The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Sale Of the Public Fer.
rieS Under Sealed Bids


reserved to reject any and all bids, at
me Court House in the Town of
InlDOdaux., Oh september 18th. 1911
AT IL o'colck.A NJ. the lease of the
pubic ferries Of the Parish of Lafour-
enc for term of two year, extending
from January the first 1912 to the
!hIrtyflrst OF December 1913, inclu-
slVe. it being understood, however.
that such bidders who will bind and
ob]igate themselves to construct, e.
rect and operate in lieu Of the ferries.
pontoon bridges in good and safe con-
dltl0n in the bids submitted by them,
the lease of that particular ferry
shall be extended to q peIiod Of five
years, commencing January the Firlt
1912 and all bidders who will bind and
obllgate themselves to construct, e.
rect and opeIate in lieu of the ferries.
permanent iron bridges of dimensions
and strength suitable to the parish of
LafOnrche and in conformity with tie
United States War department regu-
lations, the term of the lease or fran
chise therefor shall be extended to Il
period of ten years, commencing Janu.
airy the First 1912; provided that the
ferry franchise hereinbelGW located at
Kaceland shall be replaced by a IS foot
span steel swing bridge whereof plans
and specifications thereof are now on
file with the Secretary of the Police
jury for the inspection and use Of all
persons who may desire to bid for the
franchise Of said proposed bridge as
we'll as all other person in interest;
which said ferries to be sold hereunder
shall be located as follows
1st.- One at or within o3e-quarter
of a mile of the AngelloZ Store, at a.
bout six miles above the town Of Thi-
bodaux.
2nd.--- One at ST. Johns Chapel, at
about four miles above the town of
Thihodaux.
3rd.--- One at or near Mrs. T.. A.
Gossin's store, at about two miles he
low the town Of Thibodaux.
4th.--One at or near st. Charles Cha
pei at about six miles below the town
of Thibodaux.
9TH One at or near the Benjamin
Folse property, formerly, about five
miles below the St. Charles ferry and
about three and a half miles above the
Raceland ferry.
6th.-- One at or near Raceland.
7th.-- One at or near Thomas Lee
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 point three miles dis
lance from either the BadeanX or Ha-
rang canal public ferries.
To- One at or near the Chapel of
Notre Dame du Rosaire, at Harang's
Canal.
Ii One at or near the Cutoff.
18TH One at point at or near four
miles below tho Cutoff Ferry.
13th.-- 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 Ferries.--
One eigth of the price cash ca 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 or
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 Securl-
ties to be approved by the President
of the Police Jury and the Superinten-
dent of the PuEIic Schools of this Par
ish All notes &c, bear eight per cent
per annum interest from their respect
i've maturitieS.
Each purchaser shall furnish bond in
, he sum of Two hundred and fifty doh
lars. binding and ohligating 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 recoye-
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 orsi-
nances of the Police jury relative to
the sale of the public ferries and hrid
ges, adopted by said Jury on June 90
1911, and as amended by Ordinance
No. 21l adopted August 3rd. 1911.
All 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 years in good condition
to the Parish of Lafourche.
Al! bids Submitted must be either in
the hands of the Presidents of the Pc
lice Jury or the Superintendent Of the
Public Schools before II O'Clock \. NJ.
of September 18th. 1911.
j. l.. Rasset
President of the Police jury, Parish of |
Lafourche.
W. S, Lafargue
ndent of the Public Schools.
Parish of Lafourche.