New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-25

the office Of the City Attorney :. 1908 &
Officers, clerks and employees in the OFT &C
of the Mayor, viz:
| Mayors Office Observation-Disclosures. 1886 O(
City Council. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 125 O0
| City Hall building. ........... 255 90
Total... .sla65 90
Salaries Of the Mayor and Admins
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Read twice and laid over.
Mr.. Shaw called up on final passage
claims Of J. Root. SEGA 81, and Spencer
Field, $l419, which were adopted.
Claims of J. Chapus, 81; NJ. NJ. Samuels,
e642, $l1s, So; J. Chapue, as; J. Chapus,
SAG; Charles A. Meyers, $50; A. Hero, Jr.,
$50. and G. P. Fernald, $27s 80, were
passed.
General Business.
BY Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance granting the right of way for
railroad in the First, Second and Third
Districts.
Be it ordained. ETC., That the Mayor of
the city Of New Orleans be and he is hereby
authorized and empowered to enter into
contract with - for the right Of way
to establish city railroad as follows:
With the consent Of the St. Charles street
railroad, the line to commence on Delord
street. at q point between Tivoli circle and
Carondelet street, running down to Car
ondelet street, thence along the line of
the St. Charles Street Railroad Company
down to Canal street: thence new line, q
single track across Canal street into Bour-
bon, down Bourbon to Esplanade, up
Esplanade, along the neutral ground, to
Royal, down Royal to Frenchmen. down
Frenchmen to Josephine Third Districtl,
up Josephine to Bagatelle, up Bagatelle to
Bourbon, up Bourbon, along the single
track provided with two switches or turn
offs, one at the intersection of St. Philip
street, and another At St. Louis street, up
to Canal; thence up Canal, along the track
of the above named St. Charles Street Rail-
road Company, to St. Charles, up St.
Charles, with switch to circumvent the
cars stationed near the corner of St. Charles
and Canal streets, to the Tivoli circle, and
down to the point Of departure on Delord
street.
And should the said contractors fail to OBJ
tain the necessary consent Of the St.
line to commence at or near the Iron
building, at the head Of Canal street,
down to Bourbon street. along the main
trunk line, and on its return from Bour-
bon street up Canal along the said main
trunk line, to the point Of departure, and
subject to the conditions provided in article
s65 of Leovy and Luzenbergs Revised
Laws and Ordinances Of the city of New
Orleans, 1870, creating the said main
trunk line.
Also the right of way of laying branch
line commencing as above, and from point
at the junction of Bourbon and Bagatelle
streets, coursing down History or Kerlerec
street to Bayou road, into Dorgenois -
to the Fair Grounds opposite the main en-
trance; thence up GENTLY road to Lapey-
rouse street; up Lapeyrouse street to Clai-
Maras Tor St. C1aude), down to Bagatelle;
up Bagatelle to Bourbon, and thence up to
the starting point of the main line.
All new tracks to be single, with the ex-
ception of the three switches or turn OTIS
heretofore recited.
SEC. 2. The privileges Of the right of way
for said contractors shall be for twenty.
five years the said railroad cars and fix
lures shall revert to the city at the expira-
ton of the contract, on = valuation to be
ascertained by two dikinterested persons,
one to be appointed by said contractors
and the other by the city; and in the event
of . disagreement as to said valuation be-
tween the parties thus appointed, third
party or umpire shall be appointed by one
Of the district courts; the decision thereby
had to be final.
Sec. 3. The rails to be used in the con-
struction of the roads to be of the same
pattern as those now in use by the City
Railroad Company.
SEC. 4. The cars to be of the most ap-
proved pattern, and to seat at least nine
persons on Na'ch side.
Sec. 5. The cars to run at intervals of not |
less than i've minutes from daylight until |
ten O'CLOCK p. H., and every fifteen minutes
u1tA midnight, and every ho1r after mid
night, each way.
Sec. s. The rate Of speed to be ct least |
six miles per hour, each car to have promi-
nent Light in front, bell On each horse Or