New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-17
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall. September 10, 1875.
administration Series.

No. 32i3-Administration Series.1
An ordinance granting the right of way and
other privileges to the Crescent CITY Rail.
road Company to extend their tracks from
their present terminus at Joseph street
to the intersection of Levee and Jefferson
streets, in the Seventh District of this
city, formerly Carrollton.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the CITY
Council OF New Orleans, That the right Of
way be and is hereby granted to the Ores.
cent City Railroad Company to lay single
or double track through the following
streets, viz; From Joseph street up Tchoupi.
avenue. out Henry Clay avenue to
Magazine street, up Magazine street
across the Foucher or Park property to
Foucher street, up Foucher street to Broad
way, out Broadway to Oliver street, up
Oliver street to Levee, thence up Levee
street to its intersection with Jefferson
street, in the Seventh District or Carroll
ton; the route from the intersection of
Elizabeth street and Broadway, around
through Oliver street, to it's intersection
with Levee street shall be single track,
and single track also from the same first
aforementioned intersection up Elizabeth
street drought Levee street to its intersec-
ton with Millaudon and Oliver; the route
through the City Park or Foucher property
is granted conditionally that the Park Com
missioners relinquish the right of way. and
it is understood that the city shall not be
required to appropriate the same, or enter
into any obligations whatsoever to guaran-
tee the route through said park.
In case the railroad company can not
make the necessary arrangements to obtain
the right OF way through said park, as here
in provided, then the company shall be al
lowed to locate their route up Tchoupi-
toulas or New Levee street, from
Henry Clay avenue to Broadway, and
thence. by the route previously des-
ignated provided, however, that any
grant hereby made for the right of way
does not and shall not come in conflict with
any grant previously made to any other
railroad company which may now be in
force.
If before the expiration of the charter,
as herein provided, the purposes of the
steamboat and shipping commerce in the
Sixth and Seventh Districts demand it,
PEELED by an ordinance of the City Council
to change their track or tracks, at the ex-
pense OF the said company, to meet the new
requirements of said commerce.
In case the Crescent City Railroad Com
pany shall so elect it shall have the right
to lay a single track, with suitable turn
outs, in lieu of double track, from Joseph
street to the terminus before mentioned in
the Seventh District, or Carrollton.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.. That
the Crescent City Railroad Company shall
be allowed to use a new motive power,
known as dummies, for their regular traffic
between jackson street and the upper ter
minus at Carrollton, and on Sundays also
between jackson street and the lower
at Canal street; the dummies to be
used shall be fireless engine
1t is understood that in case the running
Of dummies from jackson to Canal street,
rs herein allowed, proves to be not objection
able, then the Council will grant the right
to use them over that route on holidays and
during the summer months. But the Coun-
Gil specially reserves the right to revoke
the privilege of running said dummies be-
tween jackson and Canal streets even on
Sundays, if it should be deemed, after sat