New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-31


leans street, intended to carry the drainage |
of the first section to the swamp back OF |
the Metairie Ridge, cut up all communities.
tion with and entirely stop the drainage of
that portion of land between Orleans street,
Metairie Road and Bayou St. John, which,
in consequence, Is now overlooked and rem
dered uninhabitable.
Be ii reSolued That the City Surveyor be
and is hereby authorized to have ditch cut
on both sides of Dumaine stress, from Me-
tairie Road to Bayou ST. John, in ordef. to
carry off the rain water to the draining
machine, and also to have suf1cientnum-
Der of temporary bridges made so AZ TO re-
establish the communication disturbed oy
the digging of said canal.
The Committee on Fire submitted the fol-
lowing report:
New Orleans, DeGmoer ~ 1865 =
To the Honorable Board of Asssynt Aldermen
GEETLEKEN-Your Comtittee on Fires
have the honor to report:L
On the petition of FRY Engine Company
No 8, for repairs 10 tn engineIhouse and
premises, favorably, @d offer the accom-
pony MS '''' J. s. ETKENs, Chairman;
GER I'D FARRELL,
HUG W. MONTGOMERY.
The following solutions, accompanying
the above report were unanimously adopted
on their seyed readings;
Resolped Aiat the City Surveyor be aud
he is hereb/ authorized to make the neces-
sarv repaTs to the engine-house of No. 6:
| Provided That the cost of the same does
not eyeed one hundred and nifty dollars
| (S15G.,
EtsoLued, That the Surveyor be and he is
hereby authorized to have the buildings of
thu Creole Fire Engine Company No. 8
repaired Provided, The cost does not ex-
ceed five hundred dollars.
On motion, the latter of the above reso-
lutions was transmitted TO the Board of
Aldermen for concurrence.
Mr.. Breen here entered and took his seat.
The following ordinance, from the Board
of Aldermen, was received:
An Ordinance to amend section two of "An
Ordinance providing for the sale of the
right of way to establish railroads on
Claiborne and other streets for passengers
only approved March %, 1867, and Re-
solution No. $40, new series.
Resolred That the first section of resolu-
ton No. $40, new series. which amended
section second of San ordinance entitled an
ordinance providing for the sale of the right
OF way to establish railroads on Claiborne
and other streets for passengers only" and
WpASll lGduS tlldI LLt SdiIdl anu OldlUOTUG
Streets Railroad Company be, aud are here
by authorized to build a turnout, COM
mencing at the intersection of Claiborne
and Common streets, running up Common
to center of Basin street, down the neutral
ground of Basin street to the south side of
Canal street, up Canal 10 Rampant street,
up neutral ground of Rampant TO Common
street, and out Common street to the main
line on Claiborne street, be and the same
is hereby amended so rs to read as follows.
TO wit:
SECTION l. That the Canal and Claiborne
Streets Railroad Company be and they are
hereby authorized to build turnout COM
mencing at the intersection ofC!aihorne and
Common streets, running up Common to
center of Basin street, down the neutral
ground on Basin street to the neutral
ground on OauaT street, up the south edge
on said neutral ground to Carondelet street,
ana from Carondelet street to St Charles
street (ind should it in the opinion of the
City Surveyor be necessary, from st,
Charles to Camp street, on iron bridge
plates, or other means suggested by tie
City surveyor, to be placed over the gutter
between said neutral ground and the street
to be so constructed as not to interfere with
the drainage; from st. Charles street tn
Camp street, as it may. he determined by
ssid Neutral ground to the intersections of
Canal, Front Levee and Fulton Streets.
should, however, the existing roads prevent
the continuance of the track as proposed,
then the said track to the intersection Of
Magazine and Canal streets shall
connect with the present track of
the Canal and Claiborne Streets
Railroad Company fromth intersections of
Canal, Front Levee and Fulton streets, to
the north side of said neutral ground, or,
should the existing roads prevent it, on the
present track of the Canal aud Claiborne
ID
street, thence on the north edge of said
neutral ground to st. Charles street, Cor,
should it be necessary in the opinion OF the
City Surveyor, from Camp to St. Charles
strett,) aud from St. CharlG street to
CarSndelet street on iron bridge plates as
prc'ieed for the south side, iron Cason-
dela 10 Rampant street. and connect with
the present road of the Canal and Claiborne
Streets Railroad Company on the neutral
ground OF Rampant street, up Rampant to
Common street, and out Common TO the
main line on Claiborne street.
SEC. 2. That the Canal and Claiborne
Streets Railroad Company shall make at
the intersections of Canal, Front and Full
ton stress the necessary curves and con-
nections to complete the circuit at that
point, AID they shall further make such
| alterations or notifications of their existing
arrangements as may be necessary to leave
the PROPOSED line tree from all distractions
by theears of the Girod street line
| SEC. J. That the Canal and Claiborne
| StreetsRallroad Company may at any time
eXtendthe said line on the outer edge and
sonth ride of the neutral ground of Cana
street, from Rampant street to Claiborne
| street. and on the outer edge and north
side q the said neutral ground from Clai..
| bornestreet to Rampant street, or to such
internediate point as may he necessary to
| CONNECT with new roads, the Common COun.
| oil the oh ~ Or1a
tionIof said extension by the Canal and
| Claiborne Streets Railroad Company at any
| timd and the whole of said line from Front
! Levte street to Claiborne street, aud back
| troH Claiborne street to Front Levee street,
shall be used and maintained as feeder to
all railroads centering on Canal street, under
| such arrangements and for such cOmpensa-
ton as may be agreed upon by the Canal
and claiborne Streets Railroad Company
and such other roads, subject to the AID
| provAi OF the Common Council. Provided,
| That at the termination of the existing con
tracts with the railroads running on Canal
| street, the Common Council may, if they
deem proper. establish a general system of
man trunk lines on said street, to which
all the roads, Including the Canal and Clal-
borne Streets Railroad Company, shall con-
| form. And provided further, That it is
| Well understood that no exclusive privilege
is hereby granted and that the Common
Council reserves to itself the right to make
| such Arrangements with other companies,
as 1t may, 10 the interest of the public, deem
proper to effect. a
SIC 4. Should the city Of New Orleans
at any tine during the existence of the con-
tract OF the sixth OF May, 1867, between it
and the Canal and Claiborne Streets Rail-
road Company, enter into any arrangement
with other companies whereby the said road
on Canal street. from Claiborne street to
Front Levee street, and from Front Leyee