New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-12
z e 2s q G.. sueh pat.eTn a. imam Be appF0ved

ResolUed, That the City Surveyor be and
ne Is hereby authorized to have Clay street.
from Cont to Customhouse street, graded
and macadamized, using for that purpose
the round stone now being broken By the
inmates of the city workhouse.
ResolUed, That the Secretary of the Board
of Assistant Aldermen be and he is hereby
directed to advertise. for eight weeks in the
official journal the petition of property
owners on Peters and Clay streets, asking
for the construction of sidewalks on those
streets.
An ordinance providing for the sale of the
right of way TO establish railroads on
Locust, Freret, Jackson, Claiborne, and
other streets, for passengers only:
SECTION /. Be it ordained, That the Con-
troller be and he is hereby authorized to
sell to the highest bidder, after twenty days
notice in the official Journal the contract
for the right of way for twenty years for
the construction and working of the follow
ing railroads, on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth: Said adjudication to
be subject to the approval or rejection of
! the Common Council.
| SEC. 2. A single track railroad commenc.
| ing at the intersection of Canal and Maya
zlhe streets, and running up Canal to Front
/ street. thence down Front to Girod street,
thence down Girod street to Liberty street,
thence down Liberty street to South Poy.
| dras street, thence down South Poydras
| street to Magnolia street. up Magnolia street
and across the New Canal to Delord street,
| up Delord to Freret street, up Freret street
| to jackson street, down Jackson street to
| the south side of Claiborne street, up the
south side ofClaiborne street to Sixth street,
returning across Claiborne street to the
north side of Claiborne street, up
the north side of Claiborne street to
Felicity road, up Felicity road to
! Locust street, up Locust street to Delord
I-N.. NIL V4a11a
| street across the New canal to North Poy
dras street, up North Poydras street to Lib
erty street, down Liberty street to Perdido
street, up Perdido street to Carroll street,
up Carroll to Poydras street, up Poydras to
| Fulton street, down Fulton to the starting
| point, at the Intersection of Canal and Mag
aZine streets. The purchaser to reimburse
to the Canal and Claiborne streets railroad
company a fair and reasonable proportion
OF the value OF the proportions of their rail-
| roads used.
SEC. 3. The roads, cars, ETC., to be con-
| struCted in accordance with the plans and
| specifications to be furnished by the City
Surveyor agreeably to the lines, levels and
grades to be established by said officer, and
to his entire satisfaction.
SEC. 4. The right and privilege to be
awarded to the party or parties offering to
pay to the city the largest bonus per pas
| senger carried in the cars, or per centage
VI Vic kIObS ItCtlDl5 lOE pdSSGnHGI bIdulC
on the lines of railroads, payable monthly
into the city treasury, on returns made
| under oath by the contractor to the City Con-
troler
Sec. 5. The city of New Orleans reserves
the right to use the said railroads as a main
trunk for other railroads which the city
may from time to time order to be con-
structed by reimbursing to the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion of the value
Of the portion or portions of the roads thus
used; said proportion to be ascertained by
two disinterested persons, one to be ap-
pointed by the city, and the other by the
contractor: and in the event of disagree
ment as to said proportion to be paid by the
city between said persons thus appointed a
third person or umpire shall be appointed
by one OF the District Courts of New
+ Orleans, the decisions thereby had to be
, final.
SEC. G. The said railroads. rolling stock
4 equipments and fixtures to revert to the city
at the expiration of the said twenty year
privilege, on valuation to be ascertaineC
by two disiuterested persons, one to be ap
pointed by the city, and the other by thu
: contractor, and in the event of disagree
: ment as to said valuation between said per
, sons thus appointed, a third person or INN
pire shall be appointed by one of the Dis
: trict Courts of New Orleans, the decision
thereby had to be final.
GEIlI1ONS AM bOmMlNAGhAAO N0a
/ A petition from Mr.. Peter Kaiser, praying
!. for the reimbursement of fifty dollars TO
wharfage Illegally claimed from, and pal,
r by him, on a barge, was referred to tn
. Finance Committee.
4. A petition from David McCoard, presiden
d of the Crescent City Railroad company
Is praying permission to extend said railroa
a | L, A. 80 81
E. east side to Chartres street, thence to Gro;
rs to the northwest side of Canal street fc
n the use of the Tchoupitoulas street cars; ais
d to extend a track to the intersection of 81
lie Charles and Royal streets. Referred to F
a nance Committee.
III A petition from ]. H. Keller, stating thi
IS he had contracted with the city for erectir
IL a market in the square bounded by Magn
70 liza, Locust, Felicity, and Andrew street
n STIMULATING that contractor should enjoy tt
of revenues therefrom for fifteen years. II
petition complains that the monopoly
~ ~ now worthless as every one now has IL
he right of establishing free markets Whe
~ they choose. The city was to have pa
Of Mr.. Keller Sl1, 900 for paving the banquet
n. around the market, but this contract he
ed willing to throw up. Petition referred
IN Finance Committee.
NJ. A petition was received from Mrs. W
liam c. Block, praying for the donation Of
If, burial ground to the Poydras Asylum in t
sa southeast corner of Washington cemetel
Referred to the Committee on Stree
as and Landings.
ses OF Wessenback and Butler, praying
'rv the cancellation of their bonds as contra
me ors, was referred to the Finance Commits
we of Marsh Denman, stating that he
lh been assessed $50, 900 when his stock
ed trade does not really amount to more I'll
the $40 600, and praying for change in
OF assessment rolls, was referred to the
of nance Committee.
be Petition of E. Bath, military tailor, fo
reduction of taxes, was referred to the So
ext committee.
Communication Of Charles A. Labuz
President of Canal and Claiborne Str
+ Railroad Company, praying for the wi
en-. drawal of petition sent in by them on
February, was read.
The prayer was, on motion, granIeu'
Z ORIGINAL RESOLUTIONS
snt The following by Mr.. Perkins was re