The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-10-16

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| SIG ). fe i u, aimed. etc. flat this osai-
nance shall take effect from and after its first
| public tien
Adopted and approved Sept. LIST. 1885,.
J. L. aUCOIN. Preside,,t
u. \. COCLoN. Clerk.
Ordinance Eo.-
BE il enacted hv The Police Jury NJ tie
Parish OF Laiourehe in regular session cor
yened.
First; That the President Of this Jury and
/ the Chairman Of tie Finance Conin,lttee. he
| and they are hereby authorized 70 sell the
| lease Of All the Pub,ic FERRIES IN the Parish
q szaienrche at public aueiien on the front
/ Of the ourt House in the tow OF Thiboaaux
/ giving Thirty Gays previous notice cf tie
same, en- the first Saturday Of the month of
! Soven#iee Heyf iSs7 10 the highest resp0aSi-
| bic 5idafr.
Second The lease of the ferries shall ex
| terd frnm the first Of January lSgS to the
| 3ist day OF December 1899 inclusive.
| Third. 7 he location of the ferries shall be
as fallows
| ~. One atnr within one quarter Of q
! Hi.ett' the AHg<Ilez store. at aheut >i&
mites above the town of Thhodany.
| 2ff'. Ore af 81 3aiin.s CHAPEL IT aaoHj
iaur miles atove the towr tf 9niho.Ia1N.
}.a. Gre at or near Mrs. L. A. Goss1n's
store about two miles below the town d
Thlhodaux.
4th One at or near St. Charles Chapei.
ah9ut six miles below the town OF Thibe-
daux.
5th. One at or near Raceland.
6rl' Gre ut or near Thomas LeRlage stare
ou the Buck Hem plantation, about three
miles :iho W Ioekpart.
7th One at q, kpert, tie landing thereof
to he ietwer the npper line Of the Barata-
ria Canal MI tte lower line of tile Saciea
Is
tlte"eei to lie determined by the purchaser
or lessee
aIh One at OF near the store oil y. T Ba-
,seanx. aheut =, ven miles below ockport.
9th Nne at or near the Chapel of Notre
Dame nc Rosaire at Har&ue's Canal.
10Th fsra at or near the Cut eff.
Fnnfth The price of adjudication shall be
as follows:
One eieh1h Of the price cash on the day Ct
safe. ssse efsath au the first tlav Of the nent;l
ot al4ii iSeS aud ape-ei4hth every three
months thereafter throughout the term o
said lease said credit payments to be repre-
senfed hv notes payable aforesaid, s:enen
by the purchaser and ane or n2ore securities
10 be approved hy the President OF this
jury.
FIFTH. Each purchaser shall furnish bond
in lie sttm Of Two hundred and fifty fS250.0aI
Daiiar-. s-iadins and ebji4ating the lessee to
keep lie ferry al all times III good order and
to faithfully perform all fhe duties ineum
. bent an him as a public ferry keeper. said
haitd to he recoverable before any court of
| compete Jurisdiction.
Sixth. Each ferry keeper shall keep at all
seasons of the year u good road or ramp TO
enable persons and copveyances of any
hind to reach the Ferryhoat from the public
road or TO reach the public road from the
ferry boat with safety and ease in each of
the atove ef ses; he shall provide strong bars
TO hn used III the front and rear of his ferry
| boat whilst crossing vehicles and animals
| ANA also a strong apparatus 10 fasteh his
Jerry boat safely while enbarking carts and
other vehicles OF any kind under a penalty
of $500 lnr each intraefion, recoverable
before any court of competent jurisdiction
He shall also be required to keep good skitf
| constantly tied to his Terry boat III crossing
to and fro.
Seventh. When once located, no Lessee
shall have ri4ht te change the location Of
his ferry without the express permission of
the Police Jury under a penalty of 500 90
recoverable before any court of competent
jurisdiction.
Eieth. All ferry keepers shall cross all
children going ar returning from school pub
lie or private free Of charge. provided that
the time for crossing sehsol children shall be
limited 10 one hour previous to the opening
and Subsequent to tie closing of the schools
at which they may attend.
Atihii 4 FS lbittffA H. ICES VI tuIi SlltiI Uc
charged and no more:
Each loot passenger WITH the privilege to
return the same day o.
Each horse and rider fer each crossing 05
Eacsl buggy will contents tar each cross
ing 10
Each buggy with two horses and contents
for each crossing 20
Each carriage with two hoJses and contents
for eseh crossing 80
Each horse wa-eu oa}ea OF empty each
r ssia2 40
Each horse 81 anima5 eaeh cres sing %
Each one horse cart with contents each
crossing 10
Each two horse cart with contents each
crossing 90
Each three horse cart with contents each
crossing 25
Each one or two horse wagon with con
tents, each crossing, 20
Each threshing machine with contents,
each crossing. so
Each portable engine each crossing. LOO
From O'Clock D. n antl 5 o'rloci a. NJ
tssoen 9es"hee - aea March 3Isf, aud