New Orleans Republican., 1875-09-08
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY sEpTEMBER s. 1876
; By Mr.. Landry, for the committee of the
whole, and read twice:

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whole, and read twice:
An ordinance granting the right of way ant
| other privileges to the Crescent City Rail
| road Company to extend their tracks from
thelf present terminus at Joseph street
70 the intersection Of Levee and Jefferson
streets, in the Seventh District of this
| city, formerly Carrollton.
SECTION |. Be it ordained by the Ci5y
Council OF New Orleane, That the right OF
way be and is hereby granted to the Cres
cent City Railroad Company to Law a sin gle
or double track through the following
streets, viz: From Joseph street up Tchoupi.
.oaias or New Levee 10 Henry Clay
avenue. ont Henry Clay avenue to
Magazine street, up Magazine stree
across the Foucher or Park property to
Foucher street, up Foucher street to Broad
way, out broadway to Oliver street, up
Oiver street to Levee, thence up Levee
street to its intersection with jefferson
street, in the Seventh District or Carroll
Ion, the rout, from the Intersection of
Elizabeth street and Broadway, around
through Oliver street, to its intersection
with Levee street shall be single ira 81,
and single track also from the same first
aforementioned intersection up Elizabeth
street throught LeyCc street to it's int orsec-
tlon with Millaudo and Oliver: the route
through the City Park or Foucher property
10 SAoht7u tuhl tu6 lark Gone
missioners relinquish the right of way and
1t is understood that the city shall not be
required to appropriate the same, or enter
idto any obligations whatsoever to guaraI-
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.
10 provided, then the company shall be al.
lowed to locate their route up Tchoupi-
fnuIa9 Naw
Henry Clay avenue to Broadway, and
thence by the route previously des-
lgnated: provided, however, that apv
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 il.
then the railroad company may be COM
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 go elect, it shall have tho right
to lay single track, with suitable turn
outs, in lieu of a double track, from Joseph
street to the terminus before mentioned in
the Seventh District, or Carrollton.
SEC. =. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the Crescent City Railroad Company shall
be allowed to use q 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
terminus at Canal street; the dummies to be
used shall be fire less engine.
1t is understood that in case the running
of dummies from Jackson to Canal street,
as 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
isfactory investigation, to be detrimental to
the public interests, and after due notitica-
tlon to the Crescent City Railroad Com
pany.
SEC. B. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the work on the extension of the railroad,
as herein contemplated, shall be commenced
by the first day of January, 1876, and shall
be finished for the accommodation of the
travelling public on or before the first day
of October, 1877.
and levels of the road, subject to the ratih.
cation Of the City Council, and shall give in
his specifications full directions how the
work is to be done, and the kind of mate
rial to be used
The entire construction of the road shall
be supervised by the Administrator of I'm
provements and said surveyor until the
work is fully completed, and the work shall
be done in accordance with said specifca
tiOns.
Sec. 4 Be it further ordained, etc, That
the rate of speed of the dummies shall not
exceed eight miles per hour between Jack
son street and the upper terminus at Car
rollton. and shall not exceed five miles per
hour between jackson street and the lower
terminus at Canal street. Each dummy
shall he supplied with suitable bell,
which must be rung before approaching all
crossings of streets ON the route from jack
son to Canal street, and also at anv other
points between jackson street and the up-
per terminus at Carrollton where the Mayor
of the city. may direct, the Council reserving
the rig ht to modify the rate of speed il
deemed necessary.
SEC. ). Be it further ordained, etc, That
the rails used IN the construction of the
road shall be Of the latest and most ap-
proved pattern, and such as shall be ap-
proved by the City Council.
In the construction of the road bed the
railroad company shall follow the direc.
lions of the City Surveyor and the Admin.
ieorhbor VI improvements III regard 10 tne
number of squares where work shall be
conducted at one time; also, that the cross
ings OF other railroads shall not be inter
rupted during the construction of his road,
and that the streets shall be placed and
kept in order for passing vehicles as far as
practicable as the work proceeus.
SEC. 6, Be it further ordained, etc., That
the streets thl ough which the road will be
built shall be kept in repair from curb to
purh dur1np fha u af ha far
embraced in this charter at the expense of
said Crescent City Railroad Company. The
bridges on the streets between Louisiana a
avenue ano Canal street shall be kept in
repair by the city of New Orleans and all
bridges between Louisiana avenue and
Carrollton shall be kept in repair by the
said railroad company; and in case OF their
failure to perform such obligations after
due notification by the Department of I'm
the city at the expense of said railroad
and the amount SO expended by
the city to be recoverable before any court
of compe t snt Jurisdiction.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained, etc., That
nothing in this ordinance or in the grant of
right of way, or other rights, or in the no.
tarial act made in pursuance of this Ordi-
nance, shall be construed as binding the
city of New Orleans, or making the said
city, directly or indirectly, or ia warranty
for any claims of citizens or corporations on
account of said ordinance, grant or notarial
act, or any claims for infringement of rights
or damages to persons or property caused
by the grantees or in any way resulting
from the construction and operation of said
railroad by the said grantees, nor for any
claims for damages, losses or injuries sus-
tanned by the said granteetor their sncces-
sors or assigns, in case they should be de-
nrivad of thair a.. has int arfn x..l