New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-03

hereby granted TO h. q W. pAlteE 70 ereCl
steam engine on the premises NO
Clouet streets, provided that the said steam
engine be erected in accordance with the
city laws and ordinances.
Yeas: Messrs. Burbank, Clay, Devices
Kellogg, Stapleton, and Tucker.
Nays: None,
That a warrant be drawn or an obligation
be issued in favor of John Clark for the
sum of ten thousand dollars, whenever the
condition Of the treasury admits of such
partial payment.
Yeas: Messrs. Burbank, Clay Devices,
Kellogg, Stapleton, and Tucker
Nays: None.
RESOLVED, That all that portion Of the
public landing embraced between Race
and Robin streets in the first district of the
city OF New Orleans be and the same is
hereby set apart for the exclusive use for
landing and discharging coal boats.
Be ii further resOlre9, That all laws and
ordinances in conflict with the foregoing be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Yeas: Messrs. Burbank, Clay, Devices,
Kellogg, Stapleton, and Tucker.
Nays: None.
The following was referred to the Com
| LnAtLNE DA 6lAHtls anu LhuuluEEt
An ordinance providing for the sale of the
right of way for railroads on Locust,
Freret, and other streets.
ORDER or THE DAY.
| The ordinance in reference to the New
Orleans Elevator and Warehouse Company
was read.
Mr.. Devices moved to amend as follows:
AMENrMENT TO SEC. Provided, how.
ever, that all steamboats, or vessels con.
signed to the New Orleans Elevator and
Warehouse Company for discharging or
receiving produce, merchandise, etc, other
than grain at the New Orleans Elevator and
Warehouse Company. shall pay the wharf
and leyee dues while at saio wharf.
SUBSTITUTE FOR SEC. THAT the city of
New Orleans does grant these privileges be. |
tOre-named to the New Orleans Elevator
and Warehouse Company for the tenn OF
fifteen years, and at the expiration of this |
privilege the said New Orleans Elevator and |
Warehouse Company shall return to the
city of New Orleans all wharves constructed |
by them which are suitable for the landing |
of steamboats, and other vessels without |
any compensation from the city of New Or |
leans.
The amendment was laid on the table.
The ordinance reading as follows:
An ordinance concerning the New Orleans |
Elevator and Warehouse Company" and |
granted thereto.
Be il resolred, l, That in consideration of |
the establishment in the city of New Or
leans OF grain elevators, warehouses, aud
appurtenances on the part of and at the eX.
pense of the New Orleans Elevator and
Warehouse Company" said works to be
commenced within sixty days and to be
completed within one year after the promul.
cation of this ordinance, the city OF New
Orleans does hereby grant to the said 'New
Orleans Elevator and Warehouse Company"
the privilege of building a wharf equal to
any now existing in the city; said wharf to
be built at point on the river bank OPP
posite the square Of ground bounded by
Pleasant, Harmony, TchOUpitoulas and
Levee streets, to occupy two hundred and
seyenty-hve (2I5) feet of the river bank, and
to be built into the river to a sufficient dis
lance so as to be in twenty feet of water at
low water; said wharf to be built and kept
in repair at the expense of said company,
and under the supervision of the City Sur
veyor.
81. That all steamboats, or vessels con.
signed to the New Orleans Elevator and
Warehouse Company and landing at their
wharf for the purpose of discharging or re.
sewing grain, shall be exempted from wharf
and levee dues while at said wharf
her grant to the "New Orleans Elevator
md Warehouse Company the privilege of
constructing and working cOnveyors from
heir elevators across and over the sidewalks I
md street to their wharf, said conveyors to
)e constructed at least twenty feet above (
he level of the street.
4. That the city of New Orleans does grant 9
hese privileges before named to the New
orleans Elevator and Warehouse Company,
or the term Of fifteen years, and at the exj
'iratlon OF this privilege said wharf to revert
0 the city at a valuation to be fixed by two
lisinterested parties, one to be appointed
y the city, and the other by the Company; r
nd In the event of disagreement as to =
AID valuation between said parties an UNI I
ire shall be appointed by one of the Dis S
riot Courts of New Orleans, the decision
hereby had to be final.
3. That all ordinances or parts of ordin. 7
noes in conflict herewith be and the same
re hereby repealed. h
Was, under suspension of the rules, read n
vice and adopted by the following vote: F
Yeas: Messrs. Burbank, Clay, Devices,
.ellogg, Stapleton, aud Tucker.
Nays: None,
Mr.. Devices gave notice that he would at
le next meeting move to reconsider the
st vote:
The following was referred to the Com. L
ittee on Streets and Landings:
ReSOlUed, That the Crescent CITY Railroad
'mpany be and it is hereby authorized to "
lid a single track from the present termi.
as OF its road in the neutral ground, inter.
elton OF Magazine and Old Levee and
anal streets, down the east side of
e paved street of Canal street to Chartres
reel, thence to cross to the northwest side of
anal street, for the use of the Tchoupitou-
5 street cars; and to build a single track or
ON the intersection of Charities and Canal ms
reefs to Royal street, thence to cross to n
e west side of Canal street, for the III
e OF the Annunciation street cars: thence nd
single TRACK up the paved street of
e west SIDE OF Canal street to the termin. hi
OF the Crescent City Railroad, in the
'utral ground, intersection of Magazine, Old hi
sVee, and Canal streets; the work to be done de
accordance with specifications to be wi
ven by the City Surveyor, the city reserv- M
g the right to use the track SO laid as a | 81
lnk for any other railroads which the m
Y may from time to time authorize to be
MT, not to Interfere with the running of MI
e cars Of the Crescent City Railroad, fol
relmbursing to the Crescent CITY Al
ehroad company fair and reasonable nd
npensation Tor the portion of their road re-
Nj. Tucker called up the following resO. pc
lion; lee
Be it ordained, That the Street Commits. W
'ner cause to be placed within the lamps ~ ~
the corner of each public street in the ~ ~
" the name Of each of the interseeting s %.
eets. upon a plan proposed by J. O'Hars: M
DIVIDING the same be furnished at a cost Of NO
more than thirty cents for each sign SO -. =.
inted and placed therein. ~
Which was read twice under suspension ba
the rules, and adopted BY the following rel