New Orleans Republican., 1868-05-15

SPECIFICATIONS relating to the sale Of The r. ght
OF way to establish Railroads on Where Dum.ae
Marais, and other streets for passenge-5 only.
The purchaser shall bind himsef 70 const-1ct
within the time hereinafter specified the following
single track railroad starting from tee nteygsc.
ton OF Canal and Dauphiue streets 10 Dumaiue
street, down Dumaine street TO Vllere street, down
Villere street to ST Bernard street, down 81 Her
uard street to Aubry street, thence up Agby street
to Gentills road, thence down Gentils road 70 St
Bernard street, down st. Bernard stree 10 Marais
street, thence up Marsis street to st. Peter street
thence up ST. Peter st1 set to Basin street gp Basin
street to uanal street. thence up Canal ee to the
chaser to reimburse the Dauphine and Dllnaine
street Railroad Company tair and reasonable pro
used.
Ihe gauge shall be i've feet Jpo and tveelgfths
pattern and weight those used on the anal and
Claiborne and Daup5ine and Dumane Streets Rail,
roads,
The materials TO be used in the construction Of
the roads shall be OF the best quality and snail laye
the following dimensions, TO Wt: Ihe 1ross.ties
feet long and the strngsrs either Of cypress or veil
low pine i've by twelve inches. The paving Of the
streets where the same are already paved with
square ocks shall not be takenpp, but gTdoved SO
as to allow the rails TO be placed and set therein
The pavement Of be streets wneFe the same are al.
ready paved with round stones, and the sheing and
baasting of the streets where The are already
paved with round stones, shelledand balased shaIl
be taken up The streets shall be graded to The grades
to be established by the City Surveyor and shall
receive layer % ot four inches q gravel and lake
hard foundation upon which theeross ties Shall then
be led at distances of not more than two feet apart
laid, and shall be thereto fastened in
the best manner, and on the atringers
the rails shall be placed and well fastened.
The paving, shelling and ballastng OF the streets
shall then he relaid by the purchasers in the hest
workmGnhke manner, and to the sntire satisfaction
Wherever the streets are not Yet paved the lines d
the track between the rails shall be paved either
with round stones square blocks or Of tar payemenf
or with framework made of four by eight inch plauk
in the best wOrkmanlike manner
The spaces between the TRACKS and the cutters
shall be graded Or repayed 50 as % conform with the
Surveyor, and TO the entire satisfaction Of said
All new bridges at the intersections OF streets
which may be required throughout the wi 1e leugth
OF railroads snail he constructed By the baseY at
his own expense and in the same manner Of making
bridges throughout tho city.
The cars shall be of the same descfIptiop and
pattern ss those nsed on the 81 Charles Street
abroad. They shall be drawn bfhorses or mules,
car they shall be driven ABREAST The car stsli be
run often per day and night as As purchaser NAV
every ten minutes from daylight until tsn O'clock
z ", and every twenty minutes nom ten o'clock
The speed of the cars shall not eroe six ilss per
hour, and not less than five miles p6f honr All cars
that may be run on said rairoses between sunset
and day break shall be provided withEood and ample
head and rear lights, placed in conspicuous places
and positions and for the violation athis condition,
OF of any ordinance now existing 0i that may here
at er be enscted, on the part Of say officer Or en-.
ploye said roads, the purchase haii be liable to
Sense, recoverable before the reco Of tbs Sstre
in which said offense has been eohmitted besides
all damages arising therefrom.
The purchaser shall be bound toikeap in good re-
pair and condition during the conti usnoe Of tbIs
privilege the paved and unpavsa Mreets Through
which the said tracks pasa "a Well as All
the bridges and all the wings SdiatiSS there.
from said streets and cross strFstsI and should
the purchaser, after having been duly notited by
the Street Commissioner refuse OF neSIect 10 kes1
said streets ard bridges 10 good hpair and Sendi.
ton it shal be the duty Of the Bieet ComYnissiop
er to cause the said repairs to ks made a the eT.
pense Of the purchaser and of his ourities and to
Immediately report the same and No coSt thereof
70 the Common Council; and in us eysnt Of : re-
fusai by the purchaser to pay to thtrt the Hm0u
Of the expenses thus incurred for lnsklng sad re
pairs, the said amount shall be ressyarRhle bef a
any court Of competent jurisdictioH
The said railroad shall be comnllnced within six
months after the approval of the adjadicat0n Of
completed within one year after.
The purchaser shah be bound farnish plS,e
and maintain on said railroads suAcient number O.
passenger cars to be drawn by hones OF mules and
to have drivers aforesaid so as 3 make trips 10
and down said roads as hereirAsfore Te1nired: /:
and shall also provide for all matirias labor etc
| required for the construction ant MAINTENANCE OF
The rate Of fare between the h.,4;r. mint at
Canal street and the terminus at CSfiilv SosS or for
any distance between said points lhslI moi eIeeed
| five cehts per passenger either way
The roads shall be Constructed Iaer the an neyyis
ion and to the entire satsfactiOtbf tha fGtv Sur.
yeyoF, and in accordance with th& lnes and srades
to be gwen BY said officer.
The purchaser shall furnish Had and aolyent
security satisfactory to the COmmt1 f,nuns1 in the
sum Of twenty 'hre thousand doltss "a guarantee
the faithful performance Of the coiract
A. Ine elty OF new orleans reserY the right to use
the ssa reiirasds as nam trunke er the railroads
NlllNh w Sly may Ioih time time order to De
constructed and By reImbursing tfihe coutraetor q
fair and reasonable proportion qfhe value Of the
portion or portions Of the road efosds thus used:
said proportion TO be erlainedh N f1o disinter
ested persons, one to be appointeebg Ire eity and
the other By the contractor, and the event Of a
Disagreement by said persons. an apiTs shs be Sc
ected BY one of the district court nf NeIV 0rpa1s
the decisions rendered by them to',a finaj
The purchaser shall annually ~ into the city
treasury upon the assessed value said roads and
nxtures the annual tax levied on rl estates Sndtbe
value Of said roads and fixtures 81 l ~ assessed by
| the usual way and mode of sssessitlnf
The right and privilege shall Z awarded for a
term OF twenty years, to the para Offering TO the
city the largest bonus Per passen es-risd IN the
cars or per centage of the gross ipfs per passen
gers trainc on the lines Of railroad nayable month
y into the city, treasury, o.. ret IS made under
The said railroads rolling stock equipments, and
expiration OF said twenty years b iieee On vAlu-
alton to be asoertained BY two s1ffef'ested per
sons, one TO be appointed by the - snd the other
BY the purchaser; and in care OF nj be-
tween said persons thus appointed tbira psrty or
courts OF and in the cty Of New dSssrs ne dees-
ion thereby had to be final and bi 'in1 'As
4 ( vel aade5s.sod that II pf failure by the
Pbsrt ths,scV ,,9 ns9n ~ ~ anl1n .n n roads, or any
the Common Oouneiibe dissatisfH5 SitS the man
in which the work Is being 1sd tbs Common
S.It OSsn sL.ai netg NC EBht 70 the CONTRACT
qu'red by article 1905 OF the Civil faS snd uthout
applying to a court Of justice to aui ~ same and
without indemnify; and Ii Is AZ gsli ,,1derstood
that IN case the purchaser shhil A. env tune
abandon the work or not finish ~ cov,T,ista the
same in conformity with his contsset 1be ssd pur-
chaser shall forfeit all ciRims he ksS nave foT any
part of the work done By him M q fhe safe of All
abandonment and that the city lii ~ fereby dis
charged and released from any and N iiahty there
for; and 1t Is also we'll understood fbaf Ia case d
such abandonment by the purch1aer or of an an
nnlment Of the contract by tho Col0sn loupeii f0i
cause Of aonpAyment b. the ehtssf Of the bonui
hereinbef0re mentioned. or for snv other csus,
Shs.essr: t1e city 9. New orssus shAi have IN