New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-17

to Dryades street, subject to the c0nditiOIs
and penalties for running on saio trunh
road, and returning to the point OF depart
ure along said trunk, and connecting at the
intersection of Dryades street with a double
track road running along said Dryades
street to Triton walk, along Triton walk on
| the neutral ground along the New Basin to
| Locust street in front of the Keller mar
ket; thence continuing the route along To-
Gust street to Harmony, to the lower line OF
| Carrollton, all according to plans to be cub
| mitted to and approved by the City sur
| granted and to be accepted by the said >.
| ii. Keller and his associates upon the fol-
lowing terms and conditions:
| ARTICLE
| That the rails used shall be of pattern
| similar to those now in use by other city
railroads The timber used shall be OF the
best quality, free from sap, and OF such a.
mensions as may be designated by the City
Surveyor.
| ARTICLE II.
| That the cars shall be of like cOnstruc-
| ton with first class cars as used upon other
| city railroads, carrying at night col0red
lights different from those already USED ~
| the present street cars, to be easily dlstln-
guished at night time, and the cars to be
painted color different from any in use
this day.
| ARTICLE III.
| That the lines and levels for the road
shall be fixed by the City Surveyor, and It's
| material and construction shall be subject
| to the approval of the City Surveyor and
| Administrator of improvements.
! ARTICLE Nv.
That the said railroad may be completed
| in two sections. The first section to COM
prise that part commencing from the com,
mon starting point on Canal street. front OF
the iron house near the river, along Dryades
street to Triton walk, along Triton walk s; on -
! the neutral ground, along the upper SIDE
| of the New Basin or Florida landing,
continuing along Locust street to where
| Harmony street intersects; and this first sec
ton must be completed and opened for
public use on or before the first day OF Jan
uary, 1874.
The second section to comprise that part
of the road commencing where Harmony
| street intersects Locust street, along LOcust
street to the lower line Of CarrOlltOn. And
this second section must be completed and
opened for public use on or before the first
OF January, 1873.
ARTICLE v.
That the rate of fare for the whole and
intermediate distance for each section
shall not exceed five cents for each
| passenger between the hours of 5 A. Nj. till
il P. NJ, and after ii P. NJ. till
A. NJ. the fare must not exceed ten cents.
The cars upon said road shall be run
at such intervals as may be required to &C
cOmmOdate passengers who may desire To
travel thereon. Such intervals to be not more
than thirty minutes each way from be
tween 5 A. NJ. and IL p. NJ, and not more
than one hour each way between IL p. M
and A. NJ. The cars to be provided with
lights, as appointed in article two, and sub
ject to the same police regulations as other
city railroads, and the cars shall not be run
at a speed exceeding six miles an hour.
ARTICLE vi.
The contractor shall pay annually into
the city treasury, upon the assessed value
| of said roads and fixtures, the annual tax
levied upon real estate. and the value OF
! said roads and fixtures shall be assessed by
the usual mode of assessment.
ARTICLE VII.
The term of Thirty years is to be com
| puted as commencing at the day OF com
pletion of the first section.
ARTICLE VIII.
That the said grantee shall agree to all
the provisions of this ordinance within sixty
DAYS after its passage, by act before any
competent notary public, or, failing therein
this ordinance to be null and void but
nothing in the provisions of this ordinance
shall be construed into an obligation on the
part of said grantees to repair said streets
until the completion of said railroad.
ARTICLE IN.
The streets through which said grant ex
| tends as well as the bridges thereon. being
already prepared and made in good order
by the city, shall be kept in the same good
order during the term Of this privilege.
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
| NAV issue a written notice TO them at theil
domicie requiring said repairs to be done
and if the said work is not begun within
forty eight hours from the service of said
notice. then said Administrator may cause
said work to be done at the charge and risk
of said grantees. who shall be liable for al
costs and expenses which <may be incurred
in executing said repairs, and shall REIN
burse the same to the city on demand.
ARTICLE XII
The said j. H. Keller. his associates anG
their assigns and successors, shall have the
right of employing and using any motive
adopted by other roads or found practica
BILE, subject to the police regulations Of the
city.
| ARTICLE XII.
That the city Of New Orleans reserves thu
right to lay gas and water pipes in thu
streets named as the route of this railroad
and the said city, in executing said work
shall use as much of said streets as may b,
necessary without becoming liable fO- dam
ages to said Keller and his associates
and the city of New Orleans shall no
| no hall in1. 10 Tow 20 4 :,
any controversy between owners of prop
erty along the route of said road and tn
said grantee and his assigns and successor
which may arise from any dispute or litiga
ton between said parties.
ARTICLE XIII.
Upon the acceptance of this ordinance b,
act before the City Notary, as prescribed il
article eight. then the same shall have al
the force of a valid contract between tn
grantee and his assigns and successors
and the city Of New Orleans.
Read twice and laid over.
BY Mr. Remick:
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
| January It, 1872.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
l return herewith the petition of Levi
johnson, who asks permission to erect
steam engine in his machine shop ant
foundry, at the fOet of Julia street. opposite
the New Orleans, Mobile and Chatanoog;
Railroad Company depot, and respectful,
offer the following resolution:
+. c. REMICK. Administrator.
Resolred, BY the City Council of New
Orleans, That permission be and is hereb,
given to Lewis johnson to erect ant
operate steam engine in his foundry ant
machine shop, on square No. II, bounded
by Delta, Water, Julia and Notre DAM