New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1869-07-17
OFFICIAL NOTICEs---CITY,
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, July Is, 1859.
No. 1492-NeW Series.


WHEREAS, The Legislature of Louisiana, BY act
| approved April 30, 1853 and March Is 1855, enacted
Railroad Company should be and We4s tSsreb
authorized and empowered TO locate, construct
ep0 SaG oS O y or ferries from then
river. TO one or more points within the corporate
LIMIT Limit OF y, the city Of A9E Orleans and that thf
| river and the city % New Orleans should grant
SsaS S saf tie 4Ft nP For ta
ferry or ferries At o2mpanys depot property on the
city"
And whereas. the completed Grand Division OF
the RAJ road Of the said company between Algiers
Opposite the city OF New Orleansl and Berwick
sald company in pursuance OF their charter together
with the roAdoedS OF the main track and branches,
and also all the depots and lands specially sapper.
tanning to them and all the buildings, whaFves, and
all the equipments and franchises belonging and ap
pertaining to the said division Of the said were
mortgaged, By authority of law, to secure the pay
msnt OF large sum of money and of the interest to
accrue thereon, by public act Of mortgage passed
before selim Magner, rotary public in and for the
city OF New Orleans and the parish of Orleans on
And whereas, default having been made in the
payment Of the interest on the said sum of money,
the SAID railroad together with the roRdbeds of the
main track and branches, nd all the depots and
,ands specially 9ppertaining to them, and all the
franchises belonging and appertSining 10 The said
division OF the said railroad seized and sold al
public sale, according to law to satisfy the said
Ane whereas, Charles Morgan, at tn? said public
sac, became the naser OF the SAID grand diVi-
sion OF the said railroad, constructed BY the said
company anu mortgaged as aforesaid, together with
whArves, and all the franchises belonging and an.
pertaining thereto, and is now the legal owner and
And whereas, The said grant made by tho Legis.
Of the STATE OF louisiana, as Aforesaid to the
Railroad Company, Of the authority and power to
lscate, construct maintain and operate ferry or
o. the Mississippi river TO one or more points within
the corporate limits of the city of New Orleans was
made with the intent and design to insure the safe
certain and cheap transit of freight passengers and
merchandise across the NJ saissippi river from the
said company on the right bank Of the Mss T
river and from the depot property Of the said COM
And whereas, The said intent and design of the
Les stature has OF been realized in consequence
IN part OF the failure OF the city OF New Orleans and
OF tine PARISH OF Orleans, right bank of the Mssls'
reference to the right of landing for said ferry or
ferries and to the spaces allowed for landing for the
use OF the said railroad and in part, to the inability
Of the said company to provide the necessary
for the safe, certain and cheap transit Of freight
passengers and merchandise" which grew out OF
the disturbed condition Of the country resulting
from the late unhappy war.
And whereas The SAID Charles Morgan, in his
capacity of owner of the said railroad together with
al the deDots and lands, all the buildings and
WharVes and all the rights and franchises belonging
and sppertaining to the said road, is now desirous
of locating and establishing ferries between the de
the said railroad on the right bank Of the Missis.
sppi river, a. the town OF Agiers and the town of
UroNnh, anu tne city OF new orleans, at the
point where GirOd street, in the First District
comes to the river, and Of maintaining and operat
sersfrom the city Of New Orleans TO be carried over
the said railroad, and the freight and passengers
coming BY the said railroad to the city Of New Or.
leans to the least possible delay and detenton, and
as will enable him to carry such freight and assen.
gers across the Mississippi in a amer at once the
most convenient and advantageous to the public,
and the NEST economical to himself.
tb in order to carry out and give effect to
Legislature entitled IAN act supplementary to an
Great Western Railroad COMPANY, approved April
81, leos and An act to repeal the prOviss of the
mentary to an act TO incorporate the NeS Orleans
Opelouses and Great Western Railroad Company"
BE it ordained BY the Common Counoilof the city
OF New Orleans, That the city OF New Orleans viii
yer, to Charles Morgan, his heirs and assigns ali
porto1 1 Of EToG99 Ig ana being in the First
street and the NJ ssssppi river. and bounded above
~ Hne being the proopgation OF the loser line Of
proiongation OF the upper line Of Girod street as
the said Notre Dame and Gtrod streets respective
70 the Mississippi river together with all the rps,
ran rights and privileges m any wise belonging or
Of the price and sum OF fifty -four thoasan dollars
Gs5iOOl to be paid to the city BY the said Charles
be prepared to carry out this ordinance; provided,
and II being we'll Understood in making the said
sale, that il at any time lit becomes expedisnt or
necessary in the opinion of the OitS Council Of New
Orleans to lay out and extend or more streets
lnFouBh Jno sAlu portion OF ground parallel with
Water street, aforesaid that then and in that case
the said charles Morgan snail not be entitled TO
claim or receive any compensation for the land
which mar be taken for such street stree 8; pro.
Vded, tnst any such street streets shall not
coed sixty feet in width, and that no square which
shall be formed between the said NOtre lame and |
Girsd streets shall have front of less than three
hundred feet on the said Notrs Dame and Girod |
streets respectively.
2. Be it further ordained, etc. That for the rsa- |
sons set forth IN the preRm BILE of this the
city Of New Orleans grants and ce ies to the said
OhaTles Morgan, IN his capacity Of owner and pro-
Tor the purpose Of establishing locating construct
ing, maintaining aud operating q ferry or ferries /
between the depot property of the said railroad at
Alg,eTs and Sretna belonging 70 him on the right
Orleans the exclusive right OF landing on that por.
lion OF the river front of the city constituting the
port OF the city ofNew Orleans, beginning At point
me hundred and thirty five as feet below the lower
inc Of Girod street and ending up the river to a
point one hundred and thirly-fgs feet above the
upper line OF Notrs Dame street, and 70 the sx-
elusive use, in the same manner, and With the same
. the New Orleans Mobile and GSstta.
loOga Railroad by the joint resolution of the
legislature, approved on the sixth o. March, ls69 of
he space on the said river front including the land
ng between the said lints of the battnre wharTes,
eyee, and all the other space extending from the
aid front on the said river and runniuR back be
seen lines drawn from the said points and parallel
glth GtrOd and Notre Dame streets, the lower por-
ion Of the same 20 Water street apd the upper por.
lon TO Pile street, Tor the erection of the depOts
nd other buildings required for the accommodation
freight and OF the aud the railroad trains to
e used and employed in its transportation and
laking connectiOn with the different railroads ter.
linating IN the neighb0rhood of 9irod street. and
% any and Al other purposes connected wi the
Arryg Of abe business of the said ferries Tor the
r4nspor alton Of freight aud passe myers across the
i, That re sad oasFlss Morgan, hi, heirs or as