The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-08
Reports Of Committees.


steam engine at No 227 Decatur street
The following report was read and the ne
companying ordinance laid over
Cry HALL, New Orleans. May 7. 1873.
To the City Council:
Your committee to whom was referred an
ordinance relative to the Canal Street, City
Park and Lake Railroad Company, and OK
tending the time for completing the same,
have the honor to submit the accompanying
as substitute for the same, and respectfully
urge your favorable consideration
Respectfully. your oheeii"nt servants,
JOHN MCCARTNEY. Chairman.
CHAs. GAvANAG,
Administrators Of Commerce..
J. G. DENIS
Administrator of Finance.
An ordinance granting the right for n railroad
from the neutral ground on Basin street,
at the junction with Canal street In the
Second District Of the city Of New Or
leans to Lake Pontchartrain with priv
ilege Of extendi ng the same along said
lake shore.
BE it ordained That the right Of way be
and is hereby granted to the Canal Street,
City Park and Lake Railroad Company to lay
n single or double track passenger and freight
railroad through the following named streets.
to wit.
Commencing ut the neutral ground on
Basin street. Second District at It's intersec-
neutral ground to Bienvile street; thence in
and along BienviIle street to st. Patrick
street, thence in and along st. Patrick street
to the west bank of Orleans canal, thence
canal to May street, near the lake shore;
thence In May street to Genots street, thence
in Genois street to the Bayou ST. John, re-
turning In the same street to the west bank
of Orleans canal thence along said bank. on
the west side of Orleans street, to the inter
uppfipp with RerpoIGftp street and Mrtairia
Road; thence along Bernadotte street to its
intersection with Benville street to Claiborne
street; thence in neutral ground to Custom
house street, thence in and along Custom
house street to the neutral ground on Basin
street. thence to the starting point at Canal
street
That the rights and privileges be and are
hereby granted for the term OF twent y-fiye
years from the date of the passage OF this
ordinance, upon the following conditions:
ARTICLE 1.
The rails used in the construction Of said
road shall be of the r rail pattern, and to
weigh at least twenty pounds to the yard,
and to be laid on crossties; prorided, howerer,
that the rail will be laid in such q manner TO
allow a free passage OF vehicles along and
across the rail- from Basin to Broad street,
and on every street Of the route, whenever
the street shall be graded by the city au-
thorities
ARTICLE TT.
The lines AMI levels Of the road to be loca-
ted and marked by the City Surveyor, APP
proved by the Council; the lumber and mate
rails used in the construction OF said road
and bridges 70 be approved by, and the road
to be constructed under the supervision OF
the Administrator of Improvements and the
City Surveyor; and that should it ever be
deemed necessary to lower or change the
grade Of any part of said railroad, the same
shall be done at the expense Of the company
ARTICLE III.
The company may use either the Rening-
ton car and engine, Lanm's thermo-specfit
engine or such other as may be approved by
the Council, or horse or mule power.
ARTICLE ".
The rate OF fare from Canal street to the
City Park, or for any intermediate distance
shall not exceed five cents for each passenger
and from the City Park to the lake, New
canal or Milneburg, or for any intermediate
distance the fare shall not exceed five cents
| for each passenger The same rates for re-
turning. The fare on the lake shore leyet