New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-16


SPECIFICATIONS relating TO the sale of the right
Of way to establish raj roads Locust, Freret
jackson, Claiborne, and ether streets, for pas
The purchaser shall bind himself to construct
within the time hereinafter specified the following
a single track railroad, commencing at the inter.
section of Canal and Magazine Streets and
to Grod street. thence down Girod street to Liberty
street, thence down Liberty sieettO South Poydras
street. thence down South Poyd7ss street to Magno-
| liza street. up Magnolia street ami across the New
Canal to Delord street, up Deord to Freret street,
up Freret street to Jackson street, down jackson
street to the south side of Claiborne street, up the
south side of Claiborne strest to sixth street, re-
Claiborne street, up the north side of Claiborne
street to Felicity road, up Felicity road to Locust
lord street to Magnolia street across the New Canal
to North PoydUas street, mp NORTH Poydras street to
street up Perdido street to arro street up Carroll
to Poydras street. up Poy dras street to Fulton
street, down Fulton street to the starting point at
the interst ction of Canal an Magazine streets.
| The purchaser to REIN burseo the Canal and Clai-
borne Streets Ra Tread company fair and reason
able proportion OF the value the portions of their
The gauge Shall be five feet two and five.eighths
| inches in width. The rails shall be of the same
pattern and weight as those used the Canal and
| claiborne streets and Dauphne and Dumaine streets
| The materials to be used in the construction of
the roads shall be Of the bestquaity and shall nave
| the following dimensions o wit; The cross.ties
shall be of cypress, six by eight inches, and eight
feet long, and the stringers either Of cypress yell
|
| ST. Gets where the same are already paved with
square blocks shall not be taken up but grooved so
| as to allow the rails to be placed aud set therein.
| The paving Of the streets where the same are al
ready paved with round stones, and the Smelling and
baasting of the streets whert the are already
| paved with round stones sheAed and ballasted shall
be takenu The streets shahbe graded to the grades
to be established by the CIV Surveyor, and shall
| receive layer OF TOUR inches of gravel and lake
shells which shall be well ra1nmed until it forms
hard toundaton upon which the cross ties shall then
On the top of said cross ties the singers shall be
laid, and shall be thereto , fastened in
| the rails shall be placed and well fastened.
The paving, Smelling, and bahastng of the streets
shall then be relaid by the purchasers in the best
workmanhke manner, and tothe entire satisfaction
| of the City Surveyor.
Wherever the streets are not yet paved the lines of
the track between the rails shall be paved either
with round stones square blocks, Their pavement t.
or with TEAMWORK MADE OF four by eght-inch plank,
/ in the best workmanlike manner.
| The spaces between the racks and the cutters
shall be graded or repayed soas to conform with the
grades to be established for Ae railway by the City
| Surveyor, and to the entm satisfaction of said
All new bridges at the lrterseetions of streets
| which may be required thronshout the whole length
of railroads shall be oonstrueed by the purchaser It
his own expense and in the sane manner OF making
| bridges throughout the city
The cars shah be Of the same description and
pattern as those used on tic 81 Charles Street
railroad. They shall he draRn by horses or mules,
and if more than one horse ofmule be used for each
car they shall be driven ahaast The cars shall be
run as often per day and nigh the purchaser may
Rf 9 9e fo from n 9fe s es
| p NJ, and every twenty mllntes from ten O'Clock
| p M until midnight
hour and not leFs than five miles per hour. All cars
that may be run on said rslhoad9 between sunset
and daybreak shall be proyidu with good and ample
head and rear lights, placed in conspicuous places
and positions and for the veation Of this condition.
after be enacted, on the pat Of any officer or en-
ploye said roads, the putA aser shall be liable to
fine of twenty five dollars for each and every Of
fense recoverable before thAecorder of the district
in which said 9tlense has 1ssn committed besides
The purchaser shall be bond TO keep in good re-
pair and condition during tAe continuance of this
which the said tracks pass as well as al
the bridges, and All the Wings radiating there
the purchaser, after having been duly notified by
the Street Commissioner, ntnse or neglect TO keeT
SSrs Ss 1Sa b Srd dgy gOs Teea and Sond
eT to cause the said repaiTeto be made at The ex
pense Of the purchaser and his securities, and t.
Immediately report the saJne and the cost thereo
to the Common Council; and in the event OF a re
fqsal by the purchaser 70 psl TO the city the amount
pairs, the said amount shah b recoverable befor,
any court Of competent jurisdiction.
The said railroad shall hacomm within siS
months after the approval b the adjudication O
said privilege by the OomlAln Council and shall b,
The purchaser shall Be 1ssasd to furnish. place
and MAINTAIN on said railroqsA sufficient number O
passenger cars, 10 De uraWuby horses or mu es ant
TO have drivers as aforesAi4 to make trips VI
and down SAID roads as hefeinbefore required
and snail also provide Tor al materials, labor, etc.
| required for the constrnctnn and maintenance O
The rate of fare between the starting point a
| canal and Magazine streaA and the terminus a
| Sixth and GlalboTne streetspr for any distance be
| tween sald points, shall not exceed five coats pc
| passenger either way.
The roads shall be oonstrEetad under the supervis
| ion and to the entire satisfaction of the City Sur
| veyor and in accordance Wsh the lines and grade
| to bs given by said otfiuer.
The purchaser shall fu1sish good and solven
security, satisfactory to the common Council in TIA
| sum of twenty, five thousali dollars to guarante
th e IAitiital peri95hlAnse q ihs contract,
to use the said railroads AZ main trunk for IN
railroads wpicn the city ma rom ime to time orde
| to be constructed. and BY rmbursing TO the cor
tractor fair and reasonable uronnrtion Of the valu
OF the portion or portions III the road or roads thu
| used, said proportion to Is ascertained BY tw
| disintarested persons cB 10 be appuinte
| by tine city and the other by the cen
| tractor, and in the event n a disagreement be
one of the District Courts q New Orleans tho deci,
ions rendered by them TO behnal
The purchaser shall annually nay into the cit
treasury upon the assessed 4alue OF said roads an
fixtures the annual tax levied on real estate and tn
value OF said roads and hxt1Fes shall be assessed i
the usual way and mode Of Asessment
The right and privileges shan be awarded for
city the largest bonus per pstenRer carried in III
cars or per centage OF the os receipts per passer
gers traffic On the inesof ftilroads PAYABLE month
| ly into the city treasury Of saturns made un1e
| oath BY the purchaser TO the City Controller.
| The said railroads. rolling stock, equipments, an
fixtures TO revert 70 the city Of New Oflaans 81 tn
expiration Of SAID twenty yeArs' privilege valui
one 10 be appointed b. the tItv and the other 81 S
! uurchaSsrs and n na51a 81 .Sv1t l,sft