The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-09-09
Sale Of the Public Fer.
rieS Under Sealed Bids

"tuihaiice NO al adopted Aug ;
iai the undersigned Will sell to tn,
highest responsible bidder, under seal
ed bids, the right, however, beius
reserved to reject any and AL bids, a
The Court House in the Town O
Ihlbodaux., Oh september 18th. 1911
at IL o,colck. A NJ. the lease of tn,
public ferries OF the Parish Of Lafour
enc Tor term Of two year, extending
from January the first 1912 to the
Ihrtyfirst OF December 1913. inc,u
slFe. it being understood. however
that such bidders who will bind ant
ob'lgate themselves to construct, e
rect and operate in lieu of the ferries
pontoon bridges in good and safe con
ditlon III the bids submitted by them
the lease of that particular ferry
shall be extended to Il peIlod of tivt
years, commencing January the Firl1
1912 and all bidders who will bind unC
oDllgate themselves to construct, G.
rect and optlate IN lieu of the ferries
permanent.iron bridges Of dimension.
and strength suitable to the parish o
LafOnrche and in conformity with .lt
United States War Department regu
lations. the term of the lease or fran
cilise therefor shall he extended to /;
period OF ten wears, commencing Janu
AIRY the First 1912; provided that the
ferry franchise hereinbclow located al
lakeland shall be replaced by IS foo,
span steel swing bridge whele of plans
and specifications thereof are now OF
file with the Secretary Of the Polio
Jury for the inspection and use OF III
persons who may desire to bid for the
franchise of said proposed bridge a.
well as all other person III intefest
which said ferries to be sold hereunder
shall be located as follows
LIST. One 1T OF within oae-qlartel
of a mile Of the AngelloZ Store. 1t Il
bout six miles above the town of Til,
bodauX.
2nd.--- One at St Johns Chapel, at
about four miles above the town Of
ThibodauX
3rd.--- One at or near Mrs. T.. A
Gossin's store. at about two miles be
low the town of ThiboiauX.
4th--One at or near st. Charles Cha
pei. ut about six miles below the town
Of Thibodanx.
5th.-- One at or n,ar the Benjamin
Folse property, formerly, about five
miles below the st. Charles ferry and
about three and half miles above the
Raceland ferry.
6tll.-- One at OF near Raceland.
It'll One at Or near Thomas J. e,
Blanc Store on the Buck Horn Planta-
ton, about three miles above Lock
port.
Sth.-- One at or near the store on
Valentine plantation, about seven
miles below Lockport.
9Th One on the front of the Ludi-
vine plantation, in the ninth ward OF
this Parish. at a point three miles dis.
lance from either the Badeanx or Ha-
rang canal public ferries.
TO- One at OF near the Chapel OF
Notre Dame du Rosaire, at Harang' S
Canal.
H. One at or near the Cutoff.
l2th.-- One at a point at or near four
miles below tho Cutoff Ferry.
l3th.-- One at or near the Store OF
Julien Galliano, in the 10th. Ward of
this Parish, about four miles below the
Ferry now existing at Belle Annie
Store in the same Ward.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
For Ordinary FerfleS.-
One eigth of the price cash on the first
day of January 1912: one-elghth there
of ON the first day Of the month Of A
pril 1912; and one-eighth thereof every
three months thereafter throughout
the term of the lease.
For pONTOON BRIDGES One
tenth of the price cash on the first day
of January 1912; one tenth thereof on
the first day of July 1912, and one tenth
thereof every six months thereafter
throughout the term of the five year
lease or franchise.
FOR PERMANENT IRON Bird
GES.-- One twentieth thereof cash
on the first day of January 1912: one
twentieth thereof on the first day of
July 1912, and one twentieth thereof
every six months thereafter through
out the term of the ten year lease OF
franchise.
All the said above credit payments to
be represented by notes payable as
aforesaid and signed by the purchaser
and one Or more endorsers or securi-
ties to be approved by the President
of the Police Jury and the Superinten-
dent of the Public Schools Of this Par
ish. All notes to bear eight per cent
per annum interest from their respect
i've maturities.
Each purchaser shall furnish bond in
The sum of Two hundred and fifty dol
lars, binding and obligating the lessee
to keep the ferry or bridge, as the case
NAV be. at all times in good order and
to faithfully perform All the duties in
cumbent on him as public ferry or
bridge keeper, said bond to be recove-
rable before any court of competent ju
risdiction.
The purchasers at said sale shall al
SO be further bound by all the terms,
conditions and obligations imposed up
on ferry or bridgekeepers by the ordi-
nances of the Police jury relative to
the sale of the public ferries and brid-
ges. adopted by said jury on June %
1911, and as amended by Ordinance
No. 27l adopted August 3rd. 1911.
AL Bridges constructed and erected
by purchasers of any lease or franchise
sold hereunder, shall at the expiration
of said lease or franchise revert to the
Parish of Lafourche in full ownership,
without cost to said Parish, and that
said bridges shall be maintained in
good condition in the meantime and
shall be turned over OF the expiration
of the said ten wears in good condition
to the Parish of Lafourche.
Al! bids Submitted must be either in
the hands of the President of the Pc
lice Jury or the Superintendent of the
Public Schools before II O'Clock A. NJ.
of September 18th. 1911.
j. l.. Basset
President of the Police Jury, Parish of
Lafourehe.
W. S. Iafargue
of the Public Schools.
Parish of Lafourche.
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