New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-10

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DISTRICT or LCUDIANA.
m THD nArrRR OF KDwARD n HAafPsoE n
IL va the Canal Street, City Park md Lake
Railroad Company, bankrupt
Fe In BaakFuptcy-Ns. 1884.
THO THE HON. T. G BILLINGS. JUDGE OF THE
i District Court Of the United States for the
District of Louisiana, sittingsin bankruptcy--The
Rev Orleans. hereia sppesIing = the assisnse in
Park and Lake Railroad Conpany. bankrupt, re-
By !Ss ssnirups ana ssonsns 70 the
Aforesaid estate in baukruptcy, there 10 the follow
IN the Of 70 the parish o.
]. 4 cert.in sausre Of ground situated in the
New Orleaos, ds.ienstsd BY the No. s. on PIE"
Marcn e. 1875 bounded by Cu.to~ho % st; fas
300 rect front on each Of ssd CustomhOuse and Bien
vile streets end 2S7 feet front each Of ympis
and St. Patrick streets, with baidings etc., there
l. A certain portion Of ground, situated in the
secoSd District Of the city Of New Orleans, st. the
chartrain. said portion Of ground measuring,
nexed to an act before .. Magner. lats notary,
dated the sixteenth day Of January, 1855 ~ feet
inches lines front on Baycn ct. John, as feet
the third line and 348 feet on the fourth line, to-
g. ther With ali the buildings and improvements
wise
pertaiaine and known % the spanish Fort.
3. The railroad or tracks; I'll and nd, SINGULAR.
upon said compsny By The BY Of lev
atroota svanu. n of ctv. VIZ: Commanding
at the corner Of Basin and Canal streets and
thence down to Customhouse street out Custom
street to Bienvile street. down Bienvile street to
St. Patrick street. down st. Patrick street 70
chartrain, then along tie lake shore to the Span
ish Fort, thence returning along the labe shore
and up Benviile street to Basin street and thence
in neutral ground in Basin street to Canal street.
including the road beds OF main tracks ana
branches and all rghts and eppurl ensnees OF sai0
rsilrosd tracks. as well - rights of way thereto
attached, together With the stetone and buildings
pertaining and ali the franchises and sppurten.
ances Of said Caual Street, City Park ana Lake
Your petitioner further represents that the said
herenbefoTe described real estate IT, - appears OF
record. incumbered and charged with the follow
s fesa
Ths second Of said p,opsrties-
I. The drainage privilege. >xooo
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g. The city Of Rev Orleans Tor taxes, SlS0. and
against said railroad, etc.
4. Privils GO Of John Clark, 1881.
6. Contrsct and agreement Between said com.
pAuy and samuel johnson.
Prvisss Of Of %is% sH
9: PIivile ye Of ". g. Wilmot Co., eS7@
TO- Privilege o. John Cook. $40 So
IL. Privilege of John Cook, $l38.
Z. Mortgage IL f.yor Of the New Albany Rail
Mill Company, 49, 7 >.x .oo
- Nor gage ia favor Of WilliH% Henry Henry az
IS Privilege Of Frederick echubber. S6sS -.
Is Privilege of D. c. McCsn 1137s os.
H. ". b. Reynolds oso3 So.
Is. r ". Rogers, 6lOo2 10.
ls. Contract and agreement Of said company and
TO- Contract and agreement OF said company with
Daniel L. Stanton.
81, The privilege Of B. D. Wood q Brofner''
%. orr W. Rogers. s7se rs.
%. or HampsOn, Whitehill Co.. $500 30.
a. OF Lagan 4 Mackison, el504 gu.
IS OF. ". Adams. $500.
D. OF B. J. West els3 O6.
n. Mi. siseippi Ship. Timber, Lumber and Wood
Yard, &9l4 Is.
g; Misssissippi Ship, Timber, Lumber and Wood
Y. " ssS3 e. "a s,o,7 a.
30. The transcription of tho contract and agree
msnt between said company and s,muel Johnson
80 Privilege of n. Settler, $500.
80. OF William E. Uniacke, $3.50 "A.
q. Ofw. h. Applicable, e453 os.
IS. State taxes for 1874 e81
Sc. City taxes for 1875. Sl87 50.
81. General mortgage in favor of W. b. Reynolds,
80. Also one in favor of the city of New Orleans
80. one in favor of Fred Rosenfeld $40 q.
As more fully appears from the eItlficate Of the
ga"
And your petitioner further represents that it i.
impO ssible for him to determine the validity OF
said inc umbrances and the amount due the1eOn
that he can not ascertain the value OF said prop
tors holding SAID security ~ provided in tection
twenty OF the bankrupt act Of 1867 an. that it ia
property, and for the due, proper and speedy ad
minstration of said estate, and for the interest
of the creditors therein that said estate oe sold al
public auction. free and clear Of all membranes
that all said Judgments, mortgages, liens AND
privileges recorded against said property be can
celed and erased 80 that your petitioner can con
chaser thereof. reserv1ng te said persons named
above, and to all other persons all their rghts il
law to the proceeds of the sale of said property
| upon the distribution thereof.
Wherefore, your petitioner prays that be may
be ordered and authorized to cell said property
above described at public auction. free and clea
from all membranes. That all said judg ments
| mortgages. liens and privileges recorded agains
| said property be Cancelled and erased, 90 tina
| YOUR ne ,itiOner can convey clear and unincum
bered title to any purchaser hereof reser wing Il
card persons named in foregoing petition, ana z
ceeds of the sale of said property according t
their rank. And he prays for all other necessary
| orders. CHARLES g. hlCE, Attorney.
| On motion of Charles s. Rice, attorney of Jane
| A. Shakespeare. assignee, and upon suggesting =
the court that he has filed in this court the fore
going petition it 10 ordered that Miss Lizzie ReDy
1 the city Of New Orleans. the State of Louisiana
| John Clark, Joseph Downey. Samuel Johnson
l 0unernator l. Terry, William g. WilmOt Co
| William J. POltevant. John Cook. the New AlbaD.
Rail Mill Company, William Henry. FredericI
| Schubber, D. G. McCan, W. a. Reynolds, R:
Roger q, Daniel L. stanton, B. D. Wood Brothers
| Hampson, Whitehil Co., and Logan L. Mack
| son, and all other parties in interest, do sho'
| cause upon the nineteenth day OF December
| A. D. 1876, at IL A. NJ, before this cOurr, why tn
| said potion should not be granted, and said prol
| erty sold 80 prayed for, ana why all incumbrance
recorded against said property should not be car
| celed and erased. And it 10 further ordered tina
| notice of this petition and order be served upe
| said persons and all other persons, by serving
| cOpv thereof upon them, or their agent or alto
ney, or by publishing copy of said petition an
| order three times in he New Orleans Repu0lca
and the New Orleans Picayune, newspaper
| printed in New Orleans, the last publication to
made at least five DAYS before the day OF hearing
| Signed November 20 1876.
| EDWARD C. BILLINGS, Judge.
Clerks Office, New Orleans, November 70. 1876.
| del 1914 B. DRvONSHIRH. Deputy Clerk.
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITBl
| STATES.