New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-10

oil, remarking that he wanted to look into
it little more. He suggested that it should
be read section by section, and then the
Council could either act upon it or take fur
Their time for consideration.
The ordinance was read, as follows:
An ordinance granting the right Of way for
q street railroad from Caliope street, in
the city of New Orleans, to the upper
line of said city and the lower line OF the
city Of Carrollton.
BE it ordained by the Council OF the city
of New Orleans, That the right of way aud
privilege be and is hereby granted to 5. N.
Lane and l. J. Seymour, their associates,
successors and assigns, to lay double or
single track railroad, with the necessary
turnouts, switches and turntables, through
the following streets comprising the route
of said railroad, to wit: A single track from
Calliope street by Camp to Harmony street,
and a single track from same point by Camp
and Coliseum streets to Harmony street,
thence up Harmony street to camp street,
and from that point a double track ON Camp
street to the upper line of the city OF New
Orleans and that the said right OF way and
privilege is granted for twenty years upon
the following conditions:
ARTICLE /. The rails used shall be OF the
same pattern as those now in use by the
city railroads. the lumber to be of the best
quality Of swamp cypress or upland yellow
pine free from sap, and of size to be deslS-
mated by the City Surveyor.
ART. III. The cars to be similar to those
now in use upon other city railroads.
ART. III. The lines and levels for the road
to be fixed by the City Surveyor, and the
lumber and materials used i'll the cOnstruc
ton of said road and bridges to he APP
proved by said Surveyor and the Admins
TRAITOR OF improvements, and said road to
be built under the supervision OF the City
Surveyor.
ART ". The rate Of fare for the entire
Tor any intermediary distance, up or down.
not to exceed five cents for each passenger,
and the rate of speed not to exceed six miles
per hour. and the said grantees, their assigns
and successors shall be bound to run at
least one car each way every hour III the
twenty-tOur.
ART. v That for and in consideration Of
said right of way and privilege, the road,
cars mules. fixtures, and other property,
shall be assessed and required to pay an
annual tax on the same. AS other property
of the like nature.
ART vi. On the expiration of said grant
of right of way, the road, rolling stock,
equipments depets, live stock and fixtures,
to be taken by the city at an appraised
value, to be ascertained by the appointment
of two disinterested persons, one to be APP
pointed by the city, and the other by the
said grantees; and in the event of disa-
greement, an umpire shall be selected by
said two appraisers, whose decision shall be
final.
ART. VII. The said road to be completed
and in running order by the first of Janu-
ary eighteen hundred and seventy-two, and
the term Of twenty years TO run from the
date of completion.
Art VIII. The streets through which the
grant extends, as we'll as the bridges and
culverts thereon. shall be kept by said
grantees in perfect good order and cOndl-
| ton during the term Of this privilege.
ART. TX. Whenever the Administrator OF
| rovements discovers that said company
have failed to keep any street in repair. &C
cOrdng to the foregoing articles, 1t shall be
| his duty to issue a written notice. to be
served upon the said grantees at their
domicilc. directing the required work to be
done; and should the said grantees fail to
commence the work of putting the said
! street in order within forty eight hours after
the service of said notice. the said admin
| istrator is hereby authorized and required
| to employ sufficient force to do said work
| purchase the necessary materials. and have
| the said work done for and on account and
at the charge and proper cost of the said
| grantees. who shall reimburse the city IL
| any amount that may be 30 expended OF
demand.
| ART. X. The said S. n. Lane and l. j
| Seymour shall agree to all the provisions O.
| this ordinance, and accept the same 6y
| notarial act within thirty days after thu
passage of this ordinance, and falling
therein this ordinance shall be void and o
no effect.
| ART. XII The city of New Orleans reserves
the right to lay water and gas pipes in thu
streets named in this ordinance, and in exc
| cutting such work shall have the privilege o
| using 40 much of said streets as may b
necessary without claim for damages by tn
grantees.
Mr. Pierce confessed he had been negli
gent in looking into this ordinance. IL
would rather not vote on it to-day. |
seemed to him the property holders ough
to be consulted. A street railroad was no
always an Improvement to a street
Mr. Shaw moved that the ordinance b
passed to second reading, and printed i
the proceedings, so that the public nigh
become thoroughly familiar with it.
The Mayor suggested two amendment;
First. that if the franchise was worth any
thing it should be sold at auction. with a
the conditions imposed and privileges COZ
ferred by the ordinance; secondly, that tn
cars should run more often than once ever
hour.
Mr. West explained that this proviso wa
introduced to insure that there should b
at least one car an hour run all throug
the night. His object in pressing thi
thing waste give all the parties notice
so that those who objected to the ordinanc
might make their objections known. Thu
far he had received several calls from PEE
sons in favor of the ordinance, but non
from those opposed to it.
Mr.. Shaw's suggestion was adopted. TIL
ordinance was read u second time and lai
over to be printed
On Final Passage.
Mr. Shaw called up the ordinance for tn
payment of the several accounts therei
named number one of the calendar).
The claim of the Clerk of the Sixth Di
trict Court, 1896 80, and the Constable Q
the First Justice Court, 1913 40, were lai
over; the other items were passed.
Mr. Shaw called up the seven-thirty ce
titicate ordinance passed last week.
AN Holbrook, SAB, andJ. Cimarelli 3;
were passed. The claim of the parish c
jefferson, $539l 80. was referred to the At
ministrator of Improvements with a reques
| Al .,
ING items were laid over.