The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-10-02

Monday Of July and January of each year.
Fourth. mill shall he set apart and used
Tor Drainage purr oses. as stipulated by ord
nance No. 1872, adopted March 9th. 1895 ard
+ any subseqnenr amendments thereto; and
shall be expended as therein provii a toy
SIC ;. BE it Gained. etc. that this "rtii
nance shall take effect from and after its frs
! publication.
Adopted and approved Sept. lst. 1897.
!. L. AUCoIN, President
u. y. C0UL0N. Clerk.
Ordinance No
Be it enacted hy the Police Jury OF the
Parish OF Lainurche in regular session con
yened.
First That the President of this Jury and
the Chairman of the Einahce Committee, hf
and they are hereby authorized tn sell the
lease OF all the Pubic FERRIES iE the Parish
| of Lafourche at public auction on the front
of the Court House in the tow OF Thhodaux
giving thirty days previous notice Of the
same, on the first Saturday of the month ot
November next 1897 to the highest resBonsi-
i Die bidder.
Second. The lease of the ferries shall ex
tend from the first of January 1898 to the
3Ist day of December 1899 inclusive.
Third. The location of the ferries shall be
as follows:
I>t. One at or within one quarter of IA
mile of the Angellez store. at about eiX
! miles above the town of Thihotlaoy.
2nd One ut st. Johns Chapel. at about
four miles arove the town ct Thibodaux.
;,al Gne at or near MIS-. L. A. Gossin' s
store about two miles below the town Of
| Thhedaux.
4th One at or near st. Charles Chanel.
about six miles below the town of Thibo-
| daux.
| 5th One at or neac Raceland.
9th Owe at or ne ar Thomas Leblanc store
on the Buck Horn plantation, about three
| miles above Lockport.
7th One at Ioekport, the landing thereof
to be bet ween the upper line OF the Bara.a-
| ria Canal and the lower line of TIE SacIe !
Heart Convent lands, the exact location
thoreef to lie determined by the purchaser
o. lessee.
Sth One at or near the store CT j. T pa
deaux about VI ven miles below ockpnrt.
9th One Mt or near the Chapel of Eotre
Dame De Rosaire at Haranos Canal,
10th. One at near the Cnt Off.
Fourth. The price of adjudication shall be
as follows: i
One eichfl'ef the -nree cash on the day ef
sale one eiahth on the first day of the month
of April 1873. aud one-eiohth every three
months thereafter throughout the term o
| said lease : said credit payments to be repre-
| spnted by notes payable as aforesaid, s:gneo
| by the purchaser aud one OF ,Gore securities
| to be approved by the President of this
| Jury.
Fifth Each purchaser shall furnish bond
| in the san ni Fw o hundred and fifty (S25000l
| Dollars, binding and obligating the lessee to
| keep the ferry at all times in good order and
| to faithfully perform all the duties incnm-
| bent on him as public ferry keeper, said
| bond to be recoverable before any court OF
| competent jurisdiction.
Sixth Each ferry keeper shall keep at all
seasons Of the year good road or ramp to
| enable persons and cOuveyances of any
! kind to reach the Ferrvbo from the public
| road or to reach the public road FROM the
| ferry boat With safety and ease in each OF
| the above csses !; he shall provide strong bars
| to he used 10 the front and rear of his Terry
boat whilst crossing vehicles and animals
and also strong apparatus TO fasteu his
/ ferrylboat safely while emharking carts and
| other vehicles of any kind under a penalty
| of $500 for each intraction, recoverable
before any court of competent jurisdiction.
| He shall also he required to keep good skifl
constantly tied to his terry boat in crossing
| to aud fro.
Seventh. When once located, no Lessee
shall have right to change the location OF
| his ferry without the express permission OF
/ the Police Jury under a penalty OF SlO0.oo
recoverable before any court of competent
| jurisdiction.
| Eigth All ferry keepers shall cross all
children going or returning from school fpub
| lie or private free OF charge. provided that
| the time for crossing school children shall be
| limited to one hour previous to the opening
| and subsequent to the closing of the schools
| at which they may attend
Ninth. The following fees or toll shall be
| charged and no more:
1 Each foot passenger with the privilege to
i return the same day 0.
| Each horse and rider for each crossing u
Each buggy with contents for each cross !,
| ing IL
Each buggy with two horses and contents
for each crossing u
Each carriage with two hoIses and contents
for each crossing 81
| Each horse wagon loaded or empty each
crossing II
Each horse or animal each eros sing u
1 Each one horse cart with contents each
/ crossing IL
Each two horse cart with contents each
crossing u
! Each three horse cart with contents each
| crossing =
! TENS. e,ch crossinp &c
| Each threshing machine with contents.
! each crossing ot
Each portable engine each crossing. Loo
From o'clock D. M. until ) O'Clock a. IN
| between October lst and March 3lst. and
! from o'sock u. m until o'clock a. m. be
J tween April Ist and September Both the ferry
| keepers may charge double the above rates
of toll.
fenth.-Ench ferry keeper shall keep a list
of these tolls posted on a conspicuous part OF
| his boat or on a bulletin board placed con
| spieuansly near the ferry landing. ard all
| the ordinances or part Of ordinance conflict
ing with the above are hereby repealed.