New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-10

CoSrRo1LERs OFFICE, CIrY HAIL,
New Orleans. May 9, ls6s.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAI. THE
fifteenth dag Of May 1853 sell to the highest bidd52
or bidders, tae above right Of y way q y ou,,n
mye St Depaty Controller.
SPECIFICATIONS relating to h ,a's Of the right
Of wty 20 establish Railroads on Where DunSiGe
Msrais and other streets for passengers only
The purchaser shall bind himself to construct
within the time hereinafter specified the following
railroads., to Wit:
ton Of Canal and Dauphins streets 70 Dumaiue
street, down Dumaine streetto Niller2 street down
Where street to Ht Bernard stree down St Rer
to Geutillg road thence down Genti.l7 road to St
Bernard street down st. Bernard street TO Marais
thence up ST. Peter street to Basin lreet up Basin
street to tam 81 street. thence up Canal Street 10 tlg
Chaser to reimburse the Dauphine and Dumaine
Street Railroad Company fair aud reasonable pro.
no ton Of the value Of the portions Of their railroad
me gauge shall be FIVE feet two and tfve.efghths
inches IN width. The rails shall be Of the same
pattern aud weight rs those used on tie Canal and
claiborne and Dauphine and Dumane Streets Rail
roads.
the roads shall be of the best qua ity and shall save
the following dimensions, to wit The cross ties
feet long and the strinRers either Of cypress or yell
low pine, fve by twelve inches. Tie paving OF the
square blocks shall not taken up but groOycd so
as to allow tie rails to be placed and set therein
ready pa ed with round stones aud the shelling and
ballas5ng of the streets where the are already
pared Nllh ropnu stones shgiied an9 Daast-d shall
he asen up: The street shall be graded to the GRADES
to be established by the Oity uryey0r. ana shall
reeve iASeF 81 iour inones o. 3ie ana .aSe
hard foundation, upon which the cross ties hall tnen
be aid Al distances OF not more than two feet apart
On the top OF said cross ties the strrFers shall be
! laid, and shall be thereto fastened in
| tie best manner and on TIE -trueer
| IA lals 5naH Do P1deq ana We. listened.
The paving, shelllnG. aud baAastus of tHr streets
shall then he reiatd By the purchasers Ia the best
workmanItke manner, and TO the entire satistacuou
! ofLte CitS S4rveyor
Wherever the streets are not Y paved ue lines of
with round stones SQUARE blocks. OR OF. II pavement
or with framework MADE OF four by eight incl puua
| In the best worsmanlike manner
Tn spaces between the tracks and t49 cutters
shG' IL grated or repayed 50 a 90 CONFORM Win lue
grate7 e be 4lsileu Iot the ralI"a ny Ihe ti&
! Surveyor, and TO the entire saus action of said
/ oaCer
! All new bridges at The interseenons or streets
I which ma be rel ured throughout Tie whole ..1gth
OF railroads shai be constructed by the su3rr az
hl7 own eApense ana IN me same manner Of making
| The cars shall be Of the same deception and
pattern as those used on the ST Charles street
! iairoad They shall be drawn by boaaes or mules
andlf more han one horse ormue he used Tor each
car tlaE snail be driven abreast. Q DE shall. be
deem proper, but not at greater Intervals than
e,eITY ten minutes rom daylight lu-ll zen coch
p. n. until midnight.
The speed Of ne ears shal not exceed SE miles per
hour, and not less than hve miles per hour All cars
thar NAV be run on SAID railroads between sunset
and daybreak Sh6l be provided with good ana ample
head and rear lights placed IN conspicuous places
and positions and for the violation OF Ills condition.
or o. any ordna nee now existing, or that may mere
after be enacted on the part Of ary Officer or EN-
Move on sara roads the pnEehassr shall he liable r.
hne OF twenty I'VE uoilars ior each and every Of
Tense recoverable before the reeordcs7t uie dlsT,c
| IN which sad odense mas been committed besides
| a ] damages arising theretrom,
! Inc purchaser small b bound to keep in good re
par ana condition curing the continuance Of tnE
| privilege the paved and unpavcd streets through
| witch Inc sara tracks pass, as we'll as al
the bridEe5, aud all the wings mdia-ng there
from on said streets and cross streets and shQulI
! the purchaser, after having been duynoHHed by
tag St.es I refuse or neseG. 20 ~
ton IL s.a!l be tne uuty OF tbs stree g0Hml Nson
sr 70 calsf tle sEd repairs 20 be made at the eN
Immediately report the same and the cost thereo
70 the common Council; and in the event OF re
OF the expenses thus incurred for masking said re
phus, the s3id amount shall be recoverable b1ior
The sud railroad shall be commencld Within ST,
months after the approval Of the ADJUDICATION o
completed WITHIN one year after
The purchaser snall be bound to Hrni5A, Mace
and maintain on SAID railroads sutyaHt number O
passenger e2rs 70 be drawn b. horses OF MA es, an
70 lpye drivers as aforesaid SO as 20 mah7 trips W
anS a2Tn Gam f9 d as aersin I9Te Ie u re,
required tor the construction aud maintenance q
said roao7.
Tho rate OF fare hetHeenIthe starring point a
Cana street and the term nusat Geutll aJad, or ~
aus distance between said points snail not cNete
i've reHts per pa' senger elthaWay.
The roads SHAH be CONSTRUCTED q Hugr tae s0perv'
ion aud 70 the entire satisiactou oil S4e t!ly Hl
J vegor and 20 accordance with this lines and grade
.. 10 be given by said officer.
. | The purchaser snail furnish good AID ST. lftn
security, satisfactory 70 the Common Council n y
/. SUM o. twenb tive thousand doafs 10 r1aranta
the faithful performance OF the contract.
Ihe city OF Ne% Orleans EeseEN tte f-1' To- NJ
Z
which the city may from time 10 time araer 10 b
constructs d, and BY re'mbuning 70 lle CONTRACTOR
tsir and fea-3nab'e proportion OF the value Oh y
! port or portions ut the road orrJa thus nseE
/ salupUoportl"n TO pc asceriained fE two ti7.h
: ested persons ona 20 ne appointed b taa clly au
! the other by the contractor, and in tie event on
enlargement ~ sald persons. umpire slg,l pe s
| lected by one OF ne district tourts OF aHW OueAA
| the decisions Tenue red BY tlsm 10 he lnaI "a
| The purchaser SHAH -annualE pas INTO t4' en-
=, treasury upon the assessed value OF sall T'Hu7 lo
nNlures inc anua4l lax leEia ON Iea. esJatg an O.