The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-01-24
NOTICE..

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thority vested in me by the Poli"f
Jury of the Parish of St. y. =
State of Louisiana, l will OH
SATURDAY, FEB. nth, 1909,
offer for sale at public auction al
the principal door of the Court
House, in the town of Franklin
Louisiana, and sell to the last and
highest bidder, for cash, the ferry
privileges across Berwick Bay
between the towns of Morgan City
and Berwick, the successful bid
der to comply with the terms and
conditions of the Ordinance rela-
tive to the sale of this said ferry
ferry privilege, passed by the said
Police Jury, on the 9th day OF
January, 1903, and which said or
! dinance reads as follows:
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 at pub
lie auction. at the court house of the town
! of Franklin, the ferry privileges across
Berwick Bay, between the towns of Mur'
gan City and Berwick. for the term of
five years commencing from the 18th
day Of February. 1903. the boats to be
used for such purposes and the condi.
tons upon which said ferry shall be run
to be as follows:
Section L. The boat to be use,l for
oh l,.,n 10 1,,,ll
cach hull to be net less than sixty feet
long foot beam and feet deep. with Il
space of ten feet between each hull, and
to contain two gunnels of two feet each
making Il total of thrty-twO feet in
width.
Section ?, There shall be space enough
upon SAID boats for teams to drive off
and on without turning around; the boat
shall have II boiler deck. hurricane deck.
and separate accommodations for white
and colored passengers.
Section 3. The boat thus used must be
equipped with sufficient machinery and
boiler power to assure speed of not less
than eight miles per hour, and the ma
ch ipely of same shall be such as is re
quired by the marine laws Of the United
States; there shall be IL floating dock on
each side of the bay TO which the
boat shall land. which, dock shAll not be
less than forty (40) feet long and tweni Y
feet wide and it, said dock shall be
moorcd in sufficient depth of water to
assure the floating Of said dock at all
stages of the tide. connected with this
dock. there shall be an approach or apron
built from the floating dock to the hank
which shall be at least Is feet wide, for
the use of vehicles, and separated from
this driveway there shall be space of
five 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 as above
stipulated. us to boats. machinery, docks.
-s:aiting rooms &c shall be constructed at
the expense of the lessee. and same shall
remain his property at the expiration of
the lease, provided that at the expiration
1pf the lease he shall remove all OF the
Buildings, &c. above named, if required
do 50. either by the Police Jury or any
ID, lessee of the said privilege
Section 4. Be it further resolved that
~ lessee of said ferry Shall he per-
irtcd to charge the following rates of
!rr> age and no more.
FIR each foot passenger. ten Coy cents,
twenty tickets for one dollar.
For each single horse buggy, 60, cart.
upper or automobile twenty five cents.
For eacn two horse Jumper. road cart,
cart. buggy. forty cents.
For hearse and TWO horses, fifty cents.
For each single mule or horse cart,
npty. thirty cents. loaded. forty cents.
For each three mule cart. two horse
acon, cart or dray. empty, forty cents,
AIDED. fifty cents.
For each four-mule cane wagon, empty
xty cents. loaded. eighty cents
~ For each head of loose stock. ten cents
For 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 Noaded in wagons, carts. etc. in which
event it shall be transferred under the
rates hereinabove stipulated.
Sec. 5. BE- it further ordained. That
the lessee of the ferry privilege herein
shall pass free of charge all persons sub
ject to militia duty going to or returning
from duty, and all horses aud eIuipage
belonging thereto.
Also all school children when going to
or returning from school, and also all
ministers of the gospel of AL denomiua.
tons.
Sec. 6. Be it further resolved, That the
ferry boat herein contemplated shall
make round trip every thirty minutes.
that same shall be run from O'Clock a.
m. to o'clock D. N. If, however, the
lessees of said ferry desire to do so they
shall have the right to run the ferry after
such hours. at which time they shall be
perm tilted to charge double fare for all
horses, animals and vehicles as
herein specified.
Sec. z. Be it further resolved, That
before any bid shall be accepted for the
privilege herein granted, the lessees shall
furnish good and solvent bond in the
sum of Five Thousand Dollars. condi-
toned as the law directs. for the faithful.
performance of his duay, and for the pay
ment Of any damages that any indivi-
dual may sustain on account of any want
of skill or neglect Of duty. and all persons
bidding shall name their surety before
his bid is accepted
Sec. g. Be it further resolved. That the
ra.es of ferryage above stated shall be