
lowing railroads, on the terms and Condition. hsre.
matter set forth; said adjudication TO be subject TO
the approval or rejection Of the Common Council
rec. 2. A single track railroad, Commencing al the
running up Canal to Front street, thence down own
Fro1t 70 Girod street thence down CSrod street 70
Liberty street., thence down berty street to South
pse Is sts 6oTa SoTsh Ioydas
across the New o nal 70 peord street, mp Delord 10
reret street up trtret street to jackson street,
street, up the south side Of Claiborne street to Sixth
street. returning aiborne street 70 the north
borne street TO Felicity road up Felicity road 60
Locust street, up Locust street to De0fd street,
New Canal to North PoydTas street, up North Poy-
dras street to Liberty street. down Liberty street to
up Carroll street TO Poydras street, up Poydras
street TO Fulton street. down Fulton street TO the
Magazine streets. The purchaser TO Reimburse 10
the Canal and claiborne Streets Railroad company
talf and reasonable proportion OF the value OF the
SEC; g. The road cara, etc. TO be constructed in
htboIdhnG6 Nlbu the ans ana tpbElnHAtlOns to be
furnished by the Vi y Surveyor aRreeably to the
lines, Levels, and grades to be established by said
officer and to his entire satisfaction.
SEC The right and privilege 70 be awarded to
the party or parties offering to pay to the city the
larEe5t bonus per passenger carried in the cars
per centaRe OF tu receipts for passen traffic
on tins lines OF railroads, psyRb monthly into the
city treasury on returns under oath by tho
contractor to the CITY Controller
SEC 5. The city Of New Orleans reserves the right to
use the said raru ads main trunk for other rail
roads which the city may from time to time order
70 be constructed BY Eeimbursng TO the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion of the value Of the
porti portions of the ROADS thus used
ested persons one to be appointed by the city and
the other by the contractor aud in the event of a
disagreement to said proportion to 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 Orleans, the decisions there
By had to be iinal
SEC. 0. 1hs said railroads, rolling stock. eautp.
anG fixtures TO revert to the city at tho ex-
piratlon OF the said twenty years privilege, on
valuation 20 be asoertaned by two disgntereeted per
so one to be appointed by the city and the other
to said valuation between said persons thus an.
pointed. third person um prs shall be appointed
BY one OF the district courts of New Orleans, the
decision thereby had 70 be final
(Signedl y. H. CHADWICK
President Board of Assistant ALDERMEN.
(Signed) JAMES GRAHAM.
President Board of Aldermen.
Approved May Is, 1879.
tSiRned) f. HEATH, Mayor.
A true oopy3
DANIEL K. WHITAKER, Secretary.