New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-19

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Adopted.
By Mr.. Remick:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
July 10, 1871
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The petition OF Jules A. Blanc, President
of the Sugar Shed Company, asks the Coun-
Gil to grant permission to said company to
take possession of certain space OF the
levee front Originally intended, according
to contract between the city and +. b.
Fleitas, the predecessor of said company
in the ownership of the sugar sheds, to be
covered by she'd, and to erect thereon a
platform for the reception and protection OF
the sugar and mOlasses of such parties as
may choose to patronize it, and to cover the
same with tarpaulins, under the same regu
lations as those governing the sugar sheds.
lnasmuch as there is now before the
Council q protest against the exactions OF
the Sugar Shed Company, made by a great
number of the principal brokers and deal
ers; and as the proposed platform is not
contemplated in the original grant of priv
leges by the city to said Fleitas, / deem it
inadyisable to further embarrass the free
use of the levee by extending more facili-
ties to the Sugar Shed Company.
l therefore recommend that the petition
be not granted
&c. REMICK, Administrator.
Mr.. Bonzane moved the adoption Of the
report He believed the Sugar Shed Com
pany had never yet complied with their
contract. There were certain spaces of
ground which had never been built upon.
Mr.. Remick said this proposition was to
take one of these very places, put plat
form on it and GOV er it with taupaulins and
charge the same charges as if there was
shed. A protest of merchants and steam
boatmen against the excessive charges of
the company was before him, and he in
tended to report upon it at the next meet
ing.
Adopted.
Mr.. Coekrem introduced the following
ordinance, redrafted by the City Attorney,
as a substitute for a similar ordinance of
fered last week.
An ordinance granting the right of way for
a street railroad from the junction of
Camp and Prytania streets, in the First
District of New Orleans, to the Missis-
sippi river, on the lower line of the Fou-
cher property, in the Sixth District.
Be it ordained by the Council of the
city of New Orleans. That the right of way
and privilege is hereby granted to Shelby
Seymour and his associates Of construct
ing, laying out and working street rail
road, with the necessary turnOuts, switches,
turntables, etc, through the following
named streets, to wit: Commencing at the
junction of Camp aud Prytania streets,
and passing thence a single track, along
the west side of Camp street to Coliseum
street, along Coliseum street to Felicity
street, along Felicity street to Chestnut
street, along Chestnut street to Nashville
avenue, along Nashville avenue, a double
track, to Magazine street, along Magazine
street to the street forming the dividing line
between the FOucher and Burthe properties,
along said street 70 the Mississippi river;
and returning, single track along Camp
street, from Nashville avenue to the point
of starting, at the junction of Camp and
Prytania streets, and that the said right of
way and privilege is granted upon the fol-
lowing terms and conditions:
ARTICLE 1.
That the rails used shall be of a pattern
similar to those now in use by other city
railroads. The timber used shall be of the
best quality of swamp cypress or upland
yellow pine, free from sap, and OF such d.
mansions as may be designated by the City
Surveyor.
ARTICLE IL.
That the cars shall be of like construction
with first class cars used upon other city
railroads.
ARTICLE III,
That the lines and levels for the roads
shall be fixed by the City Surveyor, and its
material and construction shall be subject
to the approval OF the City Surveyor and
Administrator of Improvements.
ARTICLE ".
That the rate of fare for the whole dis
tance shall not exceed five cents for each
passenger, and the cars shall not be run at
a speed exceeding six miles per hour.
ARTICLE V.
That the railroad, cars, mules, machinery,
fixtures and the property of the company
shall be subject to assessment and taxation
in manner and form as other taxable prop
erty in the city is assessed.
ARTICLE VI.
That at the expiration of said grant OF
right of way, the road, rolling stock, equip
ments, machinery, depots, fixtures, and the
property and effects appertaining to the
company shall be subject TO be taken by the
city at valuation to be fixed by two dis
interested persons, one to be appointed by
the Mayor of the city and the other by said
grantees or their assigns. In the event
that said two appraisers shall not agree,
then another shall be selected by them,
whose decision as umpire shall be final, and
in the event of failure thus to appoint an
umpire, the valuation shall be determined
by one of the district courts of New Or
leans having jurisdiction over the matter,
with right of appeal to the Supreme Court
of the State.
ARTICLE VII.
That the said railroad shall be completed
and opened for public use by the first day
of January 1874, and the right of way
and privilege granted herein shall continue
for twenty years from and after the open
ing and completion OF said road
ARTICLE VII.
That the streets through which said grant
extends, as well as the bridges thereon,
shall be kept in good order during the term
of this privilege by the company.
ARTICLE IN.
That in order to provide for an accom-
mediation of the people of the Sixth Dis
trict not heretofore enjoyed, it shall be the
duty of the said grantees, upon the COM
pletion of said railroad, to run at short in
tervals from five o'clock A. M. until twelve
o'clock at night, and after that hour at in
tervals of not less than one hour each way
until five O'clock A. NJ, when short inter
walls must be resumed.
ARTICLE y.
That whenever the Administrator of I'm
provements may become aware that said
grantees have failed to keep any street, in
repair according to the provisions Of the
foregoing articles, the said Administrator
may issue written notice to them at their
domicile requiring said repairs to be done,
and if the said work is not begun within
forty-eight hours from the service of said
notice and completed within a reasonable
time, then said Administrator may cause
said work to be done at the charge and