The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-20

| All work shall be executed under the direction
OF the City Survey or and completed to the salts
| faction OF the Administrator of Improvements.
| 30 It further ordained, etc., Ihat nothing u
this ordinance contained is intended or shall b.
| construed to compromise, settle, or in any man
ner determine or affect the various questions
now in controversy Or suit between the city o
New Orleans ard the said railroad company, anl
| neither party, so far as those questions are con
cerned, shall be benefited or preiudiced thereby
Mobile Railroad Company the right to con
struct q passenger depot ut the head o
Canal street.
Whereas, for the better accommodation of thu
business oil the steamboat landing at and neal
the head of Canal street. it is desirable that the
tracks of the New Orleans and Mobile Railroad
should be located further from the landing thar
now located, and constructed between Poydras
and Customhouse streets; and
Whereas, the location and construction of q
suitable depot by said railroad, bstween Cana
and Customhonse streets, is necessary for the
proper accommodation of the business OF said
road, as well as that of its patrons and their
comfort; and
localities has been made by committee of the
Board OF Administers ors and the City Surveyor,
ana map has been prepared, certified by the
City Surveyor, under date of -, 1875 ia
accordance with instructions Of said committee,
showing the location which should be made of
the tracks Of said road between Poydras and
ustomhouse streets; also, the location between
Canal and CustomhOuse streets, proposed for .
passenger depot of said railroad; therefore.
be it ordained by the Mavor and Board of
Administrators Of the city Of New Orleans, That
the map which has been prepared, and to which
reference is made in the foregoing preamble, be
and is hereby approved, and that duplicate copies
OF the same be prepared, which shall be certified
Dy the City Surveyor under date of March, 1873,
one OF which copies shall be filed in the Office Of
the City Surveyor, and the other delivered to the
trustees and receivers in possession of that part
OF the railroad of the New Orleans and Mobile
railroad Company in and between the cities Of
New Orleans and Mobile, for reference in con.
and that the locations for the tracks of the said
railroad at and between Poydras and Custom.
house streets, as shown upon said map, be and
are hereby approved.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, etc, That the
sad trustees and receivers, their assigns and
successors, be and are hereby authorized and
to construct, maintain and use, in the
same manner as they are now authorized to con-
struct, maintain and use other portions of their
ROAD, me tracks shown upon said map ut and be-
tween Poydras and Customhouse Streets and the
requisite right of way therefor, along and across
streets and grounds, is hereby granted to the
SAID trustees and IT ceivers, their assigns and
The road shall provide for the pass
age OF erays, by planking or paving to the full
width Of its right Of way, such portions Of said
tracks as are within the limits Of Poydras and
Customhouse streets, and maintain proper drain
age along the whole extent of their track where
t intersscts the streets within suid limits; and
urther, whenever any of the streets within said
boundaries are to be paved with block stone, or
other material, the said trustees and receivers,
heir assigns and successors, are hereby fully
bound to pay the cost of e-half of the street in
such paving in front of the space hereby granted
or leased 10 said company; provided, that when
The said tracks are constructed and in use the
present track OF the road between Poydras and
Customhouse streets shall be removed without
unnecessary delav, and that the right thereto
IS hereby abandoned by said company.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained. ETC.. That the
,ity of New Orleans will lease to said trustees
md receivers. their assigns and successors, the
square OF ground bounded, southerly by Canal
street, northerly by Customhouse, westerly by
line midway between the westerly track hereby
ocated for their road and the track of the Louis
ana and Texas railroad, and easterly by the line
II the street eastery of the Sugar Sheds, as pro.
onged to Canal street, as said square Of ground |
designated and laid down upon the map herein
before referred to and approved with the right of
way to said trustees and receivers, their assigns
md successors, to enclose and occupy said
square OF ground, or any part thereof, for the
passenger depot, uses and purposes OF their
Dad. The CITY of New Orleans will open and
maintain on the easterly side Of said square Of
my street opened upon said square of ground. |
Any building which the said trustees and re-
'eivers, their assigns and successors, shall erect
lpon said square OF ground shall be neat in de-
ign, and constructed with walls OF brick and |
With roof covered with slate, metal, or such ma
eral as 10 used within the fire limits Of the city;
he adoption of the plan OF said building to be |
pproved by the City Council. The lease of said
quare OF ground shall be made for the term OF
twenty-five years. with the privilege to said trus-
md
i three renewals, each for like term Of years.
The consideration to be paid to the city OF New
orleans for each year, at the close of such year,
hall be six per cent upon the valuation Of the
round; such valuation during the first term of |
twenty-five years is fixed at --- dollars.
" the expiration Of each term of the lease, if
he lease is TO be renewed, an appraisal of the |
round shall be made in such manner as shall be
nutually agreed upon, and the terms OF the new
base made in accordance Herewith.
The Mayor is hereby authorized and empower
d to execute the said lease for, and in behalf OF
he city OF New Orleans, when the provisions of
bis section of this ordinance is accepted by the
aid trustees and receivers, their assigns or sue.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That nothing in
his ordinance contained is intended or shall be
to compromise, settle or in any man
er determine or affect the various questions
ow IN controversy or suit between the city OF
ew Orleans and the said railroad company and
either party so far as those questions are con-
erned shall be benefited or pre- JUDGED thereby.
By Mr.. Brown and read twice
l. An ordinance providing for the payment of
le accounts therein named, beginning 'sNew Or
ans Bee," and amounting to sl613 so.
g. An ordinance providing for the payment Of
10 several accounts therein named for February
I'D March, 1878, beginning Geo. Ellis Il Bro"
i'd amounting to s2353 80.
Petitions and Communications.
From ~ property owners against permission
ling granted to P. A. Murray to raise the roof
I'd to extend his shop at No. l91 Magazine
rect. and ~ petition in favor of said permits
on being granted to P. A. Murray. Referred to
e Administrator of Police.
The following communication was read and re.
rred to the Administrator Of Police: .
OFFICE F1REMEN's CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION,
Sixth District,