The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-09-23
ORDINANCE NO 81.

An Ordinance amending and re-enact-
ing Sections Two and nine of Ordinance
No. 269 adopted by this Jury on June 20
1911.
BE it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish Of I.afourche, in special meet
ing assem- bled. that Sections Two and
Nine of Ordinance No. $50, Adopted June
18th, 1911, be amended and re-enHrtetl so
as to read as follows;
I Second.-That the lease of the Ferries
sold hereunder shall extend from the
first day of January 1912, to the 31st day
OF December 1913. inclusive, provided,
however, that such bidders, who will
bind and obligate themselves to con-
struct, erect and operate Pontoon Bridg-
es in good and safe condition in the bids
submitted by them, the lease of that par
ticular ferry shall be extended to a per-
iod of five years, commencing January
the first, 1912. and that all bidders who
will bind and obligate themselves to
| construct erect and operate, the lieu OF
the ferries, permanent iron bridges of
| dimension and strength suitable to this
Jury and in conformity with the Unit
ed States War Department regulations,
the term of the lease or franchise there
for shall be extended to n period of ten
years, commencing January the first,
1912, and provided further that all per-
| manent bridges erected and constructed
under such lease or franchise shall at
chise revert to the Parish of Lafourche
in full ownership without cost to
said parish and that said bridges be
maintained in good condition i'll the
meantime and turned over at the expir-
alton of the said ten years in good con-
dition to the parish, and provided fur.
Their that the ferry franchise hereinbe- |
low located at Raceland shall be replace
ed by Steel swing Bridge whereof |
PLANS and specifications have been adj |
opted by this Jury and are on file in the |
office of the clerk of this jury for the |
inspection and use of all persons desir-
ing to bid for the construction. of said |
proposed bridge, as we'll as all other |
person in interest; that the President of |
this Jury is hereby directed to appoint
committee of three members of this
jury whose duties shall be to examine
such bridges at least once a year and
recommend all necessary repairs requi-
red thereto, in order to conform with
the provisions Of this section.
Ninth.-The following fees of tolls
shall be charged and no more:
Each foot passenger each crossing
81 cents.
Each horse and rider, each crossing,
scents. l.
Each buggy with contents, each cross
ing, 10 cents. l.
Each buggy with contents, with pri-
vilege of returning same day, Is cents. [
Each buggy with two horses and con-
tents, each crossing Is cents.
Each buggy with two horses, with
privilege OF returning same day q, centsl
Each one horse carriage with contents
each crossing, Is cents. !
Each two horse carriage, with con-
tents, each crossing, 20 cents.
Each horse wagon, loaded oremp-
ty, each crossing, 80 cents. |.
Each horse cart, loaded or empty, -.
a0 al, i,,fr {e
Each horse cart, loaded or empty,
with privilege of returning same day,
l5 cents.
Each horse cart, loaded or empty,
each crossing Is cents.
Each horse cart, loaded or empty,
each crossing, 20 cents.
Each i or horse wagons, loaded or
empty, each crossing, 10 cents.
Each or 2 horse wagons. loaded or
.mpty,with privilege of returning same|
lay, 10 cents. I
Each threshing machine, each CROSS
ng, 50 cents. l.
Each portable engine, each crossing.
90.
Each two seat automobile. each cross.
ng 10 cents.
each automobile with more than twoi
eats, each crossing, 20 cents.
Each automobile with, more than twoi
eats, with privilege Of returning same
ay, 80 cents.
Each loose animal, each crossing. 215cI
From z o'clock p. Nj, until 8 O'clock
I. NJ. between October i. and March /.
nd from 8o'clock P. NJ. until O'Clock
l. NJ. between April /, and September
OF each year, the ferry keepers may
barge double the above rates tolls,
ldopted Augu st 1911.
l.. Basset CT. Couscn
resident Police Jury Clerk Pro fem