New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-16
MkxoaAL,rY OF NEW oRrrAlgs.
City Hall. May rs. 1858.
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MAY0BkI4TY OF NFW ORy.EAl{a
~ ssa-s. CITY Hall. May rs. 1858.
No. 926-New Series.
An Ordinance providing for the sale of the right of
wsy to establish railroads on Locust, Frsrst
Jackson. Claiborne, and other streets, for pas
SECTION l. Be it ordainsd. That the Control.
leg be and he is hereby authorized to sell to the high
journal the contract for the right of way for twenty
years for the construction and working of the fol
matter set forth said adjudication be subject to
the approval OF rejection Of the Common Council
SEQ q a single track railroad, commencing At the
Intersection Of Canal and Magazine streets and
running up Canal 70 Front street. thence down
Liberty street. thence down Liberty street to South
Poydras street, thence down South Poydras
across the New C4nai 70 Dslord street up DeIord 70
Ereret street, up trereS street 70 Jackson street
street. up the south side Of Claiborne street to SIKH
street. returning claiborne street to the north
side Of Claiborne street, up The north side of Ola
borne street Felicity road, up Felicity road to
Locust street, up Loopst street to Delord street
New Canal to North Poydras street, up North Poy
dras street to Liberty street, down Liberty street to
Perdo street up ferdiao stree 70 carroll street
street to Fulton street. down Fulton street to the
p srss 81 s 10 81 OSns ana
the Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroad company
fair and reasonable proportion OF the value OF the
SEC. g. The road, cars, ETC.. to be constructed in
aceordanee WIFI the pays anu speelhcatlons to be
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lines, levels. and grades to be established by said
/ officer and to his entire satisfaction.
SEC T. The right and privilege to Gs awarded 70
the party or parties offering to pay to the citS The
largest bonus per passenger carried in the car or
per centage of the gross receipts for passenger
on the lines of railroads. payab monthly into .ne
/ city treasury returns maze under oath by the
| contractor to the City Controller.
SEC The city of New Orleans reserves the right to
use the said railroads main trunk for other rail.
| roads which the city may from time to time order
to be constructed by reimbursng to the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion ct the value of the
porti portions of tins roads thus used (;
l said proportion to be aimed by two dis nter-
ested persons, one to be appointed By the city and
the other by the contractor, and in the event Of
disagree nent to said proportion to be paid by the
| city between said persons thus appointed 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-
| pirauOn of the said twenty years privilege, on a
valuation to be ascertained bytwo disnterested per-
sons to be appointed by the city and the other
by the contractor; and in the event Of Disagreement
| as to said valuation between said persons thus ap-
pointed, third person or umpire shall be appointed
BY one of the district courts OF New Orleans the
(Signedl EH. CHADWICK,
| President Board of Assistant Aldermen,
| (Signed) JAMES GRAHAM
| President Board of Aldermen.
Signed E. HEATH. Mayor.
| A true copy: