The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-06
Special Meeting Police Jury.
Franklin. La. Anril Cnd 1ut0

Franklin, La. April End, 1918.
! 1he Ponce Jury met this day In special
session, with Hon. Charles N. Frost pre-
I. B. Kimbrough. Gabriel Haytel. AZ.
thur Olivier. Oscar Boudreaux. John K.
John A. Pharr. ~
II The President stated the object Of the
meeting to be to meet a delegation from
Morgan CITY and Berwick to discuss the
lease OF the Morgan City-Berwlck ferry
privilege, and to make the advertisement
1or Dids conform to the police regulations
which the city of Morgan CITY and the
town OF Berwick have the authority to inn.
pose.
Communications were read from the
chamber OF Commerce Of Morgan CITY and
Berwick aud from the city of Morgan City
ana the town OF Berwick bearing upon the
above subject. wv
On motion Of A. +. Calm. seconded nv
Arthur Olivier aud carried, the above
communications were received and held
Tor further consideration and discussion.
After a full discussion and consilar.finn
OF Inc subject matter. and upon motion of
!. AucOin, seconded by A. 4. Calm and
carried, the notice calling for sealed bids
for the purchase Of the franchise to oDe-
rate rate Tor ia period OF ten wears, the ferry
I
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids vii, ba
received by the Police jury of the Parish Of St,
Mary, to be opened ut the trst regular nesting
in May. 1918, for the purchase of the francilss
| to operate. for a period Of ten years. the ferIv
| across berwick Bay, between the towns ct Bar.
| wick and Morgan City. under the followinr
conditions:
First. that the ferry boat shall not be lea.
than one hundred feet in length, forty-twO
feet in width, six feet deep, with two knlIs
and 80 designed AS to accommodate and carry
safely not less than two hundred passengers
and fifteen automobiles, that the boat hc
| equipped with sufficient engine and ioiier
power to drive same at speed OF eight miles
per hour; he boat to have d drive way entirely
around the engine and boiler room of nu ff1ciont
width to permit automobiles to bc safoIv
driven thereon that two waiting rooms be buiit
on the boiler deck. one for whites and ono for
negroes. to accommodate not lcss than aftv
passengers each, with aftor stuirways leatinx
to each room. also to be equipped with self.
flushing water closets; second. that the
period of eighteen hours per day with snch
schedule OF round trip passages will reQuiro
not less than one round trip to be made at In.
tervals Of thirty minutes. between the hours 0f
six a. m, and eight p. m., and thereafter omo
round trip at intervals of sixty minutes each.
Third. that as COMPENSATION for ferry service
to the public, that the lessee of said ferry i
permitted to charge the following rate for foot
passengers, auto trucks automobiles and ve-
bicles and freight. or packages:
for one dollar; For each single horse. buggy.
go-cart, jumper, twenty cents. For zach H,sfs1.
mobile, twenty-five cents. and an additional
cluding the driver. For each empty auto
truck, fifty cents, for each loaded auto truck
a maximum Of ninety cents. For each two.
horse jumper, road cart. 20 cart, buggy, forty
cents. For hearse and two horses, fftY cent?
For each single mule or horse cart, empty.
thrt: cents; loaded, forty conts. For cach
dray, empty. forty CENTS loaded, fifty cents.
For each four mule cane wagon, empty sixty
cents; loaded eighty cents. For each head
trusted to the lessee Of hie ferry. Of less than
one hundred pounds in weight five cents per
package. For freight transfer. ten cents nor
in wagons carts, auto trucks, ETC., in which
event 1t shall be transferred under rates hore.
lnbefore stipulated. Provided that for all trips
rxt to charge fare Soas
rates.
The lessee OF the ferry is privileged herein.
military duty, going to or returning from
luty, and all horses or equipment belonging
thereto. All school children and teacher
II Of the GOSPEL Of M
md all equipment for road building purposes
belonging to tho Parish Of St. Mary.
Tor the landings shall be according to the
specification and agreements between the suc-
,cssful bidder and the towns Of Morgan City
Before any bid shall DO accepted for the
privilege herein granted the lessee shall fur
,ish a good and SOlvent annual bond in the
sum of three thousand ($J. 900. .OO) dollars. CON
iitioned as the law directs for the faithful per.
ormance of his contract, and al parsOss
bidding shall name their suretics before their
bid is accepted. And. furthsr, the successful
bidder shal! furnish bond Of not less tina" i've
thousand t$5, ,0O0 00) dollars 10 guarantee that
,e will furnish the new boat required within
,ight months, fully equipped.
And the successful bidder shall be required
20 purchase the present boat and oQuiDm.us
pertaining to such ferry and franchise, subject
20 the appraisement Of two appraisers an
pointed. by tho President Of the Police Jury
Ind third appraiser to DO selected by tho aese
The rates 0f ferryaXe above stated shall b
printed aud kept constantly posted by tAo
essee Of tho ferry In n conspicuous place. n
The waiting rooms and in tho ferry b,at.
The Police Jury reserves tho right to reject
my aud all bids, aud al bids must bs accom-.
panied by the names OF the sureties on the
bond which the bidder will give should his BID
''' " CHARLEs N. FROST,
President of the Police Jury,
Franklin, In.
Mr.. John A. Pharr advocated the ~.
moval of approaches to the ferry In both
the Morgan City and Berwick siles Of the
safe guard the general public. This mat.
ter was left to the police power Of the town
Of Berwick and city OF Morgan City.
There being no further business before
the meeting, on motion Of John A. Pharr,
by Oscar Boudreaux sad carried,
same adjourned.
CHARLES n. FROST. President.
K. EMMETT O'SIELL. Secretary.
A rehio NJ Smith