New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-26
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS, }
City Han, May IS, 1869.
No. 926-NeW Series.

City Han, May % ls6e.
No. 926-New Series.
An Ordinance providing for the sale of the right of
way to establish railroads Locust, Ereret,
Jackson, Claiborne, and other streets, for pas
SECTION /. Be it ordained, That the Control
Ter pc and he is hereby authorized to sell TO the high
est bidder after enty days notice in the official
years for the construction ana working Of the fol
lowing railroads, on the terms and conditions here
the approval or rejection Of the Common Council
SEC. 2. A single track railroad commencing at the
running up Canal to Front Street, thence down
Front to Girod street. thence down Girod street to
Poydras street, thence down south Poydras
street to Magnolia street up Magnolia street and
Freret street, up treret street TO Jackson street.
down Jackson street TO the south side OF Claiborne
street, returning across claiborne street to the north
side Of Claiborne street, up the north side of Clai
horne street to Felicity road, up Felicity road to
Locust street, up Locust street TO Delord street,
down Delord street to Magnolia street, across the
New Canal to North Poydras street, up North Poy-
dras street to Liberty street. down Liberty street to
Perdido street, up Perdido street to Carroll street.
street to Fulton street, down Fulton street to the
starting point at me! me intsTseetion Of canal and
the Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroad company
far and reasonable proportion of the value Of the
portions OF their railroads used.
SEC. 8. The roads, cars, etc. to be constructed in
furnished BY t6e Oily Surveyor ss5eea6y to the
lines, levels, and grades 70 be established by said
| OTncer ana TO MS entire hALltlhcNlOn.
| SEC 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 or
per centage of the receipts for passenger traffic
the lines of railroads, payab monthly into the
city treasury returns made under oath by the
| contractor to the City Controller.
SEC The city of New Orleans reserves the right to
the said railroads main trunk for other rail
roads which the city may from time to time order
to be constructed BY reimbursing 70 the contractor
tair and reasonable proportion Of the value of the
portion or portions OF the roads thus used;
said proportion to be ascerl aimed by two disinter
ested persons, one to be appointed by the city and
the other by the contractor, and in the event Of
disagreement as to said proportion 70 be paid by the
city between said persons thus appointed a third
| person or umpire shall be appointed by one Of the
district courts OF New Orleans, the decisions there
by had to be final.
SEC. G. The said railroads, rolling stock. equip
ments ana fixtures to revert to the city at the eX
piratlon OF the said twenty years privilege, on
valuation TO be ascertained by two dislnteTe ted per-
sons one TO be appointed By the city and the other
by the and in the event Of disagreement
as TO said valuation between said persons thus ap.
pointed third person or umpire shall be appointed
by one OF the district courts of New Orleans the
decision thereby had to be final
CSignedl Is. II. CHADWICK,
President Board Of Assistant Aldernen.
(SgnedD JAMES GRAHAM.
President Board Of Aldermen.
lSgned) e. HEATH MAYOR.
DANIEL Z, WEIrAKER, Secretary my2s St