New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-03
MAYoRkIr7 OF NEW ORLEANS.
City Han. May Is, 1869.
No. 926-NeW Series.

MAYoRA1r7 OF NEW OR1.EAss
City Han. May Is, 1859. :
No. 926-New Series.
An Ordinance providing for the sale of the right Of
way 20 establish railroads Locust, Freret
Jackson. Claiborne. and other streets for pas,
section l. BE it ordained, That tho oon,rol.
Ter be ard he is hereby authorized to sell to the high
est bidder, after enty days notice in the ofacial
years for the construction ana working Of tie foi
lowing railroads. on the terms and conditions here
the approval or rejection Of the Common Coa9ci 70
SEc. q A ningle track railroad, commencing al the
running up Canal to Front Street thence ao aRa
Front 70 Grod street, thence down Girod street to
PoydrRs street, thence down south Poydras
street to Magnolia street. up Magnolia street. and
Freret street, up freret street 60 Jackson street
down Jackson street 20 the south side Of Claiborne
street. returning claiborne street to the north
sde Of Claiborne street, up the north side Of Cal.
Locust street. up Locust street to Delord street.
down Delord street 70 Magnolia street, across the
New Canal to North Poydras street, up North Poy.
dras street to Liberty street. down Liberty street 70
Perdido street, up Perdido street to UAFro street.
street to Fulton street down Fulton street e tie
starting point at the intersection Of Canal and
the Canal and claiborne Streets Railroad eompany
fair and reasonable proportion of the value OF the
portions Of their railroads used.
Sec g. The road, cars, ETC.. to be constructed in
accordance with the plans and specific atoms 10 be
furnished Dy tDe Oliy surveyor Agr9eaDly to the
lines, levels, and grades to be established by said
officer and TO his entire satisfaction.
SEC 4. The right and privilege to be awarded to
the party parties offering to pay to the city the
largest bonus per passenger carried in the cars or
per centage Of the gross receipts for passenger traffic
on the lines Of railroads payab monthly into the
city treasury on returns maze under oath by the
contractor to the City Controller
SEC g. The city OF New Orleans reserves the right to
use the said railroads as main trunk for other rail-
roads which the city may from time to time order
to be constructed by rembursing TO the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion of the value of the
porti portions of the roads thus used (;
said proportion to be ascertained by two disinter
ested persons one to be appointed by the city and
the other by the contractor, and in the event of
disagreement as TO said proportion to be paid by the
city between said persons thus appointed a third
person or umpire shall be appointed by one Of the
district courts Of New Orleans, the decisions there
by had to be final.
SEC. 6. The said railroads, rolling stock, equip.
ments and fixtures to revert to the city at the ex-
pirallon of the said twenty years privilege, on q
valuation to be ascertaned by two dslnteTe ted
sons to be appointed by the city and the other
by the contractor and in the event of disagreement
as 20 said valuation between said persons thus ap-
pointed, third person or umpire shall be appointed
by of the district courts of New Orleans, the
(Signedl s. H CHADWICK,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
Signed JAMES GRAHAM
President Board of Aldermen.
Signed E. HEATH, Mayor.
DANIEL K. WHITAKER, Secretary.