New Orleans Republican., 1868-06-05
sPEoIF aATIoNs EeIatine p he .aIe oi .he rIght

Of way to Jablisn rai roads on Locust, Freret
jackson, claiborne, and other streets, for pas
The purchaser shall bind himself to construct
within the time hereinafter specified the following
A single track rai ilroad commencing at the inter
section Of Csnal and Magazine streets, and run.
TO Grod street. thence down Girod street to Liberty
street tnenee down Liberty street to South P9ydras
La street, Up Magnolia street an across the New
Oansi 70 Delord street, up peord 70 ITeret street
street to the south side of Claiborne street, the
turning across Claiborne street tne north side Of
Claiborne street, up the north side Of Claiborne
street to Felicity road up Felicity road TO Locust
street. up Locust 81 rect to Delord street, down De.
lord street 70 Magnolia street across toe New Canal
bePy fss down VF's sIeet 10 PeTSdo
street. up Perdido street to Uarrol street, rp Carroll
street. down Fulton street to the starting point at
| the interst otion of Canal and Magazine sreets.
The purchaser 10 REIN Dnrse to the Canal and Cai-
borne Streets Ra Tread company fair and reason.
able proportion Of the value OF the portions Of their
| railroads used.
The gauge shall be i've feet two and iiye eignths
| inches IN width; The rails shall be Of the same
pattern and weight as those used on the Canal and
claiborne streets and Dauphne and nmslne streets
| railroads.
the materials to be used in the construction of
the roads shall be Of the best quality, and shall
| the following dimensions, to witt The cross-ties
feet long and the stTineeTs either Of cypress or Se
low pine five by twelve inches. The paving Of the
square blocks shall not be TAKEN up, But srooyed So
as to allow the rails to be placed and set therein.
ready paved with round stones, and the shsIg and
ballastng Of the streets where the same already
paved with round stones, sheed and ballasted, shall
be taken up: The streets shall be graded to the grades
to be established by the Uity Surveyor, and shall
SHELLS, which shall be well rammed until it forms a
hard f9andaton upon whign me cross tiss snail tnen
On the topo said cross ties the strngers shall be
laid and shall be- thereto fastened IN
the rails shall be PLACED and vel fastened
shah then be reiad by the purehasers IN the best
workmanhke mannsr and to the entire satisfaction
Wherever the streets are not yet paved the lines Of
the track between the rails shall be paved either
or with teamwork made Of four BY eightfhch pank,
in the best workmanlike manner.
shall be graded or repaved as conform with the
grades 70 be established for the railway by the City
All new bridges at the intersections Of streets
/ which may be required throughout the whole length
Of railroads shall be constructed by the purchaser at
his own expense and in the same manner Of making
The cars shall be Of the same description and
as Tb9 ba ef - o5 rae s9e SS S
and more than one horse or mule be used for each
y osn sn1 s, az ss1 d ps @ the az
deem proper, but not a. greater s intervals than
p NJ, and every twenty minutes from ten O'Clock
The speed Of the cars shall not exceed six miles per
that NAV be run on said railroads between sunset
and daybreak shall be provided with good and ample
head and rear lights. placed in conspicuous places
and positions and for the violation of this condition,
or Of any ordinance nov existing or that may here
after be enacted, the part Of any officer or en-
ploye on SAID roads the purchaser shall be liable %
tense recoverable before the recorder Of the district
in which said ofieRss has been committed, beside.
The purchaser shall be bound to keep in good re-
pair and condition during the continuance Of this
which the said tracks pass as we'll as al
the bridges and all the wings radiating there
from on said streets and streets, and should
the purchaser, after having been duly notified BY
the Street Commissioner, refuse or neglect 20 keeT
ton Il shah Ge the duty Of the Street Commission
or to cause the said repairs e Be made a. me eh
immsdiately report the sane and the cost Thereof
ss az by sb 1nrS6Ssn g psy to the cy the SouR a.
of the expenses thus incurred for making said re
any court Of competent jurisdiction.
The said railroad shall be ccmmenced within siS
said privilege by the Common Council, and shall b
completed within one year after.
The purchaser shall be bound TO furnish, place
and maintain on said railroads sufficient number O
passenger cars to be drawn by horses OF mules ant
and down said roads as hereinbefore required
and shall also provide for all materials labor, etc.
required for the construction AMI mAintenanee o
Ths rate Of fare between the starting point a
Sixth and Claiborne strests, for any distance be
tween said points, snail not exceed I've ceats POI
ThS roads Shsn Be Constructed undsr the superyis.
ion and 70 the entire satisfaction Of the Ci(y Sur
veyor and IN accordance with the lines and grades
to b4 gwen by said officer.
= The purchaser ahall furnish good and solvent
security, satisfactory to the Common Council in the
sum Of twenty i've thousand dollars, % guarantees
Il the faithful performance Of the contract.
: The city OF New Orleans reserves the right
to use the SAID railroads as . main u1nh Tor tne
rairoads ich the city may rom ime 70 time ofoer
70 be eoustfueted, and By reimburstng 70 tne cqn
tractor fair and reasonable proportiqn Of the value
Of she portion portions Of the road Or reads tnal
! / used said proportion to be ascertainad ~ two
4 1 diaintaneated persons one TO be oppointoo
Z by the city and the other hy the cen
. tractor, and IN the event Of disaRreonent pe-
tween said persona, umpire shall DO eelected ns
one Of the District Courts Of New Orleans the docs
4 | ions rundared by them to be finaL
rhe purchaser shall annaally pay ipto the citl
treasury upon the assessed value Of said rosda and
fixtures ths annual levied real entEte and tn
Z value of said roads and fixtures shall 60 assessed i
the usual way and mode Of assessment. 49,
l The right and privilege shan be awarded, for
= term Of twenty years, to the party Offering 70 ~
city the largest bonus per passenger carried in IN
cara or Per centage Of the gross reoepis per passen
| y into the city treasury, on returns made undei
oath by the purchaser 70 the CITY Controller.
TIE aAid railroads. rolling atoca, equipmanta an
xturos 70 revert 70 the city Of New Orleans a nl
expiration Of said twenty yekra privilege Vane
ton 70 Be ascsrtained bY two dslntr rested p91ptn
70 bo appointed hg the city, and The cthef p n.
purohaEer; and ia case Of disafruelueni 19ts eel
iaid persona thus appointed tnlr1 palf q u1ap pf.
ohaff hn annainfed hV fhn NIEIfII. luurtn q