The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-09-30
Sale d Public Fer.
'ries llnlfr Sealed Bids

By Virtue the authority vested
in rs by Oh1iaance No. 269 of the
Police jury 81 the Parish of Lafour-
che, adopted June 29th. 1911 as a
mended By ordinance No 271, a.
dopted .Ang 3rd. 1911 the undersign.-
ed will sell 10 The highest responsible
bidder, under sealed bids, the right
however, being reserved to
reject any aud all bids, at the Court
House in the Town of Thlbodaux on
October 28th 1911
at / / o'cbck A M. the. lease of the
public feiries of the Parish of Lafour
che for a|tern Of two years extend
ing frombJanuary the first 1912 to
the Thi4ysfrst day of December
1918, ineIosiye, it being understood,
however, HAT such bidders who Will
bud and bhlgate themselves to con-
struct, erse and operate 10 lieu of
the felriel r.on. oon bridges in good
and safe @ndition in the buds sub
mitted pyAhem, the least Of that par
ticu,ar erf shall be extended to a
period aRe years. commencing Jan
liss ts5as alI hereunder shall be d
Gated as follows -
Isl. Cine at or within one>quarter
of a mile of the Angelica Store, at a.
bout six miles above the town Of Thi-
bodaux
End. -One at St Johns Chapel, at
about four miles above the town of
Thibodaux.
3rd.- One on the front Of the Ludl
vine plantation: in the ninth ward of
this Parish, at a point three miles dis
lance from either the Badeaux Or Ha-
raug Canal public ferries.
4th.-One at or near the Store of
Julien GalIiano, 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 Ferries.
One eight Of the price cash on the
first day of January 1919; one-eight
thereof on the first day Of the month
of April 1912, and one-eight thereof
everv three months thereafter through
out 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 throu ghout the
term Of the i've year lease or franch-
Use.
All said aboye credit payments to
be represented by notes payable as
aforesaid and signed BY the p.rchas-
Or and one or more endorsers or secu
rites to be approved BY the Presi-
dent of the Police jury and the SUI
perlntendent of the Public Schools of
this Parish. All Botes 70 sheaf 'eightl
per cent rer annum interest from
their respective maturities.
Each purchaser shall furnish bond in
the sum of Two hundred and fifty dol
lars, binding and obligatiug the lessee
to keep the ferry or bridge, as the
case may be, at all times in good OK
der and to faithfully perform all the
duties incumbent on him as public
bic ferry Or bridge keeper, said bond
to be recoverable before any court of
competent Jurisdiction.
The purchasers at said sale shall al
so be further bound BY all terms, con-.
ditions and obligations imposed upon
ferry Or bridgekeepers by the ordinan
ances OF the Police Jury relative to
the sale of the public ferries and brid
ges, adopted by said Jury on June 29
1911, and as amended by Ordinance
No. 27l adopted August ard. 1911.
All bids submitted must be either
IN the hands OF the President of the
Police Jury orthe Superintendent of
he Public Schools before II o'clock
A.M.of Oct. 20, 1911.
]. i. Basset,
President OF the Police Jury, Parish
II Lafourche.
L. G. Roger,
Member Police Jury.
". s. Lafargue
Of the Public Schools
'arish Of Lafourche.