The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-12-05

out of the Honorable 23rd. judicial Dis
Iuict Court Of Louisiana on the applica
ton OLA. H. Thompson. Receiver, ask
ing for an order to sell all the propert,
and effects Of the Berwick Shipyard
Mfg. Co., Ltd. to pay debts in the abov'
numbered and entitled cause, and to IN,
directed, l will accordingly offer fo
sale, and sell, for cash. at the principa
front door of the co rt house in tn.
Town of franklin, Parish of ST. Mary
Louisiana, to the last and highest bid
Ger, on
SATURDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF
DECEMBER; A. D., 1908,
between the hours of II o'clock A. NJ,
and O'clock P. A., all Of the property
and effects belonging tc@ the Berwick
Shipyard & Mfg. Co., Ltd. except the
manufactured lumber upon said premises:
the property being described as follows
tO-wit:
FIRST. The shipyard and mill site
property situated in the Parish of st.
Mary, Louisiana, on the Atchafalaya
River, composed of the following tracts:
(a.) That certain lot of ground lying
and being situated in the Parish of St
Mary, La, designated as Lot No. 1. and
fractional part of Lot No. 9 and a
fractional part of Lot No. 3 of what is
known as the old Hoskins Plantation
Lot and the fractional part of Lot 9
being lnunded on the west and north
west by the Bayou Black. south and east
BY the Atchafalaya River, north by thu
remaining part of Lot 2 belonging to one
Wallace; and that portion of Lot FORM
ing said tract being bounded north by
lands of Gray. west by lands Of Gunder
& T. A. Thorgerson, south by Wallace
and east by the Atchafalaya River.
Being that portion of the property
acquired by said company from Gundcr
Thorgerson, recorded in Book Up 2" If
Conveyances, =. 573.
(b.) That certain tract of land situat-
ed as the above and known and describ-
Ell as the South Half of Lot Nc. -Four
4) and the northeast part of Lot No.
Three (3) measuring two hundred and
seventy-eight (278) feet on the Atchafa-
laya River, more or less, and bounded
north by lands of E. J. Robichaux, east
by Atchafalaya River, south by lands Of
Ernest f. kobichaux and west by the
swamp of Gunder & T. A. ThOrgersOn; !;
containing one acre, more or less, and
being the property acquired by said
company from J. X. Robichaux, record
ed in Book 20 ." of Conveyances, p.
332.
(c.) That certain tract or lot of
ground situated south of the Town OF
Berwick rs the above and described as a
portion of Lot of the Hoskins tract.
having front Of fifty (50) it. on the
Atchafalaya River running back between
parallel lines the entire depth of said lot.
Being bounded on the north by property
of the Berwick Shipyard & Mfg. Co.,
Ltd, south by the remaining portion OF
Lot 3. east by the Atchafalaya River,
and west by ditch forming the western
boundary; being The property acquired
by the said company from E. F.. Robi-
chaux, recorded in Book % O. of
Conveyances, p. 1877.
(d.( Another tract of land situated as
the above and known, designated and
described as the Southeast corner of Lot
2 measuring eighty-nine 1897 feet on the
Atcbafalaya River and extending back
one hundred and forty-three (l43) feet
on the line between Lots 2 and 5 ninety
two (92) feet ON the southwest line. Be-
ing the lot acquired by the said company
from Daniel Wallace. recorded in Book
"U U' of Convey yances, p. 81.
All of said lots being in accordance
with a map or plan of the old Hoskins
Plantation made by Villars. Surveyor,
which map is OF record in the Parish OF
st. Mary, Louisiana.
Together with all the buildings and
improvements on said lots situated.
rights. ways and servitudes thereunto
belonging, including and embracing all
of the machinery. tools and appliances
used or to be used in opel ating the saw
mill plant situated on portion OF said
nronertv as well as all the tools,
material, machinery, and appliances
used in operating and conducting the
shipyard business situated on part ot
said property: including Herewith one
raising boat and appliances and fixtures
nsed in connection with said saw mill;
including also all proprietary or other
rights held by the Berwick Shipyard q
Mfg. Co. Ltd. in the railroad switch or
spur connecting said property with the
main line IF the MorgaDs La. 4 Texas
Railroad. including and embracing all
rights Of the said Berwick Ship ard q
Mfg. Co.. Ltd. in and to the contract
with the said NJ. L. & T. K. T. & s. 5.
Co., under and by which said switch
was built (same being dated July 18th,
|19O6.)
SECOND: One pull boat named "Ber-
wick" appliances and fixtures.
THIRD: Two large barges and two
small barges.
FOURTH: One pile driver.
FIFTH: Three mules.
SIXTH. Five single carts.
TxRMS OF SALE:-Item I hereinabove
described, composed of a, b, {. 4 d, will
be cold on terms Of credit, one half l})
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