New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-04
MAYoRAIlrY OF NEW ORLEANS,
.ra City Hall, May rs, 1858.
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Vows No. 926-New Series. 10
An Ordnance providing for the sale Of the right Of
way 80 establish railroads. on Locust Freret
Jackson Claiborne. and other streets, for pas
sEoTfoN l. Be it ordained. That the Control.
Ter be and he is hereby authorized to sell 70 the hR
est 9sdds r. sfsss s9 ~ assS Stse in hs ooa
years for the construction ana working oil the fof
lowing railroads. on the terms and conditions here
the approval or rejection Of the Common OouncM
SEC 2; A single track railroad, commencing AZ the
running mp Canal to Front street. thence down
Front 70 Grod street, thence down Girod street 10
PoydrSs street thence down south PeSdr sa
street to Magnolia street up Magnolia street and
Freret street. up Frsrss street to Jackson street
down Jackson street TO the south side Of Claiborne
sire e returning across claiborne street to the uorth
side of Claiborne street, up the north side of Cai
Locust street, up Locust street to Delord street,
do@n Delord street 70 Magnolia street, across the
dras street to Liberty street. down Liberty street to
PerdidO street, PerdidO street to carroll street.
street to Fulton street, down Fulton street e the
starting point ct the intersection of Canal and
the Canal and Claiborne Streets RaroSd COMPANY
fair and reasonable proportion OF the value Of the
portions Of their railroads used.
SEC. g. Tue road-. cars etc, to be constructed in
accordance with the plans and specifications to be
furnished by the Oily Surveyor agreeably to the
lines, levels, and grades 10 be established by said
officer and to his entire satisfaction.
SEC 4. The right and privilege 10 be awarded to
the party or parties offering to pay to the city the
largest bonus passenger carried in the cars or
per centage OF the gross 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 the right to
the said rairc ads as main trunk for other rail
roads which the city may from time to time order
to be constructed By reimbursng 20 the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion nj the value of the
port or portions of the roads thus used;
said proportion to be sscert aimed 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 a third
person umpire shall be appointed By one Of the
district courts Of New Orleans, the decisions there
by had to be final
SEC. 6. The said railroads, rolling stock, equip
piratlon Of the said twenty years privilege, on q
valuation to be ascertaned by two dislnteFested per
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-
pointed, third person or umpire shall be appointed
by of the district courts of New Orleans, the
(Signedl s. h. CHADWICK,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
tSigned) JAMES GRAHAM
President Board of Aldermen.
Approved May %, 1868.
(Signed e. HEATH. Mayor.
A true COPY:
DANIEL K. WHITAKER Secretary.