New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-12
CITY ORDINANCEs---oFFICIAL.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
HAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS, I
City Hall, April9 1873. )

mo. Observation-Disclosures series.l
An ordinance To- amend and re-enact section
.even of ordinance No. l468, Admlnlstra'
zion eeries entitled an ordinance concern.
ing the Magazine street railroad, and
granting the owners of said road the r'ght
and privilege OF extension, maintenance
and use of it's railroad on Magazine, from
Joseph to Lower Line street, In the city
of New Orleans. and also concerning the
Magazine street railroad, and granting
the owners of said road the night and
privilege of extension, maintenance and
nae of its railroad from the intersection of
said Magazine street with Broadway.
down Broadway 10 the intersection OF
Felicia street, mp Felicia street TO the IN
..ersection of Lower Line street, and up
Ynwer Line street to the intersection OF
said street with Macarty street. III the
city of Carrollton.
SECTION |. Be it ordained, That secton
M 7, of ordinance No. l46S, Admins
,rot;an series. be and The same is hereby
amended and re enacted so as TO READ alter
the word provided" as follows: That
one-third of said extension in length shall
shall be COMPLETED by the first OF October,
1873, and the whole by the first OF Septem-
Der, 1874, otherwise, and in either case, the
privilege herein granted 10 be null and
void"
SEC. Q. Be it further ordained, That per
mission be and the samr Is hereby granted
10 the owners of the aforesaid Magazine
Street Railroad to lay a double-track rail
road, with the necessary turnOuts, switches
and turn- tables from the intersection OF
MAGAZINE street and Broadway, down
Broadway to the intersection OF feilca
street up Felicia street To the intersection
OF Lower Line street, mp Lower Line street
70 the intersection of MacarIy street in the
city of Carrollton, upon the following terms
and conditions:
ARTICLE 7.
That the rails used shall be Of suitable
pattern, similar 70 those now IN use by
other city railroads. The timber used shall
be of the best quality of swamp cypress or
upland yellow pine. tree from sap, and OF
such dimensions as may be designated by
the City Surveyor.
ARTICLE II.
That the cars shall be well adapted to
tho purpose intended and of like construc-
ton with first class cars used upon the city
railroads. in other large cities ia the United
StsteSS
ARTICLE III.
That the lines and levels for the road
shall be fixed by the City Surveyor, and
its material and construction shall be sub
iect TO the approval of the City Surveyor
and Administrator of Improvements.
ARTICLE ".
That the rate OF fare for the whole dis
tance OF the road shall not exceed hve
cent for each passenger, and the cars shall
not be run at q speed exceeding six miles
per hour
ARTICLE V.
That the cars, mules, machinery fixtures
and the property of the company shall be
Il tINv1 in
ner and form az other taxable property in
the city is assessed.
ARTICLE W.
That at the expiration of said grant of
right of way the city of New Orleans shall
have the right to purchase and take the
road, rolling stock, equipments, machinery,
depots, fixtures, tho property and effects,
mules and horses, and all rights. grants,
franchises and privileges appertainng to
the company and it's said road at a valuea.
ton to be fixed by two disinterested por.
sons. one to be appointed by the Mayor of
the CITY. and the other by said grantees or
their assigns In the event that said two
appraisers shall not agree, then another
shall be selected by them, whose decision
as umpire shall be final; and in the event of
a failure thus to appoint an umpire, the
valuation shall be determined by one OF
the district courts of New Orleans having
jurisdiction over the matter, with right OF
appeal to the Supreme Court of the State.
ARTICLE VII.
That the streets, from curb to curb,
through which said grant extends, as well
"a the bridges thereon, shall be at all times
kept in good running order and condition
during the entire term of this privilege by
the owners of the road.
ARTICLEAyHI.
That in order to provide for the accom-.
mediation of the people of the Sixth Dis
triot, it shall be the duty of the said
grantees, upon the completion of said rail.
road to run their passenger cars at inter
walls of not less than thirty minutes. from
"A NJ until twelve O'Clock at night.