New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-27
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, May rs, 1865.
No, 926-Ney Series,


An Ordinance providing for the sale of the right of
way 20 establish railroads on Locust, Frerst
Jackson, Claiborne, and other streets, for pas
sEeTioN /. Be it ordained That the Control
Ter ba and he is hereby authorized to sell TO the high
Journal the contract for the right Of way for twenty
years for the construction and working Of the fol
mater set forth said adjudication to be subject to
the approval or rejection Of the Common Council.
intersection of Canal and Magazine Streets and
running up Canal to Front street, thence down
Front 70 Girod street. thence down Girod street to
Liberty street. thence down Liberty street to South
Poydras street, thence down South Poydras
across the New Canal to Deord street, up Delord to
Freret street, up Freret street to jackson street,
Street up the south side OF Claiborne street to Sixth
street. returning claiborne street TO the north
borne street to Felicity road, up Felicity road to
Locust street, up Locust street to Deord street,
New Canal to North Poydras street, up North Poy.
dras street to Liberty street. down Liberty street to
up Carroll street to Poydras street, up Poydras
street to Fulton street, down Fulton street to the
Magazine streets The purchaser to reimburse to
the Canal and claiborne Streets Railroad company
| portions Of their railroads used.
SEC 8. The roads, cars ETC., to be constructed in
| fuTnished BY the Oily Surveyor SereeAbiy to the
lines levals, and grades to be established by said
/ officer and to his entire satisfaction.
| SEQ. 4. The right and privilege TO be awarded to
the party parties offering to pay to the city the
largest bonus per passenger carried in the cars.
per centage of the receipts for passenger traffic
on the lines of railroads. payable monthly into the
/ city treasury on returns made under oath by the
| contractor to the City Controller
SEC 5. The city OF New Orleans reserves the right to
use the said railroads main trunk for other rail
roads which the city may from time to time order
to be constructed BY rembursing to the contractor
fair and reasonable proportion OF the value of the
/ portion or portions Of this roads thus used;
said proportion to be ascertained BY two disinteE;
ested persons one to be appointed by the city and
the other by the contractor, and in the event Of
disagreement to said proportion to be paid by the
| city between said persons thus appointed q third
i 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
ments, and fixtures to revert to the city at the ex
piration of the said twenty years privilege, on
valuation to be ascerained by two dsinterested per
sons, TO be appointed by the city and the other
by the contractor; and in the event Of disagreement
| TO said valuation between said persons thus ap
pointed, third person umpire shall be appointed
i BY one of the district courts of New Orleans the
i decision thereby had to be final
President Board d Assistant Aldermen.
CSigned) JAMES GRAHAM,
| President Board Of Aldermen.
| pproved May Is, 1868.
/ (SiRneO II. HEATH, Mayor.
DANIEL K. WHITAKER, Secretary. my26 St