The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
To Be Recommended For
New Third District Ferry
Franchise.
Upset Price To Be Reduced
From $4,000 to $4,000
Is Another Recon-
datiOn.
New Schedule To Go Into
Effect With Expiration OF
Canal Street Lease.
Algiers. La. Feb. p, 1917.

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A meeting of the committee ap-
pointed by the chairman under au-
thority of resolutions passed at a
meeting Of citizens of the Fifth Dis
trict January %, 1917. apropOs the
proposed sale of the Third District
Ferry Franchise, was held at 500
p. m. Monday, February &c. 1917,
at 500 Verret street, there being
present:
Hon. VIM. J. Hennessey, F. c.
Hymel, Geo. Herbert. Jr.. \. Spitz-
, faden. Jr., DR.. c. V. Kraft and 5. \.
Gross.
= DR.. Kraft presided, Mr. Gross
acted as secretary.
The secretary presented and read
copy Of the proposed specifications
for the sale of the ferry franchise,
and after full and deliberate discus
sion informally il was determined
to recommend 20 the Commission
Council the following changes in the
specifications, viz:
The duration Of the franchise TO
be for 10 years as stipulated in the
specifications, at tariff rates the
same as now prevail at the Canal
Street ferry, but with certain
changes in the tariff as listed below.
TO be effective from and after the
expiration of the Canal Street ferry
franchise.
The franchise upset price TO be
500 instead of $4,000.
The Ferry Company to be COM
PEELED to keep the driveways and
approaches in condition satisfactory
TO the public at all times, and to
furnish sufficient number of COM
Portable benches both in the ferry
houses and on the boats to ade-
quately accommodate the usual pat
ronage at all times.
Sanitary drinking facilities to be
provided and maintained in accord
ance with the regulations of the
Board of Health.
Proper power facilities to be in
stalled 10 assist teams in getting on
or off boats when the grade on either
side of the river exceeds 4 per cent
Schdule of service to be as fol-
lows: ) a. m. to 9 a. m. and p. m.
to p. m, every 10 minutes: a. m
to 4 p. m. and Z p. m. to Il mid
night, every Is minutes; II mid
night TO ) a. m, every 80 minutes.
Tariff rates to be as follows:
Pedestrians. 100 tickets for 81. or
l cent ticket. Double fare after
midnight until a. m.
School children free between 1880
a. m. and p. m. on school days.
2-wheel vehicle and driver, loo.
2-horse vehicle 20c.
l animal and driver, sc, each ad-
ditional animal sc.
l horse carriage, wagon or tally
no, Toe.
3-horse vehicle, 3Oc.
Lumber wagons, Acc.
Auto, persons 10c. 4 persons
15c. > persons zoe, persons or
over 25c.
RunabOut auto truck, Toe.
to ; ton truck zoe
Over five ton truck, soc.
Freight packages, all kinds, or
binary, 100 lbs. or under. sc, 100
to 800 lbs. loo.
Wheelbarrows, sc. Same rates to
apply whether loaded or unloaded.
A penalty clause to be incorporated
in the franchise which will insure
redress or complaints by the public
for noncompliance with the fran
chise which will insure redress of
complaints by the public for non
compliance with the franchise con-
ditions.
The secretary was instructed to
call a meeting of all the members
who were present at the initial meet
ing held January %, 1917, said
meeting TO be on Friday. March 2.
1917, at 500 Verret street, for the
purpose of approving the recommen-
dations of this committee and per-
fecting plans for a mass meeting to
secure the approval of the general
public before presenting the sugges-
tions to the Commission Council.
There being no further business,
the meeting adjournd.
S. A. GROSS, Scrtary