New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-25
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
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City Hall, May rs, 1893.
No. 926-New Series.
An Ordinance providing for the sale of the right of
way 20 establish railroads on Locust, Frerst
Jackson, Claiborne, and other streets, for pas
SECTION i. Be IL ordained That the Control
Ter be and he is hereby authorized TO sell to the high
est bidder after enty days notice in the official
years for the construction ana working Of the fol
lowing 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. single track railroad, commencing at the
intersection Of Canal and Magazine streets, and
Front 70 Girod street, thence down Grod street TO
Liberty street thence down Liberty street to South
street to Magnolia street.. up Magnolia street and
Freret street. up Freret street to jackson street,
down Jackson street TO the south side of Claiborne
Street returning across claiborne street to the north
side Of Claiborne street up the north side Of Cai
Locust street up Ioeust s,reet to pelord StTeet
down Delord street to Magnolia street, across the
dras street to Liberty street. down Liberty to
Perdido street. Perdido street to carroll street,
street to Fulton street, down Fulton street to the
starting point at the intersection of Canal and
the Canal and claiborne Streets Railroad company
fair and reasonable proportion of the value Of the
portions OF their railroads used.
SEC 8. The roads, cars, etc, to be constructed in
accordance With the plans and specifications to be
lines, levels, and grades to be established by said
officer and to his entire satisfaction.
SEC 4. The right ald privilege to be awarded to
the party or parties Offering to pay to the city the
largest bonus per passenger carried in the cars or
per eentage of the receipts for passenger traffic
the lines of railroads, psyab monthly into the
| city treasury on returns MADE under oath by the
| contractor to the City Controller.
SEC g. The city Of New Orleans reserves the right to
the said railroads as 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 Of the value of the
portion portions Of the roads thus used
| said proportion to be ascer aimed by two disnteT-
ested persons one TO be appointed by the city and
the other by the contractor, and in the event of
disagreement to SAID proportion to be paid by the
| city between said persons thus appointed third
/ person umpire shall be appointed by Of the
district courts Of New Orleans thu decisions there
i by had to be final
SEC. 6. The said railroads, rolling stock, equip
mens, and fixtures to revert 70 the city at the
/ piratlon of the said twenty years privilege on a
valuation to be Rscertaned by two disnteTeted per
SOUS one to be appointed by the city and the other
by the contractors and in the event of disagreement
to said valuation between said persons thus ap
pointe third person umpire shall be appointed
by one Of the district courts of New Orleans, the
CSigned) s. H. CHADWICK,
| President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
CSigned) JAMES GRAHAM.
| President Board of Aldermen.
| (Signedl Il. HEATH, Mayor.
| A true COPY:
DANIEL K. WHITAKER, Secretary.