The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-13
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be
received by the Police jury of the Parish OF ST.
Mary to be opened at the first regular meeting
in May. 1918, for the purchase of the franchise
TO opela ate. Tor period of ten years. the ferry
| across Berwick Bay, between the towns OF Ber.
wick and Morgan City. under the following
Fist, that the ferry boat shall not be less
IMAM one hundred feet in length, fOrty-twO
feet in width, six feet deep, with two hulls,
| and so designed AS to Accommodate and curry
safely not less than two hundred passengers
and fifteen automobiles, that the boat DO
equipped with sufficient engine and boiler
per hour he boat to have Il drive way entirely
| around the engine and boiler room of sufficient
width to permit automobiles to be safely
driven thel con that two waiting rooms l,e built
| on the boiler Geek. one for whites and one for
negroes, to accommodate not less than fifty
passengers each, with after stairways leading
TO TO each room. also to be equipped with self
flushing water closets; second. that the
hours OF operation for the ferry are to cover q
period OF eighteen hours per day with such
schedule OF round trip passages as will require
not less than one round trip to be made at in
tervals OF thirty minutes. between the hours of
six a. M, and eight p. M, and thereafter one
round trip at intervals OF sixty minutes each.
lhIru. that as compensation for ferry service
TO the public, that the lessee of said ferry in
permitted to charge the following rate for foot
passengers, auto trucks, automobiles and ve-
hcles aud freight, or packages:
For each loot passenger, ten cents-twentv
tor one dollar. For each single horse. buggy
go-cart, jumper, twenty cents. For each auto
mobile, twenty-five cents, and an additional
charge of five cents tor each occupant not in
Guiding the driver. For each empty auto
rnck, fifty cents. for each loaded auto Il uck,
maximum Of ninety cents. For each two
"rsr jumper, r"ad cart. go cart, buggy, forty
ents. For hcarsc and two horses, hfty cents.
eacli single mule or hcrse cart empty,
thirty cents; loaded, forty cents. For each
Tray, empty. forty cents loaded. fifty cents
For eaeh four mule cane wagon, empty sixty
ents; loaded eighty cents. For each head
oose stock ten cents. For each package en-.
iusted to the lessee Of the ferry. OF less than
ne hundred pounds in weight five cents per
package. For freight transfer, ten cents per
'n"dred pounds, unless said freight is loaded
II wagons. carts, auto trucks. etc. in which
event it shall be transferred under rates here.
,nbefore stipulated. Provided that for all trips
u SAID ferry after t eight p M. the lessee shall
rates.
Ihe lessee of the ferry is privileged herein,
hall pass free Of charge all persons subject to
Military duty, going to OR returnil 8 from
!uty, and all horses equipment belonging
heIctD. All school children and teachers
When & ling to and returning from school and
nd all equipment for road building purposes
clongng to the Parish Of ST. Mary.
That al approaches, pontOons and buildings
.pecification and agreements between the euc-
"s>ful bidder and the towns OF Morgan City
md Berwick.
Before any bid shall be accepted for the
privilege herein granted the lessee shalt fur.
.ish a good and solvent annual bond in the
um Of three thousand (*J, ,OOO .OO) dollars, con
itioned AS the law directs for tho faithful per.
"rmance of his contract, AMI all parsons
bidding shall name their suretcs before their
Did is accepted. And. furttsr, the successful
bidder shall furnish q bond of not less than five
Thousand ($5 600 OO) dollars to guarantee that
he will furnish the new boat required within
eight months. fully equippeal.
And the successful bidder shall be required
to purchase the present boat and equipment
pertaining to such ferry and franchise. subject
to the appraisemen Of two appraisers mp
pointed by the President OF the Police Jury
and third appraiser tO be selected by tho first
two named appraisers.
The rates Of ferryage above stated shall bo
printed and kept constantly posted by tho
lessee Of the ferry IN u conspicuous place, In
the waiting rooms and in the ferry boat.
The Police jury reserves the right to reject
any aud all bids, and ell bids must b. accom-.
panied by the names Of the suretics on the
bond which the bidder will give. should his bid
be accepted
Address all bids to
CHARLES N. FROST,
President of the Police Jury,
FfAnkltn. Il.