Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-11-26
Estimated Expe..I isares.

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n,uHng fbna..t ................ 10000
cua.,tee. :. 5000
sohtingent Expenses ..."."."....... 10000
| otrtcA ana Landings .,.s.... ''''....,. HCDO n
flre Department regular appropriation G7JO
Independence Fro I, o. No. for Bell. 80. 1000
oaaariea' .'"'..'........'s.... 5000
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n communication from Col. A. s. Heron. 4,
torncy for the New Orleans, Red River nm
Texas Railroad Company was read. asli,p ,b
appointment Of q COMMITTEES by the Council b
confer with n Committee representing the road.
Oh mutton, the communication waa received
and 1t was moved and eccondcd that u Commit
tee OF Three With the Mayor added, be appo,p,
ed IN compliance WITH request of Col. Heron
Adopted
hlcssrs. Gtmler, Duggan and Burke w,.ro An
pointed on the Committee
Inc COMMITTEE appointed to confer With Oh,
representatives. Of the Baton Rouge Street Rail
road Company presented draft of IA ordinance
which was read aud acted upon section by sec
ton, as follows
AN ORDINANCE
| TRAINING 10 Tho Batou Rouge Street Rnirood
| Company the right OF way for y Street Rail
road on rertain streets Of the City of Baton
| Rouge.
J. Bn IL ordained by the Mayor and CITY Coun
| cli OF tho City Of Baton Rouge That for mud IN
consideration of tho sum of one dollar. IN United
Suites currency. 10 BIZ Immediately paid into the
| wy Treasury, there be-, and IL hereby granted
10 inc Baton Rouge Street Railroad Company.
| m uln .,kI ,.,t,.
and laying single or doublctracl Railroad
with all necessary turnout ioi the term o. TWEEN.
| TYNE years, on the following strccts Main
| Laurel. Florida, Convention, Boulevard and
| Govornmont, from Frent Street TO CITY limi ,
ihird from North to boulevard ST. Ferdipnnd
| from boulevard to city limns Church from
North TO boulevard Dufroc1, from North to
Government. w
= ! he stSlo OF car used4o he tho same M now
IN nso III the Guy ~ New Orleans, unless some
improved anu advantageous pattern liz intro
duced.
J, The fare for any distance shall not exceed
ten no cts.l cent'dor any one person between
tho h0nrs oi A. Nj. 10 K y. ~, aud not To tx
coed twenty-five t25 cts cents Mt nuy time
These Limitations Of rates to bo permitted during
the period Of five years, after which tims they
are ~ be- reduced Onc.hnlf
g. Ihecars shall be drawn BY mules or loraes,
B. All cars that may 10 run on said Railroad
between sunset and daybrcak shall he provided
with good and ample headlight, placed In
conspicuous position IN and on aaid cara, and
Tor the violation of this OF any ordinance. that
may De hereafter enacted in accordance with tho
provisions OF this ordinance on thr . 1T of nm,
oiccr or employee, the said Company slall b.
liable to all damages arising theretrou
6. Tue snid Railrond cars, fixtures ard other
appurtcnances shall revert to the city of Baton
Rouge ut any time sfter twenty .nye years thr
term that this privilege is granted on wilma
ton to be- asccrtained by two lisntcfSat,d ppr.
sons one TO be appointed by the Railroad Com
pany and the other by tho city. md in the event
ol y disagreement ~ to said valuation lrtwpe
s'lu pc sons thIrd party or umpire slall by
appointed by the District Court t6s dpcision
Thereby had TO be final. Provided that the city
OF Baton Rouge * willing TO assume the Owner,
amp or control OF the same else HE rights and
privileges granted in tins ordinance shall be
extended until such time ~ Tho city is willing
on the Said terms, 70 as-,Imo such ownership or
control
l. The track Of said Railroad shall be laid and
Eevt on The grade even With the surlac. ot the
streets M algpu.e rs they now are or ~ they
may ~ tom Sinc TO time a.3ng Wllch said Rail ,
road may pass, aud shall be 40 constructed that
the flow OF water in the lateral and cross CUTTERS
sbnl' ne free and the drnina . in every particular
complete, and shall be- constructed in such n |
manner m not TO prevent the crossing Of the
streets and avenues by teams and wagons Mt |
any point with perfect safety snd capo. The
center lines of such tracks shnll ~ near M may
be-, coincide with the center line Of tho street or
highway over or along which the snmr NAV
pass unless otherwise directed by the CITY on. |
gineer Provided, that in the sycnt Oi any diff |
terenco between the city engineer and said Rail.
ROAD company m to the proper place for the loca
ton OF such road.bed the same sbnll be deter |
mined by resolution of the Council.
(. The work ON the Baton Rouge Street Rail. |
ROAD shaii begin within one year after the pro. |
ln'ugation OF tins ordinance nud completed within |
three years from said PRONUNCIATION u such !
streets named in the above Us are selected by |
the Company.
y. The Company shall lose all rights or priv. |
legeS granted tndor the provisions Of this orii |
nance on any or all streets on whirh said Street
hWlroad has not been completed within the snid \
period Of three years.
10. tits understood that the rights and pryi
ieges hereinbefore granted the SAID Street Rail |
road Company, shall not b. construed A. tfbor |
RUG tho City Council from granting the right Of |
way or other privilege to any Railroad COMPANY
operating railroad to or from this city, provf
ded, such grants shall not interfere with tho
operations Of said Street Railroad.
IL. The rails and trucks of said Company shall
Si'ui wv htpl ~ constant good repair. and said |
Company shall keep the space between tho rais
anu alto the spa"e of twelve IN inches on the
ogt1ide OF every rail IN good repair to the Level
OF the top OF the rails, 80 that persons or vehi.
cleS crossing OF travelling over or alopo III.
sttccls. avenues or highways upon or along
which such rails may be laid, shall in nowi3e be
hindcrcd orobstructcd by said rails.
~ A Il rolling stock, live stock. repni, .b,pa
md tho business Office OF said Company shall be
Kept in Baton Rouge, AMI all meetings for the
TRANSACTION OF business pertaining to the affairs
OF said Company BY its officers shall be held in
Baton Rouge.
~ Tho city of Baton Rourr reserves tbs
right to take up tho track or tracks and remove
tho ralis OF said Company when necessary to1
effect public improvements, the taking up and
reiaylng OF such track and placing the road bed
III proper condition to be- done ut the expcns., of
tho city OF Baton Rouge and without any nm.
necessary delay; also the same right Il reserved
for any private corporation OF individual now
granted or that may be- granted the right to such
streets or avenues. Provided, that II said Com.
pany shall fail refuse or neglect TO make the
repairs on the streets provided for By this orli
nance. then this city may make such repsirs at
the expense of said Company.
IL. The cars of said Railroad sh all Mt MI times
be entitled TO the track. and the driver of every
vehicle upon the track or by the side thereof
ahaiI turn such vehicle out when ANY car comes
up 40 as To leave the track unobsir,cted for the.
passage Of such street car Provided that
steam IRE engines or other hrr apparatus, going
To and from fires shall have the risbt of way
over all the lines ct said Company whenever th.,
condition Of the street shsll be- snrh that said ],
engines and apparatus cannot otherwise make
1 IN nsHV NnN.. Yl..x, . .