New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-02
AN ACT

norate the Pontchartran Railroad Com
pany, approved on the twentieth January,
1880, and the several acts amendatory
thereof; also, to enable the said Pontchar-
train Railroad Company to sell to Chafles
Morgan, his heirs. successors and assigns,
that portion of SAID Pontchartraln 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 unbrolen 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
|
| on the leyee to the intersection OF Canal
and Delta street, and thence in the centre
| of Delta street to the upper side OF Glrod
street, and to their present depots at the
| head of Girod and Lafayette streets, reserv-
| ING only the rolling stock. Said sale to be
| for the sum of two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars 1880, o00), payable by said
purchaser on such terms and conditions as
| the parties may agree upon.
| Cue Ra trrt enacted.
| Charles Morgan, should he become tue
purchaser of said portion of the Pontchar-
train railroad described in the first section
of this act be and he is hereby authorized
to maintain, manage and use the same by
carving passengers and freight thereon,
and for that purpose, by running thereon
cars with steam power of lOcOmotlon 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 aid 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 Morgans 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 by ferriage transportation over the
Mississippi river, so as TO MAINTAIN contln-
uous and unbroken transportation OF said
railroad cars to and from said Morgan
Louisiana and Texas railroad, over the por-
ton of said Pontchartrain railroad so pnr-
chased bv 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 POntchartraln
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
artran Railroad Company in reference tt
said portion Of said road so purchased by
him; and in consideration of the facilities
afforded for continuous and unbroken trans
{ portati0n Of railroad cars over the Louis
lana and Texas railroad to the deDOts a
the head of Girod and Lafayette streets
} the said purchaser shall not be required t.
maintain transportation for freight or pas
sengers over said portion Of said railroad
so purchased as aforesaid, to and from Lax
: ! Pontchartrain.
SEC. 4. BE it further enacted, That for tn
purpose of atfording unbroken communica
} | ton between the extension of the POnt
, chartran Railroad Company, hereinbefor
referred to, with Morgan's Louisiana AM
l Texas railroad, at the spaces designated i
: this and the subsequent sections of thl
= act. and to facilitate the speedy transports
ton of railroad cars and the ready and SAT
delivery and receipt of freight the sal
G Charles Morgan shall be au horized to cor
| strllct, use and maintain such tracks, sid
tracks, switches and turnOuts as may b
q | necessary, from the lower side of st. Phil
r, street to the upper side of Toulouse stree
connecting the same with the ferryboat
q and with the portion of the Pontchartrai
q railroad purchased by him, as conten
plated by this act. and described in the trs
;. section thereof.
n SEC 5. Be it further enacted, That fC
the purpose of facilitating said continuou
y and un broken communication of railroa
! ears. and of providing place for the II
f ceipt and delivery of freight and passel
gers at the place designated, a space sha
be set apart, not less than TOUR hundre
feet. fronting on the river, commencing {
the upper line of Marigny street, and e,
y tending upward along the river and back
a the street in front of the Port Market,
~ serve as a landing exclusively Tor steal
ferry-boats carrying the trains OF rallroa
IS cars appertaining to said Morgan's Louis III
II ana and Texas railroad, and the receipt an
delivery of freight at said space, with til
privilege of running tracks on the levee,
d as to afford suitable convenience Tor ru
1r ming the said cars from and on said terr
i boats to railroad tracks terminatlI
IL at said ferry landing; and the sal
d. Charles Morgan is further authorize
y. to construct on the levee, between the u
|, per line of Barracks street and the upper III
IS OF Marigny street railroad track or track
with suitable turnouts and sidings. and a
II necessary local machinery, to afford Il
:" requisite convenience for transmissiG
le and locomotion of the said railroa
cars and trains of cars from an
on the said ferry boats; and Il
said track or tracks, sidings and turnout
W W shall connect with and form a part of I'll
~ extension Of the Pontchartrain Railroa
u Company, hereinbefore referred to in tt
IS first section of this act; and the city
New Orleans, through it's legal Administr
tors, shall be required to set apar: ga
space, hereinbefore referred to, and
space, fronting on the Mississippi river,