New Orleans Republican., 1868-05-14

SPECIFICATIONS relating 20 ire "a e O1 t1e night
Of way 10 establish Railroads Oh Where Domsile,
Marais, and other streets for passengers only.
The purchaser shall bind hmsef TO construct
within the time hereinafter speahed the following
A single track railroad starting from the ntersec-
tion OF Canal and pauphin streets to DumaIne
street. down Dumaine street to Vllere street, down
Where street to Vt. Bernard street, down st Ber
nard street Aubry street thence M auhry street
Bernaro -treet down st BernaId street 10 Marais
street, them up Marais street TO t. Peter street,
thence up ST. Peter street to Basn street up sin
street to ana street. thence up Canal stcee to the
junction of Cacal and ID uphne streets, the pur.
chaser TO reimburse the Dauphine and Damaine
Street Railroad Company fair snd reasonable pro,
potion Of the valur the portions OF their raj road
The gauge shall be five feet two and fvseighths
| inches in width. The rails hail be OF the same
pattern ard W lght as those used On the Canal and
claiborne and Dauph-ne and Ounaine Streets Rail,
| roads
the roads sha be Of the beat quatg, and shall
| the following dimensions to Wit: Tie lross-ties
shall be Of cypress six BY eight inches, and eight
feet long and the strnEers either OF cypress or vel
| low pine, i've by twelve inches. The paving Of the
81 eets where the same are trsady paved with
| as to allow the rails to be placed and therein.
The pavement OF ne streets wnere the same are al
balss ing of the streets where tho same are already
paved VII round stones sheled and ballased shall
be taken up The street shall Degraded tn grades
receive o layer OF four inches Of gravel and take
hard foundation upon which tho cross ties hall then
be laid at Instances Of not more han two feet apart
On the top of laid cross ties toe stripEers gha be
the best manuer and oa the .tringeri
the rails shall be placed and well listened.
shall then be rela,d by the purchasers in the best
workmqnhke mann T, and to the entire satisfaction
Wherever the streets are not nj paved the lines Of
| the track between the rails shall be paved either
| or with framework made OF foutby eight inch plank
| in the best workmanlike manng,
The spaces setween the traeks and the cutters
shall be grated repaVed so aato conform with he
grades 70 be established for the railway by the city
Surveyor and to the entire satisfaction Of said
| officer,
All new bridges at the intersections Of streets
which may be required Throughout the whole length
of railroads shall be constructed by the purChase az
his own expense and in the sAmemannef Of mailing
| bridges throa ghoCt the city.
The cars shall be Of the sane description and
pattern as those used on the 81. Charles Street
! railroad They shall be drawn By horses or mules
and if more Than one horse or mue be I,sed for eag
car they shall be driven sbreaag The car shall DO
run as often per day and night asihe purchaser may
! every ten minutes from daylight until ten O'Clock
| 2. NJ, and every. twenty minutes from ten o'clock
| p. NJ. until mi dnight.
The speed of the cars shall noteIoeed six miles per
hour, and not less than i've miles PEI nour. All cars
that may be run on said ra'iIoAd between sunset
head and rear lights, placed in c1nspicuous places
and POSITIONS, and for the violation fthis condition.
after be enacted on the part Of any officer or en-
ploye on SAID roads, the purchasef shall be liable to
hge 81 sweqsY ys ss GGitfs I ~ sh a and every 2t
in which said otfense has been bm nitted besides
all damages arising therefrom.
The purchaser shall be bound 10 keep in good re-
pair and condition during the eqntinuanee Of this
privilege the paved and unpsFed streets through
the bridges and al! the wings radiatpg there
from on ssid streets and eros areets and should
| tine purchaser, after having BEEN duv notified By
the Street Commissioner refuse 6r negleS. II Keep
said streets and bridges in good repair and cendi
er to cause the said repairs @ te made at lie en-.
pense Of the purchaser and OF hA securities and to
to the Common Council; and 10 Tie eve8t Of a re-
fqs4l BY the purchaser 70 pay 70 he city the
pairs, the said amount shall Be Recoverable before
any court of competent JurisdictDn
The said railroad shall be Commenced within six
months after the approval Of tkB adiudieation o
, said privilege by the Common 0uncij and sha b.
completed within one year after
The purchaser shall be bound to furnish plsce
and maintain on said railroads tafciept mum ber Of
passenger cars to be drawn by brses OF mules and
to have drivers Aforesaid, a 10 make trims m
and down said roads herabbef ~ re0uired
and shall also provide for al mterjsis, labor etc
qHI leHd@Ieu @ ioF 'He CONSTITUTION nd maintenance o.
The rate of fare between ID, starting Dopt Al
Cana street ana me Term nus t6ent road or ol
any distance between said poinh shall u0t exceed
five cents per passenger either nv
The roads shall be constructs Hnnder the supersis
ION ana 70 tte ehtiIe saJlsiAeA IN of tire City Sur
10 be given by said officer.
The purchaser shall furnish good and solvent
security satisfactory to the Conhon Council in tht
! sum OF Twenty-Five tnou and dilars 10 guarantee
, the faithful performance of thdIpptraef
The city of New Orleans res lses The right 70 uss
the said rair ads a main truik for lie railroad,
which the city may from tins to time order TO bt
constructed, and BY re'mbursiI4 70 the contractor
tair and reasonable proportiorn I'd the value of tbs
porti portions Of the ROD or ~ ~ thTz used
saidProporton to be- asoer al nd hy tgo a. inter-
ested persons, one TO be appoiuhd by lie city and
the other by the contractor, aHl in the event OF
disagreement by said persons Aum6ire @ sha,I be Sc
eeted by one of tine district codis oil New Orleans
the decisions rendered b. thsrq.o be final
| Inc purchaser snail amnua7F nav into @ city
.S.souLs upon the assessed Fal OF said T2Sds anC
the ennusl taX eyled reai tate: aud the
| tle usual way and mode of ass so54nenf
! . - i!sut anu prlEllege 5 ~ be awarded for
~ ~ NJ ~ iLnenty gesLs 70 tne y offering 70 ne
- 't,e @ gesI oonus peI pass ger carried IN th'
gsrs t+stt ~ ~ ens ~ kr9f receipts per passen
it " ,h nlo o. eIe lines OF ran pads, payable mont
oath by the urohaser to the Ci t(jnntro3e-
me SAID railroads, rolhn stdk equipments, anC
fixtures to revert to the city of eV Or cans al III,
expiration of said twenty Year, nr;yiiers an ysin
a1iDn W 9e S tained py disInteIe.ted per
Dy the purchaser; and in case a;s.g1.s-y3ent be
tween said persons thus Appoided a third marty O
umpire shan be appointed one of me disfric
So,1 ~ H "a ~ y. ~ y o. NeN Orleans, The deeis
1t is well understood that In - ~ fsjpre by tn
PPart tbsraof 9tf psfin ~ nnlst said 70 es, or an
the Common Council be disss i-sa5 ,I;;tb n tbe man
@ ei ~ Hiioh uiAe Hofk Is being secuted the COmmo
;tha,t ,tt .t; ave Wy Elkht snnulihe contrNe
Ia putSiIs ,e1 ee Sontrsetq In default ss re
Ivy ~ aLtcle ~ q the Oiyt Code, and WithOu
~ 2 o. Just ee to4nmul the same an
~ ~ InaehaIIltyi Ann y Is Nso well nnderstOo
| abandon the work or moi iuisf saa so,nriste m
i ~ , Hitn hls csltrAot he said pur
part Of the work done by him n 70 me date Of III
~, Sno tnat the otyabAh be thereby dis
for; and it is also well undofs1od thaf Ii case 8
sub aba2sdesnment n BY the purchaser, or OF an
eanse OF non-payment BY the pulcbsser Of the bonu
5H6stss- r. ;snten,d 1;sil Or ior any other oans