New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-09

to load and unload cars, to SWITCH to move
and to prope1 his cars and trains
SEC. q Be it further ordained, That city
ordinance No. 1920, enormously printed
1890, setting apart for the New Orleans,
Opelousas and Great Western Railroad
Company WHOSE property, rights and fran
chises Charles Morgan has purchased1, a
portion Of the port and levee in front of the
city-a front of one hundred and fifty feet,
by depth to Peters street, above the Meat
Market-and also the contract between the
city and said company, now represented by
Charles Morgan, be, and the same is so
amended, that the term of the privilege
shall be extended to ten years from this
date; and further, that ordinance No. 799,
new series, approved December 10, 1907,
setting apart one hundred and twenty-five
feet on the Mississippi river, commencing at
st. Ann street, and extending down the
river, for freight and ferry purposes for said
New Orleans, Opelousas and Great West
ern Railroad Company, be so amended as
t. extend the time to ten years from date;
provided, that nothing herein shall affect
or prejudice-a any legal right or privilege of
the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Rail-
road Company, or Of the Pontchartram
Railroad Company, to run their tracks
through the space or spaces hereinbefore
described, nor obstruct or impede the
progress of the cars on the roads of said
Companies; and that the rights and
privileges herein granted to Charles Nor
gan shall, in no manner, affect or prejudice
rights and privileges heretofore granted TO
Mr. Morgan by ordinance No. 1892, new
series, approved July Is, 1869, or by any
other ordinance, or law, or contract.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, 1t is under
stood that all the depots,z buildings ard
tracks built upon the portion of the levee
herein leased shall belong to the said
Charles Morgan, and he shall have the right
to remove the same at the expiration OF the
ten years, provided he shall leave the levee
and batture in good order and condition for
the purpose of commerce.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, That the
Mayor of the city of New Orleans is hereby
empowered and requested to take all neces-
sary steps to carry into effect this ordinance,
and to execute this contract by act to be
passed before the City Notary, with plans
to be prepared by the City Surveyor, and
to do all ether things necessary and proper
to.effect the objects proposed by this ordi-
nance.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the rights and privileges here giyen to the
said Charles Morgan are so given for the
purpose of being used in connection with
the Louisiana and Texas railroad formerly
the New Orleans, OpelousaA and Great
Western railroad), and the same are not in
any way or manner, or that any extent
whatever, to be used and enjoyed by the
said Morgan, or any one under him, separ-
ate and disconnected from the said road.
provided however that this ordinance and
nothing therein contained shall be used to
the prejudice OF the city of New Orleans,
and the litigation now pending between her
and the said Morgan, or between the city Of
New Orleans and the New Orleans, Mobile
and Chattanooga, or New Orleans, Mobile
and Texas Railroad Company.
The ordinance was read first time by
title and laid over to be printed.
The Mayor said he had communication
inviting the city to send delegates to the
Commercial Convention. to meet at Balti-
more, September %, 1871, which he moved
to be referred to the Administrator of Com
merce to report.
So referred.
The Council then adjourned.
II. CONQUEST CLARKE,
Secretary