New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-08

terms oil the contract made between the |
city Of New Orleans and said railroad com
pany.
Resolued That the Mayor of the city be |
and he is hereby authorized to enter into |
contract by notarial act, in behalf Of the |
city of New Orleans, with John F. Rust as |
principal, and G. Crowley as security, for |
digging the necessary draining canals, and
constructing the necessary dams and leVees |
so as to carry the water from the Bienville
street draining machine TO the swamp on the |
other side of the Metaire Ridge, for and in
consideration Of the sum of nineteen humid |
red dollars (Sl900) per running acre for |
eighty (s0) feet canal, four hundred and nifty |
dollars lS450) per running acre for twenty
five feet canal, twenty-five dollars SSz3) |
per running acre for eight (8) feet ditch,
twenty dollars (S20) per running foot for
dams and piling, and seventy five cents per
running foot for underground sewer as per
adjudication made by the City Controller
April 5, 1867.
Resolued, That the City Controller be and
he is Hereby authorized to sell, after ten
days notice in the official journal, to the
lowest bidder, the contract for furnishing
the wheel boiler, and necessary machinery
to be placed upon the foundation already
built, in the London avenue draining
machine, the work to be performed IN &C
cordance with specifications to be furnished
by the City Surveyor.
RESOLVED, That the City Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized to grade and metad-
arsize St. Joseph street. on the New Basin
from Magnolia street to the tollgate, using
for the purpose the round stone now in pos
session of the city, said stone to be broken
up by the inmates of the city workhouse.
An Ordinance providing for the sale OF
the right of way to establish railroads on
Canal and Rampant streets, St Philip,
Marais, Morales, and other streets for pas
sengers only.
SECTION /. Be it ordained, That the
| Controller be and he is hereby authorized to
sell to the highest bidder after five days no.
tice in the official journal, the contract for
| the right of way for twenty years for the CON
struction and working of the following
railroads on the terms and conditions here
| matter set forth; said adjudication to be
subject to the approval or rejection Of the
| Common Council.
SEC, 2, A single track railroad starting
| from the intersection OF Canal and Kan
| part streets, down Rampant to st. Philip,
thence down Marais to Morales, thence up
| Union street to Humanity street, thence up
| Gentilly road, depot statiOn); down GENTLY
road to Bayou road, and thence down Els
| planade to Robertson street. thence down
| to Bienvillo street to Rampant and Canal
starting point.
SEC. 3. The roads, cars, ETC., to be con.
| structed in accordance with the plans and
|
| Surveyor agreeably 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 or parties offering to
pay to the city the largest bonus per passen'
ger carried in the cars, or per centage oil the
| gross receipts for passenger traffic on the
| lines Of railroads, payable monthly into the
city treasury, on returns made under oath
| by the contractor to the City Controller
| SEC. 5. The city of New Orleans reserves
the right to use the said railroads as main
trunk for other railroads which the city
NAV from time to time order to be con-
structed by reimbursing to the contractor a
fair and reasonable proportion OF the value
oftheportion or portions of the road or roads
thus used; said proportion to be ascertained
by two dfsinterested persons, one to, be ap'
pointed by the city, and the other by the
contractor; and in the event of disagree.
ment between said persons an umpire shall
be selected by one of the District Courts OF
New Orleans, the decision thereby had to be
final.
SEC. G. The said railroads. rolling stock,
equipments, and fixtures to revert 10 the
city at the expiration of said twenty year;
privilege, on q valuation to be ascertalned
by two disinterested persons, one to be ap
pointed by the city, and the other by the
contractor, and in the event of disagree
ment as to said valuation between said per
sons thus appointed, althird person or UNI
pire shall be appointed by one of the Dis
trict Courts of New Orleans, the decision
thereby had to be final.
The following was laid on the table:
Resolued, That section five of ordinance
No. SlS, new series, to Establish uniform
rate of taxes and licenses on professions
callings, and other business etc, for tn
wear 1865, approved December q, 1867, b.
and the same is hereby amended SO as t.
read as follows, viz:
Every theatre, amphitheatre, opera house
or place used for public theatrical amuse
ment, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
The following were read twice under
suspension of the rules, and were concurre'
in upon their second reading by the follow
ing votes;
RESOLVED, That the City Controller be AM
J he is hereby authorized after five days motto
in the official journal. to sell to the highes
, bidder the house standing in the centre o
) | the neutral ground of Claiborne street a
E | the intersection of Claiborne and French
men streets, said house to be sold with tn
I | condition that the purchaser shall remov
the same within five days after its purchase
/ ana In case OF the failure OF sald purchase
: to make the removal as above provided
said house to be removed by the Stree
Commissioner at the expense OF the pu!
chaser
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs
Burbank, Clay, Devices, and Woolhey.
! Nays: None.
1 ResoIUed, That the Mayor be and he
2 hereby authorized to enter into contrat
i before the City Notary, on behalf of I'll
: city of New Orleans, with A, Dumestre {
principal, and G. DastilIon as security, ft
l farming the revenues of the beef market
! the second district, for the term of eleve
!. months, commencing February l, 1868, tt
the SUM OF forty-four thousand five hun
1 red dollars (s44, 50e.) =.
a Yeas; President Graham, and Messr
e Burbank, Clay, Devices, and WoOlfey.
. Nays: None.
Resolved, That the Mayor be and he
' hereby authorized to enter into contract b
i fore the City Notary on behalf of the city
4 New Orleans, with Jacob Yeith as prlncipa
e and Adam GRiser as security, for the farmln
f of the revenues Ofthe Ninth street market,
T the fourth district, for the term of eleve
d months, commencing February /, 1868, tS
y the sum of seven thousand dollars ($7O0O
9 Yeas: President Graham, and Messr
Burbank, Clay, Devices, and Woolhey.
Nays: None.
e Resolued, That the Mayor be and he
e hereby authorized to enter into contract b
fore the City Notary ON behalf OF the eli
l. of New Orleans with J. Ii. Kellar as pri
# cipal, and j. H. Gerding as security, for Il
construction of banquette around "kelli
d MARKET for and in consideration of thlrtee
" dollars (Sl3) per running foot according
d specifications on file in the Controller
office.
VI vaas. prasideot GrahaD, and Messr