New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-29

| in any manner, obstruct. or impai
| tho drainage Of the streets, along
upon, or across which the said part .
said railroad il hereby authorized to b.
located: and that the said company
shall at oil times, in the construction
and maintenance Of the laid part Of said
railroad, conform with the levels and grade
to be established by the City Surveyor o
the city Of New Orleans, whose duty it Shal
be furnish such grades and levels when re
quired by said company; and whenever il
requires or fnds it necessary to cover the
channel of any drain, the sides thereof shall
first be protected with bricks or wood in a
good and substantial manner, and such GOV.
cred channel shall be kept in repair, open
and clear for the passage of water by said
company; and the eaid part Of said railroad
shall be SO constructed and maintained as
not to unnecessarily impair the usefulness
of any street. or impede the traffic thereon.
To locate, construct and build, and there
after to own, manage, maintain and use, by
running thereon its engines, cars, and trains
Of cars, q branch railroad with one or more
tracks and suitable turnOuts, from the main
line of said railroad. in the parish of st.
Tammany to Pontchatoula, in such course
or route As may be deemed necessary by a
majority Of the directors of said company. go
IA to form q connection with the New Or
leans, Jackson and Great Northern railroad.
and also with the New Orleans, Baton
Rouge and Vicksburg railroad. and that
the said company is hereby authorized to
cross, intersect, join aud unite its railroads
with any other railroad heretofore or here
after constructed in the State Of Louisiana.
1t any point upon is - main route or
branches, and upon the ground Of such rail-
road company, with the necessary turnouts,
sidings, switches, and other cOnveniences, in
furtheranCe OF the objects of its connections:
and every railroad company in the State OF
Louisiana whose railroad shall be hereafter
intersected by the railroads of this company,
shall unite with it In forming such cennec-
nections and intersections, and grant the ia
cilities aforesaid; and if the eaid railroad
company can not agree upon the points and
manner of such crossings, intersection, and
the division and apportiOnment of the cost
and expense Of the same between said com
panies, the same shall be ascertaiued and
determined by commissioners appointed by
court as hereinafter provided in this act in
respect to acquiring title to real estate. ~
SEC. 9. Re 1t further enacted. etc. That
the said New Orleans and Northea stern
Railroad Company be and it is hereby au-
thorized to lay out it's said railroad and
branches, and to construct the same. not
exceeding two hundred feet in width. upon
any lands belonging to the State Of Louisi-
ana; and to take, hold and use. for the pur-
pose of necessary depots, stations, cuttings,
tnrnouts, and for obtaining materials for
the construction of it's said railroads. any
lands Of the State Of Louisiana lying along,
or upon, or adjacent to the route OF course
Of said railroad that may be necessary for
the construction maintenance and security
of said railroads; provided, ovever, that
any and all damages that may be occasioncd
Or that may arise to any person, corpora
ton or association other than the State of
Louisiana, by the taking and using Of such
lands and materials for the use Of said COM
pany, as aforesaid, shall be assessed and
paid for by said company as hereinafter
provided in this act. To construct and
its said railroad and branches. or
any part of the same, and to have tie right
Of way therefor across, along or ION any
waters, water courses, river, lake, bay. in
let, street, highway, turnpike or canal within
The State OF Louisiana, which the course of
'aid railroad may insersect, touch or cross,
provided the said company shall preserve
any water course, street, highway, turnpike
,r canal which its said railroads NAV so
pass upon, along, intersect, touch or cross,
20 as not to impair its usefulness to the pub. |
ic unnecessarily; or if temporarily impaired |
n and during the construction Of said rail |
Dad, the said company shau restore the
ame to its former state, or to such state |
hat its usefulness and convenience to the |
public shall not be unnecessarily impaired i
" injured; and it is also provided, that said |
company Is authorized and empowered to
construct and maintain its said railroads |
lver anu across the waters Of the State of |
louisiana, known as Lake, Pontchartrain. |
mo other streams and bayous between |
1eTis6urg and Pearl river, and Pearl river.
y Drldges; there shall be constructed and |
by eaid company two draw
ridges, one Of which shall be located three
niles from the southern shore, and another
hree miles from the northern shore of Lake
which, when opened. shall
I'VE clear space for the passake Of vessels
not less than one hundred feet in width:
nd mthe channel Of Pearl river the said
ompany shall construct and maintain |
3rawo1dge which, when open, shall give
rear space for the passage Of vessels of not
'ss IMAM sixty feet in width; and said COM
any, after the construction of the said
rawor1dge or drawbridges, shall at all
ridges shall be opened for the passage Of
ny and all vessels seeking to pass through
'e same without unnecessary delay.
SEC. 3. BE it further enacted, ETC.. That |
lld company is hereby authorized and en-
1Wered TO transport, carry and convey per- +,
n and property Oh said railroads, or
ther OF them; to build and maintain line ]
magnetic telegraph, and to operate the {
me along the lines Of said railroads, and !
receive for such transportation, carrying,
hveylng and telegraphing. such tolls and .
arges as shall be from time to time estab- I
ned, liked and regulated by the directors q
said railroad company. t
SEC. .. Be it further enacted. etc., That +
capital stock of said New Orleans and +
Railroad Company be and the +
ne u herebv increased to six millions of v
liars, divided into sixty thousand shares d
one hundred dollars each. and at the !,
It general election FOR directors, the e,
shall elect nine directors, and e,
same number at every succeeding eiee. a