New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-13

my9 81 Deputy Controller.
SPECIFIC ATOMS relating to the sac Of tne rig1t
OF way 70 establish Railroads on Where Dimalns,
Msrais. and other streets for passenger only.
The purchaser snail bird himself % yonst-acs
within the time hereinafter specified the following
Asngie track railroad starting from re n-e-sec-
ton of Canal and Dauphin- streets 10 DGrlallc
street, down Dumalne street 20 ll.eis ssLett down
Nillere street to 1t. Bernard street, cow 81 be-
n8rd street TO Aubry street. thence up Aubry street
TO GENTLY rosd, thence down oentAt r1a- 70 u.
Bernard sreet down 81 Bernard stree 10 Marais
street. thence up Mar6s street 10 ST. Peter street,
thence up st. Peter street to Basin street NJ BASIN
street to Canal street, therce up Canal street the
junction of Canal and Dalphine streets; yLe pur
chaser TO reimburse the Dauphine and Dlmaine
Street Railroad Company fair and reasonable pro
portion of the value OF the portions OF thei7 railroad
used.
inches in width The rails shall be Of the same
pattern aud weight those used on the Canal and
claiborne and Dauphine and Dumalne Streets Rail
The materials to be used in the construction Of
the roads shall be OF the best quality, and SHAH nave
| the following dimensions, 10 WIT: the cross-tlss
shall be OF cypress, SIX by eight inches, and eight
feet long and the srngers either Of cypress or vel
| low pine. i've by twelve inches. The paving Of the
| st eets where the same are already paved With
square blocks shall not be taken up, but gro0ved so
! The pavement of the streets where the same are al
ready paved with round stones, and the shelng and
baasting of the streets where the same are already
paved with round stones, sheied and balIasted shah
he taken up The streets shall Degraded to the grades
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| receive layer Of four inches Of gravel and AXE
| Shells which shall be well rammed until il forms
hard foundation upon which the cross ties snail then
be laid at distances of not more Than Two feet apart
On the top of SAID cross ties the striDgers shall be
laid, and shall be thereto fastened in
| the rails shah be placed and well fastened.
The paving, Smelling, and bsllastng OF the streets
shall then be relaid by the purchasers, in the best
worknanlike mann-r, and to the entire satisfaction
of the City Surveyor.
Wherever the streets not yet paved the lines OF
the track between the rails shall be paved either
with round stones square blocks or other pavement,
or with framework made OF four by eight nch plank,
| in the best wOrkmanlke manner
| The spaces between the tracks and the cutters
shall be graded or repayed so asto conform with he
Surveyor, and to the entire satisfaction OF said
All new bridges at the intersections o. streets
which may be required throughout the whole length
OF railroads shall be constructed by the purchaser al
his own expense and in the samemanner If making
The cars shall be Of the same description and
| pattern those used on the ST, Charles STREE
! railroad. They shall be drawn by horses OF mules
and if more than one horse or mule be used Tor eacL
run often per day and night as the purchaser mas
deem proper, but not at greatef Intervals thar
every ten minutes from daylight until ten O'CLOCK
P. NJ. and every twenty minutes from ten clocl
p. NJ. until midnight
hour, and not less than i've miles per hour An car
that may be run on said rallIoAds between sunset
and daybreak shall be provided With good ana ampl'
head and rear lights placed in conspicuous places
and positions, and for the violation Of this condition
or Of any ordinance now existing OF that may here
after be enacted, on the part Of any officer EN-
ploye said roads, the purchaser shall be liable e
fine of twenty, i've dollars for each and every Of
/ in which said offense has been committed reside
all damages arising theretrom,
| The purchaser shall be bound 10 keen in gond re,
pair and condition during the continu ance OF thu
privilege the paved and unDaved streets through
the bridges. and all the wings radiatiSa there
from on said streets and cross Streets and should
the purchaser, after having been duly notified b,
the Street Commissioner refuss Or neglect to keel
said streets and bridges in good repair and condi
ton, it shall be the duty of the Street Commission
err to cause the said repairs to b made at the eT
pense of the purchaser and Of his securities and Z
mmsdnlssely report tae same s sns the cost three
fusal by the purchaser 10 pay tothe city the
of the expenses thus incurred ios making SAID re
any court OF competent iurisdictian.
The said railroad shall be commenced within si1
said privilege by the Common Oauncii ana sEail b,
completed within one year after
and maintain said railroads sufcient number
passenger cars to be drawn by horses or nv es IN,
TO have drivers aforesaid, so 10 make trips OF
, and down said roads as heFeinhefnre relilired
and shall also provide for al ma,erais labor etc.
required for the construction and maintenance Q
The rate Of fare between thessarfiar ront a
Canal street ana the term nus &c sentily rosl ORIG
i've cents per passenger either wy
The roads shall be eonstTaetad thder the sapeTyi.
ion and 70 the entire sststactiqn Of the Cts SUI
veyor, and u accordance with te lines and grade
! to b. given BY said otheer;
security, satisfactory to the Comnon Council in th
sum OF twenty five thousand ddlars, to guarante
a ! the faithful performance OF the onntrgrt
The city Of New Orleans reseAesth right 10 rs
the said railr ads main trunl ior tie railroad
which the city may from time'to time drde 10 b
constructed, and by re mbursinGio the contractor
| fair and reasonable proportion III the value OF tl
porti or portions Of the roa9or roads thus used
said proportion to be aseerainti ~ two dis-nte
ested persons, one to be appolnqd BY the city an
the other By the contractor, ana ia the event OF
r7uraa glH.l 1l :
the decisions rendered by them 10 b final
treasury upon the assessed vaius 81 said rods an
fixtures the annual tax levied ortea estate and 70
value of said roads and tiyturessha be assessed
| the usual way and mode OF Assessment
!. The right and privilege shal be awarded, To-
city the largest Bonus per pass "a O osTsd IN Il
care u isI wy geoeipti per passei
ger uahic on the INES OF Tallrqlds. payable mont
| ~ lnto the city treasury, o. rqurns made 1nd'
n / oath by the urohaser to the Ci ysljontraller
The said railroads. rollins sto@, equipments, an
: futures 70 revert TO the city of Dew Ur al u
expiration Of said twenty years brivileee On vail
alton to be ascertained BY I'VE dislnteTe.7s ed pc
sons, one 70 be appointed By th9cty and we oth'
. by the purchaser and in cAse Of disagreement b
! tween said persons thus appOin AL n third party
umpire shah be appointed b one of the distr
courts Of and in the city Of New Orleans the dec
ion thereby had to be final ana Eno1nE
1t is well understood that in cie Of failure by Il
purchaser to begin Or finish. said 70 ,ds, or al
part thereof, within the perlos f1ed, or IN ca
| the common Council ne uissaf fAaed with the ma
ner in which the work Is being executed the CONNIE
Council shall have the right I'd ennul he contra
| without putting the contracted in default as 7
on red by article 1905 Of the Civil Code and withO
applying TO court Of justice 20 nnl the same. at
{ | without Indemnity; and II is do well uuderstoi
5 that in case the purchaser hau Al any TINS
. sbandon the work or not finish and complete q
same in conformity with his consTaet the said pu
chaser shall forfeit all claims ht may have TOR 81
part Of the work done BY him I'd 10 the date of
| abandonment, and that the city ths he thereby q
charged and released from any a4d an liability thsI
fori and 1t is also well understaod that in case
soeh aDenHoe9nment " the purchaser, or OF an 2
cause OF Aon-paynent By the purchaser Of the bon
hereinbefore MENTIONED, or toF any other eau