Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-19

New Orleans, or between Canal,
Rampant, Common and Marias
streets, in said city; provided, said
company shall not occupy the pri-
vate property Of individuals until
said company shall have acquire
the title thereto and provided, that
in the construction of said railroads.
through the city of New Orleans,
the said company shall not, in any
manner, obstruct, or impair the
drainage of the streets, along, upon
or across which the said part of said
railroad is hereby authorized to be
located; and that the said company
shall at all times, in the construc-
ton and maintenance of the said
part of said railroad, conform with
the levels and grades to be estab-
lished by the City Surveyor Of the
city of New Orleans, whose duty it
shall be to furnish such grades and
levels when required by said COM
pany; and whenever it requires or
finds it necessary to cover the chan
mel of any drain, the sides thereof
shall first be protected with bricks
or wood in q good and substantial
manner, and such covered channel
shall be kept in repair, open and
clear for the passage of water by
said company; and the said part of
said railroad shall be SO constructed
and maintained as not to unneces-
sarily impair the usefulness of any
street, or impede the traffic thereon.
To locate, construct and build, and
thereafter to own, manage, main
tain and use, by running thereon
it's 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 af st. Tammany to Pont-
chatoula, in such q course or rout
as may be deemed necessary by q
majority OF the directors of said
company, SO as to form a connec-
ton with the New Orleans, 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
and unite its railroads with any
other railroad heretofore or here
after constructed in the State of
Louisiana, at any point upon its
main route or branches, and upon
the ground of said railroad compa-
ny, with the necessary turnouts,
sidings, switches, and other con-
veniences, in furtherance of the OBJ
jects of it's connections: and every
railroad company in the State of
Louisiana whose railroad shall here
after intersected by the railroads Of
this company shall unite with it in
forming such connections and inter-
sections, and grant the facilities
aforesaid; and if the said railroad
company can not agree upon the
points and manner of such crossing,
intersection, and the division and
appOrtiOnment of the cost and ex-
pense of the same between said
companies, the same shall be ascer-
tanned and determined by commits
sioners appointed by court as here
matter provided in this act in re-
spect to acquiring title to real es-
tate.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the said New Orleans and
Northeastern Railroad Company be
and it is hereby authorized to lay
out it's said railroad and branches,
and to construct the same, not ex-
ceeding two hundred feet in width,
upon any lands belonging to the
State of Louisiana and to take, hold
and use, for the purpose of neces-
sary depots, stations, cuttings, tuln-
outs, and for obtaining materials for
the construction OF its said railroads,
any lands of the State of Louisiana
lying along or upon, or adjacent to
the route or course of said railroad
that may be necessary for the con-
struction, maintenance and security
of said railroads, provided, however,
that ony and all damages that may
he occasioned or that may arise to
any person, corporation or associa-
ton other than the State of Louis
lana, by the taking and using of fsuch
lands and materials for the use OF
said company. as aforesaid, shall
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