New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-02
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS. /
City Hall. May Is, 1868. !
No. 926-New Series.

MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANa.
City Hall. May Is, 1868.
No. 926-New Series.
An Ordinance providing for the sale of the right OF
way 70 establish railroads Locust, Freret
Jackson, Claiborne. and other streets, for pas
Section l. Be it ordained. That the Control
Ter be and be is hereby authorized to sell TO the high
Journal the contract or the right Of way fOs ten1
years for the construction and working Of the fol
matter set FORTH said adjudication to be subject to
the approval or rejection Of the Common Council.
intersection IL Canal and Magazine Streets ~ and
running up Canal to Front street, thence down
Front 70 Girod street thence down Girod street 10
Liberty street thence down Liberty street to South
Poydras street, thsnce down South Poydras
across the New Canal to Delord street up Deiord to
EreHet street, mp treret street to Jackson street.
down Jackson street to the south side of Claiborne
street. up south side Of Claiborne street to Sixth
street. returning claiborne street to the north
side Of Claiborne St reet, up the north side Of Ola
Locust street, up Locust street 70 Delord street.
New Canal to North Poydras street, up North Poy.
dras street to Liberty street. down Liberty street TO
np Carroll Street 70 Poydras street up Poydras
street to Fulton street, down Fulton street to the
MsTa1ne ssrset The purchaser 10 remburss 10
the Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroad company
faiE and reasonsole proportion OF the value OF the
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 and privilege to be awarded 10
the party parties offering to pay 10 the city the
largest bonus per passenger carried in the cars,
per centage of the receipts for passenger traffic
on the lines of railroads, payab monthly into the
city treasury on returns mace under oath by the
contractor to the City Controller.
SEC s. The city of New Orleans reserves the right to
use the said rairU ads 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
port n or portions of the roads thus used
said proportion to be ascertAined by two disnter-
ested persons, one to be appointed by the city and
the other by the contractor and in the event of a
disagreement 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 G. The said railroads, rolling stock, EQUIP.
mens and fixtures to revert to the city at the ex
piratlon of the said twenty years privilege.
valuation to be ascertained by two disnteret ted per
sons to be appointed by the city and the other
by the cont 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
decision thereby had to be final
CSignedl Is. H. CHADWICK,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
CSigned) JAMES GRAHAM,
President Board of Aldermen.
Signed E. HEATH Mayor.
A true copy:
DANIEL X. WHITAKER, Secretary