New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-18
MkYoE4LrY OF NEW ORLEANS, !
CITY Hall, May Is, 1868. }
No. 926-New Series


City Hall, May Is 1868.
No. 926-New Series.
An Ordinance providing for the sale of the right of
way 70 establish railroads on Locust Ereret
jackson. Claiborne, and other streets, for pas
sEcTioN i. Be it ordained. That the Control
Ter be and he hereby authorized to sell to the high
est bidder, after enty days notice in the official
Journal the contract for the right of way for twenty
years for the construction and working Of the fol
matter set forth; said adjudication to be subject to
h SEP G5 al .n Council
intersection of Canal and Magazine Streets and
Front 70 GoS Street thence down ro odn Street, eeT t
Liberty street, thence down Liberty street to South
street to Magnolia street, up Magnolia street and
across the New C4na to Delord street up Deiord to
down scEso street 10 tSe south Side 81
street, up the south side OF claiborne street to Sixth
de Of Claiborne street up the north side 81 GIs
borne street to Felicity road, up Felicity road to
down Deord street to Masnos street. across tbc
New Canal to North Poydras street, up North Poy-
dras street to Liberty street. down Liberty street to
Perdido street up Perdido street to carroll street.
up Carroll street to Poydras street street up Poydras
starting point at the intersection of Canal and
Magazine streets. The purchaser to reimburse to
the Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroad company
fair and reasonable proportion of the value Of the
portions OF their railroads used
accordance with the ans and specifications to be-
Furnished by the Ci,y suryeyor agTeeably to the
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 mace under oath By the
contractor to the City Controller.
SEC s. The city New Orleans the right to
the said railroads main trunk tor other rail
| roads which the city may from time to time order
to be constructed by reimbursng to the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion Of the value of the
portion portions of the roads thus used;
said proportion to be ascer aimed by two disinter-
ested persons, one to be appointed by the city and
the other by the contractor, and IN the event of
disagreement to SAID proportion To be paid by the
city between said persons thus appointed third
person 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
menis and fixtures to revert to the city at the ex-
piratlon of the said twenty years privilege, on a
valuation to be ascertained by two disnterested per
soDs. to be appointed by the city and the other
by the contractors and in the event Of disagreement
as to said valuation between said persons thus APP
pointed, third person or umpire shall be appointed
| by of the district courts of New Orleans the
decision thereby mad to be final
| (SiEned) Is. H. CHADWICK,
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
(Signed) JAMES GRAHAM
| President Board of Aldermen.
Signed E. HEATH, Mayor.
DANIEL K. WHITAKER, Secretary.