The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-11-14
Nd. l6I.

dc J. tDtCttu DN Tic ItilCo july Ill regular
session convened
LIST. That the President of the Police jury
be. and he is hereby authorized anl directed
to sell the lease of the Ferries in the Parish of
Lafourchc. giving 30 days public notice Of the
same. on the frat Saturday in the month of
December, 1885, to the highest responsible
bidder.
2nd. That the lease Of the Ferries shall ex
tend from the first day of January. 1886. TO
the 3tst day of December. 1887. inclusive.
3rd. The location OF the ferries shall be as
follows:
LIST. One at or near Angeles store about
! miles ahove ThibOtiux.
2nd. One at o. near st. Johns Chanel
about 4 miles above Thibodaux
Bird. One at or near St. Charles Chapel
about six miles below ThibOlauX.
4th. One at or near Raceland.
9Th. One at Lockport.
9th. One at or near the Chapel OF Metre
Dame de st. Rosairc at Haran.'s Canal.
4th The price of adjudication shall be is
follows One eighth of the price shall be
payable in cash, on the day of sale. One
eighth shall de PAYABLE on the first dav of
the months of April, July and October. 1856,
and on the first days OF january. April. yn'y
and October. 1927 to be represented by notes
made payable on those respective dates. sign
ed by the purchaser. and good security to be
approved by the President of the Police
Jury.
5th. Each purchaser shall give bonds in
the SIMS of S250.00 binding the keeper to
keep thu Ferry, at all times, in good order.
and faithfully perform all the duties incum-
bent on him as u public Ferry keeper. reeov
cradle before any Court OF competent juris-
dictiun.
9TH Each Ferry-kreDer, will BE- required
at all seasons of the year to maintain IL good
road or ramp. to enable persons and ear
riages to get on and off the ferry with ease
,ur4 ,nfa% ,,.l,.n o,1%, - SDS m e.. -
infraction recoverable before any Court of
competent jurisdiction
9TH. No purchaser will have the right to
remove his ferry without pcrlnis sion Of the
Police Jury, under u penalty of TWENTY-FIVE
dollars, recoverable before ANY Court of com
pctent jurisdiction.
Sth. All terry-kcrpers shall cross all chill
dren going to aud returning from school, eth
er public OF private. free of charg..
9th. The following fees shall be charged
on all ferries:
Eaca foot passenger. with privilege of return
free same day. scents.
Each horse and rider. for each crossing,5 :.
=" buggy with diver, for
each crossing. 10 "
" buggy and 2 horses. each cross
ing. 25
" carriage with . horses, for each
crossing, 80 Z"
F." , mule cart, for each crossing. 30
= I "tStu. vi each tToSSiIH ~
" and every loose animal. for each
crossing, 81 f"
From : o'clock z. NJ. until ) o'clock A. NJ.
between Oct. l anil March 81.
From 8 o'clock P. NJ. until 4 o'sIoek A. NJ.
between April l and September 30, the ferry
man may demand double the above fees.
10th. Each ferry keeper shall keep u list
of these tolls posted on a conspicuous part of
his boat. or on a bulletin board placed con
spicuously near the ferry-landiDg.
llth. The purchaser OF the Ferry at Lock.
sort shall be required to locate the Ferry ut
the head Of Barataria street.
Adopted ut session of Police Jury of the
Parish of Lafourche held on the 9Th day of
October A. D.. 1885,.
N.coULoN,
President.
P. F.. LEBLANC. Clerk.
a report was received from the special
committee appointed Yesterday t. exlmiue
the Records of the office OF Clerk of Conrt
etc it is as follows:
Thibodaux. October 9Th. 1885.
To the Police Jury OF the Parish of La
fOurche:
Gentlemen Your special committee ap-
pointed ut your session of yesterday to ex-
anime the records in both branches of file
clerks office beg to report that they arc un-
able to complete this work in so short a time:
hence. Your COMMITTEES respectfully ask for
ur~therstlme,-say until your next regular
meeting.
Your committee have. however. careful liz
examined the nine first record Books Of the
Parish and find them to he in a very bad con
dltion and requiring immediate attention.
hey. therefore. recommend the recopyin"
OF the lst record book. Said book contains
363 pages and your committee estimate cost
of recGpying, including tho double indexiny
of same to be about 800, aud from informa,
ton taken the binding of the 8 other books
would cost say two dollars apiece-$l6.00 90
or a total expenditure for g books Of sll6
which should be attended to immediately
and your committee so recommend. During
your recess your committee will make furth-
er exami nation and report in full at your
service.
Respectfully Submitted.
E. f. LEBLANC,
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