The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-01-10
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Franklin, La, Jan. 9Th. 1903

| lar session, PRESIDENT pro TOM "A, ". E or
tier presiding. Present.
A. G. Forticr, T. F. Frere. Alyre Rob.
icheaux, r. E. Milling. C. T. Hanagriff,
Henry Hausman. J. II. Drackett. Brou
OBrien and Simon Leopold. Absent:
John NJ Ibert and Hubert Delhayc.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
A communication was received from
the Soldiers Home of New Orleans, ask.
ing for assistance. and, on motion. duly
seconded, the Secretary was instructed
to forward q warrant for one hundred
dollars to said institution.
On motion of Mr.. Robicheaux. duly
seconded and carried, Flair Robicheaux
was duly placed on the pauper list at
five dollars per month.
Moved and seconded that committee
of two he appointed to check up the ac>
count of the parish with the First Ma
tional Bank, and that if came be found
correct that the Treasurer be notified to
draw a warrant in favor of said bank to
settle same. The president appointed
Henry Hausman and r. f. Milling on
said committee, and on motion seconded
and carried. the secretary 1T the Police
Jury was appointed An ex-officio men,
Der of said committee.
On motion duly seconded and carried
Mr.. r. E. Milling was appointed COM
mittee of one to attend TO the necessary
repairs to the parish Jail.
appointed to look into the ferry privi-
leges at Morgan City. reported. and their
report was ordered accepted and the
committee discharged.
On motion duly seconded the follow
ing ordinance was adopted:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of St. Mary, in regular ses-
sion assembled. that the president Of the
Police Jury Of the Parish of st. Mary.
State of Louisiana. be and he is hereby
authorized to advertise for sale ut pub
lie auction. at the court house ofthe town
of franklin, the ferry privileges across
Berwick Bay, between the towns of Nor.
gan City and Berwick. for the term of
five years. commencing from the 18th
day of February. 1903. the boats to be
nsed for such purposes and the condi
lions upon which said ferry shall be run
to be as follows:
Section l. The boat to he used for
such ferry shall he double hull boat.
each hull to be not less than sixty feet
long. 8 foot beam and feet deep. with q
space Of ten feet between each hull, and
t. contain two gunnels of two feet each,
making. a total Of thirty-two feet in
width.
Section g. There shall be space enough
upon said boats for teams to drive of
anil on without turning arOnn!:' the boat
shall have boiler deck. hurricane deck.
and st parate accommodations for white
and colored passengers.
Section 3. The boat thus used must be
equipped with sufficient machinery and
boiler power to assure speed If not less
than eight miles per hour, and the ma
chinery Of same shall be such 40 is re-
quired by the marine laws Of the United
States; there shall be floating dock on
each side Uf the bay to which the
boat shall land. which dock shall not be
less than forty (40) feet long and twenty
feet wide. and it, said dock. shall be
moored In sufficient depth Of water to
assure the floating Of said dock ut all
stages of the tide. connected with this
dock. there shall be an approach or apron
built from the floating dock to the bank.
which shall b. at least l6 feet wide. for
the use of vehicles. and separated from
this driveway there shall be space of
Ave feet to be used by foot passengers.
there shall also be erected suitable
waiting rooms for the accommodation of
passengers at the ferry landings.
All the Improvements required us above
stimulated. rs to boats. machinery, docks.
waiting rooms &c shall be constructed 1T
the expense of the lessee. aud same shall
remain his property at the expiration Of
the lease, provided that at the expiration
of the lease he shall remove all Of the
buildings, &C.. above named, II required
to do 90, either by the Police Jury or any
sub-lessee of the said privilege.
Section 4. Be it further resolved that
any lessee Of said ferry shall be per-
mittcd to charge the following rates of
fcrryage and no more.
For each foot passenger. ten (l0) cents,
or twenty tickets for one dollar.
For each single horse buggy, g.r cart.
Jumper or automobile twenty five cents.
Foe eacn two horse jumper. road cart.
60 cart. buggy. forty cents.
For hearse and two horses, fifty cents.
For each single mule or horse cart,
empty, thirty cents. loaded. forty cents.
For each three mule cart. two horse
wagon. cart or slray, empty, forty cents,
loaded. nfty cents.
For each four-mnle cane wagon, empty
sixty cents. loaded. eighty cents
For each head IT loose stock. ten cents
F4 each package entrusted to the care
OF the lessee Of the ferry. less than one
hundred pounds in weight. FIVE cents per
package.
For all freight transferred ten cents
per hundred pounds unless said freight
be loaded in wagons. carts. ETC.. in which
event it shall be transferred under the
rates hereinabove stipulated.
Sec. 5. Be 1t further ordained. That
the lessee Of the ferry privilege herein
shall pass free of charge all persons sub.
iect to militia duty going to or returning
from duty, and all horses aud equipage
belonging thereto.
Also all school children when going to
or returning from school. and also all
ministers OF the gospel Of nil denomina
(tions.
Sec. 8. Be it further resolved, That the
berry boat herein contemplated shall
Astearuuhd trip every t6htS minutes.
that same shall be run from 5 O'clock a..
m. 10 o'clock p. m. II. however, HI
lessees of said ferry desire tn do so THY
shall have tho right to run tho ferry sAer
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