Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-28
IoFFIcAL.l
OF CITY COUNCIL.
MAYORS OFFICE, CITY OF BATON ROUGE,
"Wednesday Nav % 1881

ana MeSSrS. ieCh, haiiSO3 DuSsoi,
McCabe. Wax and Steward--Council-
men.
The Mayor stated that he had called
the meeting together for the purpose of
considering an ordinance presented
through Mr.. Wheelock, President of
the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Com
p2ny.
The ordinance was then read by the
Secretary as follows and ordered pub
lished, and it was moved and seconded
that the Council in committee of the
whole examine the matter and report
at next regular meeting under the rules.
Unanimously adopted:
An ordinance leasing to the New Or
leans Pacific Railway Company, its sue
cessors and assigns, certain riparian
property IN the City of Baton Rouge,
and granting to said company its sue
! cessors and assigns the right to estab-
lish certain terminal facilities in said
city.
7 Whaeas, The New Orleans Pacific
Railway Company is building its branch
line to point IN the Parish of West
Baton Rouge opposite the City of Baton
Rouge, and tbs desirable in the interest
of the public that terminal facilities of
said Railway should be established in
this city, and transfer boat put In by
the company, now therefore for the
purpose of securing such terminal facil-
tiles in this city, .. sn
Section |, Be it ordained by the Coun-
Gil of the City of Baton Rouge:
That the City of Baton Rouge hereby
leases unto the New Orleans Pacific
Railway Company, its successors and
assigns, all those portions of land be-
longing to said city and situated as fol-
! lows: ae
/. The portion Of ground bounded by
Front, Convention and Boulevard Streets
and the Mississippi River, with all ri
parian rights and rights of accretion.
there and in front of said side streets.
2. The portion oflground bounded by
Front, Spain and France Streets and the
Mississippi River with all riparian rights
and nights Of 'accretiOh thereto nId in
front of said side streets.
This lease is made for the term of -
years and at the price of - dollars
per annum.
And permission is given to said COM
, pany, its successors and assigns, to i'm
prove said properties by building thereon
all needful stations, warehouses, ferry
facilities, wharves, piers, fences, tracks,
sheds, elevators and other structures as
may be necessary and convenient for the
transfer of cars, engines, passengers and
freight and in the transaction of any of
its business. No vessel shall occupy OF
| lie at such wharves without the consent
of the said lessees, and all vessels of
said lessees lying at or using said
wharves with their consent shall be ex-
empt from the payment oflevee or wharf
! dues to the city of Baton Roage.
A union depot is to be established on
the parcel of ground firstly above de-
scribed, and in case of the building of
any other line of railway from Baton
Rouge, such rail j. ~ shall have a right
to mae use Of ,yal nnion depot upon
paying such lessees fair compensation,
or making other equitable arrangements
to cover it's pro rata of rental and ex-
pense of improvement.
Section2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the said Railroad Company, its
successors and assigns, be and are here
by authorized to enclose any riparian
| property it or they may now own or
may hereafter acquire in the city Of Ba-
ton Rouge, and to erect and maintain
thereon all needful wharves, and other
structures such as those described in
section first hereof. No vessel shall lie
at or occupy such wharves without the
consent Of said Company or its assigns,
and all vessels of said Railway or YES
sells using said wharves with its consent,
shall be exempt from the payment of all
wharfage or levee dues to said City.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That in order to facilitate the purposes
of this ordinance, the said Railway Com
pany. its successors and assigns, are
hereby authorized to lay its tracks on
Front Street from Convention Street to
to the lower limits of the city, and in
any Of the cross streets leading from said
Front Street to the river, and to put in
such switches and sidings as may be
needful to operate any terminal facili-
ties.