New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-21

AAS AoAAOMlAt5 WAS tuO NSAAAAAN
tee on Streets and Landings:
WHEREAS, There is great want of COM
nerclal facility to connect the JACKSON
hallroad depot with the river ifohL IL sn us
upper part Of the city, owing to the want OF
paved street, therefore be It
RESOLVED, That the City Surveyor De ana
| he is hereby authorized 10 Lnhcaualht1e
| Magnolia street, between Washington street
and Felicity road, using for that purpose
the round stones now being broken up in
the City Workhouse.
The following was laid on the table:
Resolred, That the Mayor be and he is here
/ by authorized to enter into contract by nota'
| rial act with ]. w. Madden to bind and repair
notarial records in accordance with adjudi-
cation made by the City Controller on the
thirteenth day of May, 1868.
PETITION.
of. s. Nugent, making charges against
q Cotter, was referred to the Finance Com.
mittee.
ORIGINAL RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. Devices:
Resolved, That the City Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized TO have made large
plan Of the city of New Orleans, accurately
describing the squares and streets within
the improved limits of the city of New
Orleans.
Resolued further, That the City Surveyor
shall have marked on said plan all the lines
of the city railroads according to the ordi-
nances providing for the right of way to
| establish railroads on the several streets in
the city of New Orleans marking on said
| plan on the several streets through which
| railroads are constructed single and double
| tracks, exclusive privileges, trunk roads,
etc., all to be marked by different colored
lines.
Resolved further, That said plan when
completed shall be under the control of the
Committee to whom the subject of railroads
is referred by the Common Council.
Lost.
BY Mr.. Woolfey:
Resolved, That the Crescent City Railroad
company be and is hereby authorized to
build single track from the present termi-
nus Of its road in the neutral ground
intersection Of Magazine and Old Levee
and Canal streets, through the south side
of the paved street of Canal street to Char
tiers street, thence to the north side of Canal
street. for the use of the Tchoupitoulas
street cars, and to build single track from
intersection of Chartres and Canal streets to
Royal street, thence to cross to the north
side of Canal street, for the use of the An.
nunciation street cars, thence a single track
through the paved street of the north side
of Canal street to the terminus of the Ores.
cent City Railroad, in the neutral ground
intersection of Magazine and old Levee
streets, the work to be done in accordance
with specifications to be given by the City
Surveyor, the city reserving the track so
laid as trunk for any other railroads which
the city may from time to time authorize to
be built by reimbursing to the Crescent
City Railroad company a fair and reasona.
BILE compensation for the portion of their
road used-the running of the Crescent
City Railroad cars not to be interfered
with.
Adopted on its first reading.
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following report from the Committee
on Streets and Landings was received:
COMMITTEE OF STREETS AND LANDINGS, !
Board Of Aldermen, 7
City Hall, May 10, 1865.
To the Honorable the Board of Aldermen:
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee have the
honor to report upon the following subjects
referred to them, viz:
Upon the resolution sent from the Board
of Assistant Aldermen for concurrence, that
the Orleans Railroad company be and they
are hereby authorized to make a change in
their route, as follows, viz: To abandon the
right before granted them to lay their road
from Broad street down Bayou Road to
their depot, and to lay instead thereof a
track from the intersection of Bayou Road
and Broad streets, downiBroad street to La.
harpe street, thence down Laharpe street 10
their depot, your Committee would report
fayorably.
Upon the resolution sent from the Board
of Assistant Aldermen for concurrence, that
an extension of two years from the first of
November, 1868, be and the same is hereby
granted to John Coleman g. Co., for the
completion of their contracts with the city,
your Committee would report fayorably.
Upon the ordinance sent from the Board
Of Assistant Aldermen for concurrence, pro-
viding for the sale of the right of way to
establish railroads on Locust, Freret, Jack
gers only, your Committee would report
faVorably. D. S. DEVICES,
Chairman.
GEO. KELLOGG.
The following resolutions referred to
therein were under a suspension of the
rules read twice aad adopted by the follow.
ing votes:
An ordinance providing for the sale of the
right Of way to establish railroads on
Locust, Freret, Jackson Claiborne, and
.other streets, for passengers only;
SEeeIess Pc Be 4 ordained That the Com
troller be and he is hereby authorized to
sell to the highest bidder after twenty days
notice in the official Journal, the contract
for the right Of way for twenty years for
the construction and working of the follow.
ing railroads, on she terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth: Said adjudication to
be subject 70 the approval or rejection Of
the Common Council.
Sec. 2. A single track railroad conimenc.
ing at the intersection Of Canal and Maya.
zlhe streets, and running up Canal to Front
street. thence down Front to Girod street.
thence down Gired street to Liberty streef
thence down Liberty street TO South Pow.
dras street, thence down South Povdrss
street TO Magnolia street, up Magnolia Street
and across the New Canal to Delord street.
up Delord TO Freret street, up Freret Street
70 jackson street, down Jackson street to
the south side Of Claiborne street, 40 the
south SIDE of Claiborne street to Sixth street.
returning across Ciaiborne street to ~
north side of Claiborne street M
the north side Of Claiborne street *
Feilcity road, up Felicity road ~
Locust street, up Locust street 70 Delard
street, down Delord street to Ma1nnlio
street across the New Canal to North Pow.
dras street, Up North Poydras street to lis.
erty street, down Liberty street to Perdido
street, up Perdido street to Carroll street
up Carroll TO Poydras street, IN Poy6yas ~
Fulton street. down Fulton to the starting
point, at the Intersection Of Canal and Mac,
azine streets. The purchaser To reimhnyssa
to the Canal and Claiborne Streets RailrnsS
company q fair and reasonable Dronnrs5o1
Of the value Of the proportions Of their raii.
roads used. 800.
SEC. 3. The roads, cars, etc., to be con.
structed n accordance with the plans ana
speclncations TO be furnished BY the CITY
Surveyor agreeably to the lines. levels letS
HFAqes 70 be established BY said Officer ana
p nls entire Satisfaction.
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