The St. Mary banner., 1903-01-31
NOTICE.

thorlty vested in me by the Polic
Jury of the Parish of St. y
State of Louisiana, | will on
SATURDAY, FEB. 14rH, 1903,
offer for sale at public auction a
the principal door OF the Cour
House, in the town of Franklin
Louisiana, and sell to the last anc
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 anc
conditions of the Ordinance rela-
tive to the sale of this said ferr,
ferry privilege, passed by the said
Police Jury, on the 9th day Of
January, 1908, and which said or.
dinance reads as follows:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of St. Mary, in regular scs.
sion assembled, that the president of the
Police Jury If 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 If The towu
of Franklin, the ferry privileges across
Berwick Bay. between the towns of Mor-
gan City and Berwick. for the term of
five years. commencing from the 18th
day Of February. 1903. the boats to he
used for such purposes and the condi-
tions upon which SAID ferry shall be run
to be as follows:
Section l. The boat to he use,l for
such ferry shall be double hull boat.
each hull to be net less than sixty feet
long. foot beam and feet deep with {.
space of ten feet between each hull, and
to contain two gunnels Of two feet each
making total of thirty-two feet in
Width.
Section 2. There shall be space enough
upon said boats for teams to drive off
and on without turning around; the boat
shall have boiler deck. hurricane deck,
and separate accommodations for white
and colo,ed passengers.
Section 3. The boat thus used must be
equipped with sufficient machinery arl
boiler power to assure a speed of not less
than eight miles per hour, and the ma
ch inely of same shall he such as is re-
quired by the marine laws Of the United
States; there shall be floating dock on
each side of the bay to which the
boat shall land wiijch dock shall not he
less than forty (4o) feet long and twenty
feet wide. and it, said dock. shall be
in sufficient depth of water to
assure the floating of said dock at all
stages of the tide. connected with this
dock. here shall be an approach Or apron
built from the floating dnck to the hank.
which shall be at feast 16 feet wide, for
he use of vehicles. and separated from
his driveway there shall be space of
i've feet to be nsed hy foot passengers.
ihrrp shall also be erected suitable
waiting rooms for the accommodation. of
passengers at the ferry landings
All the Improvements required as above
stipulated. as to boats, machinery, docks.
waiting rooms &c shall be constructed at
he expense of the lessee. and same shall
'emain his property at the expiration of
he lease, provided that at the expiration
If the lease he shall remove all u the
,uiidings, &c. above named, if required
o do 81, either by the Police Jury Or any
ub-lcsset Of the said privilege.
section 4. BE it farther resolved that
my lessee of said ferry shall be per~
niitcd to charge the following rates of
erryage and no more.
For each foot passenger. ten tlO) cents,
r twenty tickets for one dollar.
For each single horse buggy, 60. cart.
umper or automobile twenty-five cents.
For cacL two horse jumper. road cart.
% cart. buggy. forty cents.
For hcarse and two horses, fifty cents
For each single mule or horse cart,
mpty, thirty cents, loaded, forty cents.
For each three mule cart. two-hOrse :
'acon. cart or dray. empty, forty cents, !
,aded. fifty cents.
For eaSn 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 ;
the lessee oil he ferry. less than one
undred pounds in wei ght, five cents per
ackage.
For all freight transferred ten cents
eli hundred pounds unless said freight j!
2 loaded in wagons, carts. etc. in which
rent it sb.ll be transferred under The
lies hereinabove stipulated.
Sec 5. Be it further ordained. That
lie lessee of the ferry privilege herein
lall pass free of charge all persons sub
ct to militia iuty going to or returning
ON duty, and all horses aud equipay"
slonging thereto.
Also all school children when going to
returning from school, and also all
inisters Of the gospel of all denomina.
)ns.
Sec. 3. Be it further resolved, That the
rry boat herein contemplated shall
axe round trip every thirty minutes.
al same shall he run from o'clock a.
TO o'clock p. III. If, however, the
ssees of said ferry desire to do so they
all have the right to run the ferry after I
ch hours. at which time they shall be {
rm lifted to charge double fare for ali /
horses. animals and vehicles as
rein specified. !
Sec. 7. Be it further resolved, That !
fore any bid shell be accepted for the !
ivilcge herein granted, the lessecs shall 4
rnish a good and solvent bond in the e
IN of Five Thousand Dollars. condi- d
med as the Jew directs. iyr the faithful. a
rformance OF his dusy, and for the pay !
mt of any damages that any indivi- n
al may sustain on account of any want \
skill or neglect Of duty. and all persons p
lding Snail name their surety before e
J bid is accepted s
Sec. 8. BE it further resolved, That ttc
es of ferryage above stated shall be s
nted and kept constantly posted by the p