The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-27
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will bs
received by the Police Jury of vhe Parish of St.
Mary, to be opened at the tirst regular meefins
IN MAY. lsis, tor tie purchase of the franehise
across Berwick Bay between tie towns Of Rs!y.
wick and Morgan City. under the following
First, that the ferry boat shall not be lea,
feet In width, six feet deep. with two hulls.
and 80 designed As to accom- nlOtlate and Nnrrv
SAFE safely a..o not less than two hundred passengers
equipped with sufficient engine and Io.isr
power to drive same at a speed of eight miles
per hour; the boat to have . drive way enfiroIv
aroaad the engine and boiler room Of "a 6icient
dnvon thereon that two waiting rooms he huiit
on the boiler deck. one for whites and one for
negroes. to accommodate not less than afty
to each room. also to be equipped with self.
nushing water closets; second, that the
nouls OF operation for the ferry arc to cover =
spchana o. 81 ns hours per day with such
no. less than one round trip to be made al in
terva's Of thirty minutes. between the hours of
SIX g. M, and eight p. M, and thereafter one
Third. that IS compensation for furrv ssrvice
20 the public, that the lessee of said ferry IL
permitted tO charge the following rate for foot
passengers, auto trucks, automobiles and We,
For each foot passenger ten ceuts-tvcntv
for one dollar. For each single horse. b~o~1y b,y
gc' goccars' Jumper. twenty cents. For each auto.
charge OF i've cents for each Occupant NOT h..
cluding the driver. For each umDtv ~
truck. nifty cents. for each loaded auto trnck'
maximum OF ninety cents. For zach two.
cents. For hearse and two horses. iifsy csmts
For each single mule or horse cart. emntv
thirty cents; loaded, forty cents. For oacS
tnree>maae three mule. cart. Two horse wagon. cart Of
For each four mule cane wagon, em1ty. ~
cents; loaded eighty cents. For osok hasS
loose stock ten cents. For each package n.
trusted 60 sss Lessee Of Of the ferry: OF isss than
package. For freight transfer, ten cenfs nsr
hundred pounds, unless said freight IL loudsi
in wagons carts, auto tr acks. etc.. in which
lnbefare stipulated. Provided that Tor sli trina
of said ferry after eight p. m, the 1eaaos, shrIl
have the right 70 charge double farc and doabis
shall pass res sf charge =. Per.oS: ~ as.se; T.
luty, and ~ horses o. e4uipnsnt belonging
when going to and retarnfng from ychuol ~
all ministsfs Of the gospel OF all demon nAtjeas.
and un equipment for load bailline nsrSCssc
belonging % the Parish Of y. Mary.
for the landings shall - aeoerdiue 8 tie
specification and agrsenUsts ketvcnn - 49,
ceesful bidder ana sho towns 0f Nuraaa Ctr
and Berwick.
Before any bid shalt b aceepeed f.,r TIA
privilege herein granted. the lessoe sl,all fur.
aish = good and solvent annaai hand II 90
sam Of thsce thousand (e5. .u0 Ou) dVlisre. oen
tlisiOnedas the law dtrecss fvr the fMtt6fsl ~.
form;neo Of bis oOntrAet, aud al parsOaa
biddiAGshall natce their euretieo hefore thaie
bldys accepteG. And. furthsr, the saceessful
bidder shail faAnish = bond Of not less than flve
thousand ($1 0tt dollars - guaraatee thsk
he will furnish tue n1w bout REQUIRED Wilhin
eight m0nths, fully equipHMl
And the succeaafal siItler shall 10 rsquirol
TO purchase the present boat and equion -
pertaining to such ferry aud franchjst et6iec1
to the xppralseinent OF two appraisers a
pointed by the President Vt the Police Jury
and third appraiser to b selected by the mt
two named ApprAieers,
The rates Of ferryays shove stated shall b
printed and kept constantly posted by tho
Lessee OF the ferry In . conSpiouous place. q
the waiting rooms and In the ferry b ,se.
The P0lice Jury reserves the right 10 rejeoe
any aud ali bids. and al bids must bs aocs,a.
panied BY the names Of the surutius an the
bond waich the bidder will give. should his I'd
be accepted.
Address all bids to
CHARLES n. FROST.
President Of the P0lios JaIy,
fnukl}a. L.