New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-29
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AN ACT

| $780, and the several acts amendatOry
thereof; also, to enable the said POntchar-
train Railroad Company to sell to Charles
Morgan, his heirs. successors and assigns,
that portion of said Pontchartrain rail
road, with its tracks, depOts, appurte-
nances and franchises, lying between
Girod street and Elysian Fields, and to
authorize said Charles Morgan to incor-
pOrate the same with the road now known
as Morgan's Louisiana and Texas railroad,
formerly known as the New Orleans,
Opelousas and Great Western railroad.
and for the purpose of providing cOntinu-
GUS and unbroken communication between
the same by ferry transportation.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the Pontchartrain Railroad Company
be and the same is hereby authorized and
empowered to sell to Charles Morgan. all
that portion of said railroad, with its main
and side tracks, its rails, turnouts, depots,
appurtenances and the franchises there
unto appertaining, such as they now exist,
being the portion of said road extending
from its former terminus at the intersection
of Elysian Fields and Peters or Levee
street, along the curbstones bordering the
levee to st. Philip street, thence in the CEN
tire of CLAY street to Toulouse street. thence
on the levee to the intersection of Canal
and Delta street. apd thence in the centre
of Delta street to the upper side Of GirOd
street, and to their present depots at the
head Of Girod and Lafayette streets, reserv-
ins only the rolling stock Said sale to be
for the sum of two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars (s25O,OOO), payable by said
purchaser on such terms aud conditions as
the parties may agree upon.
SEC. =. Be it further enacted, That said
Charles Morgan, should he become the
purchaser of said portion of the Pon:char-
train railroad described in the first section
of this act. be and he is hereby authorized
to maintain, manage and use the same by
carrying passengers and freight thereon
and for that purpose, by running thereon
cars with steam power of locomotion along
the said route, with the necessary turnOuts
along the said route, to and from the
freight and passenger depots as aforesaid
at the head of Girod and Lafayette streets,
and to the levee at the intersection of
Elysian Fields and Peters or Levee street,
and to unite and connect the same with
the railroad now known as Morgan's LOui
siana and Texas railroad, formerly known
as the New Orleans, Opelousas and
Great Western railroad, so as to run
the passenger and freight cars, or
either. of the last named railroad
over the portion of the POntchartrain rail
road purchased by said Charles Morgan, as
contemplated by this act, connecting the
same 10y ferrlage transportation over the
Mississippi river, SO as to maintain contin-
uous and unbroken transportation of said
railroad cars to and from said Morgan's
Louisiana and Texas railroad, over the por
ton of said POntchartrain railroad so pur
chased by said Morgan, and described in
the first section Of this act, up to the pas
senger and freight depots at the head of
GirOd and Lafayette streets.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That should
the said Charles Morgan become the pur-
chaser of said portion of said Pontcllartrain
railroad described in the first section of this
act and as contemplated therein, the said
Pontchartrain Railroad Company shall be
authorized to sell and transfer to the said
Charles Morgan, his heirs, assigns and sue
cessors, all the rights, privileges, servitudes,
and franchises now enjoyed by said Pontch-
artrain Railroad Company in reference to
said portion of said road so purchased by
him; and in consideration of the facilities
afforded for continuous and unbroken trans
portation of railroad cars over the Louis
lana and Texas railroad to the depots at
the head of Girod and Lafayette streets,
the said purchaser shall not be required to
maintain transportation for freight or pas
sengers over said portion of said railroad,
so purchased as aforesaid, to and from Lake
Pontchartrain.
SEC. T. Be it further enacted, That for the
purpose of affording unbroken communica-
ton between the extension of the POnt-
chartrain Railroad Company, hereinbefore
to, with Morgan's Louisiana and
Texas railroad, at the spaces designated in
this and the subsequent sections OF this
act, and to facilitate the speedy transporta-
ton of railroad cars and the ready and safe
delivery and receipt of freight, the said
Charles Morgan shall be au' horized to con-
struct, use and maintain such tracks, side
tracks, switches and turnOuts as may be
necessary, from the lower side of st. Philip
street to the upper side of Toulouse street,
connecting the same with the terryboats
and with the portion of the POntchartrain
purchased by him, as contem-
plated by this act and described in the first
section thereof
SEC. D. BE It further enacted, That for
the purpose OF facilitating said continuous
ana unbroken communication of railroad |
cars, and OF providing a place for the re.
ceipt and delivery of freight and passen- |
gers at the place designated, a space shall |
be set apart, not less than four hundred |
leet, fronting on the river, commencing at |
the upper line OF Marlgny street, and ex-
tending upward along the river and back to |
the street in front of the Port Market, to |
serve as landing exclusively for steam |
carrying the trains of railroad |
ears appertaining 20 said Morgan's Louisi. |
ana and Texas railroad, and the receipt and |
delivery of freight at said space, with the |
privilege of running tracks on the levee, so |
as to afford suitable convenience for run
ming the said cars from and on said ferry |
boats to railroad tracks terminating
at said ferry landing; and the said |
Charles Morgan is further authorized |
to construct on the Ievee, between the up |
per line of Barracks street and the upper line |
Of Marigny street railroad track or tracks. |
with suitable turnouts and sidings, and all |
necessary local machinery, to afford the
requisite convenience for transmission
and locomotion of the said railroad
ears and trains of cars from and |
IN the said ferry boats; and the
said track or tracks, sidings and turnouts, |
shall connect with and form part Of the
extension of the POntchartrain Railroad
company, hereinbefore referred to in the
irst section of this act; and the city of
New Orleans, through its legal Administra-
ors, shall be required to set apar: said
pace, hereinbefore referred to, and
pace, fronting on the Mississippi river, of